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4.5

(53)

"Master Detective Archives Rain Code. So good."

"**The House in Fata Morgana** absolutely needs to be the top comment here."

"I can't recommend Pentiment highly enough if you like visual novels."

"Digimon Survive rocks."

"The house in Fata Morgana, currently rated in top 10 best ever switch games."

"Slay The Princess is coming to switch later in the year, around October time. Highly recommend waiting out for it."

"The house in fata morgana is a good one."

"The House in Fata Morgana & Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo are two standouts."

"I wholeheartedly recommend PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo."

"The House in Fata Morgana is $12 now on steam with %50."

Danganronpa

4.8

(22)

"Danganronpa!"

"Danganronpa and Doki doki literature club are excellent VN."

"I looooved the Danganronpa trilogy, I played them all back to back."

"Danganronpa — all three games are excellent and have crazy plot twists."

"Danganronpa is a must have."

"Danganronpa and Ace Attorney!!"

"Danganronpa has by far been the best I've played."

"Those are my favorites."

"Ace Attorney (+ Ghost Trick) Murder by Numbers AI Somnium Files Danganrompa Famicom Detective Club Gnosia Digimon Survive."

"Danganronpa series."

Steins;Gate

4.9

(16)

"My top 3 are Steins;Gate, Clannad and Tsukihime."

"Steins;Gate is one of the best VN ever and there’s a really good anime adaptation too."

"As far as recommendations, if you want more sci-fi, Steins;Gate is really good."

"Steins;Gate, Root Letter"

"[steins;gate]. Fully voiced, awesome music/sound design, phenomenal art, and very engrossing plotlines."

"While it may sound weird, but playing Steins;Gate is a pretty different experience than watching it."

"Steins Gate is my fav."

"Other great starter VNs are Steins;Gate."

"I'd say the easiest recommendation is probably the ace attorney series or the zero escape series."

"Steins;Gate is a pretty good one."

Capcom

4.8

(12)

"Ace Attorney or the Persona Games are always my go to VN or VN adjacent games."

"Ace attorney franchise for sure."

"**Ace Attorney.**"

"- Ace Attorney series, (You have a huge selection with even more on the way)."

"I bought the Ace Attorney games on a whim. I've never looked back."

"People said it already but Ace Attorney."

"Ace Attorney (+ Ghost Trick) Murder by Numbers AI Somnium Files Danganrompa Famicom Detective Club Gnosia Digimon Survive."

"My favorite series are The ace attorney series especially the original trilogy..."

"If you enjoy the puzzle/game aspect, you might want to check out the Ace Attorney series..."

"Also recommend ace attorney and danganronpa."

The House in Fata Morgana

5.0

(11)

"You definitely should try The House in Fata Morgana"

"The House In Fata Morgana if you can handle it."

"Give "The House In Fata Morgana" a try."

"100% the house in fata morgana. just an amazing vn and personally my 2nd favorite"

"Is the only story i put above umineko in my ranks"

"The house in fata morgana."

"The House In Fata Morgana."

"The House in Fata Morgana, one of the highest rated Switch games."

"My favorites so far have been The House in Fata Morgana."

"The House in Fata Morgana"

Raging Loop

4.5

(11)

"I'll recommend Raging Loop."

"Especially Raging Loop as it has become my most favorite vn title."

"Raging Loop for mystery/horror."

"Raging Loop, World End Syndrome."

"Highly recommend Raging Loop and Fata Morgana."

"-Raging Loop, (thriller."

"I absolutely adored most of Raging Loop."

"I suggest Raging loop"

"Raging Loop - Great mystery with a bit of horror and supernatural stuff."

"Is also a very interesting supernatural mystery."

Key

4.8

(9)

"Clannad is also pretty good."

"Clannad."

"I can recommend a few! The Code Realize series Clannad Loopers Harmonia."

"You could go for CLANNAD as well. It's on sale on steam right now..."

"Planetarian is my go-to recommendation for anyone looking to get into Visual Novels."

"Clannad and Va-11 Hall-a are two of my favorites that I can think of off the top of my head."

"Assuming English-translated ones, Fata Morgana, Aokana, Little Busters, CLANNAD, Grisaia, Steins;Gate, Valhalla (it has some numbers in place of letters, I forget which), Doki Doki Literature Club and the Ace Attorney series are the ones I would recommend."

"I can recommend a few! The Code Realize series Clannad Loopers Harmonia Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet."

