Top rated Visual Novel games from 2018

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Swooning Over Stans

A Grunkle Dating Sim

sovonight

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(1,064 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Ebon Light

A dark tale of old secrets and romance!

Underbliss

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(1,704 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Secret Little Haven

A game about a trans girl discovering herself through fandom, chats, and the early internet.

Victoria Dominowski

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(838 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Aloners (Redux)

$4.99

a post-apocalyptic romance

sonnet009games

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(485 total ratings)

Visual Novel

GIF

YOU LEFT ME.

You wake up in a different world. How do you escape? ..And why are you here?

angela he

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(1,302 total ratings)

Visual Novel

GIF

there's this girl

fall in love amongst stars ･ﾟ*｡💫

angela he

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(1,067 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Play in browser

GIF

Eternal Home Floristry

A game about criminals preparing flower arrangements.

Deconstructeam

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(437 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

WORST DATING SIM

MRGRGR.

saturn

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(602 total ratings)

Simulation

New Ver. Nusantara: Legend of The Winged Ones

A fantasy otome visual novel with a strong flavour of Indonesia culture & romance (GxB)

SweetChiel

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(586 total ratings)

Visual Novel

GIF

Lake Of Voices

Anyone can be saved, but not everyone can be. A free horror Visual Novel.

GBPatch

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(542 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Nekojishi

A visual novel about the pressures and consequences of deciding your future in a world of gods and spirits.

Studio Klondike

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(797 total ratings)

Visual Novel

GIF

The Doll Shop

Half romance, half horror, choose your fate!

Atelier Sentô

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(442 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Love is Strange

A fan dating vn based off Life is Strange.

Team Rumblebee

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(291 total ratings)

Visual Novel

a nice date

a date (??) with your crush

xed

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(429 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Play in browser

Hello Charlotte: Heaven's Gate

You're hidden behind the lines.

etherane

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(233 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Zodiac Axis

$30

A mystery visual novel that blends suspense, romance, and Asian-inspired fantasy elements.

Luna Chai

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(130 total ratings)

Visual Novel

what comes after

sad robot simulator

epsee

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(98 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Play in browser

The Testimony of Trixie Glimmer Smith

$5.99

Trixie Glimmer Smith finds a haunted book. Hijinks ensue.

Digital Poppy

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(181 total ratings)

Visual Novel

GIF

Basements & Bugbears

Pretend to be a bard with your sad friends.

gryph0n

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(93 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

Dancing with a Beautiful Robot

The game where you can finally date (or not) the robot

khywae

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(119 total ratings)

Visual Novel

VA-11 Hall-A KIDS!

What if the VA-11 Hall-A characters went to the same high school?

SUKEBAN GAMES

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(154 total ratings)

Adventure

PENGUIN CAFE

alone at a cafe after your date never shows up.

npckc

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(324 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Your Dry Delight

1920s-themed BL/yaoi visual novel

Argent Games

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(350 total ratings)

Visual Novel

You and I and the Long, Long Drive

Idle talk between a pair of people on a road trip to Pluto.

Caramel

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(192 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Play in browser

GIF

ESC

an interactive novel about identity, roleplay, and dreams

Radical Dreamland

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(99 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

EXTREME MEATPUNKS FOREVER

$10

Gay disaster mech pilots killing fascists

Heather Flowers

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(313 total ratings)

Action

DoraKone

My sweet summer adventure!

Apple Cider

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(212 total ratings)

Visual Novel

XOXO Droplets: Extended Edition

$19.99

A massive otome dating sim!

GBPatch

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(102 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Christmas Otome

The 3rd entry in the Holiday Otome series

Synokoria

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(104 total ratings)

Visual Novel

When Aster Falls

Jaded succubus meets feisty ace. What could possibly go wrong?

Sad Ghost Studios

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(131 total ratings)

Visual Novel

GIF

so obscure;

welcome back to 2005

yam harvest games

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(166 total ratings)

Visual Novel

ULTRA ADHD

A Video Game About THINGS.

DancingEngie

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(214 total ratings)

Shooter

From Ivan

A small game about greeting cards and life choices.

Sean Bouchard

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(136 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Summer Rose Court

A RWBY Visual Novel, set in a fantasy alternate universe

Summer Rose Studios

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(56 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Long Live The Queen

$10

Rule the world or die trying

Hanako Games

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(111 total ratings)

Role Playing

FLY : Forever Loving You (2)

Un visual novel français 100% gratuit !

Ajeb

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(47 total ratings)

Visual Novel

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