While most visual novel games aren’t going to flex the muscle of a PlayStation 5, sometimes you just want to relax and settle in with a good story. Luckily there is a superb selection of games to ...

Entergram will release Nutrients-developed Japanese-style visual novel Nagi no Koi digitally for PlayStation 4 and Switch in spring 2026 in Japan for 2,700 yen, the publisher announced. Nagi no Koi ...

Drifting Clouds for Switch in English in early 2027, the publisher announced. Pre-orders for physical editions will open via ...

I’ve always been enamored with Japanese horror. The genre originated in Japan and has immense popularity. Visual novels bear similarities to manga, which also has its roots in the country, so it’s no ...

Mohamed from Egypt has been covering Japanese and indie games for more than 5 years for local and international outlets. He is very interested in the Japanese language and culture, and is a long term ...

To be fair, most visual novel fans will remember The House in Fata Morgana. It was released in 2012, but only in Japan. It eventually made its way to the rest of the world, but was stuck in Japan for ...

Despite their relative obscurity in the mainstream, visual novels are one of the oldest and most prominent genres of modern video game, dating as far back as the early 80s. They were particularly huge ...

Part of Type-Moon’s shared universe, Witch on the Holy Night is a prequel to the popular Tsukihime. Don’t worry if you haven’t played that one, as this story stands on its own quite well. Aoko Aozaki ...