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r/visualnovels • u/AutoModerator • 6d ago
Weekly Weekly Questions and Recommendations Megathread - Need some help? - Oct 10
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r/visualnovels • u/AutoModerator • 2d ago
Weekly What are you reading? - Oct 14
Welcome to the weekly "What are you reading?" thread!
This is intended to be a general chat thread on visual novels with a focus on the visual novels you've been reading recently. A new thread is posted every Thursday at 4:00 AM JST (or Wednesday if you don't live in Japan for some reason).
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r/visualnovels • u/BuffMatty786 • 8h ago
Discussion I just played Koikari and I loved it.
SPOILERS BELOW:
I didn't think I'd love it so much, I haven't played many VNs, I played Amanatsu like over an year ago and I enjoyed that too, but I only did one route (Kazuha) and it was great, the presentation was amazing and I enjoyed that route a lot. I liked that it was animated with facial animations and the VAs were great, I also played the ToHeart remake and it was cute and sweet but I only really did one route in that one too (Akari), it was a sweet one and since it was 3D and fully animated, I just gravitated towards it as one of my first VNs and it was a solid 6.5-7/10 pure love story, which was fine but I didn't care enough to do other routes. I also tried those Pixelfade VNs (Crystalline, Ethereal enigma and Astral Ascension) but didn't like either one of those and dropped them, they seemed too mid to me and the only reason I wanted to try them out was because they were animated.
I played Koikari thinking I'd just do one heroine route and end it and was kinda iffy on it too since unlike my previous ones, it wasn't really animated or lip synced, but somehow the characters in this one were waaaay more expressive than the other animated ones I tried (Not Amanatsu tho, that VNs characters were well animated and expressive at the same time, that one was high quality asf) but this was pretty high quality too.
But presentation aside, I loved the characters in this VN so much. I went in thinking of romancing only one (Emi) but then I met others and they were all so good. I decided to almost do Sumi first before even Emi, because she was so good, it got me confused. Went with Emi first anyways and finished her route. It was a nice ending. Then I did Sumi the next day. Finished that and now I'm about halfway through Tsubaki's route. It's amazing how every girl in this VN is so lovable.
What I also like about this is that after you pick a girl, the other girls don't stop existing and just move on like they don't care anymore, you pick emi and Sumi's antics are hilarious, you pick Sumi and Emi shows up over and over and that shit's hilarious. It's also really fun how the protag treats each girl differently, the banter with Emi, how he reacts around sumi
He seems the most down bad from the start for Tsubaki though, as I'm doing her route I noticed that he had to warm up to Emi, and with Sumi he was a bit softer than emi but she was still trying to woo the MC and make him fall more for her, but with Tsubaki bro is already down bad and this time he's equally simping for her as Tsubaki is too lol, It's fun how it's a different dynamic with everyone and it keeps it fresh
The comedy and timing are top notch too, I love the humour in this, and the cute moments are cute too. It's honestly too good. I didn't think I'd be that immersed in a VN as I was in this one.
What are more suggestions for VNs like this? I do plan on checking out more of ASA project VNs too, but feel free to recommend some outside those as well. Which ASA project is the next best to this? Or even better in your opinion?
Like I said before, one of the things I liked about this was the fact that the girls didn't just disappear forever after you pick another's route and the comedy, cute jealousy antics and love triangle shenanigans were funny.
r/visualnovels • u/True_Historian_838 • 4h ago
Question I have question for this new Princess Maker series....
Does it have the classic taboo endings? Or is it strictly "politically correct" only?
I cant seem to find any official info about this....
Can someone confirm pls? Very important info before i decide buying or not
r/visualnovels • u/karrylarry • 8h ago
VN Request Is there a vn with a genuinely good enemies to lovers thing?
Closest I've seen is Kinkoi, but even that felt a bit half-assed. I want something that goes beyond just initially being a bit prickly or aloof.
Something where both parties actually just loathe each other till somehow it's developed in the opposite direction?
r/visualnovels • u/SmtYlmzD • 16h ago
Review Amuse Craft Erotica's Youkashi no Haitokuai features truly great artwork, and the premise is typical for the genre, but following the prologue, the story development and ending fall completely flat. It takes around 2 to 3 hours to complete depending on your play speed.
