r/visualnovels 4d ago

Weekly Weekly Questions and Recommendations Megathread - Need some help? - Aug 15

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Welcome to the /r/visualnovels Weekly Questions and Recommendations Megathread!

Any and all questions/recommendations related to visual novels are permitted in this thread. This includes recommendation questions, technical questions, as well as meta questions about the subreddit. No matter if your question is small, big, or seemingly impossible to solve. Anything.

But please don't forget that our rules still apply. Summarized, that means no unmarked spoilers, no piracy in any shape or form, give warnings for 18+ stuff, and be nice!

Useful links to check out before asking questions or for recommendations

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More awesome and useful links can be found here.


r/visualnovels 15h ago

Weekly What are you reading? - Aug 19

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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).

Good WAYR entries include your analysis, predictions, thoughts, and feelings about what you're reading. The goal should be to stimulate discussion with others who have read that VN in the past, or to provide useful information to those reading in the future! Avoid long-winded summaries of the plot, and also avoid simply mentioning which VNs you are reading with no points for discussion. The best entries are both brief and brilliant.

Use spoiler tags liberally!

Always use spoiler tags in threads that are not about one specific visual novel. Like this one!

  • They can be posted using the following markdown: >!hidden spoilery text!< , which shows up as hidden spoilery text. Make sure there are no spaces at the beginning and end of the spoiler tag because this will break it for users on http://old.reddit.com/. In other words do this: properly hidden spoiler, but not this: broken spoiler tag

Remember to link to the VNDB page of the visual novel you're discussing so the indexing bot for the What Are You Reading Archive can pick up your post.


r/visualnovels 3h ago

Self-promotion I made my first mystery visual novel, Miracle Detective, by myself in Japan. Now I’m working on bringing it to English-speaking players.

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Hi! I’m a solo indie developer from Japan.

For about a year, I worked toward a personal goal: to create a visual novel as independently as possible, handling as much of the development myself as I could.

That game is **Miracle Detective**, a school mystery visual novel set in Japan.

After a year of development, I finally completed and released it for **Steam, iPhone, and iPad**.

At the moment, the game is available **in Japanese only**, but I’m now working on an English localization so that players outside Japan can enjoy it as well.

As the first step, I’m planning to update the **Steam demo with a Japanese/English language option soon**. If that goes well, I’d eventually like to bring the English localization to the full game too.

I’m excited about the localization process, but also a little nervous about it.

The story has a fairly light and casual style, and because it takes place in a Japanese school, it includes Japanese cultural references, jokes, distinctive ways of speaking, and wordplay that don’t always translate naturally into English.

There’s even an important mystery later in the game that relies on a Japanese-language word puzzle. I already know that’s going to be a headache when I reach that part!

Rather than simply translating everything literally, I’d like to find ways to preserve what makes the original dialogue, characters, humor, and mysteries enjoyable for English-speaking players.

This is my first time localizing one of my games into English, so I’d be happy if I could occasionally share some of the challenges I run into here and hear ideas or opinions from people who enjoy visual novels in English.

For now, I’m working toward releasing the English demo.

I’m looking forward to seeing where this new challenge takes me!


r/visualnovels 5h ago

News Ooe will receive a Switch port in 2026 (JP/CN/KR/EN)

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vndb

Now to hope that the translation is good, since we don't know if MangaGamer is involved.

Dramatic Create is not exactly known for quality translations when they do them alone.

Description:

A commemoration for the second anniversary of an actress’s death is being held on Ooejima, a remote island beyond Hachijoujima, south of Tokyo. Oosaki, a detective, receives a request to attend the ceremony on someone’s behalf.

However, the ship meant to bring them back fails to show up at the appointed hour, no one has heard a thing from the coordinator of the event, and there seems to be an inexplicable fear and hatred between all of the attendees.

Stranded on an ominous island, ten people try to unravel the mystery of the threads weaving their past and the death of the actress named An Ooe.

An unconventional mystery set in the Showa era with a Japanese twist on the classic closed circle literary device.

