English-Language Visual Novels on Nintendo Switch

Romance & Otome Visual Novels

• Code: Realize Guardian of Rebirth (Idea Factory/Aksys Games) – Victorian steampunk otome romance. Officially localized. Available both digitally and in English physical release (Limited Edition bundles include its fan discs Future Blessings and Wintertide Miracles)nintendo.comnintendo.com.

• Collar × Malice (Otomate/Aksys Games) – Crime thriller otome visual novel (female detective x romance). Officially localized. Released digitally and physically; the fan-disc Collar×Malice: Unlimited is also in English (digital, with a physical Asian import).

• Piofiore: Fated Memories (Otomate/Aksys) – Mafia otome set in 1920s Italy. Official English release. Its sequel Piofiore: Episodio 1926 is also officially in English. Both available digital (Aksys) and in limited physical prints.

• Café Enchanté (Otomate/Aksys) – Fantasy otome romance in a magical café. Official. Digital (NA/EU) and limited physical.

• Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei (Otomate/Idea Factory Intl) – Historical war drama otome (Heian-era romance). Official. Digital (worldwide) and physical (NA/EU).

• Even if Tempest (Voltage) – Dark fantasy otome with magic and time loops. Official English release on Switch eShop (digital only).

• Jack Jeanne (Broccoli/Aksys) – Musical theater otome game with rhythm elements. Officially localized (2023). Released digital and limited physical (NA)reddit.com.

• Amnesia: Memories (Otomate/Idea Factory) – Amnesiac heroine otome mystery. Official. Released in English on Switch (bundled with fan disc Later x Crowd). Digital and some physical (import).

• Hakuoki: Chronicles of Wind and Blossom (Idea Factory/EastAsiaSoft) – Remastered otome compilation of Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds/Edo Blossoms (Shinsengumi samurai romance). Official English support on Switch (2024). Available digital worldwide and Asia physical (multi-language).

• Nightshade (D3 Publisher) – Ninja adventure otome ( Sengoku-era romance). Official English included in the Switch version (JP/Asia release has English subtitlesrpgfan.com). Digital in West; physical import available.

• Steam Prison (HuneX/Mangagamer) – Fantasy otome in a divided world (Height vs Depths). Officially localized. Switch version supports English textnintendo.com. Digital worldwide (physical Asia multi-language release). The fan disc Steam Prison: Beyond the Steam is included in the Switch “Complete” edition.

• Bustafellows (Nippon Cultural Broadcasting/PQube) – Crime thriller otome (stylish noir). Official English release (2021). Available digital (eShop) and physical (EU/NA and Asia).

• Taisho × Alice: All-in-One (Primula/Prototype) – Fairytale-themed otome anthology. Official English support via a free DLC add-on on Switch (the base game is JP, but an English text mode DLC is available)nintendo.com. Digital-only (JP eShop; works with English DLC). Fandisc Taisho x Alice: Heads & Tails also includes an English text option on Switchnintendo.com.

• Variable Barricade (Otomate/Aksys) – Romantic comedy otome about avoiding suitors. Official. Digital (and limited NA physical).

• Lover Pretend (Otomate/Aksys) – Lighthearted otome about a scriptwriter navigating fake romance. Official. Digital (Switch eShop) and limited physical.

• Olympia Soirée (Otomate/Aksys) – Mythological otome on a ritual of color-based society. Official. Digital and limited physical.

• Dairoku: Agents of Sakuratani (Otomate/Aksys) – Supernatural otome (spirit-world agents). Official. Digital (with a limited physical run).

• Paradigm Paradox (Otomate/Aksys) – Superhero x villain school otome. Official. Digital release in English.

• Radiant Tale (Otomate/Aksys) – Whimsical circus-themed otome adventure. Official English (2023). Digital (NA/EU).

• Charade Maniacs (Otomate/IFI) – Isekai mystery otome (kidnapped into a reality show). Official English release (2023) on eShop and retail (EU/NA).

• Cupid Parasite (Otomate/Idea Factory) – Romantic comedy otome (goddess of love as a matchmaker). Officially localized by IFI (2021). Digital and physical (NA/EU)reddit.com.

(Above are GxB otome games featuring female protagonists and multiple male love interests, all officially released with English support.)

Other Romance & Drama VNs (Bishoujo and BL)

• Clannad (Key/Prototype) – Drama/romance visual novel classic. Official English on Switch (text available in English or Japanese)nintendo.com. Released digitally worldwide; physical import (JP) supports English.