"Planetarian, Clannad, Little Busters."

AI: The Somnium Files

5.0

(8)

"AI: Somnium Files is one of my favorites"

"Here's a few recommendations based on my personal favorite: 1) AI The Somnium Files (both I & II)..."

"Loved A.I. Somnium files. The most fun i had in a game."

"Some folks have recommended **AI: The Somnium Files** and **AI: The Somnium Files: nirvanA Initiative**, and I cannot recommend both enough."

"Ace Attorney (+ Ghost Trick) Murder by Numbers AI Somnium Files Danganrompa Famicom Detective Club Gnosia Digimon Survive."

"My top 3 recommendations are AI: The Somnium Files."

"To me the best ones are (not in order but almost) : The House in Fata Morgana, The Grisaia Trilogy, Steins;Gate Elite and 0, AI - The Somnium Files, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, World End Syndrome."

"AI: The Somnium Files is a masterpiece imo!"

Ace Attorney

4.6

(8)

"Ace Attorney and Danganronpa... Both excellent courtroom/murder mystery games"

"Ace attorney (some 3ds games got ported, but some got delisted as well)..."

"Ace Attorney and Great Ace Attorney (the golden child of visual novels."

"1. Ace Attorney (trilogy and Ace Attorney chronicles, Phoenix Wright)"

"Perhaps the Ace Attorney series"

"The grammar wasn't too hard for me when I first played it after finishing Genki 2."

"Ace Attorney, Catherine, Digimon Survive, Yu-No."

"The Ace Attorney games (both the Trilogy and Great Ace Attorney Chronicles) sound like they would be right up your alley."

#10

Clannad

4.6

(7)

"Haven’t seen Clannad mentioned. It’s a classic for a reason."

"I would highly recommend clannad if you haven't watched the anime."

"Clannad"

"Clannad, Tomoyo After, Little Busters support switching to English if you only want English releases."

"Is a good one that runs pretty cheap on steam sale."

"Clannad is a good one that runs pretty cheap on steam sale."

"Brother’s Conflict and Clannad are both pretty easy."

#11

Little Busters

4.8

(6)

"Play Little Busters on PC but loved it so much that I bought it on Switch too."

"Not only the best Key VN but also my favourite ever written."

"Little busters is a really good visual novel."

"Clannad, Tomoyo After, Little Busters support switching to English if you only want English releases."

"I can recommend a few! The Code Realize series Clannad Loopers Harmonia Little Busters."

#12

Doki Doki Literature Club

4.8

(6)

"I also recommend **Doki Doki Literature Club**"

"It is free. Dive in without reading anything about it."

"Games that I enjoyed for similar reasons were “I Was A Teenage Exocolonist”, “Doki Doki Literature Club”..."

"Doki doki literature club is a must play."

"Doki doki literature club, *but take the content warnings seriously*"

#13

Gnosia

4.8

(6)

"Gnosia and Death Mark."

"Gnosia is one of my favorite games on the Switch."

"Please play Gnosis. It's super underappreciated."

"Gnosia is my personal favorite."

"Gnosia is my personal favorite. Especially if you like a little gameplay that’s puzzle focused."

"I really enjoyed Gnosia too although it is a bit different to a typical VN."

#14

VA-11 Hall-A

4.7

(6)

"Va-11 Hall-A is a cyberpunk visual novel with really cute flavor text and bartending gameplay."

"Va11hall-a or valhalla for short, is a really well made visual novel."

"Clannad and Va-11 Hall-a are two of my favorites that I can think of off the top of my head."

"I like the game because it's not generally NSFW except for some dialogue, and the soundtrack bangs."

"VA-11 Hall-A"

"Highly recommend the Ace Attorney and Danganronpa games."

#15

Aokana

4.6

(5)

"Here's a few examples that I recommend."

"Currently I'm reading AoKana on Steam, very good visual novel and there's a choice for en or JP text as well."

"Aokana, Doki Doki Literature club, Ace attorney, Famicon detective club, Little busters"

"I really enjoyed Aokana."

#16

Type-Moon

4.2

(5)

"Anything by Type Moon"

"Tsukihime remake, Witch on the Holy Night, Fate/stay night remastered, the Muv-Luv trilogy... are available on Switch officially in English"

"I heard good things about Tsukihime and Witch on the holy night."

"Tsukihime remake recently released and it's pretty good."