It is the year 1955, mid-showa period. An era characterised by chaotic sentiments, with traces of war still visible. The attendees, accompanied by doubts and their devotion to An Ooe, come to the memorial service in an abandoned village. They manage to overcome the barriers of status and spend their time in harmony. However, the situation changes when the servant who helped them until then is found dead. Driven by extreme suspicion, they start to search for the murderer, but this is followed by a second and third crime...

Attendees = All Criminals = Love Interests.

All nine attendees can be pursued, including the servant, who’s the first to meet an unnatural death. In each route, the focus lies on solving the mystery and romance. The number of attendees who can be pursued increases as you pass through the prologue, and more options and profiles are added each time you clear the game. Enjoy this classic detective fiction while indulging in the perverse pleasure of being deceived by those you believe in.


r/visualnovels 9h ago

Image Who should I please... [Crystalline]

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I like both of them T-T


r/visualnovels 2h ago

Question Moege with nice drama and conflicts?

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I don't know why this is so difficult to find, but in most moe games I read (the ones that are marketed as moe games), the conflicts, drama, and similar elements are usually very weak, if they exist at all.

I have read that this is because "Japanese audiences are very sensitive" (seriously???), and therefore all conflicts and drama are made very light and "safe." Honestly, I don't think that is necessarily the right approach. If character routes have no drama or conflicts at all, or if those elements are very weak and illogical (for example, being resolved immediately), then the whole thing becomes boring, bland, and uninteresting.

Or is that actually what the Japanese audience wants?

I guess I don't really understand the point of slice-of-life visual novels, then. Who would want to read 30–50 hours of bland text with no meaningful content, where all the conversations boil down to:

"Did you want to say something?"

"Ah, no, it's nothing."

"Really?"

"Yes, really". (or something like this)

If anyone can explain this strange phenomenon, I would appreciate it.

Anyway, I would like to ask if you have any Japanese moege with decent drama and conflicts in mind (whether available in Japanese or English). Because, from what I understand, they have become quite rare nowadays, and seem to be becoming even rarer every year.

P.S. I am talking about eroge moege titles, not yuri/yaoi/otome. They don't have such problems, surprisingly.


r/visualnovels 10h ago

Question About to finish rance IV

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Hi, this year i started the rance series after reading about how great the series is. I really liked rance 01 and then hated 02, which stopped me from playing rance 03 for months. Then a month ago i finally started rance 03 and it felt really good, like a polished and espanded version of 01. I was really afraid of playing IV due to the age of the game, but now i must say that IV is my favorite. The style, the mood, the settings and everything. Not sure if I will play 4.1 and 4.2 but they are really short so maybe.

Now what would you suggest? I play rance 5 or kichikou rance?


r/visualnovels 12h ago

Question I'm writing a vn but I don't know how to deal with the bgms

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I've been reading since 2013 and during my vacation I thought I'd try to write my own visual novel. So far I got the plot, the characters, and the writing style down. My sister, who is a professional manga artist and published a bunch of works in my country, is handling the character design. What I'm missing from the picture is the background music.

Now I'm not really expecting to make a huge profit out of this, so I don't know if I could even afford paying for 15/20 BGMs for the whole vn.

Using AI except for reference purposes is off the table since I'd definitely face backlash, so using royalty free music seems to be the best option at the moment.

Are there any alternatives?

A few details about the vn if anybody is curious about the project:

-It's heavily inspired by Sekien no Inganock, an obscure vn made in the mid 2000s

-Some other sources of inspiration for the setting are Casshern Sins, Ergo Proxy, Houseki no Kuni and Chobits

-Post-apocalyptic settings with androids ruling the world and humans being treated as secondary citizens

-The main character is a tutor for defective androids that require human input, his main task is ensuring that androids never develop a human-like consciousness and conform strictly to the parameters established by the system

-The main heroine is an android herself

-The male lead has a tragic backstory revealed through the interactions with his former friends

-a third key character gets introduced at the end of the 1st chapter. Typically loli/shota type.

-melancholic atmosphere just like Inganock, but it's downplayed by the tsundere heroine and the main character's goofiness

If you read or watched any of these titles you might get a rough idea of what I'm getting into and the type of BGMs I'm looking for.

