Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. Visual novels can be rather laid back as players lose themselves in ...

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Skeith has been a gamer for over two decades now and has decided to take pen to paper for Hardcore Gamer. Capable of playing games at incredible speeds, you can rely on them to write about them in ...

Despite their relative obscurity in the mainstream, visual novels are one of the oldest and most prominent genres of modern video game, dating as far back as the early 80s. They were particularly huge ...

Visual novel games come in all shapes and sizes. Some of them are rich fantasy epics with 42 branching paths and hidden easter eggs, while others are bite-sized gems that are perfect for cozy train ...

While most visual novel games aren’t going to flex the muscle of a PlayStation 5, sometimes you just want to relax and settle in with a good story. Luckily there is a superb selection of games to ...

The best visual novels definitely don't get enough attention when it comes to curating gaming libraries. Often they are overlooked, but no one can deny that if you give them the chance, you'll end up ...

To be fair, most visual novel fans will remember The House in Fata Morgana. It was released in 2012, but only in Japan. It eventually made its way to the rest of the world, but was stuck in Japan for ...

The House in Fata Morgana often makes lists of the best Japanese visual novel games, and it’s not hard to see why. Developed by Novectacle, this time-spanning adventure spins a narrative that draws ...