don’t take it personally, babe, it just ain’t your story The story’s interesting enough, the characters are fun, it’s a 7/10 at least. It’s also a lot like a Persona game in it being urban fantasy and featuring high school characters and life. It plays like a Persona game with its day-based stat-raising social sim gameplay, just without the battles. It lacks a bit/a lot of polish in both art and writing, but it’s free and for that price, the size is immense. Freak-Quencyįull disclaimer: I’m a friend of the friends of the devs, and it’s locally-made, so I’m obligated to recommend this to you. I’ve only tried He Beat Her, You Left Me., and I woke up next to you again, and they’re definitely worth your time. Every game made by ZephyoĪngle He aka Zephyo makes absolutely beautiful short visual novels about, among others, relationships and mental health. It’s wild that a game of this size is free. It’s surprisingly thoughtful and intricate, and the romance isn’t as heavy-handed as other otome can get. Cinderella PhenomenonĪ fairly long otome game (otome game: a game where you’re a girl and you get to choose between a couple Very Handsome bachelors) based on fairy tales. It’s an incredibly clever homage to the genre, gleeful in its destruction of the fourth wall. Fortunately you have the power of save-scumming at your side. You’re trying to take someone out on a date, but things keep going wrong. Save the DateĪ short visual novel, but absolutely not linear. Takes only an hour or two experience it all. Very well written and, apparently, very Australian? Has a genuinely warm underlying story. first date/can’t relateĪ DIY dating sim: choose who you are and choose who you want to partner with. Have a bit more mystery/thriller/horror feel than the previous one. This one is also a short, linear, visual novel with only two characters. Similar as the previous one, and half of this one’s developer is the same as the above. It’s done very well, with just the right polish in every line for maximum emotional impact. The Shadows That Run Alongside Our CarĪ short, linear visual novel taking place in a single area with only two characters. It’s got solid characters and is a good look into a strange but very definitely real world. You don’t have to be familiar with e-sport or StarCraft II to understand it, though it’s definitely meant to make you understand it. Freeware SC2VNĪ linear visual novel about someone moving to Korea to become a professional e-sport player. That’s a different list that I may or may not get around to writing too. Note also that this doesn’t contain text-only Interactive Fiction. It’s not necessarily a bad experience, but it’s definitely different, and for this list I’d rather you have the full experience of a visual novel without a raincoat. Translations can be excellent, but as a wise man once said, reading a translation is like taking a shower with a raincoat on. This list only contains visual novels originally written in English. If a friend of mine asks me about how to get into visual novels, these are the ones I’ll recommend. This is just a personal recommendation list in no particular order. The very best of them, just like the very best of anything, make the best use of its medium to tell the story it wants to tell. Visual novel is an interesting medium, sitting nicely between more interactive video games and, like, novels with illustrations. I won’t call myself an expert in visual novels, but I have played my fair share and I’m always fascinated by the stories that can be told with it.
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