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1437:, an abbreviation of 'erotic game'. These games feature sexually explicit imagery that is accessed by completing certain routes in the game, most often depicting the game's protagonist having sex with one of the game's other characters. Like other pornographic media in Japan, scenes depicting genitalia are censored in their original Japanese releases, only becoming uncensored if the game is licensed outside Japan with all art assets intact. Certain eroge titles receive re-releases which exclude explicit content in order to be sold to a younger audience, such as ports to consoles or handheld systems where sexually explicit content is not allowed, and storylines referring to aforementioned sex scenes are often omitted from adaptations into other media, unless that media is also pornographic in nature, such as a 975: 700: 1898:. The ultimate goal of nakige and utsuge are emotional connection with the characters, through exploration of their personalities and evolving interrelationships through the drama of the game's storyline, and to emotionally resonate with the player; repeated playthroughs across a rich cast of characters offers a multi-layered narrative. Games from publisher Key often follow a similar formula: a comedic first half, with a heart-warming romantic middle, followed by a tragic separation, and finally (though not always) an emotional reunion. This formula was influenced primarily by 8158: 1179:. The player travels between parallel worlds using a Reflector device, which employs a limited number of stones to mark a certain position as a returning location, so that if the player decides to retrace their steps, they can go to an alternate universe to the time they have used a Reflector stone. The game also implemented an original system called Automatic Diverge Mapping System (ADMS), which displays a screen that the player can check at any time to see the direction in which they are heading along the branching plot lines. 1193:: "The genre became an all-new arena for young artists and musicians once again, with companies willing to take chances on fresh blood; the market thrived with the excitement and the risks that were being taken, and became a hotbed of creativity". The branching timeline system was influential, opening "the door for visual novels to become more elaborate and have a greater range of narrative arcs, without requiring the player to replay the game over and over again". According to 6137: 724:, where nearly every action and dialogue choice can lead to entirely new branching paths and endings. Each path only reveals certain aspects of the overall storyline and it is only after uncovering all the possible different paths and outcomes, through multiple playthroughs, that every component comes together to form a coherent, well-written story. 2195:. He played their games, as well as other visual novels, as a reference and analyzed them to try to determine why they were so popular. He decided that the secret was that the stories would start with ordinary, enjoyable days, but then a sudden event would occur leading the player to cry from shock. He used a similar model as the basis for 940:'s relationship with other characters and in turn the characters' performance in battle, the direction of the storyline, and the ending. Later games in the series added several variations, including an action gauge that can be raised up or down depending on the situation, and a gauge that the player can manipulate using the 911:, which plays off of a complex fantasy setting where a one-hundred-year period is reset indefinitely with many variables. The many branching storylines in Story Mode can serve as stand-alone stories, but players must consider them together along with Arcade Mode stories to be able to fully understand the universe. 691:) is left unvoiced, even when the rest of the characters are fully voiced. This choice is meant to aid the player in identifying with the protagonist and to avoid having to record large amounts of dialogue, as the main character typically has the most speaking lines due to the branching nature of visual novels. 631:
Visual novels are distinguished from other game types by their generally minimal gameplay. Typically the majority of player interaction is limited to clicking to keep the text, graphics and sound moving as if they were turning a page (many recent games offer "play" or "fast-forward" toggles that make
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To solve this problem programmatically, the team employed a postgraduate student from Keio University—one of the best private universities, located in Tokyo and Yokohama—and Japan's first animated PC game, Will, was released in 1985. One hundred thousand copies of Will were sold, which was a major
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by almost 80%. This significant increase in length allows visual novels to tell stories as long and complex as those often found in traditional novels, while still maintaining a branching path structure, and allowing them to focus on complex stories with mature themes and consistent plots in a way
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are displayed instead; these are more detailed images, drawn specially for that scene rather than being composed from predefined elements, which often use more cinematic camera angles and include the protagonist. These event CGs can usually be viewed at any time once they have been "unlocked" by
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during the course of the game affects the way they react to the player character in later scenes, such as whether or not they choose to help in life-or-death situations. This would be far more difficult to track with physical books. More importantly, visual novels do not face the same length
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this unnecessary), while making narrative choices along the way. Another main characteristic of visual novels is their strong emphasis on the prose, as the narration in visual novels is delivered through text. This characteristic makes playing visual novels similar to reading a book.
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The digital medium in visual novels allow for significant improvements, such as being able to fully explore multiple aspects and perspectives of a story. Another improvement is having hidden decision points that are automatically determined based on the player's past decisions. In
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Sales data for visual novels is frequently unavailable; the sales listed below can be significantly outdated as some of the sources are over a decade old, and series qualified for an entry could be missing. These lists should be referenced carefully.
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Most visual novels have multiple storylines and more than one ending; the mechanic in these cases typically consists of intermittent multiple-choice decision points, where the player selects a direction in which to take the game. For example, in a
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usually featuring complex branching dialogues and often presenting the player's possible responses word-for-word as the player character would say them. Such titles revolving around relationship-building, including visual novels as well as dating
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with a time scheduling system that provides context and relevance to character interactions, allowing players to choose when and if to interact with certain characters, which in turn influences their responses during later conversations.
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was "heavily hyped had gamers impatient until its release. It was only one game released by Key so far, and yet had already sent major shockwaves around the industry. And yet another game , two years later, sent even more shockwaves.
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instead encourages players to explore the grey, neutral middle-ground in order to view the more interesting, "bad" endings, e. g. an ending where a character dies or the main protagonist does not advance towards the flow of the story.