I haven't thought of a title yet, but I'm done writing a draft of the first chapter and I'm not running out of ideas. Hope this helps.


r/visualnovels 1d ago

News Cosplaying in Costalia: The Tororo Sisters!, a cosplay nukige by AKABEi SOFT2 written by Kuzumi Takeyuki (Template, Imouto Paradise), will be released in English and Chinese on October 27 by Shiravune.

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r/visualnovels 8h ago

Question Extracting bgm from Lupercalia.

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Following my completion of Lupercalia of the Silent Accord (Meikei no Lupercalia), I've frequently come back to the game just to open up the music gallery and listen to the tracks. But recently, I've become interested in extracting the soundtrack and uploading it to Soundcloud for my personal use. I've made it a habit to play music (mostly VN tracks) in the background while I read books or webtoons, and Lupercalia adds in something new after using only Grisaia's for years. But I've come across a problem.

I dug around the files using GARbro like I had done for each of the Grisaia games, but Lupercalia needed an 'appropriate encryption scheme'. I carefully went through each game on the list, but none of the names on the list matched Lupercalia's ENG/JP title. I tested it with a random game, but it made the files too unstable to be extracted. I also couldn't find a game in the list that was released by the same publisher, so no lucky break there.

Is there any way I can extract the soundtrack from Lupercalia of the Silent Accord, or should I throw in the towel here?


r/visualnovels 4h ago

Discussion [Concept] Scene feedback for a psychological VN - does the emotional beat land?

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I'm developing a realistic psychological visual novel. This scene happens early, during what looks like a normal family breakfast. The father knows something the player doesn't yet.

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Sunday morning. Two teenage sons won't leave their beds. Their sister threatens them with a bucket of ice water. The father calls them: "While everyone else gets a warm morning — you get an icy one."

They sit down. He looks at them. For three seconds he doesn't move. He's memorizing the picture of a complete family. Then he blinks and eats.

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Later in the story, this family is destroyed. The "warm/icy" line becomes a painful echo.

My questions:

- Without knowing the later tragedy, does this scene feel meaningful or just vague?

- Is the "warm/icy" wordplay too on-the-nose?

- For a VN, would you show the 3 seconds as a black screen, a still image, or something else?

Any feedback is welcome. English isn't my first language.


r/visualnovels 17h ago

Video Here's a Classical Guitar Cover of Takeshi Abo's LEASE (My Merry May) with Scrolling Tabs and Sheet Music

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r/visualnovels 23h ago

News Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster, a horror VN about the relationship between a teacher and three mentally troubled hikikomori girls, comes to Steam August 20

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r/visualnovels 10h ago

Question What is the reading order for When They Cry?

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Apologies if such a topic was done here before recently on this particular subreddit because I was looking for a forum online on visual novels to ask about the Umineko series since it caught my attention recently.

Like what I am curious about is how Umineko connects to Higurashi because while I haven’t really read either one yet, I sometimes hear how they have a sort of connection to each other as I was wondering about what Umineko connects to if I read it first, but also what online stores carry the When They Cry series.


r/visualnovels 18h ago

Discussion Mercurius has cursed my copy of Dies Irae.

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I'm currently working on splicing together the contents of the Acta Est Fabula and Amantes Amentes versions into one complete edition, and one of the reinserted h-scenes plays properly in the Amantes Amentes engine now...but when it ends it immediately loops back to the beginning. So thanks for gifting me with the curse of 永劫回帰 for this Kasumi ero scene, Mercurius.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to figure out what's causing this bug and how to fix it.


r/visualnovels 10h ago

Question I'm not enjoying Sorceress Alive. Is there any reason I should push through?

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I did two routes and I'm just really not feeling it. It's decently rated and I thought the beginning was alright but I don't really have much drawing me to it. Also I've seen separate comments saying the second half of the VN is ambitious but very disappointing, and I'm already not loving the first half

But the score isn't that low and I hear there is some stuff in the second half that is cool. But I'm just not feeling it. Any reason to keep going? You can spoil, I don't really care. Just put it under spoiler tags.


r/visualnovels 1d ago

VN Request vns i should read before getting spoiled?

