Category: Visual Novel Games

List of free-to-play visual novel games for PC, Mac, Linux, Console and Mobile. Visual novels are an interactive game genre originating in Japan. They feature text-based story with a narrative style of literature and interactivity aided by visual art, most often in anime style. A lot more free visual novel titles may be found on itch.io and indiegala websites.

Dark Nights is a free visual novel game for PC (Windows, Mac & Linux) by Pinlin, available on Itch.io and Steam. It provides at least 10 hours of playtime (270,000+ words) with 16 possible endings, 4 per storyline. You live in […]

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Autumn Spirit is a free (or name your price) visual novel game for PC (Windows/Mac/Linux) and Mobile (Android) made in one month for Spooktober 2022 by Synstoria (who also made Ballads at Midnight). It tells a melancholic story about love and […]

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Ballads at Midnight is a free (or name your price) visual novel game for PC (Windows/Mac/Linux) made by Synstoria (who also made Autumn Spirit), featuring 42 000 words, partial voice acting, and three clearly-marked endings. When a sarcastic bard is arrested […]

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A Tale of Other Worlds and Demons is a free fantasy, otome visual novel with some sci-fi elements for PC (Windows/Mac/Linux), by indie developers LadyBex (story and programming) and Delirijumbaklave (art and editing). The game provides a few hours of gameplay […]

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Our Life: Beginnings & Always is a free visual novel game for PC (Windows, Mac & Linux) by GB Patch Games, available on Steam and Itch.io. It is a nostalgic visual novel where you design your own character and grow […]

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Monster Sweethearts is a free horror dating sim visual novel rated 17+ (includes violence) about lesbian monster protagonists meeting up at some strange party in the rural town of Black Wood Falls. You’re stuck planning the Monster Sweetheart dance after being […]

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Andromeda Six is a free sci-fi visual novel rated 17+ (mature language, sexual themes, and violence) for Windows, Mac and Linux. The base game is massive and special chapters may be bought to add even more content. The Andromeda Six is […]

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You Left Me is a free dark/funny/surreal visual novel game about loneliness and loss. The game is relatively short but the visuals and story are rather impressive and have received much praise from the community. You Left Me comes with a […]

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Missed Messages is a free visual novel game by Angela He for Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems. The game embarks players in a short, but deep and profound journey around life and some of its darker sides. Players will advance […]

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Love Thyself – A Horatio Story is a free visual novel by Amplitude Studios and published by Sega. Plunge forehead-first into the exhilarating world of Horatio, the Endless galaxy’s most perfect being. Experience life as a freshly-decanted Horatio clone on his […]

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Doki Doki Literature Club! is a free horror themed, anime styled visual novel Team Salvato, praised for its creativeness and awry darkness, among other many aspects. This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed. “Welcome to […]

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Butterfly Soup is a free (or name your price) visual novel by Brianna Lei for PC (Windows, Mac & Linux) with authorized third-party Android and browser ports, about gay Asian girls playing baseball and falling in love. It is among the […]

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Cinderella Phenomenon is a free simulation otome visual novel game produced by artist Dicesuki. Four years after the end of the Great War and the loss of her mother, Crown Princess Lucette of Angielle is still struggling to come to terms […]

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Wander No More is a short free-to-play Kinetic Novel (a visual novel without any choices) which centers around the life of Kouichirou Nabatame, a renowned samurai, and Chiyo, a young village girl. Wander No More tells the story of how these […]

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Runeous is a free-to-play 2 part visual novel game. In this episode we introduce the characters and the main plot which will be concluded in part 2. Each installment is free to play and serve as a beginning for our studio’s […]

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The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne is an interactive story about a painfully introverted college student who needs to make oatmeal in the communal kitchen of her dorm. Samantha Browne has been waiting patiently in her room for everyone else […]

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Lucid9: Inciting Incident is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, where you play as Yama Ishimoto, a cynical high school […]

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One Thousand Lies is a free visual novel about a guy called Ciarán who is in his last year of secondary education. One day, Ciarán starts receiving enigmatic emails from a mysterious sender, turning his everyday life into a mess of […]

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Everlasting Summer is a free anime-styled visual novel, designed by Russian developers Soviet Games for PC, Mac, Linux and mobile devices, that offers very sincere and bright emotions about the days past and hopes yet to come true. Meeting Semyon, the […]

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