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Often, the beginning of the eroge will be dedicated to introducing the characters and developing the protagonist's relationship with them, before the protagonist sexually interacts with other characters, for example,
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and C's Ware, introduced a unique twist to the system by allowing the player to switch between both protagonists at any time during the game, instead of finishing one protagonist's scenario before playing the other.
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role-playing video games to a girl he was dating. On finding she did not enjoy them, he was encouraged to make a video game that he described as "for people who haven't played games before." Influenced by the early
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system where, during an event or conversation, the player must choose an action or dialogue choice within a time limit, or to not respond at all within that time. The player's choice, or lack thereof, affects the
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Additionally, there have been some visual novels developed mainly in English, and intended for an English-speaking audience; one of the earliest commercially-available examples on a mainstream platform is 2004's
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reader poll of top 100 games of all time. The game resembled a live-action television drama, but allowing players to explore multiple character perspectives and affect the outcomes. Another successful example is
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novel. Decision points within a visual novel often present players with the option of altering the course of events during the game, leading to many different possible outcomes.An acclaimed example is
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are the two most prolific publishers of translated visual novels for the PC; both primarily release eroge, but have begun to diversify into the all-ages market in recent years, with titles such as
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revolutionized the visual novel industry, particularly with its ADMS system. Audiences soon began demanding large-scope plotlines and musical scores of similar quality and ambition to that of
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titles released in 2006. In Japanese, a distinction is often made between visual novels (NVL, from "novel"), which consist primarily of narration and have very few interactive elements, and
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finding them in-game; this provides a motivation to replay the game and try making different decisions, as it is normally impossible to view all special events on a single play-through.
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appeared, developed by Hideo Kojima and released for the PC-8801 and MSX2 in 1988, in which a cyberpunk detective hunts down a serial killer. Another more non-linear early example was
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Prior to the year 2000, few Japanese visual novels were translated into other languages. As with the visual novel genre in general, a majority of titles released for the PC have been
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involves the protagonist gaining the ability to change the size of girls' breasts, and the adventures that ensue in trying to choose which girl to use the power on the most.
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but instead of leading the player to cry, Ryukishi07 wanted to scare the player with the addition of horror elements. Other examples of horror-themed visual novels include:
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selling over 9.5 million units worldwide by 2010. Their success has led to an increase in Japanese visual novels being localized for release outside Japan, including:
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series (beginning in 2007), Japanese visual novels have been published in other countries more frequently. The success of these games has sparked a resurgence in the
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often requires the player to have both protagonists co-operate with each other at various points during the game, with choices in one scenario affecting the other.
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Fan-created novel games are reasonably popular; there are a number of free game engines and construction kits aimed at making them easy to construct, most notably
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Some visual novels do not limit themselves into merely interactive fictions, but also incorporate other elements into them. An example of this approach is
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do this. The effect it has on the reader is the H-scenes (sex scenes) will have a stronger emotional impact for the two (or possibly more) characters.
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superimposed onto these; the perspective is usually first-person, with the protagonist remaining unseen. At certain key moments in the plot, special
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In the typical visual novel, the graphics comprise a set of generic backgrounds (normally just one for each location in the game), with character
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Free visual novels do not appear in these lists due to the unreliability of download numbers and for consistency with other best-selling lists.
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detective novel, graphic adventure, that was highly regarded at the time for pushing the boundaries of video game storytelling, cinematic
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segments. It was praised for its graphics, soundtrack, high quality writing comparable to a novel, voice acting comparable to a film or
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Traditionally, PC-based visual novels have contained risque scenes even if the overall focus is not erotic (similar to the "
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in particular features up to 85 different possible endings. Another popular visual novel featuring multiple perspectives is
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branching storylines are a common trend in visual novels, which frequently use multiple branching storylines to achieve
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Interactive storytelling for video games : a player-centered approach to creating memorable characters and stories
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was for a long time the only major visual novel game to be released in America, where it, despite low sales, gained a
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A common feature used in visual novels is having multiple protagonists giving different perspectives on the story.
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Interactive Storytelling for Video Games: A Player-Centered Approach to Creating Memorable Characters and Stories
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Interactive storytelling for video games: a player-centered approach to creating memorable characters and stories
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was later adopted by other visual novel companies to create their own "crying games". Examples of this include:
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Visual novels with non-branching plots, similar to a conventional novel or a graphic novel in multimedia form.
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computer. It became a hit, helping Koei become a major software company. Other now-famous companies such as
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describes as going well beyond the usual "black and white choice systems" (referring to video games such as
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in a visual novel adventure game format. Other acclaimed examples of science fiction visual novels include
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in 1994. There have also been visual novels that use live-action stills or video footage, such as several
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denoting the speaker. This is a recreation of the usual screen layout of a visual novel, generated by the
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English translations of Japanese visual novels on video game consoles were rare until the release of the
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set in the same universe. The market for visual novels outside of East Asia is small, though a number of
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This is a kinetic novel meaning there are no dialogue or story choices to make throughout a playthrough.
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In many visual novels, players are sometimes subjected to choices they need to make in order to proceed.
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also introduced summary screens, which act to refresh the player's memory of the plot upon reloading a
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It is not uncommon for visual novels to have morality systems. A well-known example is the 2005 title
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Visual novels (or sound novels, as they're sometimes called) are a popular game genre in Japan.
