You can use this thread to suggest Visual Novels that should be read in future sessions of the Save and Load book club!
When making a suggestion, please include a link to a store (Steam, etc.) and the VNDB page of the game. This makes it easier to then collect information when planning sessions.
As a general rule: Nukige as a genre for example, or games on VNDB with the High Sexual Content tag) are not allowed.
There is no rule against double-posting in here, so just feel free to make as many replies with Visual Novels as you have ideas for!
List of Suggestions
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Steffo
April 4, 2025, 10:49pm
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How long do you think they should ideally be?
Steffo
April 4, 2025, 10:54pm
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Well, since I’ve mentioned it in my introduction post…
Shogo Okiie, an ordinary office worker, visits Kinshibori Park in the dead of night with his friend, Yoko Fukunaga, to investigate a well-known local ghost story: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo. Shogo doesn’t quite believe Yoko when she talks about how...
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There’s no upwards time limit. I mentioned this in Welcome to Save and Load Club! :
Depending on the length of a Visual Novel, a session is usually a month long. If a Novel is longer, like upwards of 50 hours of reading time, the session length will be adjusted as required, but we’ll not make them longer as 3 months.
So, rather than limiting the length, we just adjust how long we give each participant to read.
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Since it has been mentioned that several people here want to read it, an obvious addition
Hinamizawa, a small rural village in Japan, circa 1983. The village is known for its annual Watanagashi Festival, which honors the local deity, Oyashiro-sama. The story follows Maebara Keiichi, a teenage boy who has recently moved to Hinamizawa with...
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Hmm, so I do know Evenicle and it definitely has enough of a story to not be a Nukige, but the sexual content is still a major factor of the game.
I should maybe clarify the rule with the High Sexual Content tag on VNDB, that’s usually mainly picked for games that have a major focus on that content, and very little story etc.
The other suggestions are really good though!
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Totally fair! I wasn’t sure as I hadn’t looked into it all that much but had it recommended.
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Remembered I had this in my library for ages and haven’t read it yet either.
You awaken in a decrepit old mansion. A woman with eyes of jade stands before You, informing You that You are the Master of the house, and she Your Maid. However, You have no memories, no concept of self—or, indeed, any certainty that You are even...
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a1ba
April 10, 2025, 9:51am
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Adding a few more to the mix:
One rainy night in November, a woman’s body is found at an abandoned theme park, mounted on a merry-go-round horse. She had been stabbed repeatedly, and her left eye was gouged out. Kaname Date of the Metropolitan Police Department arrives on the...
Back in the 25th century, Earth launched a generation ship into deep space, with the goal of establishing the first interstellar colony. It dropped out of contact and disappeared, never reaching its destination. Thousands of years later, it has...
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
You play the role of Azai Kyousuke, the son of a legendary gangster infamous in the underworld. You spend your time listening to Bach, playing God at school and covertly working for your stepfather, a ruthless financial heavyweight. This idyllic...
This one is split into episodes. I think it’s fine if we split it into episodes as well?
I think this one should pass the rule in OP?..
This is not a story of heroes. Since time immemorial, warriors called musha have ruled the battlefield, granted supernatural power by their enchanted suits of armor - tsurugi. Minato Kageaki is one such musha, driven by duty to don his crimson...
Rooted in traditional warrior philosophy and packed full of action, drama, and humor, this epic visual novel is an experience you'll never forget.
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I think it’s fine if we make it a session for the full novel. For episodic novels I’ll just make in-between discussion boards per episode (instead of just at the end of the novel).
Checked it, and it does!
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Here goes.
You play as Fortuna, a Witch living exiled on an asteroid who forms a pact with a forbidden creature in the hopes of regaining her freedom. Reconnect with your Witch friends after a 200-year-long exile, meet new Witches, and use the cards you created...
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.
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(Couldn’t find a VNDB link.)
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The year is 1995, and you're newly single and ready to mingle in Stradania, the dysfunctional micronation whose chief exports are pig iron, human misery, and radioactive souvenir mugs. Sample the nightlife, try a VR trip or two, and maybe even find...
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It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.
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Welcome to the Villain Conference, your number one opportunity to make connections with other villains, whether you're a necromancer, a criminal mastermind or an evil demi-god! V-con is your chance to network with baddies from countless dimensions...
Unleash your inner villain and head over to the Villain Conference, the one and only interdimensional business event for evildoers! Who knows, maybe you'll even find a partner - whether it's in crime or love…
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Added yours to the list!
That’s impressive. I checked too and couldn’t find it, that’s a first. And this one is as much VN as it gets
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I thought the same thing. Might be the most VN out of all of my suggestions, and on top of that, the most popular as well?
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Some of my wishlisted VNs:
Kinda confusing.