Chasing that story-driven and dark feeling you got from HENPRI? Browse these visual novels for your next favorite.
Sentenced for a crime you didn't commit, you're cast out of your utopian home and exiled to the destitute steampunk districts below. As you seek to clear name in this otome visual novel, you'll learn about love, encounter handsome allies in low places, and confront the stigma both societies hold.
Story-driven, Dark, Hand-drawn
You read, pick replies, and steer toward one of two endings. Rough around the edges, but odd, dark, and hard to forget.
Story-driven, Dark, Hand-drawn
Luscious artwork brings the beautiful streets of Kamakura in June to life in this bittersweet sapphic story of a romance that begins with blackmail... This is a yuri adventure game based on the theme of love between girls at a lady's school in Kamakura, Japan.
Story-driven, Dark, Hand-drawn
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.
Story-driven, Dark, Hand-drawn
A lot of unique Japanese nerds appear one after another! Let's enjoy the exciting daily life with him, a member of the nerds circle who is interested in you!
Story-driven, Hand-drawn, Romantic
It's the Dawn of a New Age- The 21st century has brought about its own slew of problems for society at large. Asa result, the most promising youths from around the world have been gathered and enrolled in Amakawa Noble Academy.
Story-driven, Dark, Hand-drawn
You wake with no memory in a locked room, and Shiro, a pink-haired girl in white, calls you her most important person. Over seven days you watch her swing between tenderness and rage, pick your words carefully, and steer toward multiple endings. Short, dark, and romantic in the unhealthy way.
Story-driven, Dark, Hand-drawn
A dark detective visual novel set in Tokyo, 1956. As private detective Reiji Tokisaka you take three linked cases: gruesome murders, missing girls from Oba Girls' Academy, and a strange girl asking you to find her true self. A 10+ hour, multi-ending mystery worth reading for its bleak atmosphere and slow-building dread.
Story-driven, Dark, Hand-drawn
Paradise is a Boys Love visual novel and tells the story of a group of men who go on holiday on a deserted island. When things begin to go wrong, they realize to their horror that they are stranded. Turns out that’s only the start of their problems.
Story-driven, Dark, Hand-drawn
--Whether I end up after falling in love, in your arms or in a scarlet prison? It's up to you to make my vow of higanbana fall or wither-- Even if it's only for one night, I want to be held by you...
Story-driven, Dark, Hand-drawn
One day, our hero is headed home from Akihabara when he's mistaken for a molester. The person accusing him is his childhood friend, Fuyuka Akiyoshi. "If you want me to forgive you, then become my butler!" Recently reunited, these two end up in an unusual relationship as their story begins again...
Story-driven, Hand-drawn, Romantic
Visual novel fully animated in Live2D, Observing Scum Prisoners! In a prison called a dump, a betting card game among dangerous prisoners begins. Penalty game for the losers! Uncover the hidden pasts and bizarre crimes of these lunatics!
Story-driven, Dark, Hand-drawn
Luscious artwork brings the beautiful streets of Kamakura in June to life in this bittersweet sapphic story of a romance that begins with blackmail...
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your…
You wake with no memory in a locked room, and Shiro, a pink-haired girl in white, calls you her most important person.
A dark detective visual novel set in Tokyo, 1956. As private detective Reiji Tokisaka you take three linked cases: gruesome murders, missing girls…
Paradise is a Boys Love visual novel and tells the story of a group of men who go on holiday on a deserted island.
One day, our hero is headed home from Akihabara when he's mistaken for a molester. The person accusing him is his childhood friend, Fuyuka Akiyoshi.
Is one life worth the price of another? A bittersweet visual novel about life and death, trust and bonds, and promises made.
The English version of the heartwarming story that was highly acclaimed in Japan. Enjoy the meticulously crafted narrative.
"Even though I knew this love was forbidden..." While the tragedy is being told, the girl's true love is revealed!
Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl...
In this twisted love story of a visual novel by CLOCKUP, an insomniac must decide whether to protect his position as a yakuza bigwig’s pet killer or…
A rich boy wakes up tied up in a strange room, held for ransom by a girl who has nothing to lose.
On a rainy night you play Yuexiang Lihua, a high school student staying with her uncle and working part-time to save for college.
You wake with no memory in a locked room, and Shiro, a pink-haired girl in white, calls you her most important person.
Is one life worth the price of another? A bittersweet visual novel about life and death, trust and bonds, and promises made.
A lot of unique Japanese nerds appear one after another! Let's enjoy the exciting daily life with him, a member of the nerds circle who is…
"Even though I knew this love was forbidden..." While the tragedy is being told, the girl's true love is revealed!
This game is a bishoujo game developed and published by Kawayi Play.
Junnosuke saved Seiran Island, and now a data incident flings him and his friends into a parallel world at faster than light speed.
Paradise is a Boys Love visual novel and tells the story of a group of men who go on holiday on a deserted island.
“Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a…
“A holy night with no dawn, my dear...” You awaken in a strange town full of art, blanketed in snow, and enclosed by a massive wall.
A dark detective visual novel set in Tokyo, 1956. As private detective Reiji Tokisaka you take three linked cases: gruesome murders, missing girls…
A mysterious senpai. A serial murder case that has taken the world by storm. And a giant, shadowy fish swimming at my feet...
You are Li Ming, a bored college student who ducks into a tiny merch shop called Morning House on a stormy day and stays for the company.
You wake with no memory in a locked room, and Shiro, a pink-haired girl in white, calls you her most important person.
On a rainy night you play Yuexiang Lihua, a high school student staying with her uncle and working part-time to save for college.
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your…
“A fate you can't escape. A twisted love. Their 'love' corrupts your heart little by little, deeper and deeper." All LIs are yandere.
This game is a bishoujo game developed and published by Kawayi Play.
Is one life worth the price of another? A bittersweet visual novel about life and death, trust and bonds, and promises made.
Thirteen girls wake up in an island prison, told one of them is a witch.
“Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a…
A lot of unique Japanese nerds appear one after another! Let's enjoy the exciting daily life with him, a member of the nerds circle who is…
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him.
In this twisted love story of a visual novel by CLOCKUP, an insomniac must decide whether to protect his position as a yakuza bigwig’s pet killer or…