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also produced similar erotic games in the early 1980s before they became famous for their
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in 2007. Both have since become some of the best selling adventure game franchises, with
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and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by
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was first released as an all-ages visual novel, but a version with erotic scenes titled
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in many of the scenes rather than still images, and an interface resembling that of a
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led to a wave of games that combine role-playing and visual novel elements, including
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setting, a theme revolving around space exploration, a plot inspired by the ancient
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format, which showcased what is considered to be some of the best pixel art in the
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Many visual novels often revolve almost entirely around character interactions and
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restrictions as a physical book. For example, the total word count of the English
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that feature visual novel-style elements. A well-known example in the West is
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in particular for revitalizing the adventure game genre. The success of the
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computers in 1990; it featured a branching narrative, multiple endings, and
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YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World § Reception
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respectively. In addition to official commercial translations, a vibrant
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However, some of these games are later re-released with the addition of
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Japan – 1,000,000 (Data of all series until Rance 03 –Fall of Leazas–)
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are known as kinetic novels. The term was first used by the publisher
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scene exists, which has translated many free visual novels (such as
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are popular among anime fans in the Western world; examples include
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One of the most acclaimed visual novels of this subgenre was Key's
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Gameplay of the Week – Two new engaging DS adventures hit the spot
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poll of the ten most tear-inducing games of all time, including
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Japan – 800,000 (Total cumulative of all games until Da Capo 5)
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Visual novels are commonly characterized with dialog boxes and
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series was followed soon after by the even greater success of
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of 07th Expansion mentioned in 2004 how he was influenced by
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to enter the video game industry, and later produced his own
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Standalone visual novels that have sold over 100,000 copies
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Visual novels are rarely produced exclusively for dedicated
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Visual novels originated in and are especially prevalent in
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An important milestone in the history of visual novels was
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or family, but visual novels centered on science fiction,
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from PC (or a hardware equivalent) to systems such as the
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Radiant Historia Gives Off a Distinct Chrono Trigger Vibe
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Visual novel series that have sold over 100,000 copies
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is present, a technique Kojima would also later use in
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Some of Japan's earliest adventure games were erotic
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co-founder, scenario writer, lyricist, and composer
