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Pyre
RPG 25 July 2017
A unique tactical RPG from independent American studio Supergiant Games. The story of Pyre is set in a mysterious land called Downside, which is a variation on the Christian idea of purgatory. The main protagonist is rescued by a trio of masked travelers, who ask him to help them in unveiling the truth about the so-called Rites – an unusual competition, in which the winners can earn pardon for their sins and be freed from Downside. Pyre’s gameplay contains two fundamental parts.
Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex
Fighting 28 August 2014
A direct continuation of the battle set in the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona universe, which was released in 2012. The creators introduced new characters, attacks, arenas, as well as a number of amendments related to the combat system. The single player campaign contains a completely new scenario, continuing the threads from the previous part, presented in the form of visual novel.
Chaos;Head Noah
Adventure 25 April 2008
A Japanese adventure game that belongs to the visual novel genre. Players have the opportunity to play the role of a private high school student from Tokyo, who gets involved in the case of brutal serial murders. Events taking place before his eyes affect his perception of reality and push him onto the path of madness and paranoia.
Robotics;Notes Elite
Adventure 28 June 2012
A Japanese adventure game of the visual novel sub-genre. Players have the opportunity to play the role of a young high school student and a beginner mechanic, whose dream is to build a real mecha several meters long.
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.
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
Fighting 14 February 2012
An extended version of the 2D BlazBlue: Continuum Shift game, created by Arc System Works. The game introduces new characters and also offers additional gameplay modes: Abyss Mode and Network Mode.
Disgaea Infinite
RPG 08 June 2010
This is a Japanese RPG on PSP with adventure game features. We play the penguin of Prynny, who is supposed to find the assassins of the failed attempt to murder the prince of hell. The game consists of a series of dialogues, mini-games, as well as one-on-one fights. The whole was presented in a humorous and friendly graphics with the music known from the predecessors.
Special Report Division
Adventure 23 September 2012
An adventure game in which we play the role of investigative journalists working for a television program dealing with the description of supernatural phenomena. The task of the players is to collect testimonies of witnesses and evidence of inexplicable events and to come to the truth, which will be shown to the viewers on a small screen.
Corpse Party: Blood Drive
Adventure 24 July 2014
Another installment in the series of Japanese survival horror visual novels developed by 5pb. Corpse Party: Blood Drive takes place after the events shown in Book of Shadows and concentrates on one of its protagonists, Ayumi Shinozaki. The girl's new adventure starts when her aunt visits her. She informs her that since centuries the duty of the Shinozaki family is to guard the mysterious Book of Shadows which, should it fall in the wrong hands, might lead the world to doom.
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters
Adventure 10 April 2014
An original combination of a visual novel adventure with a turn-based strategy game. Players play the role of an employee of a small occult publishing house in Tokyo. Apart from official activities, the company's representatives are also engaged in exorcism and hunting for various ghosts and supernatural phenomena.
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.
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars
RPG 22 August 2013
The second installment in a series of jRPGs enriched with elements typical for visual novels and dungeon crawlers. This time, the player assumes the role of a chosen character (several available) and their goal is to defeat the monsters lurking in the Pandora Labyrinth. The gameplay resembles the formula used in the original game - the player explores randomly generated dungeons, talks to seven female companions (as well as asks them out on dates) and fights the enemies encountered.
Necrobarista
Adventure 17 July 2020
Necrobarista is a visual novel game that takes place in a unique coffee shop where both living and dead come to drink. The place is located near the center of the city of Melbourne. In Necrobarista we will meet many interesting characters coming from all kinds of social groups: baristas, hipsters, even sinister gangsters and necromancers. The players have to uncover the secrets of this world by themselves.
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.
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
Simulation 20 July 2017
A hilarious dating simulator, which is the debut project of Game Grumps - a studio founded by YouTubers from a popular channel devoted to video gaming. Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator tells the story of a lonely father, who along with his daughter, moves to a sleepy town Maple Bay. Soon after their arrival, it turns out that all the males in the neighborhood have lived lives similar to that of the protagonist - he decides to arrange a date with one of them.
Code: Realize - Wintertide Miracles
Adventure 14 February 2019
Code: Realize - Wintertide Miracles is a fan disco (a kind of addition) to the graphic novel Code: Realize, collecting additional scripts and scenes. The action of this production takes place in a fantastic world inspired by 19th century Europe.
Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly
Adventure 27 April 2018
An otome visual novel adventure game. The players assume the role of a young female protagonist who wakes up in a giant, mysterious mansion. She doesn’t remember who she is. The giant house is inhabited by dangerous monsters. Five men that are in similar situation are helping the protagonist fight the monsters.
Code: Realize - Future Blessings
Adventure 30 March 2018
A sequel to the classic visual novel game Code: Realize – Guardian of Rebirth that debuted in the Western markets in 2014. The new game features four additional scenarios that expand the story of the original title with new plots and characters. They also present further adventures of the protagonists.
Code: Realize - Bouquet of Rainbows
Adventure 30 March 2018
A pack of two games from the Code: Realize series of romantic visual novels. The action of the games takes place in a fantasy world inspired by 19th-century Europe. The main female protagonist of the game encounters characters inspired by protagonists of classic novels and legends.
Punch Line
Adventure 31 August 2018
A visual novel, in which the player embodies the spirit of a high school student. The hero of Punch Line must find a way to return to his body while being careful not to look at the underwear of his female friends and high school teens. Otherwise, he will bring an apocalypse to Earth.
Robotics;Notes DaSH
Adventure 13 October 2020
Robotics;Notes DaSH is a visual novel adventure that continues the story of Robotics;Notes. The player takes on the role of a young man who is a member of a technically talented group of friends trying to thwart the plans of diabolical artificial intelligence. During the game, we mainly follow the plot and make decisions, and the game is diversified by access to a handy computer with social applications and other useful programs.
Occultic;Nine
Adventure 09 November 2017
Classic visual novel adventure game, which was created by producers of the popular Steins;Gate. During the game, which was set in contemporary Japan, we play the role of a seventeen-year-old blogger dealing with paranormal phenomena and urban legends.
Doki Doki Literature Club
Adventure 22 September 2017
Developed by Team Salvato, Doki Doki Literature Club is an unusual visual novel. You assume the role of a member of a school literature club and meet its other, female members. Soon, however, the plot takes a very interesting twist.
Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms
Adventure 13 March 2018
The game is both another installment in the Hakuoki series and a direct continuation to Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds. Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms is a visual novel telling a story of Chizuru Yukimura - a young woman who searches for her father with the help of Shinsengumi captains.