14 Best Visual Novel Games for Linux

Roommates is a Visual-Novel, Adventure-based, Romance and Single-player Dating Simulation created and published by Winter Wolves. The story of the game follows Anne and Max their 1st year of college in which they share the so-called Latin house with other roommates and experiences different scenes in his daily life such as Halloween party, spring break and other special occasions, etc. At the beginning of the game, the player can select his playing character between Anne and Max. After choosing his character, the game allows the player to get into the game world. Roommates offer a brilliant combination of classic novel gameplay with dialogues communications and another choice to make. It allows the player to plan his activities for the week and raise States in order to get the good ending. It is one of the best novel-based video game that immerses himself deep into the brilliant game world. Roommates offer Ultra-HD visual details, fantastic game mechanics, quite impressive gameplay and dynamic background music.

Katawa Shoujo is a Single-Player Visual Novel, Nakige and Life/Dating Simulation video game by Four Leaf Studios. The game takes you to the fictional setting of Yamaku High School for Disabled Children in Japan and tells the story of a young boy named Hisao Nakai whose life changes dramatically because of Cardiac Arrhythmia and because of transfer to a new school where he avails the chance of making new friends and falling in love. Katawa Shoujo offers a choice-based gameplay in which it allows you to read the text that appears on the screen and make decisions to initiate and end all the possible events or long and short dialog and conversations. Because of a Choice-based gameplay, Katawa Shoujo offers multiple endings of the game all based up on the decisions and choices you make during the gameplay. With all the amazing stories and options for you as the main character Hisao Nakai, the game offers five female characters and allows you to make your own love stories and enjoy a brilliant gameplay. With a wonderfully appealing story, great visuals and choice-based game-play, Katawa Shoujo is a brilliant game to play and enjoy.

Emily Is Away Too is a Visual Novel, Romance, and Single-player Adventure video game created and published by Kyle Seeley for multiple platforms. The game serves as the spiritual successor to Emily is Away, released in 2015. It takes place in an instant messaging chat client, set during the last year of high school of the protagonist. During the gameplay, the player interacts with other non-player characters by choosing the response, and specific choices affect the output of the story in the game. The game extends the story past the chat window with Facebook profiles, YouTube links, and file transfers. Now, the player can change the colour of the text to lime green, so everyone comes to know that the player is the coolest kid in school. Emily Is Away Too offers prominent features such as Buddy Icons, Dialogue Decisions, Customizable Profile, Multiple Paths, Multiple Endings, and more. Try it out, if you love playing Visual Novel games.

Emily Is Away mixes the Visual Novel and Romance elements developed by Kyle Seeley for Windows and supports Single-player mode only. It offers the linear gameplay, where the player is unable to change the plot’s course through the game. It takes place in the mid-2000s, and follows the story of the protagonist’s relationship with a beautiful girl named as Emily from the high school to the senior year of college. During the gameplay, the player has an option to change his avatar at any time with whatever was famous. In the senior year, the player can use a chat client to communicate with Emily. Both discuss about their high school days and a fellow named as Brad, who keeps sending the messages of Emily. The player change the text color, emoji, and more. The game comprises up to five chapters and each chapter explore the unique part of the protagonist’s life. It introduces a dialogue system that the player uses during the conversation with his love. Emily Is Away offers prominent features such as Buddy Icons, Decision-based Narratives, Five Chapters, Computer Sounds, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love the game.

Doki Doki Literature Club is an Adventure, Visual Novel and Single-player video game created and published by Team Salvato. The storyline focuses on a student of the male high school who recently joins the literature club and hangs out with its four female members of the group. It introduces a non-linear plot, which various scenes and multiple endings, depending on the choices taken by the player during the gameplay. The gameplay revolves around a psychological horror element that introduces the use of breaking the 4th wall. According to the story, the protagonist is invited by his childhood buddy named as Sayori to join the literature club of the high school. There the protagonist encounters other members of the club such as Natsuki, Yuri, Monika, and more. As the game advances, the player starts to participate in the activities of the club such as sharing poetry, writing, and more. It has various levels, and the player must make the decisions by selecting the choices to progress through the storyline. With superb gameplay, brilliant mechanics, and smooth controls, Doki Doki Literature Club is the best game to play.

Magical Diary Horse Hall mixes the Anime-based, Visual Novel, Adventure and Dating Simulation elements created and published by Hanako Games. The story follows a young girl, a magician at a magical school. The game takes place in the fantasy-based world with Romance elements. According to the gameplay, the player’s character has been invited to join a magical school where she makes new friends, face exams in the dungeon, learn magic spells, interact NPCs and find a date to romance. There are several students available and are split into Magical Halls including the Butterfly Hall, the Horse Hall and the Snake Hall. Boys are split into Wolf Hall, the Toad Hall, and the Falcon Hall. The game introduces multiple ending systems, depends on the decision taken by the player. In the beginning, the player can create his or her avatar of a female character to explore the environment full of puzzles. Magical Diary Horse Hall offers prominent features such as Customization, Design your Character, Romance with Female or Male characters, Seventy Spells, different Outcomes, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Date Warp combines the elements of Otome-based, Visual Novel, Adventure and Dating Simulation. It supports single-player mode developed and published by Hanako Games. The story of the game revolves around an Indian American college young girl who goes on a date and never returned. The game offers exciting gameplay, in which you assume the role of the female protagonist who is trapped in a strange mansion with five unknown guys. The game begins with Bradley and Janet, who reaches at a mysterious mansion after their car accident. They locate a shelter and encounter a group of handsome guys staying at the strange mansion. After one night, the story takes many surprising turns that the player will enjoy. The game includes different characters and each character has its unique story and multiple ends depend on the decision and action which is taken by the player. The ultimate task is to progress through the story and complete objectives, and take decisions carefully. Date Warp offers the similar gameplay like My Candy Love and includes core features, exciting gameplay, and brilliant mechanics. Try it out and you’ll enjoy it.