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Often, the protagonist (that is, the 6033:(in Japanese). Faust. 24 May 2005. Archived from 5540: 5538: 5511:To those of you that asked about Radiant Historia 4877:. Burlington, MA: Focal Press. pp. 192–195. 3189:Cardcaptor Sakura ~Sakura to Card to O-Tomodachi~ 1959:Key's "crying game" formula used successfully in 1470:scenes, or have a sequel with such. For example, 1345:). These visual novel-style games are created as 928:combat with visual novel elements, introducing a 898:writer, Kiyoshi Shigematsu. Another title is the 7453:"Nook News – 8/19/24 - Tango Gameworks Returns!" 4300:Worldwide – 800,000 (Total cumulative of series) 1793:. From 1997 to 1999, Kojima developed the three 1742:cut scenes. The gameplay was largely similar to 6517:"チュンソフト、怖さの中の美しさを描く「かまいたちの夜2」。ゲーム業界外のクリエイターが集結" 4824:七邊信重 (2006). "文化創造の条件 -2つのゲーム「場」の文化生産論的考察から-". 1853: 1838: 1837:Popular subgenres of visual novels include the 1009: 519: 7570:. Play-Asia.com. 14 April 2008. Archived from 6844: 6842: 6840: 6838: 6836: 6834: 6762:(in Japanese). Aetas, Inc. 26 September 2018. 5991:"Famitsu's top 20 list of tear-inducing games" 5924:"Dengeki G's Magazine top fifty bishōjo games" 5674: 5672: 3922:June 2002 to 2019 (consoles) – 691,758 (Japan) 1860: 1845: 1718:, Kojima produced his next graphic adventure, 1575: 1410: 1396: 1372: 1340: 1331: 1315: 1003: 526: 7937: 7786: 7519:(in Japanese). NTT Publishing. Archived from 6426:【週間ソフト販売ランキング TOP50】『龍が如く7』が16.1万本(1月13日~19日) 6201:"Walking Further: Delving into Visual Novels" 1758:(save), an element Kojima would later use in 1626:to examine the scenery, though the cursor in 644:, or the shorter and less detailed real-life 469: 8: 6806: 6804: 6802: 6061:"Key's Essence is Actually...(Bitter Smile)" 5041: 5039: 5037: 4898: 4896: 4894: 4526:On the Hillside Path that Light Watches Over 2177:, influenced by the "crying game" subgenre. 1630:was also used to click on the action icons. 1594:released the science fiction adventure game 6089:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 5048:"The Weird World of Japanese "Novel" Games" 4941:The First Free Visual Novel Engine Released 3777:List of video games based on anime or manga 1100:The history of visual novels dates back to 944:depending on the situation. The success of 869:Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet 508:. The format is more rarely referred to as 8704: 8362: 7978: 7944: 7930: 7922: 7793: 7779: 7771: 7511: 7509: 7426:"VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action" 6926: 6924: 6123:Layton Series Hits 9.5M, Ace Attorney 3.9M 4903:Chris Klug; Josiah Lebowitz (March 2011). 3234: 2534: 476: 462: 63: 42: 6576: 6574: 6572: 6015:sfn error: no target: CITEREFParish2018 ( 5571: 5569: 5105:"Sakura Wars ~So Long My Love~ Interview" 2531:List of highest-grossing media franchises 2429:999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors 1681:, and mature content. It also featured a 7741:Anime News Network Visual Novel Coverage 7478:"DMMアダルト [シルキーズ 野々村病院の人々] PCゲーム" 7203:"『真剣で私に恋しなさい!A』登場キャタクターのキャストサイン色紙をプレゼント" 7118:[Sales Ranking (2004 H-games)]. 5340: 5338: 5167: 5165: 5163: 5161: 5159: 4737:Sales prior to September 2021 – 240,000+ 4181:Higurashi When They Cry § Reception 2265:series a notable exception. As of 2014, 1203:. Branching timeline systems similar to 533:, which is more often used in Japanese. 4769: 3808: 3252: 2552: 1935:where they developed their first title 540:, where they made up nearly 70% of the 104: 66: 50: 6766:from the original on 26 September 2018 6549:"生誕20周年の長寿シリーズ最新作『探偵 神宮寺三郎DS いにしえの記憶』" 6082: 6010: 4873:Lebowitz, Josiah; Klug, Chris (2011). 4826:早稲田大学大学院文学研究科紀要. 第1分冊, 哲学東洋哲学心理学社会学教育学 3875:428: Shibuya Scramble § Reception 3527:Tsukihime –A piece of blue glass moon- 2301:) and a few commercial works (such as 1956:was equally hyped and well received." 1365:) between two characters, known as an 1031:. This was particularly common on the 27:Type of interactive fiction video game 7756:Hey Poor Player Visual Novel Coverage 7700:"Steam10万本突破!/ 100k Copies on Steam!" 7406:from the original on 28 November 2021 7318:from the original on 19 February 2013 6673:from the original on 11 December 2015 6169:"Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Review" 6154:Kurt Kalata, Sotenga, Jason Withrow, 5874:"A History of Adult Games, chapter 3" 5651:宮本直毅 (26 January 2013). "泣きゲーのうねり". 5180:from the original on 16 February 2011 4984:Eisenbeis, Richard (28 August 2012). 3861:August 2006 to 2019 (Japan) – 714,703 1917:(1997), and was further developed in 1780:dialogues if a save file of Konami's 990:Despite using the narrative style of 7: 7653:. Witch on the Holy Night - English. 6439:from the original on 25 January 2020 6322:"Sakura Wars Becomes a Browser Game" 6320:Gantayat, Anoop (18 November 2010). 5012:Estrada, Marcus (18 December 2017). 7314:(in Japanese). ITmedia. p. 1. 7213:from the original on 7 October 2022 6665:Ressler, Karen (10 December 2015). 6458:Sato, Yukiyoshi Ike (17 May 2006). 5610:Jones, Matthew T. (December 2005). 5526:Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together 5402:Sorlie, Audun (25 September 2012). 5266:from the original on 27 March 2022. 