Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog is an absolutely charming PC-98 style visual level, and for now, it's coming only on PC. Yet, its developers have wider ambitions. TechRaptor spoke to creative…
September 25, 2023 | 05:21 EDT
Today, during the celebrations of Aniplex Online Fest, the publisher announced that the legendary visual novel Witch on the Holy Night will come to PC via Steam. It'll launch on December 13, 2023,…
September 10, 2023 | 04:32 EDT
Few visual novels are as legendary as Type-Moon's Tsukihime, and its reimagination, Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon is coming west. Today, Aniplex released the first trailer in English. The…
August 23, 2023 | 09:23 EDT
Muv-Luv Dimensions developer NextNinja announced the next SSR pilot who will get his own gacha banner in the recently-released Muv-Luv mobile game. We're getting the hero of the original trilogy…
August 23, 2023 | 01:24 EDT
Today NextNinja and Anchor hosted a new livestream sharing what's coming for the recently-launched mobile game Muv-Luv Dimensions. During the livestream, we heard from producer Masayuki Yamagishi…
August 14, 2023 | 12:52 EDT
Frontwing released a new trailer of the visual novel Ginka, which is officially coming in English. The visual novel was originally revealed at the latest event by publisher Bushiroad and it's going…
August 12, 2023 | 07:24 EDT
A new Anonymous;Code trailer has been released, and this one's all about gameplay mechanics. In previous trailers, we've been introduced to characters like Azuma, Bambi, and our heroes Pollon and…
July 21, 2023 | 09:10 EDT
Today Shiravune announced the release date of the English localization of the legendary visual novel White Album: Memories Like Falling Snow. The English version, which was announced last month,…
July 20, 2023 | 09:21 EDT
There are many ways to express your love for a visual novel and its characters, and a Muv-Luv fan decided to have an iconic (and slightly "out there") scene from Muv-Luv and Muv-Luv Alternative on…
July 16, 2023 | 03:00 EDT
Astrolabe Games hosted a presentation at Bitsummit Let's Go! in Kyoto, showcasing its upcoming lineup of charming indie games. We start with the top-down shooter Zombie Soup, developed by AeonSparx…
July 15, 2023 | 01:56 EDT
Today Entergram announced the release details of the PC version of the visual novel Aquarium, starring HoloLive Vtuber Minato Aqua, and there is good news for those who hoped for an English…
July 12, 2023 | 11:21 EDT
Today Entergram announced that it'll soon share details about the PC port of its popular visual novel Aquarium starring Vtuber Minato Aqua. According to the announcement made on social media,…
July 7, 2023 | 04:55 EDT
Today, during its panel at Anime Expo, well-known visual novel publisher Sekai Project made a couple of announcements about the Neko-Nin exHeart series. First of all, the publisher is localizing the…
July 3, 2023 | 05:13 EDT
Satirical anime visual novel Needy Streamer Overload has passed a million sales, developer and publisher WSS Playground has announced. The game was released in January last year and depicts the life…
June 30, 2023 | 09:22 EDT
Today Mages released a new trailer of the upcoming game inspired by the popular manga and anime The Quintessential Quintuplets. The trailer showcases the adorable opening cutscene of the game titled…
June 24, 2023 | 08:18 EDT
Today Spike Chunsoft released the fifth character trailer of the Western localization of Mages' visual novel Anonymous;Code. The trailer focuses on thee more characters who play a relevant role in…
June 17, 2023 | 10:32 EDT
Today, British publisher PQube made an announcement that will likely surprise many, they're bringing a Konosuba game over to the West. The game is Mages' "Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Kono…
June 13, 2023 | 09:55 EDT
Today Spike Chunsoft released the fourth character trailer of the Western localization of Mages' visual novel Anonymous;Code. The trailer focuses on the police idol group (yes, I'm not joking)…
June 11, 2023 | 12:24 EDT
Today Spike Chunsoft released the third character trailer of the Western localization of Mages' visual novel Anonymous;Code. The trailer focuses on introducing three of the characters that populate…
June 3, 2023 | 03:05 EDT
Few names are as well-known among visual novel fans as "White Album," and the legendary love story is finally getting an official English localization. Shiravune has announced today that White…
June 1, 2023 | 10:14 EDT
Today Spike Chunsoft released the second character trailer of the Western localization of Mages' visual novel Anonymous;Code. The trailer focuses on introducing two of the characters that we'll…
May 27, 2023 | 10:08 EDT
Publisher Astrolabe Games and developer Space Colony Studios announced that a playable demo of the retro visual novel Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog has been released. The demo, available right now…
May 21, 2023 | 05:54 EDT
Today Spike Chunsoft released the first character trailer of the Western localization of Mages' visual novel Anonymous;Code. The trailer focuses on introducing two main characters of the upcoming…
May 20, 2023 | 01:20 EDT
Publisher CFK announced that the dating simulator/visual novel Miracle Snack Shop will soon be released for Xbox Series X|S. The game will launch exclusively digitally on Microsoft's consoles on…
May 14, 2023 | 02:00 EDT
