Slay the Princess is very good and having a large free update tomorrow.

Nonary games series

Ace Attorney

Pretty sure there’s a third one that I played and liked but I don’t remember so I’m gonna say Famicom detective club remake on switch was interesting cause it was very high quality in terms of visuals. Definitely felt like a next-gen VN. Unfortunately the story was a bit dated imo, nothing too special for what we’re used to these days. Still worth checking out on a playthrough video or something if you want to see what they achieved.

Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc and Goodbye Despair

9 hours 9 persons 9 doors and its sequel Virtue’s Last Reward! (But not Zero Time Dilemma, that one sucks)

They’re basically choose your own adventure books where holding your thumb on the previous page is central to the plot. If you can, play 999 on a physical DS. You really got have the console in your hands for the best experience, but emulation is mostly alright too. Just not the steam version because it absolutely butchers the story - it rewrites the entire script horrendously to adapt it to one screen.

CW: Lots of gore, either visually or audibly-- I don’t rly do VNs unless they’re super horror-heavy these days

• Higurashi (the top of the list for me, I’ve loved that VN since I was a middle schooler)
• Dramatical Murder (I count it as a VN at least; and I’m too gay to not recommend this one)
• Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
• Spirit Hunter: NG