"Tsukihime remake."

#17

Fata Morgana

5.0

(4)

"-Fata Morgana, (highly acclaimed as one of the best visual novels period."

"One of the masterpieces of the medium."

"Fata Morgana would be the objective opinion, if you were to take a consensus."

#18

Katawa Shoujo

4.8

(4)

"I also recommend **Katawa Shoujo.**"

"Katawa Shoujo, Raging Loop, Danganronpa, Umineko, full metal daemon muramasa."

"Katawa Shoujo is still one of my all-time favorites."

"Katawa Shoujo is free and really good."

#19

Umineko

4.8

(4)

"Gigachad murder mystery novel with voice acting."

"I recommend Umineko the most cause it’s my favorite, but you might enjoy chaos;head a lot."

"I learned Japanese just from reading Umineko"

"Muv Luv, Song of Saya, Steins;Gate, Utawarerumono, and Umineko are all well regarded classics."

#20

Witch on the Holy Night

4.8

(4)

"Maybe With of the Holy Night if you just want pure story?"

"My brother has really enjoyed “Witch on the Holy night” and “Tsukihime”"

"Witch on the Holy Night is about a witch, a sorceress, and a young man who live in a house on the hill."

"I'd also recommend Type-Moon's 'Witch On The Holy Night' when it launches on December 8th."

#21

Famicom Detective Club

4.0

(4)

"Famicom Detective Club"

"I don't see anyone suggesting the Famicom Detective Club games, which are pretty good."

"Famicom Detective Club you get two with it."

"On the switch there is famicon detective club."

#22

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus

5.0

(3)

"DDLC Plus. :D"

"Doki Doki literature club plus."

"Doki Doki Literature Club Plus."

#23

Zero Escape

4.7

(3)

"Zero Escape series, chaos child, Danganronpa (arguable that it's a visual novel, it's similar to ace attorney)..."

"The big ones are Zero Escape."

"I have been playing the zero escape games which are more visual novel than escape room."

#24

Murder By Numbers

4.0

(3)

"Murder by Numbers mixes mystery and Picross gameplay."

"Murder By Numbers is murder mystery picross."

"Digimon Survive, Coffee Talk, Murder by Numbers."

#25

Coffee Talk

4.0

(3)

"Coffee Talk, The Room, Dordogne, Behind the Frame"

"Digimon Survive, Coffee Talk, Murder by Numbers."

"Coffee Talk."

#26

Digimon Survive

4.0

(3)

"If you like Digimon there's Digimon Survive,it's pretty good."

"Digimon survive is a good VN with decent RPG gameplay."

"Digimon Survive, Coffee Talk, Murder by Numbers."

#27

Beacon Pines

5.0

(2)

"Beacon Pines if it hasn’t already been named here."

"Beacon Pines!"

#28

Fate/stay night

5.0

(2)

"A good starting point to the greater Fate series and the Nasuverse in general."

"If you want to wait a bit Fate Stay/Night is coming to switch this year."

#29

EVER17

5.0

(2)

"EVER17"

"One of the VNs that stuck with me for a long time was Ever17: Out of Infinity."

#30

Disco Elysium

5.0

(2)

"I loved 13 sentinels and played Disco Elysium right after and loved it."

"Disco Elysium (one of the best game writing I’ve seen."

#31

Spike Chunsoft

5.0

(2)

"I am absolutely in love!"

"Also recommend ace attorney and danganronpa."

#32

Steins;Gate 0

5.0

(2)

"Steins;gate, steins;gate 0"

"Definitely Steins;Gate and after that Steins;Gate 0."

#33

Ace Attorney Trilogy

5.0

(2)

"I'd recommend the Ace Attorney trilogy or Danganronpa."

"Ace Attorney Trilogy, VA-11 Hall-A."

#34

Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo

5.0

(2)

"Check out *Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo*"

"If you’re ok with horror/supernatural I really enjoyed PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo from last year."

#35

Steins Gate

5.0

(2)

"The big ones are Steins Gate."

"Surprised no one mentioned Steins Gate"

#36

What Remains of Edith Finch

5.0

(2)

"What remains of Edith Finch is an amazing story!"

"What remains of Edith Finch is pretty good short story."

#37

07th Expansion

5.0

(2)

"Higurashi When They Cry is a visual novel series I would highly recommend if you like horror."

"I recommend getting Higurashi: When They Cry."

