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What Are You Playing? General VN Discussion Thread (May 2025) (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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Welcome to the General VN Discussion thread!

If you have something you'd like to talk about but don't think it's worth posting as a separate thread this is the place for you.

  • Did you start playing something new?
  • Are there any games you're looking forward to?
  • Are you looking for suggestions on what to play?
  • Do you have some feedback or questions about our community?

These and any other topics are welcome here - as long as they are VN or community related.

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CLANNAD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (among others) now in Spotify (everynoise.com)
submitted 3 months ago by mo_lave@reddthat.com to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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[Poll] Visual Novel Of All Time (www.tumblr.com)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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There's a new tournament/poll Tumblr blog for determining the VN of all time. It's probably going to have a tournament structure and match VNs against each other, like similar blogs. Feel free to submit VNs!

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The Ghost of Alcantra - A Free Kinetic Romance/Mystery VN (infosec.pub)
submitted 3 months ago by Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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DescriptionThe Ghost of Alcantra is a passion project made by four people. It is a free kinetic romance/mystery vn that alternates between two perspectives, one taking place in 1987 and one taking place in 1997. In 1987, Nick Fox meets the mysterious Alexandria (who seems to know more than she lets on) at the Summer Festival of Alcantra. They become closer, but at the same time, Alcantra finds itself the center for a series of murders. In 1997, an unknown narrator gets hit by a motorcycle and ends up in the hospital with amnesia. A detective, Scarlet Storm, informs him that a murder has just occurred and gives him a note found with his belongings that says: “Her blood is on your hands.” He joins Detective Storm to assist in the case in hopes that doing so will help him recover his memories. She tells him that the townspeople think the murder was done for The Ghost of Alcantra. As the events progress, it becomes clear that the events of 1997 are connected to those of 1987.

If you’re looking for a fairly lengthy visual novel focused around a central romance and mystery, consider The Ghost of Alcantra. There are many great visual novels that involve different routes or dating sim elements, but if you’re wanting to experience a narrative that emphasizes a singular, fleshed-out story, consider checking out The Ghost of Alcantra.

Links:

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ebi-hime announces new horror yuri visual novel set in an isolated abbey, The Darkness Delivers (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 3 months ago by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- is out (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 3 months ago by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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I was internally debating whether this counts at all, but it has a VNDB page, so VNDB

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JAST announces English release of Paradise: Musubi, sequel to BL game Paradise (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 3 months ago by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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VNDB

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Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders to release on Steam and Switch on April 24th (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 3 months ago by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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VNDB

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Visual Arts/Key is holding a popularity poll for characters, songs, BGM, and scenes (key.prpage.jp)
submitted 3 months ago by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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The "Worst Visual Novel Ever" Challenge 2025 has concluded! (infosec.pub)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by berin@goblin.band to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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The "Worst Visual Novel Ever" Challenge 2025 has concluded!

Try out the worst the VN-Dev community has to offer here!

@visualnovels@ani.social

#WorstVisualNovelChallenge #VisualNovel #VNDev #GameJam #IndieDev #GameDev

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Invidia - Upcoming Indie Crime Mystery VN (With a Demo!) (lunala-team.itch.io)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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I mentioned this game in the general thread but since I don't know if anyone read it I thought I'd link it as a post as well.

Game has a demo, a pretty interesting one, so feel free to check it out if you're looking for a crime focused VN and aren't put off by the potential triggers.

Here's the content warning from the dev, just in case:

Content warningAttention: This game contains episodes featuring physical and sexual violence, strong language, and various other triggering moments that may provoke fear and feelings of anxiety. Please proceed with caution.

