TheSteamVisual Novel Festis live for the duration of the weekend, bringing discounts on over 1,500 titles for fans and newcomers alike. The sale is full of excellent titles from the visual novel genre, featuring games that are heavy on beautiful art, relationships, and stories. The genre is best described by the sale’s tagline, which reads: “Is it a book? Is it a game? Yes.”

Visual Novel fans and newbies can browse hundreds of hit titles and hidden gemson theSteamVN sale page. The sale brings discounts of up to 90% off on everything from massively popular titles likeSteins;GateandFate/stay nightto beloved indie darlings likeCoffee TalkandUntil Then. You’ll have to act fast to get a hold of these titles for cheap, though, as the sale ends on March 10 at 10 a.m. Pacific.

Featured image Makise Kurisu speaks into a microphone in the Steins Gate visual novel and Phoenix Wright trilogy cover art

The Best Deals Of Steam’s Weekend Visual Novel Fest

Grab These Titles While They’re Still On Sale

Steam’s weekend flash sale has plenty of adventures for players to embark on, whether you’re a seasoned veteran or have never played a VN before. Some of the best deals available during the sale are:

There are hundreds more titles on sale this weekend, with topics that range from dating simulators to fantasy, action, adventure, and everything in between. If you’re looking for a particular aesthetic, sub-genre, or topic, the Steam sale listing makes it easy to find what you’re looking for. You can evenfilter by “Visuals & Viewpoint” to note the artstyle you’d like to see(the hand-drawn category is my personal favorite).

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Steam Visual Novel Fest Has Something For Everyone

Newcomers To The Visual Novel Genre Can Start With These Discounted Games

People who have never played a Visual Novel typically have a very specific image in mind when they think of the genre, but there’s more to the genre than public media portrayals of it may have you think. If dating sims aren’t your thing, there’s so much more to explore, withstories that are full of adventure, fantasy, drama, and emotional storytelling.Or, some VNs are just plain silly, not taking themselves too seriously, like the free (and official)I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator, which isevery bit as ridiculous as the name implies.

10 Must-Play Visual Novels On PC

From Steins;Gate to the Ace Attorney games, there are some visual novels on PC that genre fans and newcomers alike shouldn’t miss out on.

If you’ve never played a visual novel before, I find these games from the sale to be some of the best places to start:

No matter what kinds of stories you like, chances are there’s a visual novel to match your tastes. This weekend is a great time to dive headfirst into the wonderful world of visual novels thanks to the flash sale onSteamon the genre.