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You'll probably know if Aquadine is going to be for you or not from the 'visual novel' tag that is attached to it. If indeed you're one of the many who have fallen for this ever-bulging genre, then it's one you won't want to miss. Equally though, we're not sure it's going to tempt in newcomers. 

Gloom and Doom is a little different to the various other Visual Novels that are available to play, in that it has a supernatural themed story, mixed with comedic tones all whilst throwing back to the 1990's slacker movies.

When most people think of Ratalaika Games, they think of very easy achievements. When most people think of RPGs, they think of long and grindy achievement lists. How hard will the achievements be when Ratalaika Games releases an RPG? Find out today in Tales of Aravorn: Seasons of the Wolf on Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.

What would happen if a planet's water ran out? It's that which is the main focus of the retro futuristic cyberpunked Visual Novel of Vengeful Heart.

A strong indication of whether I’ve liked a visual novel is whether I am eager to actually see what happened on those different branches. But I had none of that urge with Synergia: A Cyberpunk Thriller Visual Novel.

We've recently seen Cyberpunk 2077 get treated to a next-gen Xbox Series X|S and PS5 upgrade, taking the much criticised game into new areas. But there are a host of other cyberpunk styled titles to play through too - the latest of which is a self-proclaimed Cyberpunk Thriller Visual Novel... Synergia. 

Today, it's the Dandanronpa series that is hitting Xbox, with the snappily titled Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition dropping in on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, fully playable through Game Pass. 

The Letter: A Horror Visual Novel is a stunning but uneven visual novel. It’s at its best when it plucks at your nerves, threatening scares and layering on tension. It’s at its worst when it shifts attention to your heartstrings, trying to generate some empathy for its large cast. Stretched out for twenty hours and viewed from multiple perspectives, those worst aspects get amplified. 

We’ve had the pleasure of playing the vast majority, and the end of year reminiscing has given us an ample opportunity to prune out the duffers and present to you, in a wonderful listicle format, the very best Xbox visual novels of 2021. So, don your reading specs one more time, and find out which visual novels made it onto our top ten. 

Visual novels seem to be all the rage as of late, and The Letter: A Horror Visual Novel is one such example from publishers, Eastasiasoft. However, where many are more concerned with love-making and studying hard (a weird combo, perhaps), what we have here is very much on the scary side of the spectrum, inspired by classic Asian horror films.