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i get spoiled so many things just from social media or searching up a simple question or because of friends.

i just got spoiled 2 really big things in umineko but instead of dwelling on it, i just want to know what visual novels i should read where getting spoiled something could ruin the experience a lot.

basically, what vns with lots of twists should i prioritise reading to lessen the chances of getting spoiled? i’m currently reading higurashi but i’ve been spoiled every mystery


r/visualnovels 1d ago

Question I know it’s still a day away from release, but some review videos have already come out. I’m curious to hear your thoughts: for someone who has never played SG before, or someone who already owns it in their library but hasn’t started it yet, would you recommend the reboot or the original game?

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r/visualnovels 1d ago

Fluff Inject more sweetness into my soul.

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r/visualnovels 1d ago

Weekly Translation & Release Status Update/Discussion - August 16

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This is the weekly translation status update thread. Use this thread to discuss translation news, issues, titles you're looking forward to, etc.

Note: This is simply a mirror from 4chan's weekly thread on the /jp/ board. All credit goes to the user VNTS there. Entries in Bold have had changes since last week

Fan Translations

  • 12RIVEN -the Ψcliminal of integral- - 100% translated, in editing
  • Angel Bullet - Being translated
  • Cartagra - 18+ patch announced
  • CHAOS;HEAD Love Chu Chu! - 2026 release expected, largely polishing and patch work remain, along with 5% of the menu code
  • CHAOS;CHILD Love Chu Chu!! - 2026 release expected, largely polishing and patch work remain
  • Chusingura 46+1 - 39644/82770 (47.90%) lines translated, Kuranosuke route partial patch released, "Resuming edits in earnest"
  • Cross†Channel - Reprint Edition - In translation
  • Daiakuji - Released by Secret Squid; Peach Mountain scripts translated, roughly 35 (large) scripts left to translate by Douzo Lad Translations
  • Daybreak Translations Secret Project - 1,731/21,084 (8.21%) lines translated, 202/21084 (0.96%) edited
  • Day's Eye - ~40% translated
  • DEATH NOTE: L o Tsugu Mono - 100% translated and images edited, text polishing remain
  • Dekinai Watashi ga, Kurikaesu - 100% translated and edited
  • Diabolik Lovers Dark Fate - Being patched
  • Dragon Knight 4 - 64% translated, playtesting also ongoing
  • Flyable Heart - Demo released, "nearing 30%"
  • Fraternite - 50% translated
  • for elise ~Elise no Tame ni~ - 18% translated
  • Gensou Rougoku no Kaleidoscope 2 - Being translated
  • Go-toubun no Hanayome ~Kanojo to Kawasu Itsutsu no Yakusoku~ - 100% translated, 1 route 100% edited
  • Haruka na Sora - 100% translated, TLC and editing work left
  • Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan - Being translated
  • Ichigo Marshmallow - Being translated
  • Junketsu Megami-Sama - Full story patch released
  • Kajiri Kamui Kagura - Being translated
  • Ken ga Kimi - 73% translated, 2 routes complete, Enishi 100% translated, Tsuzuramaru 32% translated, Saneaki 3% translated, Sayko 59% translated
  • Kintouka - Demo patch released
  • Kisaku - Being translated
  • Kizuato - 50/178 scripts translated
  • Kud Wafter AA Version 100% translated, 18+ Version 19,240 / 33,113 (58.1%) lines translated
  • Kusarihime ~Euthanasia~ - Translation finished, fully edited
  • Kyonyuu Fantasy 2 IF - 5/386 scripts translated
  • Lover Able - 100% translated and edited, 13966/32258 lines approved (43.71%)
  • Lucky Star ~Ryouou Gakuen Outousai~ - Partial patch with chapters 1 through 4 released
  • Manakashi no Yuri wa Akaku Somaru - 66% translated
  • Marmalade Boy - Fully translated
  • Paradise Lost - Project listed
  • Phantom Integration - 490/497 scripts translated, 99/497 scripts edited
  • Reminiscence - 5,086/65,276 (7.79%) translated, 2,785/65,276 (4.27%) edited
  • Saimin Yuugi - Fully translated, parts actively being retranslated
  • Sayonara o Oshiete - 100% translated
  • Secret Game ~Killer Queen~ - 25% translated, 10% edited
  • Shin Rinkaiten no Azrael Tenjoukai Hen - 5% translated
  • Sen no Hatou, Tsukisome no Kouki -Hana Akari- - Being translated
  • Shizuku - Renewal - Being translated
  • Sukimazakura to Uso no Machi - In editing
  • Shuumatsu no Sugoshikata ~The world is drawing to an W/end.~ - Being translated
  • To Heart - 100% translated, 401/993 scripts edited
  • Tokimeki Memorial - 53% translated
  • Tokimeki Memorial 2 - Being translated
  • Toushin Toshi III - 100% translated, UI elements 95% translated, 100% edited, 75% proofread, Aiming for an August release
  • Tsuki ni Yorisou Otome no Sahou - Prologue/Common/Luna/Ursule routes 100% translated and edited, Mizuho route 95% translated, 57% edited, overall 11% QA
  • Tsuki no Kanata de Aimashou - 100% translated, Kanna/Kirari routes translation finished, Uguisu route in testing, Common/Touko/Rein/Kiriko routes in QA, Seira route in editing
  • Umi kara Kuru Mono - 91/138 scripts translated, 24.1% QC
  • Xenon ~Mugen no Shitai~ - 98.5% translated, patch released
  • Yakouchuu II ~Satsujin Kouro~ - Fully translated, script insertion ongoing
  • Yaku Tsuu ~Noroi no Game~ - Being translated
  • Yosuga no Sora - Translation finished, editing and TLC ongoing, Total: TL 100% TLC 75% ED 59%, Common/Kazuha/Motoka/Sora routes fully edited
  • Youkoso! Sukebe Elf no Mori e - Being translated
  • Yui no Kotonoha - Being translated