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Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo Launches On Steam This Summer With Free Demo (noisypixel.net)
submitted 3 months ago by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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VNDB

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Dear Mirror Flower | Yagate Chiriyuku Kagami no Hana e is coming to Steam (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 3 months ago by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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VNDB

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The Kickstarter for Studio Élan's magical girl yuri visual novel Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery is live (infosec.pub)
submitted 3 months ago by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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cross-posted from: https://goblin.band/notes/a6du0npwliuervh0

The Kickstarter for Studio Élan's magical girl yuri visual novel Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery is live

Kickstarter | Demo | VNDB

@yuri@lemmy.world

#Yuri #VisualNovel #IndieGame #QueerGames #GirlsLove

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Dark Yuri Visual Novel ‘A Tithe In Blood’ Launches June 16 On PC (noisypixel.net)
submitted 3 months ago by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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VNDB

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NaNoRenO 2025 has concluded - A VN game jam with over 187 entries (infosec.pub)
submitted 3 months ago by berin@goblin.band to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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NaNoRenO 2025 has concluded - A VN game jam with over 187 entries

If you feel like trying out a short indie VN, check them out!

@visualnovels@ani.social

#VisualNovel #NaNoRenO2025 #NaNoRenO #IndieDev #VNDev #GameDev #IndieGame

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Waning Flowers of a World Eternal is coming to Steam (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 3 months ago by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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VNDB

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The Dragon Princess, a kinetic (no choices) novel (chimeriquement.itch.io)
submitted 3 months ago by Elevator7009sAlt@ani.social to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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On the night before her wedding, Princess Amaia of Steinna whispers a wish she thinks will be unheard. The moment she pronounces thse words, "I don't want to marry him", a dragon appears and, in a pure fairy tale fashion, kidnaps the Princess, trapping her in a tower. Surprisingly enough, the dragon, named Happho, is rather sympathetic and claims she wants to set Amaia free from her tyrannic fiancé, Azaiah, of whom the Princess of Steinna seems frightened... Can Amaia really trust her jailor? And in the end, who will save the Princess?

Game also has content warnings. They are spoilery, so

content warnings

  • Toxic relationship with power dynamics, in particular, depiction of a violent and possessive partner
  • Representation of murder
  • Mentions of rape (however, no rape actually happens in the story)
  • Characters being burnt alive (one illustration depicts a character's raw flesh after being set on fire)
  • Explicit representation of blood
  • A character attempts suicide
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Until Then (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 3 months ago by MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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I found this randomly on Steam and ended up really liking it!

I still haven't completely finished it yet, but I'm pretty impressed by how long and interesting the story is. The more you go the more mysteries come up and you want to know more.

The characters are lovely and I really like the 2D/3D style. Give it a try!

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Trailer/OP Release for Mahou Shoujo no Majo Saiban (www.youtube.com)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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VNDB

Synopsis:

When the girls wake up, they find themselves in an unfamiliar prison mansion. As the looming "Witch Trial" approaches, investigate the prison mansion and uncover the witch hidden among the girls. Expose the witch's magic and lies, and execute her.

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planetarian: Snow Globe is coming to Steam (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 4 months ago by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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VNDB

It's a prequel to planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet

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General VN Discussion Thread (April 2025) (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world to c/visualnovels@ani.social
9 comments fedilink
 
 

Welcome to our first General VN Discussion thread!

If you have something you'd like to talk about but don't think it's worth posting as a separate thread this is the place for you.

  • Did you start playing something new?
  • Are there any games you're looking forward to?
  • Are you looking for suggestions on what to play?
  • Do you have some feedback or questions about our community?

These and any other topics are welcome here - as long as they are VN or community related.

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Mojika: Truth Rears Its Ugly Head is out on Steam and Jast (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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Jast USA | VNDB

Review by nookgaming

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Parfum Nostalgique, a downloadable vampire midlife crisis VN, available for free (priro.itch.io)
submitted 4 months ago by Elevator7009sAlt@ani.social to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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Text adventure games that sometimes have images: do they belong here? (ani.social)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Elevator7009sAlt@ani.social to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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I came across a game like that today. Think the stuff on https://choiceofgames.com/ (pick anything and play a few chapters to get an idea of it). Are they welcome here if they have illustrations? After all, who says visual novel must fit the usual UI scheme of picture taking up the whole screen, text box at the bottom, and popups for choices? But then again, I can see taking issue with "well how many times do illustrations show up?" and wanting to keep VNs separate from things that do not advertise themselves as such. In the end it is not my community, so I am asking what I should do here.

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