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Utawarerumono
RPG 26 April 2002
A combination of tactical RPG and visual novel. Players take on the role of a masked man suffering from amnesia, who ends up in a small village. He soon becomes the leader of a rebellion aimed at overthrowing the regime of the evil emperor. The action of the game takes place in a fantasy world inspired by Japanese culture, especially the Ainu people.
Mirror
Puzzle 19 April 2018
Mirror is an erotic puzzle game where you match gems on the board in sets of three or more.
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Adventure 26 July 2012
A sequel to the detective adventure visual novel released in 2010 by Spike Chunsoft. In Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair the player assumes the role of a completely new protagonist named Hajime Hinata. He is accepted to an elite high school despite the fact that he cannot remember what he did to earn that honor. During one of the school trips the class of the protagonist is imprisoned on a tropical island.
Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling
Adventure 16 June 2011
A sci-fi adventure that belongs to the visual novel sub-genre. Players follow the fate of a first year student at Tokyo University and a novice inventor. The game is a side title published in 2010 by Steins;Gate. Unlike him, he is not a science-fiction thriller, but a typical romantic comedy in which the protagonists of the original play the main roles.
Nekopara Vol. 0
Adventure 17 August 2015
A visual novel adventure, which is a prequel to the Necopara series. Players follow one day in the life of Shigure Minaduki, the younger sister of the main character of the cycle, and her six kittens well known to the fans of the cycle. The title is extremely short - we will finish it in just over an hour.
Sakura Wars
RPG 28 April 2020
The next installment of the Sakura Wars series, which was born in the mid-1990s on the Sega Saturn console. Like its predecessors, the title combines elements of classic visual novelty and tactical RPG. The action was set in the 1940s in an alternative version of Japan, where young women fight demons using steam-powered mosses.
Maitetsu: Pure Station
Adventure 21 September 2018
A classic visual novel adventure game in which we try to help a small Japanese town rebuild its economy by using a closed railway line, among other things. The title offers a relaxing story full of friendly characters, as well as a lot of technical curiosities and information related to steam railways and industry.
We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe
Adventure 01 May 2023
Ticket to Europe is a visual novel, in which we play as a novelist writing a book about refugees. Pretending to be one of them, the protagonist attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea by boat.
Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~ English Edition
Adventure 01 July 2016
Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~ English Edition is a western edition of a Japanese visual novel. The plot of this game tells the further story of the protagonist of the game Clannad.
Melty Blood: Type Lumina
Fighting 30 September 2021
Another installment of the 2D fighting game series from the French-Bread studio supported by the creators of the /Fate series. Once again we meet the heroes of the Tsukihime visual novel series, but in a new, refreshed story and with an improved combat system.
NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy
Adventure 04 May 2023
Cyberpunk adventure game with visual novel elements, in which we take the role of an artificial intelligence. In NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy we make decisions affecting both the further fate of individual citizens and the future of the entire city.
Until Then
Adventure 25 June 2024
A narrative adventure game with elements of visual novels and pixel art graphics. Until Then tells the story of Mark Borja and his friends. We explore environments inspired by the Philippines. We must decide how Mark will evolve and will he become a better person.
Date Everything!
Adventure 14 February 2025
An FPP dating simulator filled with humour, allowing us to flirt with objects from our home envinroment. In Date Everything! we can fall in love with appliances such as a fridge or a vacuum. They are represented in the form of intelligent characters with different tastes.
Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Adventure 07 November 2024
The second installment in a series of adventure games starring a pair of chicken detectives. Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! is a noir crime story, featuring elements of a point & click game and a visual novel.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Adventure 31 March 2023
A visual novel and a spin-off of the Sonic series. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog tasks us with solving the titular murder of the titular main character, as well as to determine whether it actually took place or not.
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
Fighting 25 June 2009
HD beating in the full sense of the word. Twelve warriors, extensive combat styles and a refined multiplayer mode are the most important features of BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. For the new versions of the game, the authors have developed a number of new elements: a more dynamic musical setting, backgrounds, as well as Story Mode, in which we learn the story of each of the twelve characters.
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin
RPG 14 April 2011
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin is a jRPG port for PlayStation Portable users. The title was originally published on Playstation in 1999. As a high school student from Sumar City, players have to stop a powerful demon brought into the human world.
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition
Adventure 25 November 2010
A detective adventure game from the visual novel genre. It was developed by Japan studio Spike Chunsoft. The main protagonist of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Naegi Makoto, is a teenager who starts his education in an elite high school. In contrast to his colleagues, he has no remarkable achievements and he was accepted to the school by winning a lottery.
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Adventure 28 June 2016
An interactive adventure horror game from visual novel genre and a third entry in Zero Escape series, created ChunSoft in cooperation with Aksys Games. It takes place in Martian research facility, ordered to survey reactions of people locked and isolated from the rest of the world. Gameplay doesn’t differ much from that of previous parts of the series and presents fans with well-known characters.
Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus
Action 28 February 2013
Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus is available for PCs Japanese action game. The story tells the story of the rivalry between the three ninja schools. The game focuses on fighting spectacular battles, during which we perform impressive stunts and use a variety of attack techniques.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
RPG 19 January 2009
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked is a jRPG game produced by Atlus. The action is set in contemporary Tokyo, which is attacked by demons.
Little Busters!
Adventure 24 December 2009
Little Busters! is a visual novel adventure game produced by the Key studio. The game tells the story of a group of Japanese high school students, and the game boils down mainly to following the plot and making choices from time to time. The fun is diversified by mini games.
BlazBlue: Central Fiction
Fighting 06 October 2016
Another installment in the popular series of fighting games developed by Arc System Works. The story was divided into three chapters and it tells about the further adventures of characters known from the previous entries in the series. There are also new characters like Hibiki Kohaku, Naoto Kurogane and Hades Izanami. The gameplay is faithful to the roots of the series – BlazBlue: Central Fiction focuses on duels fought in two-dimensional environment.
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Adventure 24 March 2017
A compilation of remastered editions of two adventure games developed by Spike Chunsoft - a Japanese studio. The Nonary Games includes 2009's 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward - a game which came out three years later. Since the plots of the two games are strongly connected, it is recommended to play through them in chronological order.