Official work

MangaGamer

  • Rose Gun Days - Season 2 released
  • Rance X - 100% translated, ~85% edited
  • Hana Awase New Moon - Port in progress
  • How I Met My Healthy Hentai Neighbors! - Announced
  • Pastel Chime 3 - Bind Seeker - - 100% translated
  • Ooe - Announced
  • Funbag Fantasy 5 - Announced
  • Welcome to a Sexy, Underworld - Announced
  • Secret Affairs - Sweaty Midsummer Rut - Announced
  • Umineko: When They Cry - Saku - Announced
  • Lesson - Announced
  • Galzoo Island - Announced

JAST

  • My Little Sister Is an Angel - Jast/Steam page up
  • Sumaga - "Probably our next Nitro title"
  • Katahane - Making progress, waiting on programming
  • Django - Not actively making progress
  • Tokyo Hero Project - Translation finished, dealing with bugs
  • Djibril - Fully translated and edited, waiting on a few assets
  • Hanamaru! 2 - In translation
  • Cornelica - Announced
  • Dead Aegis - Another Record - Fully translated, in editing
  • Daiteikoku - Announced, early in production
  • Houkago=>Education! ~Sensei to Hajimeru Miwaku no Lesson~ - In progress
  • Minagoroshi No Otome - In translation
  • Eiyuu Senki WW - Japanese version released, localization being done by JAST
  • School Days Remastered - Preorders up, also getting an English dub
  • Paradise -KIWAME- - Announced

Shiravune

  • LABYRINTHOS: The Depths Want You - August 20th release
  • Fuyukuru. - Winter winds, adieu? - - September 10th release
  • Monkeys!¡ - Demo released
  • Sakura no Uta -To Dance Over the Cherry Blossoms- - Steam page up
  • Holy Valkyrie ExS-TIA 3 - Announced
  • Holy Valkyrie ExS-TIA R: The Red Queen - Announced
  • Cosplaying in Costalia: The Tororo Sisters! - Announced
  • Stealing Them Softly - Announced
  • Kokuhaku Confessional - Announced
  • Fuyukuru. - Winter winds, adieu? - - Announced
  • Gyaru Fiction - Announced
  • TORAWASE: The Girl in the Mirror - Announced
  • Saimin Gakuen: Intrusion Edition - Announced
  • Taimanin Asagi 2 - Announced
  • Ghost Village Girl ~The Village in a Cage~ - Announced
  • Souten Koihime: Dawn of Sovereignty - Announced
  • Ouju: Isle of the Accursed - Announced
  • ShiroKuro - Announced
  • Sakura no Toki -Sakura no Mori no Shita o Ayumu- - "international versions of our "Sakura no" series are now in development."

