Best Visual Novel Games
The top 100 Visual Novel games ranked by critic score · from 121 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
88
Roadwarden
2022
88
Mixtape
2025
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
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
2025
84
Gnosia
2019
84
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
2023
84
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
2024
83
Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse
2026
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
80
Shuten Order
2025
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
Coffee Talk: Tokyo
2026
76
Invincible Presents: Atom Eve
2023
76
Coffee Talk
2020
76
Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness
2015
76
Astrologaster
2019
75
Digimon Survive
2022
75
Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds
2015
75
Long Gone Days
2023
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
Tron: Identity
2023
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
70
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth
2016
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
68
The Longest Road on Earth
2021
67
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
2019
67
Simulacra
2017