Early Access
Visual Novel games in Steam Early Access, scored by how recently and how regularly they ship updates. Filtered to recently updated.
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Snow • Fall is a unique deckbuilder roguelite that combines tabletop game mechanics with fast turns. Discover the comedies and tragedies through the infinite factions and groups of Teleia.
flower baasket · Last update yesterday · Positive · 100% of 49 · 3 playing
Update frequency
Irregular
42/100
You’re trapped inside a haunted house, stalked by angry ghosts. To survive, you’ll have to run, hide, strategize, give gifts, chat, flirt… Wait, what kind of game is this? Oh right, it’s a point-and-click survival horror dating sim!
Sad Panda Studios · Last update yesterday · Very Positive · 97% of 114 · 11 playing
Update frequency
Irregular
41/100
A text-based RPG full of choice and action. Fight for survival in the midst of the Roman invasion of ancient Caledonia. Strategize one dice roll at a time as emotions affect your performance. Use willpower to outsmart opponents, gain allies, wage war, or strive for peace. How will your story end?
Poetic · Last update yesterday · Very Positive · 95% of 510 · 0 playing
Update frequency
Sporadic
27/100
CHALK & BLOOD is a noir detective puzzle where logic is your only weapon. Read the clues, deduce where every suspect stood the night of the murder, then corner the one left alone with the victim and name the killer. A hard-boiled campaign and endless cases await. Pick up the chalk, detective.
BOIRATECH · Last update 4 days ago · Mixed · 60% of 5 · 0 playing
Update frequency
Too new to rate
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You can’t understand them—yet. Decode the “Second Reality” through Talk, Mind Read, and Translate in an empathy-driven psychological mystery adventure.
Shadow Glove · Last update 5 days ago · Positive · 100% of 15 · 1 playing
Update frequency
Too new to rate
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Esporia is a 2D narrative simulation RPG about a high-school student chasing the dream of becoming an esports star. Train, manage your stamina, build relationships, recruit teammates, and shape your own path through the Fogwood esports scene.
采柠工作室 · Last update 9 days ago · Negative · 0% of 1 · 0 playing
Update frequency
Too new to rate
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Run a bodyguard agency and fall for five intriguing men through calls, texts, and dates in this open-world romance RPG. Set your own schedule in a pixel-art metropolis where every day brings new encounters!
Topping Palette · Last update 9 days ago · Mostly Positive · 72% of 344 · 3 playing
Update frequency
Irregular
59/100
The Backrooms is a first person survival horror game set in one of the most terrifying environments of the human psyche. Explore an ever evolving nightmare while running from terrifying creatures to stay alive.
Ionized Games · Last update 10 days ago · Mixed · 62% of 127 · 0 playing
Update frequency
Sporadic
23/100
Explore, investigate, and survive this new infection. Collect clues, meet and interact with people, and bond with the main cast. Solve the mysteries like a true detective and follow the non-linear narrative. Are you ready to face this new deadly infection? 👁
DeltaCat Studio · Last update 11 days ago · Very Positive · 97% of 73 · 2 playing
Update frequency
Too new to rate
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The Good People (Na Daoine Maithe) is a lore-rich, choice-driven visual novel inspired by Irish myths. Venture into Tír na nÓg, the Celtic Otherworld, in order to retrieve your family's stolen valuables...and get swept up in deadly fairy politics and a whirlwind romance along the way.
Moirai Myths Inc. · Last update 14 days ago · Positive · 97% of 38 · 1 playing
Update frequency
Sporadic
30/100
StoryFlow Editor is a narrative design tool for creating branching dialogues and interactive stories with visual scripting. Integrate them into Unreal Engine, Unity or Godot using free plugins, or build and export complete story games as HTML or desktop apps.
Soulstices Dev · Last update 15 days ago · Positive · 97% of 36 · 4 playing
Update frequency
Irregular
55/100
A chat dating sim game inspired by Mystic Messenger, VTuber communities, and internet spam
Nochi Studios · Last update 16 days ago · Very Positive · 96% of 372 · 31 playing
Update frequency
Too new to rate
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Visual novel that combines elements of fantasy, romance and adventure. The story of the adventures of one young accidental traveler named Max, told from the perspective of the inhabitants of another world. Сharacters would join a team of adventurers and search for the artifact that grants any wish.