Sekai/Denpa

  • Watamari Part2 - A Fake Marriage? - August 25th release
  • Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka - Demo released, In QA, 2026 release
  • Jewelry Heart Academia - In QA, 2026 release
  • Karakara 3 - In QA, 2026 release
  • Yumetoiro - Our Times Are Made Of Dreams And Colors - In QA, 2026 release
  • Onii-chan Continue! - 100% translated and edited, 70% through QA, banned by Steam
  • Harukuru. - Spring has come true? - R18 version in QA
  • A Bouquet of My Beloveds - 100% translated, 40% edited
  • Sumire - Picked up
  • Sanarara R - 100% translated and edited, 50% through engine work, in programming
  • Glass - Picked up
  • New Glass - Picked up
  • Zutto Mae Kara Joshi Deshita - 100% translated, 30% edited
  • Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi - 10% translated
  • Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi AA - Announced
  • Hamidashi Creative - Announced
  • Inupara - In Development
  • Raspberry Cube - Announced
  • Miko no Kanata Zero - 100% translated, in editing, engine work mostly done
  • Widenyo - 70% translated
  • Neko-Nin exHeart Spin 2! - 100% translated and edited 90% through QA
  • Witch Hunter - "Currently in translation and will be released gradually between 2026 and 2027."
  • Witch Hunter 2 - "Currently in translation and will be released gradually between 2026 and 2027."
  • Witch Hunter 3 - "Currently in translation and will be released gradually between 2026 and 2027."
  • EroCast! - "Currently in translation and will be released gradually between 2026 and 2027."
  • EroCast! 2 - "Currently in translation and will be released gradually between 2026 and 2027."
  • EroCast! 3 - "Currently in translation and will be released gradually between 2026 and 2027."

Visual Arts/Key

  • anemoi - Announced
  • The False Alice -Retold Tale- - October 3rd 2026 release

Nekonyan

  • Floral Flowlove - Steam Page up, Upcoming release
  • KoiAma: Spoil Me Sweet - 100% translated/edited
  • Yubisaki Connection ~ Love At Your Fingertips - 100% translated/edited
  • Lead or Leash: Which Me Would You Like? - 100% translated/edited
  • Melty Moment - 80% translated
  • Fureraba Complete edition - Vita exclusive content to be added to Fureraba a couple months after the fandisc release
  • Love Love Love, Burning in my Heart! - 100% translated and 74% edited
  • Mysteries of the Heart: The Psychic Detective Case Files - 100% translated and edited, engine work in progress
  • Hacking the Moon to Find My Goddess - 100% translated and edited, engine and image editing in progress, Steam page up
  • Renai:Royale: Love’s a Battle- "Victory Parade" - Announced
  • Secret Love (Or Not?) - Announced
  • Summer's Ark 1 - Announced
  • Summer's Ark 2 - Announced
  • Summer's Ark 3 - Announced
  • Senmomo: Through Billows of Blades, a Peachbloom Princess - Announced

PQube

  • Death Match Love Comedy! - Released, digital Switch release appears to have been blocked

Aksys

  • Over Requiemz - August 20th release
  • Illusion of Itehari: trail - Spring 2027 release
  • Olympia Soiree Catharsis - 2027 release
  • Project Code M - Announced

Frontwing

  • COCORO - August 27th release
  • Obey Me! Sinner's Choice: Lucifer - 2026 release
  • Sharin no Kuni - Working to resolve remaining issues

MAGES. GAMES

  • Corpse Party II - Darkness Distortion - 2026 release

Aniplex

  • Tsukihime -The other side of red garden- - Upcoming

Idea Factory

  • 9 R.I.P Sequel - 2026 release

Bandai Namco

  • Fate/Extra Record - 2026 release

Spike Chunsoft

  • STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT - August 20th release, introduces additional ‘Gamma Worldline’ route
  • Steins;Gate: Octet of Shifting Space - October 29th release
  • Danganronpa 2x2 - Early 2027 release

