Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Visual Novel Games of All Time
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#1 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2001) (#364)
Capcom | WIN, GBA, DS | Adventure / Visual Novel | ~18h | 11 lists
#2 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010) (#618)
Spike Chunsoft | PSP, PSV, iOS, AND | Adventure / Visual Novel | ~25h | 10 lists
#3 Snatcher (1988) (#626)
Konami | PC88, MSX, TG16, SCD | Point-and-Click / Visual Novel | ~8h | 5 lists
#4 Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (2012) (#837)
Chunsoft | PSV, 3DS | Adventure / Visual Novel | ~28h | 6 lists
#5 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (2012) (#972)
Spike Chunsoft | PSP, PSV | Adventure / Visual Novel | ~34h | 7 lists
#6 Steins;Gate (2009) (#998)
5pb., MAGES., NITRO PLUS | WIN, 3, X360, iOS, AND | Visual Novel | ~26h | 2 lists
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