Welcome to Steam’s Visual Novel Fest. In this list, I have scoured the sales to find you the best deals in any category. Almost all games on this list are ranked as overwhelmingly positive on Steam, or they are on my personal list. Time is ticking, though – this sale wraps up on August 14th. So grab onto your favorites before they’re gone!
Visual Novels: $5 and Below
Milk Outside a Bag of Milk Outside a Bag of Milk -50% ($4.49)
A sequel to Milk Inside a Bag of Milk inside a Bag of Milk. Dive into a demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Monster Prom 1 & 2*
You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats, and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.
*Monster Prom-75% ($2.99)
*Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp -60% ($4.79)
Hooked on you: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim -50% ($4.99)
Welcome to Murderer’s Island. Your companions: four dead-sexy Killers who, underneath their murderous exteriors, just want a little romance. Flirt your way into their hearts, uncovering dark twists along the way. Will you find true love, forge friendships… or get hacked to death?
Hatoful Boyfriend -80% ($1.99)
Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school.
Visual Novels: $5-$10
Needy Streamer Overload -50% ($7.99)
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney -67% ($9.89)
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
Coffee Talk -40% ($7.79)
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
AI: The Somnium Files -80% ($7.99)
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Visual Novels: $10-$15
Clannad -70% ($13.49)
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
Steins; Gate -60% ($11.99)
STEINS;GATE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via mail, using a modified microwave. Their experiments into how far they can go with their discovery begin to spiral out of control as they become entangled in a conspiracy surrounding SERN, the organisation behind the Large Hadron Collider, and John Titor who claims to be from a dystopian future.
VA-11 Hall-A: The Cyberpunk Bartender Action -33% ($10.04)
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em’ up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Danganropa 2: Goodbye Despair -30% ($13.99)
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Visual Novels: $15-$20
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series -66% ($16.99)
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes. With graphical enhancements, behind the scenes bonus features and faithful recreations of classic menus, this is the definitive way to experience Clementine’s journey and find out how her story ends.
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles -50% ($19.99)
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo -20% ($15.99)
Solve an ancient mystery in this horror-adventure visual novel game
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead?
In Japan, whispers surround the tale of the “Seven Mysteries of Honjo.”
A mysterious ‘Rite of Resurrection’ leads to conflict between those who have the power to curse…
Season: A Letter to the Future -30% ($17.99)
Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you. Immerse yourself in the world of Season, a third-person meditative exploration game.
Summer Pockets -60% ($17.99)
From the creators of Angel Beats! and CLANNAD, Key, comes their latest emotional, award-winning journey. Follow protagonist Takahara Hairi as he travels to the secluded island Torishirojima, where he rediscovers what it means to enjoy summer vacation.
Visual Novels: Free Stuff
Missed Messages
‘Goth GF’s iPhone’ airdrops you – accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Our Life: Beginning and Always
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Dagon: By H.P. Lovecraft
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Locke(d)
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