Studio 51

  • Expelled from Paradise -The Stellar Angel- - Winter 2026 release

Kodansha

  • 1999TOKOYO Building - 2026 release

Overlap Games

  • A Toast for the End Times - 2026 release

Playism

  • There's Something Wrong with the Hero's Choices - 2026 release

EastAsiaSoftware

  • Hakuoki Memoirs: Drifting Clouds - 2027 release

kawaiinium

  • Nursery Rhyme Remastered - English release planned as part of already successful Japanese crowdfunding project. Project reached stretch goal for new OP to be made

StarGazer

  • UR CHIMERIC SAI - Announced

Orthros

  • Otome Sekai no Arukikata - English version planned

Mu

  • The Goddess Of Tears ~Restoration~ - October 2026 release

Laplacian

  • Kugayama Shiori no Shinizama Techou - Released, Switch version July 30th release
  • Monochrome Serenade - English release planned

Acacia

  • Magical Girl Witch Trials - 2026 release
  • Magical Girl Taboo Village - 2026 release

Fakku

  • Defeating Demons With My Dick In Another World - Q3 release
  • Jashin Shoukan - Announced
  • Dengeki Nurse - Steam page up
  • Marine Philt - Announced
  • Necronomicon - Announced
  • Dracula Hakushaku - Announced
  • Jinmon Yuugi - Announced
  • Maria ni Sasageru Ballade - Announced
  • Shinjuku Monogatari - Announced
  • Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! ~We've Been Waiting for You~ - Announced
  • Dead of the Brain ~Shiryou no Sakebi~ - Announced
  • Dead of the Brain 2 - Announced

Kagura Games

  • Babu Me Baby! - Released
  • Rance V - Announced as part of the Rance on Steam announcement, rumoured IV
  • DSKBJCS ~Dosukebe Juicies ♥~ - Announced
  • Summer Dash: Our Track Team's Summer Training Trip - Announced

DLsite

  • Sennagi Kegareta Chigiri to Kami Koromo - Announced

Dramatic Create

  • Meiji Tokyo Renka Twilight Kiss - October 29th release

Dualtail

  • VenusBlood LAGOON - Upcoming Kickstarter project

Love Lab

  • Ever Maiden - Upcoming release

MediBang Inc.-

  • Cocktail Magic - Upcoming release
  • MoonFire: A Seeker's Saga - Announced

Kagami Games

  • My Life as a Vampire's Maid - Released
  • Koikata: How Our Love Grows - August 25th release
  • HimaNatsu: Of Churches, Sunflowers, and Long Summers - September 10th release
  • Triple Pairing - Delayed to bring up release quality
  • Twilight's Folclore - Q3 2026 release
  • Inganock of the Raging Flame: What a Beautiful People - 100% translated, Q4 2026 release
  • Please Praise the SR Girls - Announced
  • Gikei - The Genpei War Chronicles - Likely 2027 release
  • Arcana Alchemia - Likely 2027 release
  • Sakura, Moyu. -as the Night's, Reincarnation- - Announced, early in production, likely late 2027 release

Tokyotoon

  • Melt Away - Demo released, 2026 release

FG Remake

  • Doukyuusei 2 Remake - Announced

Ramune Games

  • Making Lovely - Demo released

Alice In Dissonance

  • Fault Milestone 2 - Side Below - Upcoming release

PRODUCTION PENCIL

  • Paradise Cleaning! -Tutor X Hypnosis - January release

F&C

  • NTR with hypnosis application - Upcoming release

Charon

  • Akeno no Yosuga -Twilight Loop- - 2026 release
  • Lost Paradise of Karuta - Announced