• Clannad Side Stories (Key/Prototype) – Short story collection (Hikari Mimamoru Sakamichi de). Official English text option on Switchnintendo.com. Japan physical (Eng sub) and eShop digital.

• Tomoyo After: It’s a Wonderful Life CS Edition (Key/Prototype) – Sequel to Clannad (romance/drama). Official English supported on Switch (toggleable)nintendo.com. Digital (JP/Asia eShops) and import physical with English.

• Little Busters! Converted Edition (Key/Prototype) – Coming-of-age comedy/drama. Official English text included on Switchnintendo.com. Digital (worldwide) and Japanese physical (Eng-supported).

• The Grisaia Trilogy (Frontwing/Prototype) – The Fruit of Grisaia, Labyrinth of Grisaia, Eden of Grisaia – Gritty romance/drama series. Officially localized. The Switch ports include English subtitlesnintendo.comresetera.com (released as The Grisaia Trilogy collection). Available digitally and in English-compatible JP physical edition.

• Aokana: Four Rhythms Across the Blue (sprite/NekoNyan) – School romance with a sci-fi sport (flying). Official English release on Switch. Digital eShop (NA/EU) and physical Asian copies (multi-language).

• If My Heart Had Wings (Pulltop/MoeNovel) – Soaring club teen romance. Official English. Switch version (all-ages) in English on eShopmetacritic.com; Asian physical available.

• A Sky Full of Stars (Pulltop/MoeNovel) – Astronomical-themed romance from the same team as IMHHW. Official English on Switch eShop (all-ages version). Digital only.

• Island (Frontwing/Prototype) – Sci-fi romance/mystery on a remote island. Official English support on Switch (Prototype’s port offers English text)jbox.com. Digital (JP/Asia) and physical (JP) with English.

• Symphonic Rain (KOGADO Studio/PROTOTYPE) – Music academy romance/drama with rhythm segments. Switch version offers English (multi-language release)ebay.com. Officially localized. Available digitally (JP/Asia eShop) and in Asian physical edition.

• Maitetsu: Pure Station (Lose/Circle Ent.) – Slice-of-life romance about trains (all-ages console version). Official English included on Switch (English subtitle support in JP/Asia release)nintendo.com. Digital (Asia eShop) and import physical.

• Nurse Love Addiction & Nurse Love Syndrome (KOGADO/Succès de FI) – Yuri (GxG) nurse-themed romance VNs. Official English releases on Switch (as Nurse Love Obsession bundle). Digital in Westdekudeals.com; a limited English physical (import) exists.

• Sweet Pool (Nitro+chiral/JAST Blue) – Horror BL (Boys’ Love) visual novel. Official localization by JAST; released on Switch with English text (digital download). Physical (JP) may be available via import (multi-lang).

(These story-driven visual novels focus on romance or drama outside the otome genre, including male-protagonist bishoujo games and others, all playable in English.)

Mystery & Thriller Visual Novels

• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Capcom) – Courtroom mystery adventure (three games). Officially localized. Available on Switch eShop and cartridge (English)reddit.com. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (duology of two Victorian-era titles) is also officially in English on Switch (digital/physical)reddit.com.

• Danganronpa 1•2•V3 (Spike Chunsoft) – High-stakes murder-mystery thrillers set in a killing game. Official English releases on Switch (all three main titles in Danganronpa Decadence collection). Available digitally and in a physical compilation (NA/EU)reddit.comreddit.com.

• AI: The Somnium Files (Spike Chunsoft) – Futuristic detective thriller (serial killings, dreams). Official. Both the original AI and its sequel AI: Nirvana Initiative are on Switch in English (digital and physical).

• Zero Escape: The Nonary Games (Spike Chunsoft) – Two-part suspense thriller (9 persons in deadly escape rooms). Official English. Released on Switch eShop (contains 999 and VLR). Sequel Zero Time Dilemma also on Switch (digital).

• Alternate Jake Hunter: DAEDALUS – The Awakening of Golden Jazz (Arc System Works/Aksys) – Noir detective mystery (prequel to Jake Hunter series). Officially localized (2019). Digital (NA/EU) and limited physical Asia (Eng).

• Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir / The Girl Who Stands Behind (Nintendo) – Remakes of classic murder-mystery VNs. Official Nintendo localization (2021). Available on eShop (English text/voices) and in import physical (JP multi-language).

• Raging Loop (KEMCO/PQube) – Psychological horror/mystery in a rural village (werewolf-style death game). Official English release on Switch (2019)reddit.com. Available digitally (worldwide) and physical (EU/Asia).