#38

Zero Escape trilogy

5.0

(2)

"Other great starter VNs are the Zero Escape trilogy."

"Zero Escape Series is pretty great."

#39

Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon

4.0

(2)

"Tsukihime - A Piece of Blue Glass Moon is basically genderbent Twilight, except everyone involved understands they're a fucking monster."

"I've heard that Type-Moon's 'Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon' is really good and not too hard to read."

#40

Planetarian

4.0

(2)

"Planetarian."

#41

Yu-No

4.0

(2)

"Others that haven't been mentioned yet, maybe Yu-No."

"*Yu-No* is something of a classic, and it remake has been on the system for a while now."

#42

OPUS

4.0

(2)

"OPUS ECHO OF STARSONG, ATRI My Dearest Moments, Citizen Sleeper and lastly I Was a Teenage Excocolonist"

"Try OPUS: echo of Starsong."

#43

Muv-Luv

4.0

(2)

"Tsukihime remake, Witch on the Holy Night, Fate/stay night remastered, the Muv-Luv trilogy... are available on Switch officially in English"

"Muv-Luv Remastered and Alternative. It's a very slow burn but the pay off is worth it."

#44

Monster Prom

4.0

(2)

"- coffee talk - tangle tower - monster prom"

"If you're up for humor, Monster Prom."

#45

Grisaia trilogy

4.0

(2)

"The grisaia trilogy is great but they cut a lot of content in the switch version."

#46

World End Syndrome

4.0

(2)

"I haven’t seen it mentioned yet, but I enjoyed World End Syndrome."

"World End Syndrome is a Switch-exclusive."

#47

Root Double

5.0

(1)

"Root Double is great, as are the three Spirit Hunter games (Death Mark 1, 2 and NG), Danganronpa 1, 2, V3, Root Letter, Root Film, WILL"

#48

Rewrite

5.0

(1)

"I personally recommend Rewrite, Little Busters, Planetarian, White Album 2, the Utawarerumono games, Aokana, and Dies Irae Amantes."

#49

13 Sentinels

5.0

(1)

"I think 13 Sentinels is going to last you a fair while"

#50

Code: Realize

5.0

(1)

"If you enjoy romance Code Realize is a great read."

#51

Steins;Gate Elite

5.0

(1)

"In English off the top of my head Steins;Gate Elite, Doki Doki Literature Club Plus, Ace Attorney all have physical releases on Switch."

#52

I Was A Teenage Exocolonist

4.0

(1)

"I Was A Teenage Exocolonist is a pretty fun and unique little game"

#53

The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood

4.0

(1)

"The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood"

#54

Persona 4 Golden

4.0

(1)

"Persona 4 golden"

#55

Oxenfree 1 and 2

4.0

(1)

"Oxenfree 1 and 2?"

#56

Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York

4.0

(1)

"Play Vampire The Masquerade: Coteries of New York."

#57

Citizen Sleeper

4.0

(1)

"Citizen Sleeper. It's actually an RPG (in the style of a tabletop RPG), but is sort of text/narrative heavy."

#58

Echo of Starsong

4.0

(1)

"Echo of Starsong"

#59

Even If Tempest

4.0

(1)

"Even If Tempest"

#60

Wildermyth

4.0

(1)

"Wildermyth just got an oct.22 release date for Switch."

#61

Suzerain

4.0

(1)

"If into politics, I would highly recommend Suzerain."

#62

80 Days

4.0

(1)

"If into classics, 80 Days is pretty cool too."

#63

Life is Strange

4.0

(1)

"I absolutely love Life is Strange but it's not for everyone."

#64

The Letter

4.0

(1)

"I’m currently playing The Letter. It’s pretty good."

#65

The Inner World

4.0

(1)

"The Inner World 1 and 2."

#66

Jenny LeClue

4.0

(1)

"Jenny LeClue."

#67

KNS

4.0

(1)

"KNS, Chaos;Child and especially Umineko for beginners? Pretty wild."

#68

Phoenix Wright

4.0

(1)

"I would be recommending things like Phoenix Wright, Danganronpa, Zero Escape, AI: Somnium Files, or the like for beginners."

#69

Root Letter

4.0

(1)

"[Root Letter] was my first VN at that level."

#70

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

4.0

(1)

"Va-11 Hall-a: Cyberpunk Bartender Action. It's a story, where dialogues and chemistry between characters are essence of this VN."

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