A brief overview on what works for a Visual Novel and its confirmed working platforms.
To contribute to this list, edit this page after creating an account, and place a VN entry from the top (or anywhere).
Visual Novel is missing a guide? Click on the red link text-- this will automatically forward you to create a new page for that VN.
If you are experiencing font issues, be sure to install the Windows Japanese Fonts. Common examples are MS Gothic, Mincho, etc.
To make sure the Visual Novel link appears, press CTRL + K while highlighting the text while in editor mode (or press the anchor link symbol in the toolbar), then type in the name of the page. This won't create the page, but it will create the page link.
For example, Majikoi right below here is just simply majikoi, which leads to /vns/majikoi
| Visual Novel | Windows | Mac | Linux | Steam Deck | Game engine | Wineprefix | Wine version | Notes |
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| Tsukihime | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla(any) | any |
abandonware; can be played on a browser - https://tsukiweb.holofield.fr/ or offline, using the original exe - https://www.readtsukihi.me/ |
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| DRACU-RIOT! | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | KiriKiri | wmp10quartz | Proton 7+ | Disable Esync |
| Riddle Joker | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | KiriKiri | wmp10quartz |
Lutris 7.2+ Proton 7+ |
Disable Esync |
| Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | KiriKiri | vanilla(any) | Proton GE 7.43+ |
Add “WINE_DO_NOT_CREATE_DXGI_DEVICE_MANAGER=1 %command%” OP/ED work out of the box |
| Meteor World Actor: Badge & Dagger | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | Artemis | vanilla | Proton GE 8.6+ | Add "GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_RANK=protonaudioconverterbin:NONE %command% " to be able to play the OP |
| A Clockwork Ley-Line: Flowers Falling in the Morning Mist | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla | Proton 7.0+ | Add “PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 LANG="ja_JP.UTF-8" %command%” on launch options on steam, if not, you will get stuck on a white screen when the OP start | |
| Kamidori Alchemy Meister | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | wmp10quartz |
Lutris 7.2+ Proton 7.0+ |
JP Locale Enabled Runs a little laggy in wine8, but is smoother in lutris 7.2.2 . Will experiment more. |
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| Neko Nights | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7.0+ |
JP Locale enabled | |
| Senren＊Banka | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | KiriKiri | Special: wmp11 |
Lutris 5.13+ Proton GE 8.8+ |
Disable Esync |
| True Remembrance | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | N/A | N/A | has Native Mac/Linux version (2x version) | |
| Majikoi! Love Me Seriously! | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Malie | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Maitetsu Last Run! | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ❓ | Kirikiri | wmp11 | Proton GE 7.31+ | Switch Kirikiri advanced options to use “Layer” |
| Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Kirikiri | N/A | N/A | Run the switch version on Ryujinx to avoid sprite lag. |
| Gnosia | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ❓ | N/A | Proton GE 8-6 | ||
| Forest | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ❓ | codeX RScript | liarsoftengine / special: mciqtz32 |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
Not yet tested, but liarsoftengine should work. |
| Harmonia | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Siglus Engine | lavfilters |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| G-Senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Kirikiri | wmp10quartz |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer (remake) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | lavfilters | Proton GE 7.31+ | Graphical glitches on default wine | |
| Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | lavfilters |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
HD renewal edition | |
| Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Utawarerumono (2002, original) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | lavfilters / ffdshow | Proton GE 7.20+ | ||
| Spirit Hunter: Death Mark | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | borked for now, untested for Proton 8 | |
| Umineko - When They Cry | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | NScripter | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
w/ witch hunt translations. For HD sprite/PS3 version port, see Umineko Project (supported).
