One Night Stand
After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you wake up the next morning to find a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed.
89% of 670 Steam reviews are positive$0.74
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Experimentation
A linear visual novel about five short stories, unrelated at first glance. Be prepared for mysticism, gloomy atmosphere and light psychological horror. Not recommended to play if you are experiencing depression or severe psychological state.
Story-driven, Surreal, Dark
73% of 51 Steam reviews are positive$2.99To Make a Game
A short meta story about the struggles of procrastination, and never finishing the things you start. Help motivate me, and give me the confidence I need to finish something.
Story-driven, Retro, Dark
91% of 81 Steam reviews are positiveFreeSubsurface Circular
A two-hour detective story set entirely on a robot-only subway. As a Tek detective, you question passengers about missing workers, collect words as Focus Points, and spend them to open new dialogue lines. Short, dry, and built for visual novel readers who want one mystery solved in one sitting.
Story-driven, Dark, Emotional
94% of 1,497 Steam reviews are positive$2.99GOODBYE WORLD
"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.
Story-driven, Surreal, Retro
84% of 769 Steam reviews are positive$11.99NO MORE WORK FOR ITO
Trapped in a cursed office overnight, you must uncover a hidden password before morning... while reality distorts, blood seeps through the walls, and something watches you. Explore branching paths, face strange encounters, and survive this psychological horror visual novel.
Story-driven, Surreal, Retro
95% of 38 Steam reviews are positive$14.99q.u.q.
A crude girl drags a giant gun across a red-sky desert in this surreal visual novel. You read, choose, and die in stupid ways until you find one of 9 endings. Short, strange, funny and sad, with retro pixel art and a soundtrack worth staying for.
Story-driven, Surreal, Retro
94% of 1,883 Steam reviews are positive$1.99Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
A girl needs to buy milk. That is the whole errand, and it is also the whole problem. You read through her tangled thoughts, funny wordplay one minute and painful spirals the next, and try to be the first person not to disappoint her. It takes about 10-15 minutes, with stark pixel art and odd, fitting sound.
Story-driven, Surreal, Retro
96% of 32,184 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$1.49Loop//Error
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.
Story-driven, Surreal, Retro
95% of 42 Steam reviews are positive$2.99ESC
An interactive novel about identity, roleplay, and dreams.
Story-driven, Surreal, Dark
99% of 102 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Prometheus in a jar
Take a look—watch how the “me” in the game is shaped by your choices, pushing the story forward step by step until the truth of this game (this world) is finally revealed.
Story-driven, Surreal, Dark
88% of 16 Steam reviews are positiveFreeLake of Darkness
Your small town is slowly becoming corrupted by a mysterious evil, In a dream you get a premonition of your own death. How do you avoid an unknown fate? Spend your final moments wisely in this choice-based psychological horror visual novel game.
Story-driven, Surreal, Retro
96% of 28 Steam reviews are positiveFreeA Work of Art
A dark, witty, psychological thriller in the horror genre, A Work of Art presents a 1-2 hour story-driven experience with Visual Novel features and RPG elements. Follow a colorful cast of quirky characters through a twisted tale of beauty and darkness; All to the sound of a Dark Original soundtrack.
Story-driven, Surreal, Dark
94% of 348 Steam reviews are positiveFree
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Antagonist
Play as D’Vil, the Dark Lord… and rising star at Evil Productions. Team up with Hero of Light, Ralph, and unleash devastating combos on your foes.
92% of 49 Steam reviews are positive$0.89
Waiting in the Lime forest
Face your friend's twisted mind and do your best. You should stay sane until the end.
67% of 70 Steam reviews are positive$0.79
Love in Belarus
Love in Belarus is a fascinating love story with a Belarusian dictator. Melt the heart of the usurper of power!
82% of 50 Steam reviews are positive$0.69
My Cute Commissar
☭My Cute Commissar☭ is a satirical historical visual novel with “match-3” gameplay.
88% of 386 Steam reviews are positive$0.69
The Days Without Gods
The Days Without Gods is a text-based DND fantasy ADV in which the player takes on the role of Mori Granson, an apprentice and subordinate of Hysso…
80% of 40 Steam reviews are positive$0.89
Dreams with Furry 🦊
Dreams with Furry 🦊 - Cleopatra, Mulan, Catherine the Great and Joan of Arc are now furry girls!
