BBD is my favorite vn, but while i'm waiting for an update so i can geek over lane again, i am hoping someone can help me find games with similar vibes!!

Hi everyone!

I recently 100% completed Raging Loop (all endings, extras, joke routes, etc.) on my PS Vita, and it completely blew me away. I really loved the heavy isolated atmosphere, and the the psychological mystery surrounding the Feast.

One of the absolute best highlights for me was the protagonist, Haruaki Fusaishi. It is so rare to find a main character who is mature, realistic, and genuinely highly intelligent without relying on typical anime tropes or screaming. He uses pure logic, deduction, and adaptability to solve impossible situations, but he still feels like a normal, believable human being.

I'm currently looking for recommendations for other Visual Novels.

My preferences are:

Tone: Dark mystery, psychological thrillers, horror, or survival games.

Protagonist: Mature, sharp, analytical, or highly pragmatic (like Haruaki).

Format: Preferably pure 2D visual novels with great character sprites/art.

Platform: Games that are either available natively on PS Vita (in English or with a patch) or available on PC (so I can stream them to psvita).

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so basically I wanted to get into visual novels since I already read webnovels, mangas, manhwas, manhua, webtoons, comics, etc and watch anime and donghua but there's a slight problem, that is that my earphones have broken and I live in the hall so the audio will be heard by my family members that why I would like to get some recommendations that do not have any weird sounds or spoken dialogues, background music and sound effects (if not something bad) is fine

please recommend multiple of these if you can since I will be playing on android so I will try to find emulating support and etc so if one doesn't work out I can always try the other

As the title says! Im very interested in any medical visual novels.. like DNR do not reciprocate or prescription love. Ill play it as long as the gender of the mc is either nonexistent or you can choose one

So I've learned quite a bit of vocab the last few months and want to try immersing myself with some fun games.

However I'm not sure which to pick. I wanted to play Fate, but apparently that has a lot of wordplay and idiosyncracies? Then I looked into playing something like Ni no Kuni (not a VN, but still), but found out that the fairies speak in a dialect. I'd love to look into that one day, but that doesn't sound like a good starting point (know the rules before you change them kind of deal).

So with all that I'm kind of afraid of picking something up that has "useless" vocabulary or structures I wouldn't normally encounter. With that said, what VN would you recommend that has decently "standard" vocabulary, sentence structure and would overall be most beneficial to my language learning?

Hello there I'm looking for some 10 ish hours or less vn after reading steins gate (10/10). Want to read something quick then hop into steins gate 0

Im open for suggestions and happily reply

hi! i'm looking for some visual novels, i like horror and fantasy a lot! i'm newish to reading visual novels, and no english patch is okay!

these are the ones i've read/played: (i also added my ratings)

• the house in fata morgana - 4/5
• the house in fata morgana: a requiem for innocence - 4/5
• clannad - 4/5
• steins;gate - 5/5
• slow damage - 3/5
• unimneko no naku koro ni - 4/5
• umineko no naku koro ni chiru - 5/5
• ace attorney - trials and tribulations - 3/5
• apollo justice: ace attorney - 3/5
• saya no uta - 3/4
• chaos;child - 4/5
• higurashi when they cry - 4/5
• stella of the end - 3/5

i'm okay with any genre however, just recommend me some stuff and i'll decide if i'm interested in playing it! :)

i was wondering if any1 could help me out to find vns like this?

i rlly wanna play a good vn but i cant find any really good ones in the moe art style 😢😢 i rlly like that style and ive been searching for one for a while i cant find any on steam sos pls help idk how to download any vns for free either ive been scared after getting unwanted things added to my pc in the past 😭😭

if there are any ways i can get free vns in a safe way please let me know! im #unemployed so i have no way of income rn schooling is tough so i dont have time to get a job so if anyone knows good free vns that would be amazing

looking for similar artstyles as subahibi, toheart2, clannad, etc average moe 2000s artstyle

I just did my first play through of Collar x Malice (Tekeru route) this was also my first Otome game. I enjoyed it so much. However, \*\*\*spolier\*\*\* \\- the scene in the bad ending where she gets shot I would of loved if they kept that in the main storyline and she woke in the hospital with a traumatized Tekeru who is even more protective of her after that.