4533:Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life 3964:July 2007 to 2019 (Japan) – 126,841 1572:Another subgenre is called "nukige" 1491:Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life 1433:Many visual novels also qualify as 1281:Many visual novels are centered on 7698:Hanada, Keika (22 November 2023). 6707:from the original on 18 April 2018 5970:from the original on 19 April 2012 5954:"【アンケート結果発表】感動して泣いてしまったゲームはありますか?" 5576:Pesimo, Rudyard Contretas (2007). 5210:John Szczepaniak (February 2011). 5176:. Hardcore Gaming 101. p. 2. 4513:PS3, PSV, PS4 (worldwide) – 60,000 4484:titles (consoles) – 80,802 (Japan) 2490:List of best-selling visual novels 2249:Visual novels in the Western world 1799:titles, which were adaptations of 25: 7679:from the original on 24 June 2010 5766:Retroactive: Kojima's Productions 5212:"Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken" 1543:Seduction of the Condominium Wife 1053:. The most successful example is 721:Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward 425:List of text-based computer games 8156: 7751:NookGaming Visual Novel Coverage 7746:Siliconera Visual Novel Coverage 7666:ONE~輝く季節へ~ OVA EPISODE 1 on sale 7568:"Top 500 Japanese Games Of 2007" 7284:from the original on 26 May 2017 6932:"Eroge Sales Rankings Year 2006" 6487:"業界に一石を投じたジャンル"サウンドノベル"を今一度振り返る" 6435:(in Japanese). 23 January 2020. 5989:Romano, Sal (29 December 2011). 5640:from the original on 1 May 2006. 5404:"Memorial: Composer Ryu Umemoto" 5281:. Hardcore Gaming 101. p. 4 4578:Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! 4510:PS2, PSP, X360 (Japan) – 105,197 3978:Fate/stay night § Reception 2350:series (beginning in 2006), and 1383:; sometimes becoming sexual (or 1285:, particularly themes involving 802:, an animated visual novel that 7394:Romano, Sal (2 December 2022). 7250:"DLsite English: Total Ranking" 7067:commercial success at the time. 6940:. 25 March 2007. Archived from 5733:Kasavin, Greg (21 March 2005). 5107:. RPGamer. 2010. Archived from 4647:Yappari Saigo ha 'Ai ga Katsu'? 4477:(Sega Saturn) – 145,071 (Japan) 3306:Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! 3260:The Portopia Serial Murder Case 2120:The Portopia Serial Murder Case 2009:(2003) by Studio Mebius (under 1886:through his affiliated company 1644:The Portopia Serial Murder Case 1615:The Portopia Serial Murder Case 1103:The Portopia Serial Murder Case 1039:, with a popular example being 420:List of graphic adventure games 147:Interactive Fiction Competition 7232:"ファミ通ゲーム白書2013 補完データ編(分冊版)』". 6892:(in Japanese). 6 October 2021. 6850:"Sega Saturn Japanese Ranking" 5707:"やーきゅーうー、すーるなら!? 「水晶の龍(ドラゴン)」" 4128:) (Japan) – 4,087 (April 2018) 2435:Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective 2030:of all time in a poll held by 1973:(1999) by Digital Object, the 1796:Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series 1612:interface for a console, like 1488:is also all-ages, its spinoff 914:Another successful example is 1: 7801:Dating sims and visual novels 7736:Gematsu Visual Novel Coverage 7152:. 10 May 2020. Archived from 7122:(in Japanese). Archived from 7038:Fujii, Daiji (January 2006). 7019:(in French). 4 September 2013 5852:The Johns Hopkins News-Letter 4956:Brent Ellison (8 July 2008). 4783:"Japanese Visual Novel Games" 1429:Sex and nudity in video games 7303:Gameman (6 September 2005). 7049:. p. 11. Archived from 6970:(in Japanese). 29 July 2022. 6904:"Muv Luv Kickstarter ending" 5130:Jeremy Parish (8 May 2009). 4522:Hikari Mimamoru Sakamichi de 3782:List of visual novel engines 3401:Mystery of Nonomura Hospital 2403:Ever 17: The Out of Infinity 2373:Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 1894:and its successors, notably 1685:science fiction setting, an 597:anime based on visual novels 7375:: Games Press. 20 July 2021 5430:S., Matt (4 October 2019). 4958:"Defining Dialogue Systems" 4754:First Week Sales – 110,000+ 4516:Steam (overseas) – 100,000+ 4319:Steam (PC) overseas – 5,256 3915:(1994 to April 2002) – 1.25 3756: 3736: 3714: 3681: 3659: 3637: 3603: 3583: 3561: 3539: 3517: 3491: 3465: 3439: 3413: 3378: 3358: 3338: 3318: 3296: 3276: 3221: 3201: 3179: 3152: 3126: 3104: 3075: 3049: 3026: 3004: 2978: 2956: 2934: 2912: 2881: 2855: 2833: 2807: 2781: 2759: 2733: 2706: 2679: 2653: 2622: 2596: 2576: 2340:series (which began on the 1875:; and through the works of 1854: 1839: 1620:Portopia Serial Murder Case 1482:came out later, and though 1301:Dōjinshi games (dōjin soft) 1092:Bishōjo game § History 1010: 734:, for example, the way the 520: 512:, a retranscription of the 9050: 8154: 7080:"EVE The 1st. burst error" 5073:Fear, Ed (17 March 2008). 4200:Japan (consoles) – 908,391 3957:As of May 2007 – 2.22 3829:2013–2018 – 39,687 (Japan) 3388:Nonomura Byōin no Hitobito 3167:Martian Successor Nadesico 2527:List of best-selling manga 2520: 2493: 2477:Doki Doki Literature Club! 2236:Doki Doki Literature Club! 2202:Animamundi: Dark Alchemist 1505:Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity 1422: 1320:, often transliterated as 1304: 1262: 1085: 957:Riviera: The Promised Land 926:tactical role-playing game 836: 712:multiple different endings 683:to provide voices for the 29: 7964:List of video game genres 7959: 5709:. ITMedia. 