• Root Letter: Last Answer (Kadokawa/PQube) – Investigative mystery in rural Japan (with live-action mode). Official English (2019)nintendo.com. Available digital and physical (West). Sequel Root Film (Kadokawa/PQube) – a meta murder mystery set in Shimane – is also in English on Switch (2021)nintendo.com.

• World End Syndrome (Arc System Works/PQube) – Romantic mystery thriller in a seaside town (supernatural elements). Official English. Released digital and physical (EU/Asia).

• The Silver Case 2425 (Grasshopper/NIS America) – Crime mystery duology (The Silver Case + 25th Ward) by SUDA51. Official English. On Switch as a bundle (2021), physical and digitalreddit.com.

• Buried Stars (Line Games) – Murder mystery thriller set on a reality TV show stage. Official English support (Korean-developed). Released digitally (Switch 2020, multi-lang) and Korean physical (plays in English)buried-stars.comyoutube.com.

• Paradise Killer (Kaizen Gameworks/Fellow Traveller) – Surreal open-world murder mystery (investigation on an island of gods). Official English (developed in English). Available on eShop and limited physical.

• VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender (Sukeban Games/Ysbryd) – Narrative thriller/slice-of-life set in a dystopian bar. (English original.) On Switch eShop (plus a limited physical edition).

• 2064: Read Only Memories (MidBoss) – Cyberpunk mystery adventure (investigate an AI conspiracy). English original VN, on Switch (digital).

• Necrobarista: Final Pour (Route 59) – Supernatural mystery in a cafe for the dead. English visual novel (original language). On Switch eShop (2021).

• Dry Drowning (Studio V/Goblinz) – Gritty futuristic noir murder mystery. Official English. Switch release (2021) digital only.

• Murder By Numbers (Mediatonic/Irzio) – Whodunit detective story mixed with nonogram (picross) puzzles. Official English. Available on Switch eShop (2020).

• Tokyo Dark: Remembrance (Cherrymochi/Square Enix) – Urban horror/mystery adventure (point-and-click VN). Official English. Switch release (2019) digital.

• Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa (PQube) – Academy mystery with puzzles (match-3) and VN segments. Official English. On Switch digital and retail (EU).

(These titles span mystery, crime, and thriller genres – all playable in English on Switch.)

Horror Visual Novels

• Spirit Hunter: Death Mark (Experience/Aksys) – Horror visual novel about a cursed mark and urban legends. Officially localized. Available on Switch eShop and physical (NA). Sequel Spirit Hunter: NG (Experience/Aksys) – another horror adventure (spirits and rituals) – is also in English on Switch (digital/physical).

• Corpse Party (Blood Covered) (Mages/XSEED) – Classic horror visual novel/adventure about high schoolers trapped in a haunted school. The 2021 Switch port (based on Corpse Party: Blood Covered – Repeated Fear) is officially in English (XSEED) – digital NA/EU.

• Death end re;Quest (Compile Heart/Idea Factory) – JRPG/VN hybrid with horror elements (glitch fantasy world). Official English (2021) on Switch. Combines VN storytelling with RPG battles (digital release).

• Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo (Square Enix) – Supernatural horror/adventure VN set in late-20th-century Tokyo. Official English (2023)en.wikipedia.org. Digital release on eShop worldwide.

• Yumeutsutsu Re:Master & Re:After (Kogado) – Yuri horror-ish suspense (game dev and otherworldly events). Official English on Switch (Prototype, 2020). Available digitally (multi-language) and via Limited Run Games physical.

• The Letter (Yangyang Mobile) – Supernatural horror drama (multiple POVs). English indie VN, available on Switch eShop (2019).

• Higurashi: When They Cry Hou (Console Edition) – Episodic horror/mystery visual novel series. No official Switch localization. However, the Japanese Switch release can be patched with the existing English fan translation (via mod)reddit.comforum.umineko-project.org. (Official English available on PC; Switch requires fan patch for English.)

• Others: Ikai (PM Studios) – first-person horror with narrative (multi-lang); Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II (Experience) – horror VN (JP only as of 2025; likely upcoming English).

(Horror VNs available in English range from visual-novel style adventures with few choices to hybrids with gameplay. Titles like Death Mark and NG are fully localized, whereas series like Higurashi require unofficial patches on Switch.)

