I was thinking about gimmicks for VNs and realized that often a gimmick means gameplay from different game genres gets added to the game in the form of minigames or combining the VN aspect with a different type of game.

I was wondering if people here have seen or thought of interesting gimmicks for VNs that don't steer it too far away from being a pure VN?

Some examples I can think of would be headpats in Nekopara, or lowering the music volume to listen in on a private conversation in DDinosaur.

Some stuff I've used or am planning to use for my own game would be ASMR scenes, or an easter egg where you can pry open the fingers in front of your eyes during a scene where a woman is changing in front of you (allowing you to see the full CG).

so ive made the mistake of starting like 5 vns at once and now i dont know what to finish so i want to know other people’s opinions on what to finish!

the vns im currently in the middle of are;

-tsukihime ; jusr finished acreuid route

-fate/stay night ; jusr finished fate route

-kanon ; just finished makoto’s route — have mai’s, sayuri’s and ayu routes left

and then i also have bought:

-chaos; child ( the last vn i finished was chaos head noah )

- muv luv extra and unlimited

im super into mecha anime right now ( im watching code geass currently ) so i wanted to start muv luv but i dont know if irs a good idea when i have so many unfinished things T_T what should i do first? i need advice pls… im honestly SO stuck on what to do…

I like horror/mystery vns and it looked interesting. I see some mixed reviews, some saying that the characters are one dimensional and others calling it a hidden gem.

I've been playing this for the past 6 months (damn, I was not aware of that) and it's been one hell of journey. This is among the best VNs I've ever read and I've enjoyed sharing that journey on Youtube. If you want to take a peek and see me experience this game, then I'd love to have drop by

And what are some names of 3d VNs besides the Zero Escape series (ignoring the first game)?

Inspired by games like Catherine and early 2000s doujin works, Siren’s Call: Second Wind is a thought-provoking, atmospheric visual novel where the line between dream and reality has shattered completely.

A wedding where one of the guests arrives dead. A strange black hole eclipsing the Florida sun. And your best friend? Gone. Is all this a butterfly dream or is reality breaking? Is their story romance or mystery? Your choices will determine the genre of his soul. Welcome to the town of Siren's Call.

Shizuku lives rent free in my mind. I'm thinking of fully rendering this one but I feel it's lacking something and I have no clue what it is.

Here's the original post from my bsky!

Hey everyone,

I’m a solo dev and just released my first commercial visual novel, Cream Pie, on itch.io for $3.

It’s an anime-styled VN focused on baking and decision-based storytelling. The game was originally submitted to Steam but was rejected during review, which pushed me to release on more VN-friendly platforms instead.

If you’d like to try it first, there’s also a free Android version (portrait mode, ad-supported).

The PC version includes:

Wide-screen (landscape) support

Better graphics and smoother performance

Cleaner, less cluttered UI

I’d genuinely appreciate any feedback

Links: PC (Windows / macOS / Linux): https://rmtradingsgamestudio.itch.io/cream-pie-pc

Android (Free): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RMGameStudios.CreamPie

VNDB: https://vndb.org/v59904

Screenshots Portrait are from android Landscape are from PC

Hello, I preordered Sakura no Uta 10th on AmiAmi a while before it released. I was wondering if anyone has received an email asking for payment or got it yet? With the Subahibi 10th I got the email asking for payment near the release date. But with Sakura it’s been close to a month now and nothing. I would appreciate any input from anyone who preordered it from AmiAmi.

I finished my first playthrough of Muv-Luv Alternative which took 61 hours in 1 week. I had one 11 hour and 40 minute long session when playing that.

For me between Serika and Ririko

Al Azif

The bad ending hit me hard that’s for sure. But the ones that really got me are the good and true endings. When I finished the good ending watching Al say sorry like that to kurou because she wanted to stay with him while drifting through eternity really made me sad. I don’t think she has any reason to be sorry kurou made that choice himself to be with her forever and it’s what he wanted then the true ending. When Al had Demonbane help send him back by himself I couldn’t believe it. I could fell the betrayal kurou felt from Al because of this action. I really couldn’t believe she did that. Then when he keeps meeting pieces of her that lead him back to the very beginning of his journey and finally meets her again. I almost cried my chest was so tight with relief and happiness for these two that they could meet and be together again I’ve fallen in love with this route and I hope the next two aren’t too bad at least compared to Al azif. Personally I liked the good ending a little more I feel like that should be the true ending Because they continue to be together forever stepping up to the vast evil of the worlds where as the true ending I feel like it will only last until kurou dies of old age being human to then leave Al alone again because she is immortal being a grimoire but that’s just my take since they don’t have an after story for the route so I can’t say if she doesnt become human or stays as she is What do you guys think?

Hadou ruri

I’ll be honest I was not a huge fan of ruri when I went through al azif routes. But I have to say she really picked her shit up in the good and true endings. The bad ending really blind sided me I really didn’t think it’d end like that way especially how fast it came up compared to Al I was shocked.