83% of 86 Steam reviews are positive$0.69
The Adventures of Bunny and Pig
A short interactive storybook about trauma, companionship, and self-belief.
91% of 23 Steam reviews are positive$0.69
Story of Love & Food
"Huh?! Diabetes? Me?!"Fresh out of college and new to the workforce, Mi Lirong is shocked when her doctor warns her of diabetes and serious health…
80% of 56 Steam reviews are positive$0.69
Snow of Penglai
Snow of Penglai is a yuri-themed visual novel set in ancient China.
96% of 78 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$0.79
Revenge of the Antagonist - BL (Boys Love)
Gerald isn't a known actor, so he struggles to land roles. But the guy who (unintentionally) made a mockery of him became a popular heartthrob.
100% of 15 Steam reviews are positive$0.79
Ryclaw: Hope
Ryclaw: Hope is a short kinetic novel about a young girl named Sakura who has spent most of her life in the hospital.
100% of 12 Steam reviews are positive$0.49
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Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why
"Life sometimes feels like it’s going in circles." Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why is a short pixel art Visual Novel about a girl who…
93% of 546 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Without a Dawn
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.
93% of 702 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
AI2U: With You 'Til The End
Kidnapped by a yandere catgirl who loves you a little too much, you talk your way out or decide to stay.
87% of 2,514 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 74$14.99
It Paints Me
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
97% of 304 Steam reviews are positiveFree
qualia
Intellica thanks you for volunteering in this short text-based Research Study.
92% of 432 Steam reviews are positiveFree
A Work of Art
A dark, witty, psychological thriller in the horror genre, A Work of Art presents a 1-2 hour story-driven experience with Visual Novel features and…
94% of 348 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Man I Just Wanna Go Home
Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack.
94% of 743 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
outside the door
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office.
93% of 771 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
MOOD
MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars.
86% of 436 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
The Shadow Over Cyberspace
Dread whispers echo across the Information Superhighway. Y2K is coming, heralding the rise of the Old Ones.
90% of 122 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Goodbye Volcano High
Guide Fang, a dinosaur teen, through senior year while an asteroid closes in.
90% of 1,692 Steam reviews are positive$29.99
PRODUCER 2021
a ~2 hour long graphic adventure novella. Tasked with disrupting the end of the world, you explore, investigate and produce your way through a…
100% of 165 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
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Autumn's end (Part 1)
Navigate love, friendship, art, and mental horror to find meaning in a dying world. A visual novel.
97% of 61 Steam reviews are positiveFree
AI2U: With You 'Til The End
Kidnapped by a yandere catgirl who loves you a little too much, you talk your way out or decide to stay.
87% of 2,514 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 74$14.99
EULA ~2026 Human Creativity Report~
An image created by AI — is it yours? An AI art tool is placed before a nameless illustrator. To accept, or to refuse.
97% of 35 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
The Bunker Notes - Horror/Drama Visual Novel
"The Bunker Notes" is a visual novel about a concrete trap where the past whispers through the cracks of rusted doors.
75% of 60 Steam reviews are positive$1.79
NO MORE WORK FOR ITO
Trapped in a cursed office overnight, you must uncover a hidden password before morning... while reality distorts, blood seeps through the walls…
95% of 38 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Meet Claude
A free narrative game about the best roommate you'll ever have. He cooks, he cleans, he fixes your relationship. Everything improves.
96% of 27 Steam reviews are positiveFree
and yet, we dream
a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their…
92% of 50 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why
"Life sometimes feels like it’s going in circles." Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why is a short pixel art Visual Novel about a girl who…
93% of 546 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Prometheus in a jar
Take a look—watch how the “me” in the game is shaped by your choices, pushing the story forward step by step until the truth of this game (this…
88% of 16 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Loop//Error
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town.
95% of 42 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
The Darkest Dusk
Classic Point-and-Click Adventure Game to experience the feeling from the 80's and 90's | Tech-Noir | Pixel Art and Retro Style | Interactive visual…
96% of 25 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Talents
Write your way to success with your talented yet rowdy co-founders in this game development-themed romance visual novel! Do you have what it takes?
77% of 13 Steam reviews are positive$19.99