Science Fiction & Fantasy Visual Novels

• Steins;Gate Elite (MAGES/Spike Chunsoft) – Sci-fi thriller about time travel. Official English. Switch version (2019) includes fully animated scenes. Digital and physical releases. Steins;Gate 0 (MAGES) – alternate timeline sequel – is also on Switch eShop in English (digital-only)nintendo.com.

• Chaos;Head NOAH / Chaos;Child (MAGES/Spike Chunsoft) – Twin pack of SciADV series entries (paranormal murder mysteries). Officially localized (2022). Available on Switch with English (digital; also a JP physical that supports English).

• Robotics;Notes Elite & DaSH (MAGES/Spike Chunsoft) – Double-pack of sci-fi Science Adventure VNs about a high school robotics club and a conspiracy. Official English (2020). Switch release available digitally (and a limited physical in NA).

• Anonymous;Code (MAGES/Spike Chunsoft) – New 2023 sci-fi thriller in the Science Adventure series (hackers and reality). Official English on Switch (2023), digital and physical (NA/EU).

• Muv-Luv (aNCHOR) – Epic sci-fi mecha/romance saga. Official English. Muv-Luv (Extra & Unlimited arcs) and Muv-Luv Alternative are on Switch (worldwide release July 2024) with English text supportnintendoeverything.com. Available digitally (worldwide) and in import physical editionsnintendoeverything.com. (Side-story collections Photonmelodies/Photonflowers are Japan-only but include English subtitles as well.)play-asia.com

• The House in Fata Morgana (Novectacle/Limited Run) – Gothic fantasy suspense spanning centuries. Officially localized. Available on Switch as Fata Morgana: Dreams of the Revenants Edition with English (2019)reddit.com, including a limited physical release.

• Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- (Type-Moon/Aniplex) – Remake of the classic urban fantasy visual novel. Official English release on Switch as of 2024. Originally Japan-only, an English localization was released internationally in June 2024 for Switch and PS4typemoon.fandom.com. (Fans had provided an unofficial Switch patch earlier, but an official English version is now available).

• Witch on the Holy Night (Type-Moon/Aniplex) – Urban fantasy magic tale by Type-Moon. Official English (2022) on Switchreddit.com. Available digital (worldwide) and physical (JP, multi-language).

• Little Busters! (Key) – (See Little Busters! Converted Edition under Romance, above – school life with supernatural twist, official English).

• Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet (Key/Prototype) – Kinetic novel in a post-apocalyptic sci-fi setting. Official English. Switch edition (2021) bundles Planetarian + side story Snow Globe, with English text optionnintendo.com. Digital (eShop) and limited physical (JP) available.

• Harmonia (Key/Prototype) – Sci-fi kinetic novel about androids and emotions. Official English on Switch (multi-language release)prot.co.jp. Digital (worldwide) and physical (JP) with English.

• YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World (MAGES/Spike Chunsoft) – Legendary time-travel science-fantasy VN. Official English (2019) on Switchreddit.com. Available digital (NA/EU) and Day-1 physical (NA)amazon.com.

• Digimon Survive (Bandai Namco) – Hybrid tactical RPG & visual novel with a dark fantasy twist (digital novel sections heavily branching). Official English. Released on Switch (2022) both physically and digitally in the West.

• 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Vanillaware/Atlus) – Sci-fi mecha story told through 13 characters (mix of side-scrolling adventure and strategy battles). Official English on Switch (2022). Physical and digital available.

• Utawarerumono Series – Strategy-RPG/VN hybrids in a fantasy world. (Note:) The main trilogy isn’t on Switch in English as of 2025 (available on PS4/PC). However, spinoff Utawarerumono: Zan and others are not VN-style. (No official Switch VN releases for this series yet.)

• Others: Fault: Milestone One (Alice in Dissonance/Sekai) – Science-fantasy cinematic VN, English available on Switchnoisypixel.net; World End Economica: Complete (Spice & Wolf author) – financial sci-fi trilogy, English on Switch (Sekai, 2021)noisypixel.net; Synergia (Top Hat) – cyberpunk yuri VN, English on eShop; Ashen Hawk / Black Butterfly / 7’scarlet – mystery/fantasy Otomate VNs (English on Vita, no English on Switch without mods).

(These encompass science fiction and fantasy themes, from time-travel and mecha epics to urban fantasy. Most are officially localized; a few renowned titles like Tsukihime that were once Japan-only have since received English releases on Switchtypemoon.fandom.com.)

Hybrid and Other Genre-Blending Titles

• Ace Attorney series – (See Mystery category.) Classic legal adventure games blending puzzle investigation with visual-novel storytelling. All main titles on Switch have English support (official).

