Best Visual Novel Games
The top 100 Visual Novel games ranked by critic score · from 106 titles
Discover the highest-rated Visual Novel games as ranked by critics on CriticDB. Scores are aggregated from leading gaming publications worldwide.
93
428: Shibuya Scramble
2008
92
Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut
2024
92
Persona 4 Golden
2020
91
Neon White
2022
89
Dispatch
2025
89
Slay the Princess
2023
88
AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative
2022
87
Pyre
2017
87
Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon
2021
87
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
2022
86
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
2019
86
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
2023
86
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
2016
85
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
2017
85
Beacon Pines
2022
85
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
2012
85
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
2010
85
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
2024
84
Steins;Gate 0
2015
84
Steins;Gate Elite
2016
84
Gnosia
2019
84
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
2025
84
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
2023
84
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
2024
83
Love, Ghostie
2024
83
Paradise Killer
2020
83
Necrobarista
2020
83
Little Goody Two Shoes
2023
83
Until Then
2024
83
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
2025
82
Cabernet
2025
82
Venba
2023
82
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
2014
82
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
2021
81
Ever 17: The Out of Infinity
2025
81
Emio: The Smiling Man - Famicom Detective Club
2024
81
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
2024
81
AI: The Somnium Files
2019
81
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice
2024
81
No Sleep for Kaname Date: From AI - The Somnium Files
2025
81
Chicken Police
2020
81
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
2013
80
Escape Academy
2022
80
Aviary Attorney
2015
79
Bahnsen Knights
2023
79
Severed
TBA
79
Anonymous;Code
2022
79
Megaton Musashi W: Wired
2024
79
Coffee Talk: Episode 2 - Hibiscus & Butterfly
2023
79
Date Everything!
2025
79
Persona 3 Portable
2023
79
Murder by Numbers
2020
79
Mediterranea Inferno
2023
79
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
2016
78
Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
2020
78
2064: Read Only Memories
2014
77
The Red Strings Club
2018
77
Chaos;Child
2014
76
Invincible Presents: Atom Eve
2023
76
Coffee Talk
2020
76
Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness
2015
76
Astrologaster
2019
75
Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds
2015
75
If Found...
2020
75
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
2023
75
Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir
2021
74
We Are OFK
2022
74
While Waiting
2025
74
Altdeus: Beyond Chronos
2020
73
Blippo+
2025
73
Blippo+
TBA
73
Batman: The Telltale Series
2016
72
Mothmen 1966
2022
72
Evan's Remains
2020
72
Afterlove EP
2025
72
Signs of the Sojourner
2020
72
Urban Myth Dissolution Center
2025
71
Reverie Knights Tactics
2022
71
Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen
2018
71
This Is the Police 2
2018
70
Sakura Wars
2019
70
Arcade Spirits
2019
69
Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
2011
69
Steins;Gate
2009
69
Virginia
2016
69
Night Call
2019
68
Hatoful Boyfriend
2011
68
Storyteller
2023
67
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
2019
67
Simulacra
2017
67
Kitty Powers' Matchmaker
2014
65
The Silver Case
2016
65
Button City
2021
64
Root Letter
2016
64
Disney Villains Cursed Café
2025
63
Remember Me
2021
63
Liberated
2020
63
Never 7: The End of Infinity
2025
62
Summer in Mara
2020
62
The World Next Door
2019