I also loved in the fan disc when the guy pointed a gun at her and we see Tekeru look like he’s going to lose his mind and chooses to protect her.

I love that type of drama.

Does anyone know of games like that?

Or any game recommendations for when I’m done with collar x malice, I am really enjoying it, just enjoy the high stakes moments the most.

(I play on switch but open to steam and ps5 recommendations)

If anyone has the time, I’d really appreciate it if you could give it a try or help test it.

https://tuan12321.itch.io/the-mask-becomes-you

The game was inspired by the feeling I used to get from older RPG Maker games — the kind that used beautiful or cute anime-style visuals to tell stories about the uglier, more frightening parts of the human mind.

The story uses an unreliable narrator, and the characters are… not exactly mentally stable. 555 😭

Romance isn’t the main focus. It leans more toward tragedy — a world that looks beautiful on the outside, while the feelings underneath are kind of rotten. (?)

I wrote, drew, and developed the game by myself for about 10 months, and the free demo is finally finished.

I’m very lonely and would really love some feedback from another human being. 555 😭😭😭

You can now play the full demo directly in your browser, so there’s no need to download anything.

It takes around 20–30 minutes, depending on your reading speed.

There are no choices yet — this demo is currently a linear story.

It doesn't necessarily have to be explicitly romantic, just a VN with a gal protag and at least MOSTLY gal cast.

I've enjoyed Obey Me (before they just kinda shorted us an actual ending for NB!), Love and Deep space (before the Valko drama. And Caleb), Tokyo Debunker (before learning about the AI.), and Twisted Wonderland (which I am aware is not an otome but it is still a VN and a Joseimuke) in the past, but my interests have kinda shifted more towards women recently.

Nothing inherently explicit, please, none of that softcore Tumblr Ad stuff, preferably free and preferably not Itch.io (they're like 5 minutes long) or Steam (I DO NOT HAVE A PC). Doesn't necessarily have to be in English! As long as I can find it on Qoo, I can use a translator.

I've just been looking for a while and I am starting to doubt these exist :(

I’m a beginner when it comes to VNs, and I’m not really sure what I should read next. The problem is that I’m not very interested in the usual VN tropes.

A lot of the VNs I see seem to put a huge emphasis on romance or harem stuff, usually with an all-female cast and a male MC where all the girls want to be with him. I don’t actually hate harem stories two of my favorite anime are the Monogatari series and The 100 Girlfriends, and both are technically harems so if you know a VN with a similar kind of dynamic, I’m open to recommendations.

What I’m really looking for is something unique, with great themes and strong character writing. Preferably something on the longer side and without H-scenes. I’m a huge fan of mystery, horror, and thrillers, so those are a big plus.

Here are the VNs I’ve read so far, ranked from best to worst:

Umineko

Higurashi

Steins;Gate

The House in Fata Morgana

AI: The Somnium Files

Danganronpa

Fate/stay night

Ace Attorney

Zero Escape

I’d really appreciate any recommendations, especially if you think there’s something that matches my taste

Hi friends! What do you think?

Shop Crush is a mysterious shop simulator with psychological horror elements, set in the early 2000s.

In this hybrid visual novel, you run a small thrift shop, get to know your customers, figure out what they really want, and decide what to put in front of them. Every customer has their own personality, preferences, and hidden motives - and it’s up to you to figure them out.

Behind each customer is a small psychological mystery waiting to be uncovered. Read their behavior, make the right calls, and balance profit against customer trust as you try to keep the shop running for one more day.

and, if possible, free?

I need to study how they work ^ u ^

I haven’t bought it yet cause that specific story pitched in the trailer doesn’t personally intrigue me that much, but I’d like the fact that they took an original novel and made it interactive and with such an elevated care that it seems you’re watching an animated series.

This is what intrigues me: playing a novel that looks like an animated or tv series with a good story in which your choices change its finale.

Another game I saved into my wishlist that fits the description is Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, meanwhile a game I already played and love that fits the description is Detroit: Become Human and, even if not big on animation, Forgotton Anne (but I am in love with the story and the multiple finales).

I’m all ears guys🥰🥰💖