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How many spaces can you fill?​

 

Bad Ending: Something really bad happens to you, and then a staff roll.

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Mini Game: Gonna cook? Play music? Solve a puzzle? If your visual novel makes you do anything other than read, and click text, then here ya go.

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Clear One VNNovember Game: Self explanatory.

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Console VN: Your game was originally released on a home console. 

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One Sitting: Clear one game in one sitting. Title screen to ending screen/staff roll all at once.

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From the West: Your game was originally developed in the western hemisphere.

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​20th Century: Your game was originally released before 2000.

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Gay: "I know writers who use subtext, and they're all cowards." The story is gay, the characters are gay, IDK it's all gay.

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Is It Still #HorrorGameOct?: Your VNNovember game is also a horror game.

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Killing in the Name: Your main character has to murder at least three characters.

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Mostly Text: 75% of your VNNovember game is presented as text (example - Kentucky Route Zero)

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You Died: The game goes to a staff roll/ending screen because you died. Getting a game over in the middle of the game does NOT count.

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Naked: Someone in your game gets naked. Do you really need the context as to why they get naked?

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From the East: Your VNNovember game was originally developed in the eastern hemisphere.

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FOR FREEEEEEEEEEEE???: Your VNNovember game was OFFICIALLY released for free, and you have to clear it. Demos and fan translations don't count....at least for this space :)

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STATS: Your game has actual stat building mechanics.

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Linear: Your game has a definitive beginning and a definitive end, with no branching paths in between.

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Most people like a good laugh more than I do: Your game is a comedy. Simple as that. Visual novels don't have to be serious all the time.

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​21st Century: Your game was originally released after 2000.

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One Sitting: Clear one game in one sitting. Title screen to ending screen/staff roll all at once. And it has to be done in under 1 hour.

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Promote VNNovember: Promote the hashtag in a stream, blog, video, post, etc

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No Romance: No one falls in love or experiences romance in your game.

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Is This a Visual Novel?: The game isn't a visual novel, BUT elements of the story are told in traditional visual novel style. Like BlazBlue, Phoenix Wright, etc...

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Good Ending: Wow, your game ends in a very good way. Absolutely nothing horrible happens right before a staff roll/ending screen.