Ranking by genre

The best visual novel games.

77 games compete in this selection. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney tops it with 1,849 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2005 · Visual novel 1,849
  2. 2 Doki Doki Literature Club! 2017 · Visual novel 1,785
  3. 3 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 2010 · Visual novel 1,778
  4. 4 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair 2012 · Visual novel 1,759
  5. 5 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 2007 · Visual novel 1,725
  6. 6 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All 2006 · Visual novel 1,675
  7. 7 Emily is Away 2015 · Visual novel 1,622
  8. 8 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim 2019 · Visual novel 1,622
  9. 9 Clannad 2004 · Visual novel 1,607
  10. 10 Steins;Gate 2009 · Visual novel 1,592
  11. 11 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony 2017 · Visual novel 1,590
  12. 12 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations 2007 · Visual novel 1,588
  13. 13 Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors 2009 · Visual novel 1,567
  14. 14 Saya no Uta 2019 · Visual novel 1,562
  15. 15 Hatoful Boyfriend 2011 · Visual novel 1,553
  16. 16 The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog 2023 · Visual novel 1,549
  17. 17 Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You 2016 · Visual novel 1,532
  18. 18 The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures 2015 · Visual novel 1,525
  19. 19 Virginia 2016 · Visual novel 1,524
  20. 20 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies 2013 · Visual novel 1,522
  21. 21 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action 2016 · Visual novel 1,506
  22. 22 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice 2016 · Visual novel 1,504
  23. 23 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2009 · Visual novel 1,504
  24. 24 Gyakuten Kenji 2 2011 · Visual novel 1,501
  25. 25 Tails Noir 2021 · Visual novel 1,497
  26. 26 Katawa Shoujo 2012 · Visual novel 1,495
  27. 27 Helltaker 2020 · Visual novel 1,493
  28. 28 Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth 2017 · Visual novel 1,490
  29. 29 Emily Is Away Too 2017 · Visual novel 1,490
  30. 30 Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward 2012 · Visual novel 1,489
  31. 31 Hotel Dusk: Room 215 2007 · Visual novel 1,487
  32. 32 The Red Strings Club 2018 · Visual novel 1,481
  33. 33 Death and Taxes 2020 · Visual novel 1,481
  34. 34 Everlasting Summer 2014 · Visual novel 1,477
  35. 35 Dagon 2021 · Visual novel 1,476
  36. 36 Ever17: The Out of Infinity 2002 · Visual novel 1,474
  37. 37 Nekopara Vol. 0 2015 · Visual novel 1,472
  38. 38 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! 2021 · Visual novel 1,471
  39. 39 Steins;Gate 0 2015 · Visual novel 1,469
  40. 40 Coffee Talk 2020 · Visual novel 1,466
  41. 41 Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk 2020 · Visual novel 1,464
  42. 42 Home 2012 · Visual novel 1,459
  43. 43 Your Turn to Die: Death Game by Majority 2017 · Visual novel 1,455
  44. 44 Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2009 · Visual novel 1,454
  45. 45 Beacon Pines 2022 · Visual novel 1,448
  46. 46 Sengoku Rance 2006 · Visual novel 1,446
  47. 47 The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante 2021 · Visual novel 1,445
  48. 48 The Silver Case 2016 · Visual novel 1,435
  49. 49 Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude: The Corrupted Casefile 2022 · Visual novel 1,434
  50. 50 Simulacra 2017 · Visual novel 1,431
  51. 51 Corpse Party 2010 · Visual novel 1,430
  52. 52 This Is the Police 2 2018 · Visual novel 1,428
  53. 53 Fate/Stay Night 2004 · Visual novel 1,425
  54. 54 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength 2018 · Visual novel 1,424
  55. 55 Milk Outside a Bag of Milk Outside a Bag of Milk 2021 · Visual novel 1,420
  56. 56 HuniePop 2015 · Visual novel 1,416
  57. 57 Long Live the Queen 2012 · Visual novel 1,416
  58. 58 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma 2016 · Visual novel 1,415
  59. 59 Snatcher 1992 · Visual novel 1,412
  60. 60 Venba 2023 · Visual novel 1,408
  61. 61 The House in Fata Morgana 2012 · Visual novel 1,402
  62. 62 AI: The Somnium Files 2019 · Visual novel 1,400
  63. 63 The White Door 2020 · Visual novel 1,397
  64. 64 Monster Prom 2018 · Visual novel 1,396
  65. 65 2064: Read Only Memories 2014 · Visual novel 1,394
  66. 66 Blue Archive 2021 · Visual novel 1,394
  67. 67 Slay the Princess 2023 · Visual novel 1,389
  68. 68 Nekopara Vol. 1 2014 · Visual novel 1,388
  69. 69 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2013 · Visual novel 1,387
  70. 70 The Ratchelor: A Rat Dating Sim 2021 · Visual novel 1,384
  71. 71 Aviary Attorney 2015 · Visual novel 1,381
  72. 72 AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative 2022 · Visual novel 1,379
  73. 73 Needy Streamer Overload 2022 · Visual novel 1,376
  74. 74 Night Call 2019 · Visual novel 1,366
  75. 75 Missed Messages. 2019 · Visual novel 1,330
  76. 76 The Coffin of Andy and Leyley 2023 · Visual novel 1,320
  77. 77 KinitoPet 2024 · Visual novel 1,314

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