Looking for Something to Play? We've Got a List of Steam Visual Novel Demos

The current Steam Fest is centred all around visual novels! This is a great opportunity to find new games to play. I've condensed some of them into a list to help you browse!

Trigger warning: due to the wide range of visual novels covered and available, I've decided to split the ones with a mature content warning at the very bottom under a warning header!

Killer Chat! - Expanded Edition — Release TBA

• Developer: rosesrot
• Publisher: angelrot games
• Genres: Dating sim
• Steam link!

Kemono Teatime — Releasing in 2025

• Developer: Studio Lalala
• Publisher: Studio Lalala
• Genres: Adventure, Cooking
• Steam link!

Until Then — 40%

• Developer: Polychroma Games
• Publisher: Maximum Entertainment
• Genres: Emotional
• Steam link!

Keyframes — Release TBA

• Developer: (BLANK) House
• Publisher: (BLANK) House
• Genres: Romance, Life Sim
• Steam link!

Pick Me Pick Me — Releases 26th of March 2025

• Developer: Optillusion
• Publisher: Optillusion
• Genres: Typing, Dating Sim
• Steam link!

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

• Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
• Publisher: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
• Genres: Investigation
• Steam link!

Kill The Clock — Releases 25th of May 2025

• Developer: Happy Slugs
• Publisher: Happy Slugs
• Genres: Mystery, Detective
• Steam link!

Tavern Talk — 20% off

• Developer: Gentle Troll Entertainment
• Publisher: Gentle Troll Entertainment
• Genres: Cozy, Fantasy
• Steam link!

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Demo Ver. — 65%

• Developer: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
• Publisher: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
• Genres: Mystery, Adventure
• Steam link!

Trigger Warning!

Am I Nima Demo — Release TBA

• Developer: HO! Games
• Publisher: HO! Games
• Genres: Mature Content Warning (violence towards animals), Psychological Horror
• Steam link!

Cabernet — 10%

• Developer: Party for Introverts
• Publisher: Akupara Games
• Genres: Mature Content Warning (gore, alcoholism, death, suicide)
• Steam link!

Uberich: Advent Sinners — Releasing in Q2 2025

• Developer: NBDR Games
• Publisher: XD, JAST, NBDR Games
• Genres: Mature Content Warning (general), Mystery
• Steam link!

Saihate Station — Releasing 6th of March 2025

• Developer: びぶ/viv
• Publisher: びぶ/viv
• Genres: Mature Content Warning (abuse, vomiting, murder)
• Steam link!

Scarlet Hollow — 25%

• Developer: Black Tabby Games
• Publisher: Black Tabby Games
• Genres: Mature Content Warning (gore, death, abuse, drug use, animal injury and death, and more)
• Demo available!

5omeday — Releases Q2 2025

• Developer: Indigo Ingots, Starlit Chronicles Studio
• Publisher: Waku Waku Games
• Genres: Mature Content (execution), Psychological Horror
• Steam link!

BUSTAFELLOWS season2 — Releases 2025

• Developer: NIPPON CULTURAL BROADCASTING EXTEND INC.
• Publisher: PQube
• Genres: Mature Content (violence, suicide, sexual content, drugs, crime, strong language), Romance
• Steam link!

Forsaker:DingDing&Blade — Releases in 2025

 

• Developer: 圣剑提灯制作组(Blade Lantern Studio)
• Publisher: 圣剑提灯制作组(Blade Lantern Studio)
• Genres: Mature Content (partial nudity, profanity, violent depictions, blood, death) Combat-integrated
• Steam link!

That's about it for the highlights! I hope you find something fun to spend your time with!