• Zero Escape series – (See Mystery.) Escape-room puzzle gameplay + VN narrative (fully in English on Switch).

• Doki Doki Literature Club Plus (Team Salvato/Serenity Forge) – A psychological horror VN camouflaged as a dating sim. Originally PC freeware, the Plus edition on Switch is officially in English (with new content). Digital and physical (NA) available.

• Monster Prom (Beautiful Glitch) – Multiplayer dating sim/VN party game. English original, on Switch eShop (supports 1-4 players).

• Arcade Spirits (Fiction Factory/PQube) – Romantic comedy VN set in an alternate 1980s arcade. Western VN (English) on Switch (digital, plus limited physical).

• Long Live The Queen (Hanako Games) – Princess-raising sim with VN story (political intrigue). English original, on Switch eShop.

• Bury Me, My Love (The Pixel Hunt) – Interactive fiction via messaging app (Syrian refugee story). English, on Switch eShop.

• Later Alligator (SmallBü) – Humorous cartoon point-and-click VN with mini-games. English, on Switch.

• The Centennial Case: Shijima Story (Square Enix) – Live-action mystery (FMV) with interactive story choices (VN-like). Official English. On Switch (2022) digital/physical.

• Death Come True (Too Kyo Games) – FMV interactive thriller (by Danganronpa creator). Official English subtitles on Switch (2020 digital). Blends film and VN-style branching.

• Umineko When They Cry: Symphony of Catbox and Dreams (Entergram/07th Expansion) – Console collection of Umineko episodes. No official English on Switch. However, a fan translation patch exists, allowing the Switch release to be played fully in Englishgithub.comgithub.com (requires modding the console or emulation). Fans adapted the famous Witch Hunt translation and PS3 assets into this Switch versiongithub.com. (PC players can play Umineko in English officially via Mangagamer, but on Switch it’s via fan patch.)

• Fate/stay night [Realta Nua] (Type-Moon) – Iconic fantasy VN. No official Switch release. Fans have ported the game to Switch using the PS Vita edition assets, with the longstanding English fan translation. Thus, it can be played in English on a homebrew-enabled Switch (or emulator), though it’s not an official eShop title. Similarly, Fate/hollow ataraxia has an unofficial Switch patch in circulation.

• Higurashi: When They Cry Hou – (See Horror.) No official English on Switch; fans created an English patch for the Switch release (adapting the PC translation)gamebrew.org. This allows playing all Higurashi chapters in English on Switch via modding.

• Other Fan Translated Titles: A few Japan-only VNs now have fan-made English patches on Switch. Notable examples include 428: Shibuya Scramble (visual novel adventure – official English on PS4/PC, and a fan patch available for the Switch version), I/O Revision II (science fiction VN by Regista – fan-port of the PC translation), and Mahoutsukai no Yoru (Witch on the Holy Night) which had a fan TL prior to its official release. Projects like the Switch English Fan Translations list on GBAtemp keep track of these modsreddit.com. (If a Switch VN has no official English, there’s a chance the community has created a patch – though using them requires a modifiable Switch or emulator.)

Availability and Format Notes

Nintendo Switch visual novels in English span digital eShop releases and physical cartridges. Many niche VNs get physical prints only in Japan/Asia but still include English support (e.g. Asian multi-language imports like Death Mark, Grisaia Trilogy, Nightshade, etc., are fully playable in English)rpgfan.comnintendoeverything.com. Western publishers like Aksys, PQube, and Idea Factory have released English VNs physically in NA/EU (often in limited quantities), covering major otome titles and popular series. Lesser-known indies and most fan translations are digital-only. In summary, the Switch has become a thriving VN platform with offerings in every genre – from romance and horror to sci-fi and courtroom drama – with an ever-growing library of titles available in English, whether through official localization or passionate fan translationreddit.comreddit.com.

Sources: Official publisher announcements and storefronts have confirmed English availability (e.g., Hakuoki’s Switch release supporting English, SeaBed’s English language optionnintendo.com, Muv-Luv’s worldwide English releasenintendoeverything.com). Fan translation projects like the Umineko console patch are documented by the teams themselvesgithub.com. This list compiles information from Nintendo’s site, publishers (Aksys, PQube, etc.), and community databases to ensure each title noted indeed offers an English-language experience on Switch. Each game above is identified with its developer/publisher, genre, localization status, and availability format for completeness. Please refer to the cited references for additional confirmation of English support and release details. nintendo.comnintendoeverything.comgithub.com