KONOSUBA – God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire! (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! ~Kono Yokubou no Ishou ni Chouai o!~) is a visual novel with resource management gameplay. This guide explains the basic flow of the game and resource management elements, including how to unlock jobs and which […]
Visual Novel
Sugar * Style – Walkthrough & Guide
Sugar * Style is a fairly straightforward visual novel, but has confused quite a few people due to its unusual system. It includes two four routes and endings. This guide will tell you about the choices to access the various endings, mention Steam achievements, and explain the situation regarding the adult patch. If you’ve not […]
Baldr Sky – Review
I’ve heard Baldr Sky referred to as a sci-fi masterpiece and a favorite visual novel more than once. Is it worth the 70-hour reading time? I found myself skeptical of this but was quickly absorbed after diving into its virtual world. Real Life Flame Wars Baldr Sky takes place in a world where AI is […]
SHUFFLE! – Review | A Mixing of Worlds
SHUFFLE! is a visual novel created by the company Navel. Released in 2004, SHUFFLE! was received relatively well for a visual novel, eventually spawning an anime adaptation with two seasons, an all-ages port, and an expanded adult release. The visual novel got three spin-off sequels as well, with multiple games coming after it taking place […]
Amairo Chocolate – Walkthrough & Guide
Amairo Chocolate (Amairo Chocolata) offers a common route that branches into two further routes, and a third ending. There is also an unlockable extra ending. This guide will tell you about the choices to access the various routes, and explain the situation regarding the adult patch. 18+ Content If you have purchased the Steam version […]
ONE. – Walkthrough & Guide | ONE Remake ~Kagayaku Kisetsu e~
ONE. (ONE Remake) is a 2023 remake of the 1998 visual novel ONE ~Kagayaku Kisetsu e~. It has a long list of choices to get onto one of seven routes, with one locked. The remake is available on both PC and Nintendo Switch. While the 1998 version of ONE ~Kagayaku Kisetsu e~ included adult content, […]
Top Visual Novels Of 2023 / Upcoming Visual Novels Of 2024
2023 has been a fantastic year for English visual novel releases. While we can’t claim to have played each one, between us, the NookGaming team has certainly read a lot of them. As this year comes to a close and we start 2024, we want to take a look back, highlight some of our personal […]
My Academy’s Special Place – Walkthrough & Guide
My Academy’s Special Place is a fairly straightforward visual novel. It includes two routes, with three potential endings. This guide will tell you about the choices to access the various endings, mention Steam achievements, and explain the situation regarding the adult patch. No CGs can be missed if you complete all endings. If you’ve not […]
My Academy’s Special Place – Review
My Academy’s Special Place (Gakkou no Seiiki) is the third and final, title in feng’s ‘Special Place’ series. Brought to us by Sekai Project/Denpasoft, this standalone visual novel is more about the lewd than lore but does offer a few sweet moments along the way. Twice the Heroines. Twice the Fun. Unlike the previous titles […]
Interview with JP > EN Translator for Light/Visual Novels
Tristan K. Hill (also known as Ojive) is a Japanese-to-English translator who has worked on light novels, manga, visual novels, and other games. You’ll find his work on When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace (light novel), Tearmoon Empire (manga), Gears Of Dragoon: Fragments Of A New Era (visual novel/DRPG), and more. Having worked for J-Novel Club, […]