her tears were my light
a love story between time and space
99% of 789 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Visual novels like The Source
Want something that feels story-driven and hand-drawn the way The Source does? Start with these visual novels when you are ready.
Orion: A Sci-Fi Visual Novel
A science-fiction visual novel centered on the implications of time travel, artificial intelligence, and humanity's ascent to the stars.
Story-driven, Hand-drawn, Mysterious
54% of 37 Steam reviews are positive$4.99STEINS;GATE
A rag-tag student lab turns a microwave into a way to send mail into the past, then gets tangled with SERN and a self-declared time traveler. Read on through the slow lab banter and it becomes a tense time-travel thriller about saving the people closest to you.
Story-driven, Hand-drawn, Romantic
97% of 25,652 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 123$8.99her tears were my light
a love story between time and space
Story-driven, Hand-drawn, Romantic
99% of 789 Steam reviews are positive$2.99Sweet Science – The Girls of Silversee Castle
This lighthearted visual novel lets you meet four quirky young women. A fun and highly interactive story taking you back in time – to the 1990s and a castle full of science, mysteries and – perhaps – romance...
Story-driven, Romantic, Mysterious
86% of 44 Steam reviews are positiveFreeMajor\Minor
A highly engaging visual novel, with memorable characters and multiple endings. Traverse worlds, solve a murder mystery -- and partake in political revolution. Inspired by greats such as Steins;Gate, Tales of Symphonia, Persona 4 and Future Diary. An unforgettable science-fiction/fantasy adventure!
Story-driven, Hand-drawn, Romantic
77% of 588 Steam reviews are positiveFreeSupposedly Wonderful Future
A science fiction story about screens, small rooms, and existential dread told through a series of RPG-style dialogues.
Story-driven, Mysterious, Relaxing
94% of 18 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Blossoms Bloom Brightest
A sci-fi, yuri visual novel with a dollop of mystery.
Story-driven, Hand-drawn, Romantic
68% of 219 Steam reviews are positiveFreeThe VII Enigma
Every answer lies in a timeline that no longer exists. 『The VII Enigma』 is an intricate time-travel mystery visual novel for players drawn to stories that test the mind, stir the heart, and reward careful attention. Unravel a conspiracy written across time in search of a future beyond their control.
Story-driven, Hand-drawn, Mysterious
100% of 14 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Never 7 - The End of Infinity
Save me from this cage of infinity
Story-driven, Hand-drawn, Romantic
66% of 70 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$19.99outside the door
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Story-driven, Hand-drawn, Mysterious
93% of 771 Steam reviews are positive$1.99How Stories Die
Time travel, assassins and one magical gangster rabbit! The demon king threatens your kingdom and it's up to you, the prince, to find a suitable hero to fight it. Not an easy task, as it will require you to shed a lot of blood and maybe even die. But at least you will save everyone... right?
Story-driven, Hand-drawn, Romantic
89% of 122 Steam reviews are positiveFreeAcross the Grooves
Your choices affect the destiny of Alice, drastically changing her reality and allowing her to explore alternative destinies by modifying her past. Travel across European cities, meet colourful characters and solve the mystery.
Story-driven, Hand-drawn, Romantic
91% of 109 Steam reviews are positive$4.19
Cheaper than The Source
outside the door
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office.
93% of 771 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Across the Grooves
Your choices affect the destiny of Alice, drastically changing her reality and allowing her to explore alternative destinies by modifying her past.
91% of 109 Steam reviews are positive$4.19
OMNIMUS
Omnimus. Welcome to the future! A visual novel about a daring experiment.
85% of 40 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
q.u.q.
A crude girl drags a giant gun across a red-sky desert in this surreal visual novel.
94% of 1,885 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Once Again
Make up for lost time with Once Again, If you could travel through time, who’s the first person you’d meet?
90% of 952 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$1.27
Is the Vat Utopia or Dystopia?
Earth is being demolished, and two chosen students star in an alien documentary about falling in love.
97% of 1,020 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$2.99
Winds of Change
Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices.
95% of 558 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Stellaren II
A space sci-fi visual novel in post-apocalyptic worldCombines a unique visual novel experience with multiple mini-games!
100% of 11 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Memory Note
Memory note is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, several endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.
94% of 69 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Kanna Maze
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds.
88% of 372 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
A short surreal visual novel where a mysterious girl appears in your room and your only real job is to say hello.
93% of 20,760 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 66$1.99
Hidden gems like The Source
STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT
A time-travel visual novel about Rintaro Okabe and his lab friends in Akihabara, whose phone-microwave invention can send messages to the past.
89% of 702 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 68$59.99
Andromeda Six
Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story.
96% of 103 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$14.99
Decade
Control history in Decade - a groundbreaking indie adventure. Explore an alternate past. Discover how its ideas develop, distort, and disappear.
95% of 147 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure.
89% of 856 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
outside the door
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office.
93% of 771 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
her tears were my light
a love story between time and space
99% of 789 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Ever 17 - The Out of Infinity
To the promise we once made and the place we must return
83% of 190 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$20.99
q.u.q.
A crude girl drags a giant gun across a red-sky desert in this surreal visual novel.
94% of 1,885 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Time Space Rebuild
In "Time Rebuild", human civilization stands on the brink of destruction.
75% of 379 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
start;again
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers.
95% of 169 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$5.99
Rail of Möbius
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words.
93% of 362 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$12.99
Angel Wings
Upon answering a mysterious phone call, you awaken in an unfamiliar place filled with new faces… Through intricate relationships and thoughtful…
88% of 642 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Newest visual novels like The Source
STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT
A time-travel visual novel about Rintaro Okabe and his lab friends in Akihabara, whose phone-microwave invention can send messages to the past.
89% of 702 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 68$59.99
SIGILLVM: RESONANCE
The Long Night is close at hand. The city comes to a standstill in the lead up to the festivities.
98% of 44 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$9.99
Andromeda Six
Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story.
96% of 103 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$14.99
Decade
Control history in Decade - a groundbreaking indie adventure. Explore an alternate past. Discover how its ideas develop, distort, and disappear.
95% of 147 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Time Space Rebuild
In "Time Rebuild", human civilization stands on the brink of destruction.
75% of 379 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Never 7 - The End of Infinity
Save me from this cage of infinity
66% of 70 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$19.99
Ever 17 - The Out of Infinity
To the promise we once made and the place we must return
83% of 190 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$20.99
时忆 Memory of Time
This is a science fiction detective themed visual novel game, where players need to play the role of a "detective", connecting seemingly unrelated…
94% of 33 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure.
89% of 856 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
outside the door
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office.
93% of 771 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Sweet Science – The Girls of Silversee Castle
This lighthearted visual novel lets you meet four quirky young women.
86% of 44 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death.
95% of 95 Steam reviews are positiveFree