Today NekoNyanSoft released a trailer of the upcoming localization of a very interesting visual novel, Mysteries of the Heart. The trailer includes the localized opening cutscene and the theme song…
May 11, 2023 | 06:04 EDT
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie has left me in a difficult position few other games could hope to accomplish. This isn't to say it's done something bad or failed to live up to the reputation of its…
May 4, 2023 | 01:00 EDT
aNCHOR has released the English version of the second volume of Muv-Luv Regenerative on Steam. If you're unfamiliar with Muv-Luv Regenerative, it's a series of magazines created with the intent of…
April 29, 2023 | 04:36 EDT
If you're in the mood to visit a nostalgic world that calls back to old-school visual novels, then developer Chosuido and publisher PQube have a treat for you. The visual novel ghostpia Season One is…
April 25, 2023 | 09:06 EDT
Today Square Enix had a surprise to share in the form of an investigation adventure game titled The Portopia Serial Murder Case. The name will likely be familiar to veteran fans of the Enix brand,…
April 21, 2023 | 09:12 EDT
Jack Jeanne, a drama-themed otome visual novel game created in conjunction with Tokyo Ghoul artist Sui Ishida, has a Western release date at last. The game is heading to Nintendo Switch on June 15th…
April 18, 2023 | 09:02 EDT
Legacies are a tricky thing, running parallel with the vacuous nature with which humanity weighs itself. It’s easy for you to consider your life to remain less than a footnote in the wake of a few…
April 19, 2023 | 10:00 EDT
Today Anchor and NextNinja have announced that their upcoming Muv-Luv mobile game Muv-Luv Dimensions has passed a pre-registrations milestone. According to the announcement, the game has now passed…
April 13, 2023 | 12:42 EDT
Today aNCHOR and NextNinja released another trailer of their upcoming Muv-Luv mobile game Muv-Luv Dimensions. The trailer focuses on one of the playable characters, Marimo Jinguuji, who is one of…
April 11, 2023 | 02:04 EDT
Today Mages announced that it's developing another game inspired by the popular manga and anime The Quintessential Quintuplets. The game is titled "Gotobun no Hanayome: Kanojo to Kawasu Itsutsu no…
April 3, 2023 | 01:14 EDT
Nexton released a new trailer of its upcoming 30th-anniversary project, the return of the storied visual novel One. This time around, we get the reveal of the character design of one of the…
April 1, 2023 | 03:02 EDT
Today Sega released The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, a visual novel now available on PC via Steam featuring the characters of the popular franchise. While it's an April Fools' prank described as a…
March 31, 2023 | 03:54 EDT
The developer of the beloved visual novel Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien, also known as Rumbling Hearts, announced that it'll launch a crowdfunding campaign for a new release. The plan is to create a high-…
March 28, 2023 | 04:12 EDT
Today Muv-Luv publisher aNCHOR released Muv-Luv Regenerative Vol.01 in English on Steam. This actually isn't a game, but a 19-page magazine originally released in Japan at the end of 2022, and…
March 24, 2023 | 03:38 EDT
There’s no real easy way to introduce this, so let’s get to the main event: The Wreck! A 3D visual novel and the latest game from French developers The Pixel Hunt, known for releasing games like the…
March 23, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
Before anything continues, I will state that this is a bittersweet reunion. 2020’s Coffee Talk from Indonesian developers Toge Productions was a surprise hit, blending a linear well-written narrative…
March 16, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
Muv-Luv publisher aNCHOR launched a collaboration with subculture café & bar NewType Shinjuku in Tokyo, and it's one that fans of the popular visual novel series will likely love. The…
February 24, 2023 | 05:37 EST
Spike Chunsoft has revealed six new Master Detective Archives: Rain Code characters, and they're just as offbeat and crazy as you'd expect. Each of these master detectives has a unique ability; one…
February 24, 2023 | 04:17 EST
With both Microsoft's Bing and Google embracing artificial intelligence, many have been wondering how good it is. As a gaming writer, I've obviously been curious about how well the AI can write a…
February 21, 2023 | 11:09 EST
Today's Nintendo Direct brought a ton of announcements including the release date of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the announcement and immediate release of Metroid Prime Remastered, and…
February 8, 2023 | 08:13 EST
Today Kotobukiya opened its Kotobukiya Collection 2023 event in Akihabara, Tokyo, and it had a few interesting video game figures and model kits to reveal. We start with a new figure portraying…
February 4, 2023 | 03:51 EST
Today Mages announced that its third game dedicated to the popular anime and light novel series "My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU" is coming soon. The game, titled "Yahari Game demo Ore no Seishun…
January 13, 2023 | 12:53 EST
Today publisher CFK announced that the dating simulator/visual novel Miracle Snack Shop is finally coming to PS4. The game will release on the PlayStation Store on January 26. It'll be an…
January 12, 2023 | 12:48 EST
If you're a fan of classic PC88 and PC98 visual novels, then indie developer Space Colony Studios and publisher Astrolabe Games have got a treat for you. Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog is a visual…
January 10, 2023 | 11:07 EST