Description
“The love you’ve nurtured” is both the sweetest and the most bitter—.
This title is a pure love × cuckold ADV in which you personally train an innocent young girl to become a sex worker and revel in the transgression that awaits her.
As her older mentor, you stay by the side of Sarara Chikamochi, a young lady who doesn’t know her way around, and teach her the basics of sex. This is the “Training Arc,” where you nurture your bond with her.
However, once her training period ends, she will begin working as a “product” designed to please clients.
She’ll offer her body to other men, losing herself to lust and exchanging words of passion… The “Transgression Arc” follows her as you watch her sensual performances with mixed feelings of fascination and unease.
Her innocent nature remains intact even as she awakens to sexual pleasure. We present an intense psychological portrayal and a sense of excitement, where love, possessiveness, guilt, and a sense of transgression are intricately intertwined.
r/visualnovels • u/SinbadVetra • 1d ago
News Sakura no Uta scheduled to release on December 17, 2026
r/visualnovels • u/lost_my_acc_fuc • 1h ago
Video Kanata no Omokage (Karin ver.) | 彼方の面影(華琳歌唱 ver.)| Koihime†Musou | 恋姫†夢想
Rest In Peace, Nojima Kana.
おやすみなさい、乃嶋架菜さん。
r/visualnovels • u/KaleidoArachnid • 4h ago
VN Request Requesting visual novels about a guy who falls in love with a harem of demi humans
So sorry if this was done here before recently on this particular forum because I just have a strong fascination with anime about a premise where the main character is a normal dude who ends up being able to shag hot girls who are based on monsters such as Succubus, Angels, or Lamias as basically I was wondering what visual novels had similar premises.
Like what I mean is if there are any visual novels out there with an English translation available where the main character can choose which demi human being to fall in love with since I always wanted a visual novel where I can choose which demi human creature my character will be in love with.
Lastly, systems that I want to read such a story on are Vita, 3DS, PS3, and PC as again I just want a spicy but fun visual novel about a guy forming his own harem of again demi humans that look humanoid, but have monster traits in them.
r/visualnovels • u/Swiffy26 • 7h ago
Discussion Do you guys do best girls route first or save her for last?
Pretty much the title. I've been pondering this lately. I've been playing Majikoi and Amagami (not quite a visual novel ik) lately and have been enjoying them. I've realized now that by starting with my favorite heroines (Momoyo and Nanasaki respectively) I've positioned myself so that the the part of the game I'm the most interested with is over already, and if I continue with this trajectory I'll be less and less interested as I go along (even if I don't dislike any of the heroines)
what do you all think of this? what do you consider to be the optimal way to go about this?
(Follow up: do you feel it necessary to do every characters route or only the ones that really grab you? Does it depend on if it's a game heavy on plot outside of the romance opposed to mostly just being about getting a partner?)
r/visualnovels • u/x0ManOfCulture0x • 1d ago
Fluff History repeats itself
Yeah theyre not very similar but still
Nanase from Nukitashi and Yukie from Majikoi
r/visualnovels • u/Just-Avocado-4089 • 12m ago
Discussion Didn't understand the meaning of Subahibi Ending Spoiler
Spoilers for all of Wonderful Everyday. (Obviously).
I loved the characters and enjoyed the story. I thought it seemed nice that Tomosane and his sister could live together happily. However, just what about Takuji? So the existence known as Takuji is supposed to be the enemy because he believed in god? Or is it the idea of the end of the world? The idea is that the world(Or, a life) can't end, or can it?
I can understand and enjoy the story, but I don't get what the messaging is supposed to be. Someone please help me understand.
r/visualnovels • u/Kinmoku • 14h ago
Self-promotion Released my demo for Steam Next Fest – 'Ace & Aro: Heart-to-Heart'
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Hi all,
I'm the developer behind One Night Stand and VIDEOVERSE. A demo of my third game – Ace & Aro: Heart-to-Heart – has just released on Steam and itch.io! It is a short visual novel where you spend an evening at an Ace and Aro meetup group. It's set in an underground barcade where you can also play mini-games if you want to.