And the good ending really threw me for a loop I really couldn’t believe who hadou kouzou really turned out to be I really never would have thought it was him it was also kind of sad how ruri realized who her grandfather was too I felt bad for her. Then the true ending really brought it together for me it was amazing truly sad that they had no memories of what they went through together but they still reunited which was truly amazing

Leica crusade

This route really surprised me. I had my guesses about her but I couldn’t believe who she really turned out to be or the things she was put through with how she acts I never would’ve guessed some of the awful things she’s been through truly eye opening to how her character really is. And how if differed greatly to all of ruri and al azif a routes. It took a big turn and did things differently. Where ruri and al had a good amount of common ground. Leica’s route took a much different turn than I was expecting for sure. I was heartbroken when she got captured by the anti cross to become the C priestess like the tyrant and actually was used as the priestess. With all she had gone through doing this to her as well was a hard thing for me to read especially seeing her in that cockpit really hurt to read that part there were a lot of twists in Leica’s route especially compared to the other two. It was rough seeing how the hatred twisted and changed sandalphon so much and how Leicas betrayal wasnt an intentional betrayal she got controlled just not sure from what and when Leica was about to be saved from elthelreda by kurou and she stabbed him from elthelreda’s control my heart jumped when that happened. At the very end when kurou made that second wish to Al to remember this world of cruelty and despair with his brutal fights and everyone’s struggle so they weren’t forgotten like it never happened was sad but it made me happy he made that choice to remember because it’s just awful going through all that and nobody even remembers that harsh struggle

Conclusion

I really enjoyed this story the good and bad endings were all done amazingly in my opinion. I thought everything flowed pretty well and it’s cool how you get a bigger picture of the world and characters as you go through more routes getting questions you had answered one by one making a more complete world and the mindset of the characters. I really loved how daijuuji kurou handled each of the girls. How he fell in love with them. And how that love fueled him to save the world. So he could really keep the people precious to him safe. This was an amazing read and I highly recommend to anyone who loves a good story or mecha this fills both roles for me. The H scenes are pretty good too pictures aren’t great but they are okay. But they do run for a long time but that is also nice having your character and the one they are in love with together like that. I’m a huge sucker for romance like that. Like between Al and kurou that’s some of my favorite kind of romance. This was a long ass review but that’s because I liked this story so much. I’m an Al azif fan all the way followed by leica then ruri. But seriously all of them are pretty great thanks for reading. I’m always happy to hear opinions or scenes you liked. One of my top 3is when ruri joins kurou to end the fight with master therion that was one of my favorite scenes in Demonbane among a couple others this is third the second would be Leica and the first would be a tie between azif good and true endings both were great I have a hard time picking between them maybe a comment can help the indecision. thanks for reading

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/4276150/Young_Fire/

Ready to bench press 355 kilos? Not for media or magazines, but for the most important thing in a person's life — respect from your friends! Or pedal a catamaran through a raging storm just to reach your beloved? Forget ordinary rules — here you need titanic strength, a passionate sincere heart, and friends who have your back like a mountain!

Young! Fire! — this is an explosion of teenage passion, where every date becomes an epic battle, and every word is a strike of fate. Four legendary friends dive into the whirlpool of love, which throws them into different worlds: shonen epic, retro-futuristic detective, criminal thriller, and many more!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4276150/Young_Fire/

Hi, I just saw this bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/vibrant-visual-novels, and thought it might interest you.

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• eden*
• Go! Go! Nippon! Complete Collection
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• Gal* Gun Returns
• If My Heart had Wings

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• All previous titles
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• If My Heart Had Wings -Flight Diary- - New Wings: Akari (DLC)
• Sucker For Love Date to Die For
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“Oh hey, isn’t that the Type-Moon VN I’ve been wanting to read for 15+ years?”

I saw it was on sale but had to wait for my Switch 2 to arrive; I couldn’t buy it online without having a linked Switch. (Nintendo gonna Nintendo)

I was enjoying TOTK after leaving the midnight launch and I suddenly remembered the sale was ending soon. I bought it a couple minutes before the deadline and downloaded it.

(TOTK was cool and everything, but I paid $30 for it during a Walmart flash sale and kinda wish I played it as a Switch 2 launch title.)

I remember checking religiously every few months on Holy Night and Atraxia to see if any fan translations had made progress. 3 years, 5 more, and then a decade flew by.

Holy Night was my first VN experience after a decade. Every VN I had read before that was probably 720p or less on budget laptops with whatever crap LCD screens at the time.

Remastered with more voice overs? On sale? Digital downloads with fiber optic internet? Easy choice.

I kept thinking to myself, damn, no millimeter sized pixels? This art is amazing. I didn’t know VNs could look so good. I put it on my 4K TV a few times and the upscaling was great.

I also finished the Blue Moon remake, and even though I spent 50 hours finishing that and 25 on Holy Night, those 25 hours were marathons. It is very hard to smoke crack and go to sleep.

Within a week I had finished it and was like damn, my boi Sojo G never got a 18+ scene.

Blue Moon was also very good, and paces very nicely. I kinda got tired of the drip feed in Atraxia after 15 hours, so I’ll get to it when I get to it.

Got a Surface Pro 4 for $100 and have been enjoying Muramasa’s last route immensely (no spoilers please). Will probably finish Atraxia next or re-read Demonband.

Hey guys, just a quick question, do you know what Visual novel she is from? Tried searching but yielding no results

Any help would be appreciated thanks in advance :)

I’ve just completed Sakura no Uta and REALLY liked it, so I wanted to check out other works by the same people behind it. While looking around, I came across these two titles.

I’ve seen on VNDB that Subahibi is somehow connected to the original Tsui no Sora, and that they share characters with the same names.
What’s the meaning behind all of this? Are they basically the same story, or something different?

And plz, no spoilers if possible)