The original japanese release might require deleting some fonts from the wineprefix as nscripter defaults to a font on its own and there are no options to select one |
| Higurashi - When They Cry | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | NScripter | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
w/ witch hunt translations. The original japanese release might require deleting some fonts from the wineprefix as nscripter defaults to a font on its own and there are no options to select one. |
| Spirit Hunter: NG | ✅ | ❌ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | N/A | Proton 7+ | movies don't play, but otherwise semi-playable. untested for Proton 8 | |
| Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | ❓ | ❓ | input lag on some linux devices, possible lag when loading an asset. Applicable to all rpg maker mv/mz games. | |
| MUSICUS! | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ❓ | ffdshow |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
not yet tested. movies if any? | |
| Clannad | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | RealLive | wmp10quartz |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Majikoi A-1 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
JP Locale enabled | |
| Majikoi A-2 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
JP Locale enabled | |
| Majikoi A-3 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
JP Locale enabled | |
| Majikoi A-4 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
JP Locale enabled | |
| Majikoi S | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
JP Locale enabled | |
| Dead End Aegis Dead End Aegis Gaiden |
✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story (totono) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
N2System N4System(JAST) |
lavfilters/ffdshow + xact |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
Install xact with lavfilters or ffdshow |
| Katawa Shoujo | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | N/A | N/A | has Native Mac/Linux version | |
| Baldr Sky | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | NeXAS | lavfilters |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
Opening video & audio desync fixed by setting FPS limiter to 30 or gamescope --framerate 30 BaldrSky.exe |
| Sabbath of the Witch | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | kirikiri | special: wmp11 |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
Disable Press ALT for Advanced Settings > Movie Rendering > Layer |
| Cyanotype Daydream | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | wmp10quartz |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| White Album 2 Introductory Chapter & Closing Chapter | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | wmp10quartz / special: wmp11quartz |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
requires special install.
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| Fruit of Grisaia | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | CatSystem2 | wmp10quartz |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
Movies flicker, but otherwise fully playable. |
| Labyrinth of Grisaia | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | CatSystem2 | wmp10quartz |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
Movies flicker, but otherwise fully playable. |
| Eden of Grisaia | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | CatSystem2 | wmp10quartz |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
Movies flicker, but otherwise fully playable. |
| Persona 5 Royal | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | any |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
Steam Deck: 1920x1080 resolution override in Steam Game Properties, 40 fps lock. |
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| Yosuga no Sora | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | any |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
JP Locale enabled | |
| Saya no Uta (original) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | nps | lavfilters |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Saya no Uta (remaster) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | N4System | xact |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| YU-NO PC-95 (w/ Voice Mod & BGM Mod) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | yunoengine |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
requires special install. | |
| Corpse Party (2021) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | any |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| eden* They were only two, on the planet. | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | lavfilters |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Evenicle 1 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | any |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
MUST HAVE game version 1.04: turn on full screen mode, and enable compatibility mode in in-game config. | |
| Evenicle 2 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | any |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| ef - the first tale. | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | lavfilters |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| ef - the latter tale. | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | lavfilters |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Never7 -the end of infinity- | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) | any | love2D engine required (has native windows/linux ver) | |
| Ever17 -the out of infinity- HIMMEL Edition | ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | vanilla / lavfilters | any |
Movie is cropped, but fully playable. Requires special install.
Set the virtual resolution to |
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| Remember11 -the age of infinity- GESTALT edition | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | lavfilters | any | ||
| StarTrain | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠️ | ✅ | Kirikiri | wmp10quartz | Lutris 7.21+ |
Fullscreen does not work, but fixable with Gamescope. Disable DXVK |
| Steins;Gate | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
w/ COZ patch | |
| Steins;Gate 0 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
w/ COZ patch | |
| Tsui no Stella | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Siglus Engine | wmp10quartz / wmp11 | Lutris 7.21+ |
See guide to choose which prefix needed. Disable DXVK. |
| Root Double | ✅ | ❓ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | vanilla (any) | any | Font rendering is low quality on Unix systems | |