Nova: Synthesis Creaturum is an Adventure, Visual Novel, and Single-player Dating Simulation available to play on Windows, Mac and Linux. The game takes place in the kingdom of Diolacov threatened by the monsters. The story revolves around the female protagonist who is a student named as Merona. The behavior of the monsters are mystery and the people are finding a solution to control them. One day, the female protagonist encounters a massive monsters while gathering plant for study. At the horrible moment, she successfully manages to rescue herself by turning the vicious monsters into a cute animal. The game puts Merona on an epic journey with a team of companions to traverse around the Kingdom’s Forests to discover about monsters and how people can transform them. There are a variety of levels, and you have to complete each one at any cost. With well-written story, addictive gameplay, prominent features, and wonderful graphics, Nova: Synthesis Creaturum is the best game to play and enjoy.

Locked Heart is an Otome-based, Visual-Novel and Single-player Simulation created and published by Visual-Wordplay. The game takes place in the strange mansion and it cast you in the role of the female protagonist named as Aura. According to the story, the protagonist is trapped in the mansion full of strange toys. The ultimate task is to explore the mansion, interact with objects, find clues and find a way out. You have to find the reason behind the strange force, stopping you and them to the mansion. The game features multiple ends depends on your decisions. As the story progress, the game becomes more challenging. Solve puzzles and earn points and use them to unlock useful items. Uncover the truth behind the mansion and find a way out as soon as possible to survive. You are not alone in the mansion there someone else who notice your moments and keep an eye on you. With horror story, challenging puzzles, and detailed graphics, Locked Heart is the best game to play.

Frozen Essence is an Otome-based, Visual Novel, and Fantasy Simulation by Unbroken Hours. The game includes four different characters and lets the player select one of them to start the game. The story of the game revolves around the female protagonist named Mina who is escaped from her crystal prison. She completely lost her memory and followed the order from the Oracle and keeps protected by the bodyguards. The journey of Mina begins with the guidance and protection from the Oracle. There are different characters, and each character has its unique story with multiple ends. It combines the elements of romance and date and lets the player explore the game world, interact with objects and NPCs, date cute guys and find his/her, love. The ends of the game depend on the decisions or actions that are taken by the player. Frozen Essence offers core features such as over 12 different Endings, more than75 CGs, dynamic Soundtracks, Four main Guys and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

Analogue: A Hate Story combines the elements of Visual Novel, Romance, and Dating Simulation by Love Conquers All Games. The game takes place in the Sci-fi world and supports Single-player mode only. It has a superb story, in which the humans launched a spaceship into the deep galaxy with a task to establish a first colony on an unknown planet. The ship lost his destination and disappeared. After thousands of year, the ship has been found. The story revolves around an unnamed investigator, and his task to find the reason behind the disappearance of an interstellar ship. The plot focuses on NPCs, relationship, and challenging issues and primary follows the elements of traditional marriage, transhumanism and more. Select the character and dive into the game world where you can interact with NPCs, go to date, and make relation with a handsome guy. It has multiple endings and depends on the actions that is taken by you during the gameplay. With addictive gameplay, and superb mechanics, Analogue: A Hate Story is the best game to play and enjoy.

RE: Alistair is an Otome-based, Visual Novel, and Single-player Simulation created by Sakevisual and available to play on multiple platforms such as Windows, Mac, and Linus. The game lets the player get into the role of the protagonist who is a female named Merui Lucas. It offers an exciting story, in which is the protagonist loves playing video games. Merui Lucas often plays Massively Multiplayer Online game known as Rivenwell Online with her online fellow named Fiona. A boy (Alistair) steals ancient items from Merui Lucas in the game and forces her to get it back. She wants to take revenge from him. The game lets the player assume the role of protagonist and finds the boy who steals her rare item. In the game, the player will discover three boys with the same name in her schools such as Shiro, Travis, and Derek. Explore the game world complete objectives to progress through the game and earn points. With exciting features, immersive gameplay and stunning visuals, Merui Lucas is the best game to play and enjoy.

Gender Bender DNA Twister Extreme is a Visual Novel, Single-player and Dating Simulation created and published by Transcendent Games. The game takes place in the fantasy-based world and revolves around a group of characters that have flipped their genders due to unforeseen circumstances. The player can select his character from a group of cast and follow his story as he explore the world to find romance and experience a transformation. Each character has its unique story, and personality and the game offers a set of levels and it has dozens of ending depends of on actions taken by the player. It includes over thirty location to explore and visit. Thirty Characters, Dozens of Endings, Multiple Interests, over 40 Hours, different Locations, etc. the key features of the game. With addictive gameplay, brilliant mechanics, and superb visuals, Gender Bender DNA Twister Extremes is the best game to play and enjoy.

Princesses’s Maid is an Amine-based, Visual Novel and Single-player Dating Simulation developed and published by Toki Production. It offers an exciting story which revolves around two twin princesses who are going to get married to people who they don’t know. The game includes a variety of NPCs to interact and features a series of dialogs. To get into the game world, you can select your character and your ultimate task is to progress through the game. It is a mix of otome-based and dating simulation. As the story progress, other content will be unlocked. Progress through the game by navigating your Kingdom, interacting NPCs, and unearth the secrets of the groom by which you are get married. The graphics and mechanics of the game are fantastic and addictive. Engage yourself in visual novel gameplay experience and enjoy multiple ends depend on your decision. With the well-written story, addictive mechanics, and smooth gameplay, Princesses’s Maid is the best game to play and enjoy.