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A.W. Phoenix Festa
Action 26 July 2016
A science fiction action-adventure game by Bandai Namco, based on the manga and anime series known outside Japan as The Asterisk Wars. A.W. Phoenix Festa takes place on an island, the surface of which is mostly occupied by a modern metropolis and the campuses of six rival magic schools. You can play as either the series' protagonist, Ayato Amagiri, or an anonymous Seidoukan school student.
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.
Song of Memories
Adventure 28 February 2018
An adventure game made in a visual novel style with elements of dating sims and jRPGs, created by Pure Wish studio. The story of Song of Memories is focused on two high school students: Minato Kamishiro who is raising his sister and his friend, Kanon Hiiragi. The lives of those two gain unexpected momentum when the world suffers from a dangerous virus that increases violence in women that are infected by it.
Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight
Arcade 04 December 2018
Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight belongs to a spin-off rhythm games series featuring the music from the Persona series. The game features several gameplay modes, including a visual novel story campaign that takes place in Persona 3 universe.
The Mummy Dark Universe Stories
Adventure 15 June 2017
The Mummy Dark Universe Stories is an adventure game developed by Night School Studio. The game is based on the license of the 2017 film The Mummy and focuses on Nick Morton's new adventures. His job is to find an ancient spell book, but before he can do that, he has to face both Prodigium agents and forces of darkness. Gameplay focuses on following the plot and making decisions that have visible impact on what will happen next. From time to time we will have to solve various logic puzzles.
Senran Kagura Reflexions
Adventure 13 September 2018
A spin-off of the Senran Kagura series. It is an adventure game, in which the players are spending time with one of the main female protagonists of the series. The game was designed to take advantage of the unique functions of Nintendo Switch.
Everlasting Summer
Adventure 18 November 2014
Representative of the visual novel genre, created by an independent Russian studio Soviet Games. The player plays the role of Semyon, who in unexplained circumstances ends up in a communist pioneer camp. Its task is to unravel the mystery behind the mysterious incident and to make acquaintances with the residents of the facility.
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.
The Idolmaster 2
Simulation 24 February 2011
Second and full-fledged edition of The Idolmaster series. Players take on the role of a beginner producer working in an artistic agency. The hero receives a year to promote a three-person team of teenage idols. His sentences are to set the schedule of the day, promote and publish their songs, as well as to organize concerts and events.
The Idolmaster: Platinum Stars
Simulation 28 July 2016
A new installment of The Idolmaster – a popular series developed by Bandai Namco. Similarly to the previous installments in the series, the game mixes elements seen in managers, visual novels, and rhythm games. The player assumes the role of a producer, whose mission is to lead the careers of thirteen young idols that were sent to a special training camp. The game begins with the choice of a leader, while gameplay itself was divided into several segments.
Subsurface Circular
Adventure 17 August 2017
An adventure game, in which you assume the role of a detective on the track of mysterious vanishing of menial robot workers. In order to crack the case, he travels by titular Subsurface Circular – a kind of metro – and questions the passengers.
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Adventure 21 June 2016
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is an unusual production that allows you to play the role of.... a bartender working in a cyberpunk city. The game focuses on dialogue and storytelling. The player can also influence the story by giving guests the right drinks.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Adventure 19 February 2008
A very interesting adventure game, many of which is played in the courtroom. Once again we play the role of a lawyer. This time, however, it is not Phoenix Wright, but the title Apollo.
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.
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Adventure 16 February 2010
The next installment of the Ace Attorney series, this time with Miles Edgeworthe in the lead role. The youngest prosecutor in history investigates several extensive court cases, interrogates witnesses and suspects, finds evidence and proves guilt.
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.
Soul Gambler
Adventure 01 August 2013
A visual novel game that allows you to take on the role of Faust, an accountant who, in return for selling parts of his or her soul, can count on fulfilling any wishes. The game consists in following the protagonist's fate and making decisions leading to one of the several endings.
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.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice
Adventure 09 June 2016
Another installment in the legal thriller adventure game series by Japanese studio Capcom, created for Nintendo 3DS. As always, the game's protagonist is the reputable lawyer Phoenix Wright, who this time leaves Japan and travels to a fictional country, the dominant religion of which is based on spirit worship. Upon arrival Phoenix gets involved in a series of crimes and has to defend the unfairly accused in court.
Song of Unleash
Adventure canceled
Song of Unleash is designed for PlayStation 4 and PC visual novel, following on from Song of Memories released in Japan in 2017. The production combines a well-developed plot with elements of gameplay from dating simulators.
Seers Isle
Adventure 18 September 2018
A visual novel game set in a fantasy medieval version of northern Europe. The players follow the fate of young shamans who came to the mysterious island. Seers Isle is the work of an independent French studio Nova-box.
Your Royal Gayness
Adventure 26 January 2018
A mixture of a visual novel and a strategy game, requiring the player to manage resources. Your Royal Gayness was developed by Lizard Hazard Games, and it constitutes a fairy-tale parody. The player assumes the role of a prince by the name of Amir, who has to manage the country in the absence of his parents - he solves the issues of his subjects and gives adequate orders to the advisors. Apart from that, the protagonist meets princesses that dream of becoming the wife of the future lord.
Persona 4: Dancing All Night
Arcade 25 June 2015
A rhythm game developed by Atlus and Dingo. The story of Persona 4: Dancing All Night begins six months after the events of Persona 4 — Rise Kujikawa went back into show-business, but soon a rumor spreads, saying that there is a mysterious music video, which sweeps those, who watch it at midnight to the “other side.” The gameplay is based on dance battles, and the story is shown in the cutscenes between them.
WILL: A Wonderful World
Adventure 06 June 2017
Unusual visual novel, in which we play the goddess changing the destiny of ordinary people. The game consists mainly of reading and changing the order of sentences in order to influence the presented story.