Mindal VN (not studio) · Last update 17 days ago · Positive · 100% of 16 · 1 playing
Update frequency
Too new to rate
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他期待着事业的成果，她期待着追逐的爱情，她期待能给身边的人们带来笑容，他期待能成为故事的主角，他们生活的这座城市期待着海啸后的痊愈……可是，一场突如其来的爆炸扰乱了这一切。烟火暗淡，琉璃蒙尘，他们所期待的，能够实现吗？
Gloria Works · Last update 18 days ago · Very Positive · 99% of 151 · 1 playing
Update frequency
Too new to rate
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When a thief comes to The Keep, only to be captured and forced to work off their debt, they must now make a new life for themselves in a strange new town.
KINJAKO · Last update 19 days ago · Positive · 100% of 13 · 0 playing
Update frequency
Rarely updated
14/100
"GODSOUL" is a story-driven,Hyper-visually RPG. Team with "rebel" girls who love gaming and drawing（and more）, resist villains and enjoy a mix of cyber reality, fantastical worlds, and card game action.
U-Secret Studio · Last update 20 days ago · Very Positive · 86% of 3,021 · 5 playing
Update frequency
Irregular
47/100
Help Petra navigate her new life as Head Witch of Fenloft Academy! Juggle classes, train skills, make friends, and solve mysteries in this charming choose-your-own-adventure-style visual novel.
Steamy Buns Games · Last update 20 days ago · Positive · 87% of 15 · 0 playing
Update frequency
Too new to rate
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Dino VR Experience is an explorable virtual museum. All areas are consistent with the biomes of the respective dinosaurs, and these biomes are partially explorable. The museum also contains audio and text information to fully immerse the user.
Virtual Factory srl · Last update 20 days ago · Mixed · 43% of 7 · 0 playing
Update frequency
Rarely updated
16/100
Ravager - Moon-Friendly Edition is a role-playing game where you play a young dragon, determined to reclaim his birthright. To do so, you will need to build your power, ally with dark forces, evade justice, and return to rule.
4MinuteWarning · Last update 23 days ago · Positive · 100% of 4 · 0 playing
Update frequency
Sporadic
21/100
Uncover the mystery of the Ghoul's Grove, hidden in the Australian outback and filled with strange and mutilated scare actors. To Be Altered is a multiple-ending visual novel where your choices matter, even the most minuscule decisions will decide the fates of Darcy and others.
SKELLYBED Productions · Last update 26 days ago · Positive · 100% of 7 · 0 playing
Update frequency
Rarely updated
19/100
Rabies shatters a young cop's peaceful life. Confronted by this incurable virus, he must choose: leave the police force or hide his illness to trace his infection source. In this visual novel, witness his fate while uncovering the city's darkest secrets—past and present.
WoofWoofStudio · Last update 27 days ago · Positive · 96% of 27 · 0 playing
Update frequency
Sporadic
34/100
One war and three heroes on opposing sides. Love, conviction and sacrifice will define them. Utopia is a story-rich visual novel about creating a perfect society, and the cost of reaching it.
Mana Core Game Studios · Last update 28 days ago · Positive · 100% of 28 · 0 playing
Update frequency
Too new to rate
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In the last days of their life, a dying person takes one final gamble... No More Future is a linear Sci-Fi Visual Novel, where you explore a futuristic world as an android trying to rebuild their old life. In this strange journey, they'll question the very foundations of their life and their world.
Sedge · Last update 31 days ago · Very Positive · 99% of 135 · 1 playing
Update frequency
Rarely updated
18/100
A Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Lead a chaotic development team through high-pressure deadlines and personal drama. Make choices to balance the demanding project, relationships, and ambitious goals, determining your team's ultimate success or failure.
Shut-in Studios · Last update 32 days ago · Very Positive · 98% of 64 · 0 playing
Update frequency
Too new to rate
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