Steins;Gate
2009•5pb.
Visual novelStory-richSci-fi
A microwave that rewrites the past and the best time loop in gaming.
~1500 ₽
30–60 h
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Visual novel games
9 games with filters by mode, platforms, budget, length and features.
A visual novel is a book with music and choices: you read, decide for the hero at key moments, and the story branches. These games usually ask little of your hardware.
Novels are almost always story-driven and moderately long; filter by “Dialogue-heavy”. Short stories make a good first acquaintance — they honestly fit into one evening.
Steins;Gate Elite
2019•Mages
Visual novelStory-richSci-fi
A microwave that texts the past: the best visual novel about time travel.
~1990 ₽
30–50 h
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The House in Fata Morgana
2012•Novectacle
Visual novelStory-richEmotional
A cursed mansion and centuries of stories: the most beautiful sad novel.
~1500 ₽
30–60 h
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Doki Doki Literature Club
2017•Team Salvato
Visual novelSurrealAnime style
A literature club that breaks the fourth wall in a very nasty way.
Free
4–8 h
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VA-11 HALL-A
2016•Sukeban Games
Visual novelDialogue-heavyCyberpunk
A bartender in a cyberpunk bar: mix drinks and hear other people’s lives.
~700 ₽
10–20 h
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Coffee Talk
2020•Toge Productions
Visual novelDialogue-heavyCozy
A coffee shop for fantasy beings and conversations over a late-night latte.
~700 ₽
5–10 h
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Florence
2018•Mountains
Visual novelStory-richEmotional
Thirty minutes about a first relationship: the shortest story that lands.
~300 ₽
1–2 h
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Project Sekai: Colorful Stage!
2020•Sega
RhythmGreat soundtrackAnime style
Vocaloids, rhythm battles and five-player co-op on your phone.
Free
10+ h
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Her Story
2015•Sam Barlow
MysteryDialogue-heavyShort
Search keywords in police interviews and rebuild the truth from fragments.
~700 ₽
3–6 h
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