The Best Visual Novels on Xbox Game Pass
While there is plenty to praise about Microsoft's video game subscription service, one of the biggest strengths of Xbox Game Pass is how there truly something for everyone, no matter what genres they may be into. While some of the Xbox Game Pass' biggest titles are shooters, multiplayer titles, and action games, more niche experiences have been able to carve out a place for themselves.
One of the most underappreciated genres on Xbox Game Pass is visual novels. While Xbox has not had a strong history with the genre, many developers and publishers have found success bringing titles to Xbox Game Pass, and right now it has a strong line-up of visual novels to try.
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One of the strongest visual novels and detective games in recent years, AI: The Somnium Files is almost everything fans of either genre could want. AI: The Somnium Files centers around Kaname Date, a detective with his right eye replaced by an AI known as Aiba. Together the two are tasked with solving a series of murders where each of the victims eyes have been removed. Date uses a machine called Somnium to travel into the minds of witnesses and gather evidence from their memories.
AI: The Somnium Files comes from the mind of Kotaro Uchikoshi, creator of the Zero Escape series, and features all the strengths of his and developer Spike Chunsoft's previous works. It features a complex, non-linear approach to storytelling with many branching narrative threads. The game also has strong characters, many of whom are lovable and have very interesting relationships. Xbox Game Pass subscribers interested in playing AI: The Somnium Files still have time to catch up before the game's sequel, AI: The Somnium Files — Nirvanna
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