A visual novel has a compelling story, but instead of plain reading, it encourages players to interact with the narrative, either by solving puzzles or by making certain story choices that may result in a good or bad ending. The “choice and consequence system” is a very important part of an interactive fiction book.
Best Visual Novels for Android
A text-based visual novel is usually accompanied with anime-style graphics, multiple choice points, branching plots and several endings based on a player’s choices. Some games also incorporate room escape elements and intricate puzzles that need to be solved in order to advance to the next chapter.
If you have played choose your own adventure books, then you will be familiar with visual novels. Check out these interactive fiction games available on your Android device:
The Wolf Among Us takes place in a dark, twisted fairy tale world. This dramatic and captivating thriller will challenge you to make tough decisions that will influence the story in enormous ways. It’s not only about what you decide, but when. Timing is everything.
In this engrossing visual novel, all stories, folklore, mythology and legends come to life. The creatures from popular fairy tales are being murdered before your eyes. Discover who the killer is in this brilliant choose your own adventure novel.
Shipwrecked on an island, you are faced with the choice of staying trapped, or daring to venture into the dungeon of the Temple of the Nameless Cults.
This comic-book style interactive novel has amazing hand drawn visuals. The attention to detail in each comic panel is just brilliant. HP Lovecraft fans will cherish everything about this game.
In Cthulhu Rising, you must solve different puzzles and mysteries, conquer mini games, and make decisions that will change the end of your story. Carelessness in this story will lead to death, tread lightly and learn the hidden secrets in this epic story.
It is one of the spookiest interactive visual novels for Android. The game is inspired by some of the most classic horror films from Asia. Story takes place in the Ermengarde Mansion that has been cursed and has plagued people for centuries.
The decisions you take will influence the story. You will be forced to reflect on your relationships with different characters and your morality will be tested. Will you risk your life to save another's? Will you let them die? Will you survive this forgiving place, or will you succumb to the curse and never leave?
This interactive thriller will change the way you think and feel. After moving to a new city you will be meeting new people.
After deciding to spend time with your friends at a beach house, strange things begin to occur. People begin vanishing, houses become a target for attacks, it’s dangerous so stay out after dark. You and your sister decide to work together to solve the mystery. Most importantly, you try to survive.
Mysterious Forum and 7 Rumors is a three-volume visual novel, designed specifically for Android smartphone users. This school horror mystery novel will have you on the edge of your seat asking for more.
There is a secret forum being looked after by the high school newspaper club. The rumors that are posted on the forum soon become reality. Get to the bottom of these rumors and discover what is real and what is merely a trick. The decisions you make dictate the ending of your story.
This mystery and detective game will have you engaged and curious throughout its long story. Enjoy the graphics, the story and the solving of the mystery as you work to escape from the hotel.
The puzzles are both challenging and intriguing, the story line is interesting and the characters all have different backgrounds and unique personalities. Your choices impact the outcome and will influence the ending of your story. The violence and gruesomeness of this story is not for the faint of heart, so be weary when engaging in this adventure novel.
In 7 Days!, enjoy the uniquely styled artwork and graphics that truly make you feel like you are reading a comic book. As you read through the story you will be faced with difficult decisions that will affect the way your story plays out.
7 Days is a brilliant choose your own adventure game for Android. In critical moments, you will have to make hard decisions that will change your relationships with your comrades and shape your destiny. Being assigned a task that will benefit you, will also be the demise of others. Death is what awaits those in your path. Choose your destiny as your morals are tested.
At the end of the Taisho era, Tetsu Akatsuki becomes drawn into uncovering the truth of the 12-Story Prison. Working with your partner, you must solve the mysteries presented in this interactive fiction. It will test your beliefs in justice, and challenge the friendship between Tetsu and his partner Nagi.
This escape game focuses heavily on the story. Listen and remember important information from speaking to others, as this will help you solve problems and progress in the story. The audio visuals will invoke an emotional response from you and Prison Boys is a story you will not forget.
Rain rain go away, come again another day...and another day...and another. The rain will not stop in this visual novel. Disaster Log C is the story of Mell, a young girl attempting to survive a rainy apocalypse.
In this doomed world, Mell meets Captain Issa who begins their rocky relationship by hijacking Mell’s boat. Will this unorthodox relationship, spurred on by the end of the world turn into a friendship or even something more? That is for you to decide. With 1-2 hours of story and play and 5 separate endings you control your destiny.
In Gacha Memories, you will start your story off relishing in the perfect world that you saved from evil 3 months prior. Now, while living a normal life on Earth as a student, things begin to change…
The world is in danger again and you must save it! Enjoy the story continued from the Summoner from Gacha World and engage in this first person visual novel on your Android phone. Your choices will influence the direction of the story and will allow you to experience different relationships, drama, romance and more. Play as Ellie, Luni, Mitsuko, Naomi, Kuku, or Kugari and discover their own ending.