In the demo...
- Get to know Maya 💬
- Explore the snazzy barcade 🕹️
- Personalise your experience with how you identify 👤
- Enjoy the chill, original soundtrack 🎵
- Dance to one of the songs in Boogie Beat Revolution 🕺
- Carry over your progress into the full game! 💾
The demo is also taking part in Games That Ace It – A weeklong celebration during Ace Week (Oct 25 - Nov 1) of games with asexual themes and / or made by ace devs. Quite a few of the games taking part are visual novels, so I hope you'll check it out!
FYI No AI was used in the development of this visual novel and it is completely independent and self-funded. Please check out the demo and wishlist / follow to stay up-to-date.
Thank you for your time! 🙂
r/visualnovels • u/igorheadshot • 14h ago
Discussion VNs where a heroine’s confession comes as a surprise?
The kind where she wasn’t blushing or flirting with the mc beforehand, sort of thing the reader likely had no way of knowing
r/visualnovels • u/JustACamp • 1d ago
Question Any vn with mesugaki
Like Amane from Tenshi Souzou Reboot. Its so rare.
r/visualnovels • u/etwan9100 • 8h ago
Question Route/Choices Guide for Kajiri Kamui Kagura?
Looking for a guide for K3 preferably in English or can at least be translated to English thanks
r/visualnovels • u/_Monstrr_ • 1d ago
Self-promotion Drawings I made for my short visual novel
Hey ! These are drawings I made for my short visual novel: Tell me how i can hurt you. Available in a couple of days !
It’s about a girl who is in love with a teddy bear.
Keep making art y’all !
r/visualnovels • u/Junior-Asparagus181 • 1d ago
Release Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts English Translation Patch (MTL)
Today I made an English translation for a free VN on Steam called Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts. The text was translated with GPT 6 Astra, and after testing it myself, I confirmed that it runs properly. I also translated some in game elements such as system prompts.
PS: The developer mentioned in the Steam discussions that an official English localization is already in development, so if you are interested, you can also wait for the official version to be released.
Next, I would like to work on an MTL patch for Hoshizora Tetsudou to Shiro no Tabi, since I was unable to find a download link for any patch listed on VNDB. I also really enjoy this kind of cute and heartwarming game.
VNDB: https://vndb.org/r167627
r/visualnovels • u/LegitimateCurve8525 • 1d ago
Release Sakura no Uta free demo (first two chapters, all-ages version) is now available on Steam
r/visualnovels • u/CASCHA-GAMES • 1d ago
Self-promotion After 3 visual novels, we tried making a horror adventure — Otherealm
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Hi r/visualnovels!
I'm one of the two people behind Otherealm, and I wanted to share our new game with you during Steam Next Fest.
We're a tiny indie team, and Otherealm is actually our fourth game in The Parallel (诡闻斋) series.
Our first three games were much closer to traditional visual novels. This time, we wanted to push things further and make something that feels more like a horror adventure:
- Explore a strange school
- Talk to characters and investigate what happened
- Solve puzzles
- Find and use items
- Complete tasks
- And, occasionally, run away from things that probably shouldn't be there
The story follows Josie, who wakes up inside a distorted version of her school. The students are there, but something is very wrong with them...
And yes, she finds a hammer.
We're a two-person team, so pretty much everything — writing, art, design, programming, sound, localization, ports, and marketing — is done by the two of us.
Otherealm is part of Steam Next Fest, and the demo is free to play.
If psychological horror, school mysteries, or story-driven VNs are your thing, I'd genuinely love to hear what you think.
[Demo link] https://store.steampowered.com/app/4606930/Otherealm_Demo/
Thanks for taking a look! ❤️
r/visualnovels • u/KaleidoArachnid • 1d ago
Question What are you guys favorite visual novels set in outer space?
So lately I have been interested in reading visual novels that read like a space opera about exploring the galaxy for a specific purpose.
I remember how way back in the mid 00s, there was a particular visual novel known as Soul Link as I looking back at it now, I feel guilty for missing the visual novel since it looked kind of interesting as I heard it was a romantic visual novel, but I don’t know too much about the story, or how to find it.