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Senran Kagura Burst
Action 30 August 2012
Expanded with a new campaign and options version of Senran Kagura, a three-dimensional action production with adventure elements. Players take on the role of heroines attending a secret ninja school and carry out missions assigned to them, fighting enemies using special techniques and fighting styles.
The Seed
Adventure 27 June 2017
An RPG text adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world, designed by the creators of the MISERY mod for the video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. The action of the game takes place on the territory of today’s Russia, now a country devastated by an ecological cataclysm that wiped most of humanity out of the face of Earth. During the game, the player gets to discover the true reasons behind the cataclysm and attempts to help in rebuilding the human civilization.
Sonicomi
Adventure 02 July 2016
An unusual adventure game, in which you play as a personal photographer of a beginning pop idol dreaming about a show-business career. Sonicomi was developed by Japanese company Nitroplus, specializing in visual novels. They are also known as the creators of e.g. Steins;Gate and Guilty Crown. The protagonist, Super Sonico, is the developer's mascot and has her own anime and comic book series, and appears on a multitude of gadgets.
Code: Realize - Guardian of Rebirth
Adventure 27 November 2014
A visual novel game in which we learn about the fate of a girl named Cardia. She lives in solitude, because in her body there is a poison that kills all the living beings she touches. One day, however, the heroine sets out to look for her father, who can help her.
Danganronpa 1-2 Reload
Adventure 10 October 2013
A suite of two refreshed and improved parts of the popular visual novel adventure series that were released on PSP in 2010 and 2012. In both titles, players take on the role of a high school student who tries to find the perpetrators of murders committed in his class, imprisoned in a secluded place by the sadistic headmaster of the school.
Steins;Gate 0
Adventure 10 December 2015
A visual novel adventure game developed by Nitroplus and 5pb. Studios. The game is a direct continuation of the original Steins;Gate from 2009. The plot picks off using one of the alternative endings of the predecessor. Okabe Rintaro, a student heartbroken after the tragic death of his friend Kurisu Makise, makes an appointment to a psychiatric health facility.
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Adventure 10 December 2009
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors is a thriller-like adventure game produced by Japanese studio Chunsoft for the Nintendo DS console. The player directs the actions of the participant in a bizarre game in which the stake is to get out of a sinking ship. By solving subsequent riddles and making moral choices, the protagonist tries to discover the truth about other members of the group in which he found himself, and to explain the motives behind the mysterious Zero.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2
RPG 28 July 2011
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 is a continuation of the Atlus jRPG game released in 2009. Players take on the role of a Tokyo high school student, who is one of the 13 rulers of demons who can oppose the invasion of Japan by a foreign race. The title is a mixture of RPG and strategy elements and is maintained in the anime style.
Mind Zero
RPG 01 August 2013
A jRPG game set in contemporary Japan, strongly inspired by the Shin Megami Tensei series: Persona. The plot of the title tells the story of a group of teenagers who have entered into contracts with magical beings called MIND. With their help, they explore the hidden spiritual dimension, trying to solve the mystery of mysterious disappearances and death.
Hakuoki: Stories of Shinsengumi
Adventure 17 June 2010
Hakuoki: Stories of Shinsengumi is a 2D visual novel adventure game set in 19th century Japan at the dawn of the Meiji Restoration. Players take on the role of a young woman named Chizuru, who is searching for her missing father in Kyoto.
The Charming Empire
Adventure 19 April 2017
Dating simulator, whose action was set in Japan from the Taisho period. During the game we play Amane Kosaka, who goes to the royal court by order of her brother - Soshi Amazaka. During the struggle, the girl learns not only the secrets of the palace, but also the men who live in it, in order to fall in love with one of them after some time.
The House in Fata Morgana
Adventure 31 December 2012
A representative of the visual novel genre in which we play the role of a man affected by amnesia. The protagonist of The House in Fata Morgan wakes up in a mysterious residence, and while traveling through its successive rooms in the company of a mysterious maid, he tries to regain lost memories.
Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds
Adventure 16 May 2017
Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds is an improved and expanded version of a visual novel game initially released on PSP and PlayStation 3. It was developed by Idea Factory. The game takes place in the 19th century Japan and tells the story of a young girl named Chizuru Yukimura, who travels to Kyoto in search for her father, a respected physician and scientist.
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2
Adventure 03 February 2011
Another part of the acclaimed series of legal adventures of the Ace Attorney. It is the second time that the main protagonist is the prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, who comes to investigate a number of difficult criminal cases again.
428: Shibuya Scramble
Adventure 12 April 2008
428: Shibuya Scramble is a PC-based adventure in the visual novel category. The story is about the kidnapping of a young woman; we follow the story from the perspective of five different characters, and decisions taken in the body of one of them affect the situation of the others.
Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2
Fighting 26 May 2017
A two-dimensional fighting game developed by Japanese studio Arc System Works. The title is an upgraded and enriched version of Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator. The action of the game takes place in year 2187, when a female warrior named Ramlethal, who leads creatures called Valentine, declares war against humanity. The campaign of the game consists of chapters focused on various characters and the cutscenes between the fights are similar to visual novels.
The Lost Child
RPG 19 June 2018
A dungeon crawler RPG developed by the Japanese developer Kadokawa Games, led by Takayasu Sawaki - the creator of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. The main protagonist of The Lost Child is a journalist who investigates a suicide committed on the Shinjuku station in Tokyo. As it turns out, beings from another world are involved in the mystery, and the main protagonist comes into possession of a weapon called Demon Gun Gangour, which is capable of enslaving the fallen angels.
Amnesia: Memories
Adventure 19 December 2013
Targeted at female visual novel adventure players. It tells the story of a young girl suffering from amnesia, who has the opportunity to get involved with one of the five men during the game. While playing, the player passively follows the story and at key moments makes decisions that are important for the story being told.
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Adventure 08 March 2023
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo is a Japanese horror adventure game, in which the player faces curses in a faithfully recreated Sumida district of Tokyo. The gameplay revolves around exploration, talking to NPCs and solving puzzles.
Chaos;Head Noah / Chaos;Child Double Pack
Adventure 07 October 2022
A two-game compilation of visual novels set in Tokyo. In Chaos;Head Noah / Chaos;Child Double Pack, we play characters who get involved in cases of mysterious deaths, in the years 2009 and 2015.
Dokyusei: Bangin' Summer
Adventure 26 February 2021
Dokyusei: Bangin' Summer is a remake of a romantic adventure game from 1992. It has elements of visual novel and the mechanics of a dating simulator, allowing players to try to pick up one of fourteen girls.
Stray Gods: Orpheus
Adventure 27 June 2024
An expansion to the visual novel musical from 2023. Stray Gods: Orpheus allows us to play as the titular character, brought to life by Hermes. The add-on offers new music tracks and a new story filled with important choices affecting the main plot.
missed messages
Adventure 20 May 2019
A free visual novel that revolves around human relationships in the modern world. The player's role in missed messages is limited to choosing a dialogue path and interacting with different objects.
Death end re;Quest 2
RPG 18 August 2020
A continuation of JRPG from 2019, offering a completely new horror story set in the world known from Death end of re;Quest. The title has a turn-based combat system and elements typical of the visual novel genre. The Compile Heart studio is responsible for its creation.