22 August 2006 4507:Windows (Japan) – 100,560 4090:Japan (consoles) – 90,213 3792:The Visual Novel Database 3746:The House in Fata Morgana 2282:Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 2208:Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni 2193:Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 2162:Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 1979:series (1999 onwards) by 1861: 1846: 1715:Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake 1576: 1523:. In 1982, they released 1411: 1397: 1373: 1341: 1336:), also sometimes called 1332: 1316: 1096:Otome game § History 1004: 760:Choose Your Own Adventure 716:choose-your-own-adventure 527: 8256:Digital collectible card 7665: 7306: 7045:. Faculty of Economics, 6425: 5652: 4832:. 早稲田大学大学院文学研究科: 65–73. 4713:Up until 2006 – 300,000+ 4690:Up until 2006 – 300,000+ 3837:(2019) – 178,426 (Japan) 2865:Higurashi: When They Cry 2464:(2010) as an influence. 2022:, written by Jun Maeda, 1943:A History of Adult Games 1563:role-playing video games 1209:role-playing video games 882:role-playing video games 780:role-playing video games 236:DreamCatcher Interactive 152:Interactive storytelling 30:Not to be confused with 8341:Roguelike deck-building 8249:Roguelike deck-building 4653:The Blank of Three Year 4400:Will: The Death Trap II 4251:Neon Genesis Evangelion 4194:Higurashi When They Cry 4093:Steam (PC) – 1,200,000+ 3724:One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e 3669:Witch on the Holy Night 3613:Can Can Bunny: Premiere 3571:J.B. Harold Murder Club 3376:Frontwing & Makura 2895:Neon Genesis Evangelion 2414:Marvelous Entertainment 2412:series (2005 onwards), 2304:Umineko no Naku Koro ni 2214:Umineko no Naku Koro ni 2191:during the planning of 1996:Wind: A Breath of Heart 1920:One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e 1650:. After completing the 1529:, the first commercial 1479:Little Busters! Ecstasy 1207:also later appeared in 924:series, which combined 847:Higurashi When They Cry 679:Many visual novels use 496:) is a form of digital 246:Humongous Entertainment 186:Adventure International 7116:"売上ランキング (2004年 Hゲーム)" 6692:Sato (18 April 2018). 5345:Sorlie, Audun (2011). 4627:DLsite English – 7,290 4203:Steam (PC) – 200,627+ 3368:ATRI -My Dear Moments- 2909:Gainax Network Systems 1738:, and some occasional 1689:protagonist, and some 1642:fame) was inspired by 1539:Danchi Tsuma no Yūwaku 1349:based on pre-existing 1037:history of video games 987: 704: 226:Daedalic Entertainment 8583:Tactical role-playing 8348:Tactical role-playing 7731:Visual Novel Database 6158:, Hardcore Gaming 101 6110:, Hardcore Gaming 101 5794:, Hardcore Gaming 101 5235:. Hardcore Gaming 101 4640:Kidou Senkan Nadesico 4581:(PS3) – 12,565 (2012) 4430:(PC) – 110,393 (2006) 4278:Girlfriend of Steel 2 4167:(PC) – 159,193 (2018) 4110:2009–2015 (Japan) – 1 3952:Tantei Jingūji Saburō 3937:428: Shibuya Scramble 3162:Kidou Senkan Nadesico 3114:Welcome to Pia Carrot 2716:Tantei Jingūji Saburō 2450:Dontnod Entertainment 2432:(2010), and Capcom's 2364:genre outside Japan. 2107:428: Shibuya Scramble 1673:(1988), an ambitious 1242:428: Shibuya Scramble 1233:sound novels such as 1149:(1995), developed by 1116:non-player characters 1086:Further information: 1069:428: Shibuya Scramble 977: 859:Digital: A Love Story 754:The Lord of the Rings 740:non-player characters 702: 685:non-player characters 181:The Adventure Company 8963:Vertically scrolling 7889:Engines and software 7494:on 27 September 2007 7090:Kadokawa Corporation 7056:on 30 September 2007 6864:on 24 September 2009 6181:on 19 September 2011 5771:26 June 2016 at the 5680:"水晶の龍 – SQUARE ENIX" 5599:on 4 September 2011. 5494:10 December 2012 at 5436:Digitally Downloaded 4536:(consoles) – 73,537 4311:(PC) – 62,546 (2006) 4062:Sakura Magical Girls 4005:Fate/hollow ataraxia 3797:Visual novel engines 3549:Hotel Dusk: Room 215 2891:Shinseiki Evangelion 2594:Neko Works / Sayori 2500:adding missing items 2261:'s now-discontinued 2033:Dengeki G's Magazine 1772:could also read the 1748:first-person shooter 1726:hard science fiction 1667:the following year: 1531:erotic computer game 1446:obligatory sex scene 896:Japanese short story 569:PlayStation Portable 301:Sierra Entertainment 261:Legend Entertainment 8593:Turn-based strategy 8498:Submarine simulator 8304:Action role-playing 8211:Interactive fiction 7594:"Manhattan Requiem" 7307:「ポートピア連続殺人事件」の舞台を巡る 7096:on 10 November 2009 6592:on 21 December 2007 6527:Impress Corporation 6332:on 25 December 2012 6239:"Game Series Sales" 5966:. 15 October 2008. 5832:Hideo Kojima Speaks 5682:. Square Enix Japan 5619:PsychNology Journal 5351:Hardcore Gaming 101 5323:on 14 December 2011 5311:Commodore Wheeler. 