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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 Silver 2425
Adventure 15 March 2017
A compilation of two detective adventure games by Grasshopper Interactive. The Silver 2425 bundle includes a remastered version of The Silver Case, originally released in 1999 for PlayStation, and its remake, titled The 25th Ward: The Silver Case that came out in 2005 for mobile devices. While playing, we are taken to the Japan of 1999, and our task is to solve cases of mysterious murders.
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Anniversary Edition
Adventure 12 January 2017
The third full-fledged installment in the series of mystery thriller adventure visual novels developed by Spike Chunsoft. The plot of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony tells the story of a kidnapped high school student named Kaede Akamatsu. Together with other students, he is taken to a school called Gifted Inmates Academy. The academy’s director is a teddy bear named Monokuma.
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.
Anonymous;Code
Adventure 08 September 2023
A visual novel adventure game by the creators of Steins;Gate. The game is set in a near future and stars a teenager capable of "hacking" and changing reality.
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.
AI: The Somnium Files
Adventure 17 September 2019
Detective adventure game with visual novel elements, in which we try to solve the mystery of murders taking place in technologically advanced, modern Tokyo. The game was created by the authors of the Zero Escape series.
Tokyo Dark: Remembrance
Adventure 07 September 2017
Developed by Cherrymochi from Japan, a horror adventure title with strong visual novel elements. The main heroine of the game is Ayami Ito, who carries out an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of her partner. In order to find the truth, she needs to take matters in her own hands. Things become complicated as she also has to face the demons of her own past, nightmares, and hallucinations. The non-linear plot leads to one of eleven endings, depending on the player’s in-game choices.
YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World
Adventure 16 March 2017
Visual novel being a remake of a game released on PC-98 and Sega Saturn systems in 1998. The plot of YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World is strongly based on the concept of parallel worlds.
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.
The Charming Empire
Adventure 19 April 2017
Dating simulator, whose action was set in Japan from the Taisho period. During the game we play Amane Kosaka, who goes to the royal court by order of her brother - Soshi Amazaka. During the struggle, the girl learns not only the secrets of the palace, but also the men who live in it, in order to fall in love with one of them after some time.
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.
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.
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.
Corona Blossom Vol. 1 Gift From the Galaxy
Adventure 28 July 2016
A classic representative of the visual novel genre. The game was created and published by independent studio Front Wing, creators of ISLAND and the Grisaia series. Corona Blossom Vol. 1 Gift From the Galaxy presents the story of Keiji, a young creator of robots and other machines, who drops out of college, abandoning city life in order to move in with his grandfather, who lives in the countryside.
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth
RPG 21 September 2016
A hybrid of a visual novel and a tactical role-playing game. The title was developed by studio Leaf and company Aquaplus. The game is a direct sequel to Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception and tells the further story of Haku and his friends who are tasked with assuming control of the military forces of the Yamato Empire and using them to protect the territory from hostile neighbors. Like before, long visual novel sequences are intertwining with very short tactical battles.
Aviary Attorney
Adventure 21 December 2015
A legal adventure game inspired by the works of J.J. Grandville, a French caricaturist. It was developed by the independent studio Sketchy Logic Games. The action of Aviary Attorney is set in an alternative version of the 19th-century Paris inhabited by humanoid animals. It tells the story of two characters: a falcon lawyer named Jayjay Falcon and his assistant, a sparrow by the name of Sparrowson, who try to clear their clients of charges during subsequent trials.
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend
Fighting 23 April 2015
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend is an expanded version of the 2013 BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma that was released on PlayStation 3. In terms of mechanics, Chrono Phantasma Extend combines elements of classic 2D fighting games and visual novels, a genre very popular in Japan. We follow the game's plot through dialogues and artworks. Once in a while we have to fight with the enemies we encounter, and results of those fight have impact on the plot.
Mind Zero
RPG 01 August 2013
A jRPG game set in contemporary Japan, strongly inspired by the Shin Megami Tensei series: Persona. The plot of the title tells the story of a group of teenagers who have entered into contracts with magical beings called MIND. With their help, they explore the hidden spiritual dimension, trying to solve the mystery of mysterious disappearances and death.
Exogenesis: Perils of Rebirth
Adventure 20 April 2019
An adventure game enriched by elements characteristic of visual novels. Exogenesis: Perils of Rebirth takes place in post-apocalyptic Japan. The player assumes the role of a member of a treasure hunter group, who searches for an ancient artifact that can resurrect his dead sister. To find the treasure, the protagonist has to gather a team of similar adventurers, and embark on the dangerous journey. The developers were mainly inspired by games such as Zero Escape or the Ace Attorney series.
Senran Kagura Burst
Action 30 August 2012
Expanded with a new campaign and options version of Senran Kagura, a three-dimensional action production with adventure elements. Players take on the role of heroines attending a secret ninja school and carry out missions assigned to them, fighting enemies using special techniques and fighting styles.
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.
Steins;Gate 0
Adventure 10 December 2015
A visual novel adventure game developed by Nitroplus and 5pb. Studios. The game is a direct continuation of the original Steins;Gate from 2009. The plot picks off using one of the alternative endings of the predecessor. Okabe Rintaro, a student heartbroken after the tragic death of his friend Kurisu Makise, makes an appointment to a psychiatric health facility.
Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness
Adventure 28 May 2015
An adventure game/visual novel developed by 5pb, a Japanese studio known with immense experience with the genre. Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness takes place in the world of Psycho-Pass, a popular science-fiction anime series. We are introduced to a grim version of 2113, in which a complex computer system called Sybil monitors the actions, thoughts, and emotional state of the inhabitants, creating a criminal behavior estimate for every citizen.