| Deus Machina Demonbane | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | N2System | demonbaneengine |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Subarashiki Hibi ~Furenzoku Sonzai~ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | BGI | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Baldr Heart + EXE | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠️ | NeXAS | wmp10quartz |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
Severe frame drops when high enemy count in the Steam Deck on later stages. |
| Full Metal Daemon: Muramasa | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
N2System/ N4System (JAST) |
muramasaengine |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| AIR | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | RealLive | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Fate/stay night | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Kirikiri | lavfilters / wmp10quartz |
Lutris 6.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Gore Screaming Show | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | lavfilters |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Siglus Engine | vanilla (any) | lutris-GE-Proton-7-32+ | |
| Ima Sugu Onii-chan ni Imouto da tte Iitai! | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Kanon | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | RealLive | vanilla (any) |
Lutris 7.21+ Proton 7+ |
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| Muv-Luv | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) | lutris-GE-Proton-7-21+ | ||
| Muv-Luv Alternative | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) | any | ||
| Kana ~Imouto~ | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | wmp10quartz | Lutris 7.2+ | ||
| Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | wmp10quartz | Lutris 7.2+ | ||
| Sakura no Toki | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | Artemis | artemisengine | Lutris 7.2+ | Use Gamescope/Game mode to avoid video flickering |
| Sakura no Uta | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | BGI | lavfilters / wmp10quartz |
Lutris 7.2+ Proton GE 8-13+ |
JP Locale Enable Spanish translation works but some characters like “ñ” or letters with accents don't appear
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| Albatross Koukairoku | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | codeX RScript | liarsoftengine / special: mciqtz32 | Lutris 7.2+ | |
| Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning -What a Radiant Brave- | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | codeX RScript | liarsoftengine / special: mciqtz32 | Lutris 7.2+ | |
| Ayakashibito | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) | Lutris 7.2+ | uses modified aya.bat script to run game |
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| Umineko Project | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) | any | Has Native Linux version. | |
| Kara no Shoujo | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
InnocentGrey engine Kirikiri (mangagamer) |
vanilla (any) | any | |
| Kara no Shoujo (HD) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | InnocentGrey engine | wmp11quartz |
Lutris 7.2+ Proton 7+ |
Make sure patch is up to date. d2d1 override set to n,b or in winecfg |
| Kara no Shoujo 2 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
InnocentGrey engine Unity (mangagamer) |
N/A | N/A | Has native Mac & Linux version. |
| Tokyo Babel | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla (any) | Lutris 7.2+ | ||
| Saihate no Ima | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | wmp10quartz / liarsoftengine | Lutris 7.2+ |
disable DXVK. sometimes the op video crashes if left to play to the end click to skip before it ends naturally |
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| Kikokugai The Cyber Slayer | ✅ | ❓ | ⚠️ | ❓ |
nps N2System (remake) |
vanilla | Proton GE 7.20+ | Broken formatting in the textbox on linux. Still in a readable state. |
| Hatsukoi 1/1 | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | Siglus Engine | vanilla | Proton GE 7.32 | |
| Sakuranomori Dreamers | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | vanilla | Proton GE 7.43 | ||
| Shin Koihime † Musou ~Otome Ryouran ☆ Sangokushi Engi~ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | lavfilters | Proton GE 7.16 | Interface is in Japanese | ||
| Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ❓ | Lucifen | wmp11 + quartz_dx | Lutris 7.2 |
Disable DKVX use special codecs: sh codec.sh wmp11 quartz_dx
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| Hello;World | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ❓ | nps | wmp11 + quartz_dx | Lutris 7.2 |
Disable DKVX use special codecs: sh codec.sh wmp11 quartz_dx
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| Nukige Mitai na Shima ni Sunderu Watashi wa Dou Surya Ii Desu ka? | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ❓ | Shiina Rio | vanilla | Lutris 7.2 | |
| Kishin Houkou Demonbane | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | N4System | muramasaengine + xact | Lutris 7.2 | English fantl has wordwrapping issues in linux. Japanese works fine. |
| Sore wa Maichiru Sakura no You ni -Re:BIRTH- | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | Artemis | vanilla wine-ge/proton-ge | Lutris GE-proton 8.14 | |
| GINKA | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | Kirikiri | wmp11quartz | Lutris 7.2 | |
| Rewrite | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | Siglus engine | wmp10quartz(Japanese version) | Lutris 7.2 | English version should work by default in Steam. Japanese version requires wmp10quartz (wmp11quartz does not work) install quartz manually as the script does not work here for 32bit |
| Clover Day's Plus | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | Kirikiri/Unity | kirikiri → wmp11quartz_dx Unity → wine-ge/proton-ge |
kirikiri → Lutris 7.2 Unity → wine-ge 8.22 | If running the new Unity version in lutris make sure to enable DKVX. Otherwise disable. |
| Sousaku Kanojo no Ren'ai Koushiki | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | Kirikiri | wmp11quartz | Lutris 7.2 | Disable DKVX |
| Tenshi no Nichou Kenjuu -Angelos Armas- | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | nps | wmp11 + quartz_dx | Lutris 7.2 |
Disable DKVX use special codecs: sh codec.sh wmp11 quartz_dx Seems to crash on 32 bit prefixes and some wine versions |
| Moshimo Ashita ga Hare Naraba | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | wmp11 + quartz_dx | Lutris 7.2 |
Disable DKVX use special codecs: sh codec.sh wmp11 quartz_dx |
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| Geminism | ✅ | ❓ | ✅ | ✅ | Unity | vanilla with wine-ge | Lutris-ge-proton 8.23 |