4308:Muv-Luv Alternative 4272:Girlfriend of Steel 4067:Other titles – 1.36 3237: 2617:(Spike Chunsoft) / 2537: 1970:Kana: Little Sister 1892:Kimi ga Nozomu Eien 1401:, a portmanteau of 853:Muv-Luv Alternative 642:interactive fiction 553:video game consoles 498:interactive fiction 296:Revolution Software 76:Interactive fiction 46:Part of a series on 8994:Video game modding 8936:Nonlinear gameplay 8598:Turn-based tactics 8566:Real-time strategy 7488:Hokuto Corporation 7342:Takenaka, Kosuke. 7047:Okayama University 6908:Anime News Network 6243:Investor Relations 6227:. 5 February 2015. 5804:Mark Ryan Sallee. 5554:. 17 December 2009 5532:, 15 February 2011 5277:John Szczepaniak. 5231:John Szczepaniak. 5172:John Szczepaniak. 5054:on 18 October 2012 4913:. pp. 194–7. 4909:. Burlington, MA: 4793:. pp. 192–4. 4789:. Burlington, MA: 4777:Lebowitz, Josiah; 4605:PC (2006) – 36,510 4602:Consoles – 284,186 4427:To Heart 2 X Rated 4422:Consoles – 473,870 3913:Kamaitachi no Yoru 3907:Banshee's Last Cry 3902:Kamaitachi no Yoru 3834:Shin Sakura Taisen 3647:Doukoku Soshite... 3235: 3001:Hironobu Sakaguchi 2535: 2154:Kamaitachi no Yoru 1865:, depressing game) 1510:Everlasting Summer 1297:are not uncommon. 1259:Content and genres 1177:parallel universes 988: 705: 695:Narrative branches 589:role-playing games 9024:Video game genres 9011: 9010: 9007: 9006: 8999:Video game remake 8907:Emergent gameplay 8578:Real-time tactics 8537: 8536: 8476:Flight simulation 8206:Graphic adventure 8152: 8151: 7953:Video game genres 7919: 7918: 7600:. 26 January 2011 7523:on 21 August 2007 7373:Boulder, Colorado 6986:Game Data Library 6854:Japan Game Charts 6405:. 8 December 2019 6399:Game Data Library 6301:. 19 October 2021 5964:ASCII Media Works 5928:ASCII Media Works 5902:. 15 April 2004. 5900:SoftBank Creative 5872:Todome, Satoshi. 5662:978-4-88181-829-9 5442:on 8 January 2020 5383:on 13 August 2011 5313:"EVE Burst Error" 4920:978-0-240-81717-0 4884:978-0-240-81717-0 4800:978-0-240-81717-0 4618:Hatoful Boyfriend 4466:EVE: The Lost One 4314:Consoles – 72,906 4139:Steins;Gate Elite 4134:(Steam) – 50,000+ 4028:spin-off titles ( 3897:(1992) – 400,000+ 3849:Tokimeki Memorial 3772:Hypertext fiction 3763: 3762: 3601:Beautiful Glitch 3228: 3227: 3136:Hatoful Boyfriend 2663:Tokimeki Memorial 2650:Red Entertainment 2344:in 2001), Cing's 2118:After developing 1833:Nakige and utsuge 1801:Tokimeki Memorial 1786:Tokimeki Memorial 1740:full-motion video 1691:light gun shooter 1661:graphic adventure 1535:graphic adventure 1021:computer graphics 776:Tokimeki Memorial 486: 485: 396:Wintermute Engine 266:Level 9 Computing 132: 131: 96:Walking simulator 91:Graphic adventure 16:(Redirected from 9041: 8989:Video game clone 8705: 8701:Related concepts 8508:Vehicular combat 8363: 8236:Digital tabletop 8216:Interactive film 8176:Grand Theft Auto 8167:Action-adventure 8160: 8117:Platform fighter 7996:Platform fighter 7979: 7946: 7939: 7932: 7923: 7795: 7788: 7781: 7772: 7718: 7717: 7715: 7713: 7695: 7689: 7688: 7686: 7684: 7661: 7655: 7654: 7643: 7637: 7636: 7634: 7632: 7616: 7610: 7609: 7607: 7605: 7590: 7584: 7583: 7581: 7579: 7574:on 14 April 2008 7564: 7558: 7557: 7555: 7553: 7539: 7533: 7532: 7530: 7528: 7513: 7504: 7503: 7501: 7499: 7490:. 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Archived from 5043: 5032: 5031: 5026: 5024: 5014:"Review: SeaBed" 5009: 5003: 5002: 5000: 4998: 4981: 4975: 4974: 4972: 4970: 4953: 4947: 4938: 4932: 4931: 4929: 4927: 4900: 4889: 4888: 4870: 4864: 4863: 4861: 4859: 4848: 4842: 4841: 4821: 4815: 4814: 4809: 4807: 4774: 4757: 4746: 4740: 4729: 4723: 4705: 4699: 4696:(Japan) – 14,762 4682: 4676: 4668: 4662: 4636: 4630: 4614: 4608: 4592: 4586: 4563: 4557: 4493: 4487: 4476: 4458:EVE: Burst Error 4453: 4439: 4433: 4412: 4406: 4382: 4376: 4347: 4341: 4328: 4322: 4290: 4284: 4248: 4242: 4190: 4184: 4176: 4170: 4151: 4145: 4142:(Japan) – 30,442 4113: 4102: 4096: 4080: 4074: 4070: 4041: 4035: 3987: 3981: 3973: 3967: 3960: 3949: 3943: 3940:(2008) – 203,283 3932:(1998) – 164,866 3918: 3884: 3878: 3870: 3864: 3857: 3846: 3840: 3826: 3823:Up until 2010 – 3813: 3712: 3623: 3398: 3238: 3145:PigeoNation Inc. 3102: 2804:Kotaro Uchikoshi 2646:Sega CS2 R&D 2538: 2504:reliable sources 2445:The Walking Dead 2394:Professor Layton 2386:Professor Layton 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6121: 6114: 6105: 6098: 6081: 6074: 6072: 6071:on 14 July 2011 6063:(in Japanese). 6059:(9 July 2004). 6055: 6054: 6050: 6040: 6038: 6031:"騎士07ロンクインタビュー" 6029: 6028: 6024: 6014: 6009: 6005: 5995: 5993: 5988: 5987: 5983: 5973: 5971: 5952: 5951: 5947: 5937: 5935: 5926:(in Japanese). 5922: 5921: 5917: 5910: 5898:(in Japanese). 5894: 5893: 5889: 5879: 5877: 5871: 5870: 5866: 5856: 5854: 5846: 5845: 5841: 5830: 5826: 5816: 5814: 5803: 5802: 5798: 5789: 5782: 5773:Wayback Machine 5764: 5760: 5750: 5748: 5732: 5731: 5727: 5712: 5710: 5705: 5704: 5700: 5685: 5683: 5678: 5677: 5670: 5663: 5654: 5650: 5649: 5645: 5637: 5614: 5609: 5608: 5604: 5596: 5589: 5580: 5575: 5574: 5567: 5557: 5555: 5544: 5543: 5536: 5524: 5520: 5509: 5505: 5487: 5483: 5473: 5471: 5460: 5459: 5455: 5445: 5443: 5429: 5428: 5424: 5414: 5412: 5401: 5400: 5396: 5386: 5384: 5370: 5369: 5365: 5355: 5353: 5344: 5343: 5336: 5326: 5324: 5310: 5309: 5305: 5292: 5291:Reprinted from 5284: 5282: 5276: 5275: 5271: 5262:. 