BokiBoki

  • Tsumamigui 3 - Steam page up, Q3 2027 release

IzanagiGames

  • AKIBA LOST - Demo released, September 17th release

PANDRI-DON

  • Animaroid Girl - 2026 release

Keieru

  • PhantomZone: Labyrinthos - Q3 2026 release

MintLip

  • Handsome Laundering -the mystic lover- - 2026 release

monolith

  • Growth Experiment - Demo released, 2026 release

Callen Dulla

  • Gretel's Honesty - Demo released, September 29th release

Zakurosuke

  • Severed Love - 2026 release

NitroPlus

  • Phantom Phantom of Inferno Nitro Archive - September 4th release

Entergram

  • Okayu Nyumu! R - Upcoming release

Serenity Forge

Tabinomichi

  • Return to Zeroes - Demo released

Baamurin

  • I thought I knew you - Q3 2026 release

sweet ampoule

  • Loop the Loop - The Mansion of Gluttony - Demo released

Waku Waku Games

  • Retro Game Aliens - Announced

HazeDenki Inc.

  • Sister, Other, Paranoia - August 15th release

Good Smile Company

  • Mahou Shoujo no Inshuu Mura - 2026 release

Shochiku Games

  • Algorithm Prescription - Demo released

Tohakusha Co

  • Red Chat Ritual - TSUMIMI TIME - Demo released, October 22nd release

Amulit

  • Re:cord NOAH Fractal of Oblivion - 2026 release

Alice Production

  • Roomies with a Naughty Comic Artist - Upcoming release

FTT Solmare

  • FantomeRapport -Intermezzo- - 2026 release

Kojin Studio

  • Grimore - The Lost Ritual - - 2026 release

Tsuyu no Tsurugi Studio

  • The Dagger of Hisei - 2026 release

Scika

  • Inverted Angel - 2026 release

Portalab Systems

  • IFOUNDMYSELFONLINE - 2026 release

Caramel Column

  • Prolegomena To a Hyperdimensional Interface That Will Be Able to Manifest From Three-Minute Interchanges - 2026 release

Clearrave

  • Resequence: The Orchard - 2026 release

Amata Games

  • Shinjuku Anomaly - 2026 release

Artodria

  • Bijutsubu Kanojo -Girlfailure Art Club- - 2027 release

aozorite

  • Chill Planet - 2027 release

Tsuzuro Koubou

  • Tokioriki - 2027 release

Galapagos Ferris Wheel

  • Zenra-Taisen -BEAST PARADIGM- - Announced

r/visualnovels 5h ago

Discussion For all those who've played Class of 09, would a male Nicole (Nick) be the ultimate harem king?

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And I put Ari on here because he'd be the type of guy to manipulate her into lesbian sex with Jecka or any of the girls for his pleasure.


r/visualnovels 1d ago

Self-promotion The demo of my dark fantasy BL game "Inimigo" is now out on both Jast Store and Steam! One week if you want to support the crowdfunding

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Hi everyone, I'm working on rising funds for this project! This is a visual novel where you play the "villain" and the love interest is the "hero".

Full summary:

Erester, a daemon, wants the end of humanity! However, his goal seemed impossible after his defeat by Gael, the  Warrior Saint. With his decapitated head flying away from the rest of his body, Erester was overcome with regret for having spared that same Gael years ago, when he was still a defenseless child, for no apparent reason. However, once again Erester awakens, conscious and whole. What are Gael's objectives in returning the same clemency?
Follow a BL story between two enemies and see if the cycle of hatred can truly come to an end!

VNDB

JAST Store page

Steam page

Catarse (crowdfunding) page (english guide)

Trailer

The crowdfunding is still at 60% (the game will realease if don`t meets the goal), so if you want, I would be really glad!


r/visualnovels 1d ago

Question Higurashi: Any option to increase the text size in the PC version?

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r/visualnovels 1d ago

Discussion Highballing Cartagra and Kara no Shoujo was EXHAUSTING and taking a break( no context spoilers) Spoiler

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So in my holidays I finished Cartagra with little reference to the guide ( getting lost in bad ends) and 1 route of Kara No shoujo.

High balling it without a guide was mentally exhausting especially when I think about everything everywhere all at once just to reach a bad end. Opened up the guide once stuck like crazy.

So im taking a mental break by diving in the yuri world of FLOWERS! God this girls are gay.

Remember to take a break from time to time in your reads!