7 June 2002. 5254: 5253: 5249: 5238: 5236: 5230: 5222: 5220: 5209: 5208: 5204: 5191: 5190:Reprinted from 5183: 5181: 5171: 5170: 5157: 5147: 5145: 5144:on 18 July 2012 5129: 5128: 5124: 5114: 5112: 5103: 5102: 5098: 5088: 5086: 5085:on 24 July 2012 5072: 5071: 5067: 5057: 5055: 5045: 5044: 5035: 5022: 5020: 5011: 5010: 5006: 4996: 4994: 4983: 4982: 4978: 4968: 4966: 4955: 4954: 4950: 4939: 4935: 4925: 4923: 4921: 4902: 4901: 4892: 4885: 4872: 4871: 4867: 4857: 4855: 4850: 4849: 4845: 4823: 4822: 4818: 4805: 4803: 4801: 4776: 4775: 4771: 4766: 4761: 4760: 4747: 4743: 4730: 4726: 4720:(Japan) – 8,382 4706: 4702: 4683: 4679: 4669: 4665: 4643:series (Japan) 4637: 4633: 4624:Steam – 309,725 4615: 4611: 4599:series (Japan) 4593: 4589: 4564: 4560: 4494: 4490: 4470: 4447: 4440: 4436: 4419:series (Japan) 4413: 4409: 4383: 4379: 4348: 4344: 4329: 4325: 4291: 4287: 4253:series (Japan) 4249: 4245: 4191: 4187: 4177: 4173: 4152: 4148: 4111: 4103: 4099: 4081: 4077: 4068: 4042: 4038: 3997:Fate/stay night 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697: 629: 620:Fate/stay night 546:adventure games 524: 482: 453: 452: 438: 430: 429: 415: 407: 406: 405: 330: 322: 321: 320: 175: 167: 166: 157:Syntax guessing 142: 134: 133: 128: 100: 61: 52:Adventure games 39: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 9047: 9045: 9037: 9036: 9031: 9026: 9016: 9015: 9009: 9008: 9005: 9004: 9002: 9001: 8996: 8991: 8986: 8981: 8975: 8973: 8969: 8968: 8966: 8965: 8960: 8955: 8953:Side-scrolling 8950: 8949: 8948: 8943: 8933: 8928: 8921: 8914: 8909: 8904: 8903: 8902: 8891: 8889: 8885: 8884: 8882: 8881: 8880: 8879: 8874: 8861: 8855: 8853: 8849: 8848: 8846: 8845: 8840: 8839: 8838: 8833: 8828: 8817: 8815: 8811: 8810: 8808: 8807: 8806: 8805: 8800: 8798:Climate change 8795: 8785: 8780: 8775: 8770: 8769: 8768: 8756: 8749: 8744: 8739: 8734: 8729: 8724: 8717: 8711: 8709: 8702: 8698: 8697: 8695: 8694: 8689: 8684: 8679: 8674: 8669: 8668: 8667: 8657: 8652: 8651: 8650: 8640: 8635: 8629: 8627: 8623: 8622: 8620: 8619: 8618: 8617: 8615:Grand strategy 8607: 8606: 8605: 8595: 8590: 8585: 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7999: 7998: 7993: 7991:Endless runner 7987: 7985: 7976: 7970: 7969: 7967: 7966: 7960: 7957: 7956: 7951: 7949: 7948: 7941: 7934: 7926: 7917: 7916: 7914: 7913: 7908: 7903: 7898: 7892: 7890: 7886: 7885: 7883: 7882: 7874: 7865: 7863: 7859: 7858: 7856: 7855: 7850: 7845: 7840: 7834: 7832: 7828: 7827: 7825: 7824: 7816: 7810: 7808: 7804: 7803: 7800: 7798: 7797: 7790: 7783: 7775: 7769: 7768: 7763: 7758: 7753: 7748: 7743: 7738: 7733: 7726: 7725:External links 7723: 7720: 7719: 7690: 7656: 7638: 7620:"Monster Prom" 7611: 7585: 7559: 7534: 7505: 7469: 7444: 7417: 7386: 7360: 7334: 7295: 7263: 7241: 7238:. 31 May 2013. 7224: 7194: 7167: 7137: 7107: 7085:Kadokawa Games 7071: 7030: 7002: 6973: 6955: 6920: 6895: 6875: 6830: 6798: 6777: 6745: 6718: 6684: 6657: 6630: 6612:"Winged Cloud" 6603: 6568: 6540: 6529:. 3 April 2002 6508: 6497:. 26 July 2006 6478: 6450: 6432:Dengeki Online 6416: 6343: 6312: 6299:Spike Chunsoft 6286: 6269:"INTRODUCTION" 6260: 6249:. 18 June 2022 6230: 6212: 6209:. 3 July 2013. 6192: 6160: 6156:Phoenix Wright 6147: 6130: 6112: 6096: 6065:07th Expansion 6048: 6022: 6003: 5981: 5945: 5934:on 4 July 2008 5915: 5908: 5887: 5864: 5839: 5824: 5796: 5780: 5758: 5725: 5698: 5668: 5661: 5643: 5625:(3): 292–311. 5602: 5565: 5534: 5518: 5503: 5481: 5453: 5422: 5394: 5363: 5334: 5303: 5269: 5256:"Visual Novel" 5247: 5202: 5155: 5122: 5111:on 11 May 2012 5096: 5065: 5046:Ray Barnholt. 5033: 5018:Hardcore Gamer 5004: 4976: 4948: 4933: 4919: 4890: 4883: 4865: 4843: 4816: 4799: 4768: 4767: 4765: 4762: 4759: 4758: 4756: 4755: 4741: 4739: 4738: 4724: 4722: 4721: 4714: 4700: 4698: 4697: 4691: 4677: 4663: 4661: 4660: 4650: 4631: 4629: 4628: 4625: 4609: 4607: 4606: 4603: 4587: 4585: 4584: 4583: 4582: 4558: 4556: 4555: 4554: 4553: 4543: 4529: 4519: 4518: 4517: 4514: 4511: 4508: 4488: 4486: 4485: 4478: 4462: 4434: 4432: 4431: 4423: 4407: 4405: 4404: 4396: 4392:The Death Trap 4385:The Death Trap 4377: 4375: 4374: 4368: 4342: 4340: 4339: 4323: 4321: 4320: 4317: 4316: 4315: 4312: 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Index

Sound novel
Graphic novel
Light novel
Adventure games
Interactive fiction
Interactive film
Visual novel
Graphic adventure
Walking simulator
Immersive sim
Escape room
Action-adventure
Interactive Fiction Competition
Interactive storytelling
Syntax guessing
Text parser
The Adventure Company
Adventure International
AnimePlay
Arxel Tribe
Capcom
Cing
Cryo Interactive
C's Ware
Cyan Worlds
Daedalic Entertainment
Dōjin soft
DreamCatcher Interactive
Funcom
Humongous Entertainment

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