Visual novel (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Visual novel" in English language version.

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Taitai 2013. Taitai, ed. (9 November 2013). "イシイジロウ氏ら第一線で活躍するクリエイターがアドベンチャーゲームを語り尽くす！――「弟切草」「かまいたちの夜」から始まった僕らのアドベンチャーゲーム開発史（前編）" [Leading creators including Mr. Shiro Ishii Discuss Adventure Games! ― Our History of Adventure Game Development, Which Started with "Otogirisō" and "Banshee's Last Cry"]. 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). Aetas Inc. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
Arai 2013. Arai, Yosuke (30 March 2013). "［GDC 2013］新しいものを生み出すのは「違和感」から。「善人シボウデス」の打越鋼太郎氏がビジュアルノベルを語る" [[GDC 2013] Creating Something New Starts with a Sense of Incongruity. Kotaro Uchikoshi of "Zennin Shibou Desu" Discusses Visual Novels]. 4gamer.net (in Japanese). Aetas Inc. Archived from the original on 23 April 2025.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

Galbraith 2014, p. 105. Galbraith, Patrick W. (2014). The Moé Manifesto: An Insider's Look at the Worlds of Manga, Anime, and Gaming. North Clarendon, VT: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-4-8053-1282-7. Retrieved 2 April 2026 – via Internet Archive.
Galbraith 2014, pp. 105–106. Galbraith, Patrick W. (2014). The Moé Manifesto: An Insider's Look at the Worlds of Manga, Anime, and Gaming. North Clarendon, VT: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-4-8053-1282-7. Retrieved 2 April 2026 – via Internet Archive.

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V 2025. V, Amber (28 March 2025). ""We Had to Prove We Removed Boob Bones to Guarantee There Was No Jiggle" Japanese Visual Novel Pioneers on Difficulty of Releasing Games on Modern Platforms". Automaton. Active Gaming Media. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
P 2025a. P, Đorđe (26 July 2025). "428: Shibuya Scramble Creator Says Visual Novel Games Have Reached a Bit of an Evolutionary "Dead End," but Certain Masterpieces Have Created Potential for Breakthroughs". Automaton. Active Gaming Media. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
P 2026. P, Đorđe (28 April 2026). "Danganronpa and the Hundred Line Creator Kazutaka Kodaka Thinks Domestic Visual Novel Games Are Stagnating. Developers Can't Hope to Compete With Novelists With Story Alone". Automaton. Active Gaming Media. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
V 2026. V, Amber (26 June 2026). "Key Developers Thought Anemoi Might Be Their Last Full-Priced Visual Novel at One Point, but They're Now Convinced There Should Be a Next One". Automaton. Active Gaming Media. Archived from the original on 27 June 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
Hashimoto 2026. Hashimoto, Genki (24 August 2026). "Study of Best-Selling Genres on Steam Shows Sandbox Games Continue To Stand Out in Revenue". Automaton. Active Gaming Media. Archived from the original on 24 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
Yokoyama 2022. Yokoyama, Keiichi (21 September 2022). "Midjourney Has Been Used to Create A Short Visual Novel in the Style of a Child's Diary". Automaton. Translated by Farinaccia, Marco. Active Gaming Media. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
P 2025. P, Đorđe (8 October 2025). "Ishii Jiro's 200-ending Roguelike Visual Novel does not Use Generative AI, but Human-designed Decision Trees Based on Over 850 Stage Plays". Automaton. Active Gaming Media. Archived from the original on 14 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.

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Pear & Shin 2021. Pear; Shin, Imai (19 November 2021). "海を渡った日本のゲームの子孫たち第2回ノベルゲーム（ビジュアルノベル）" [Descendants of Japanese Games That Crossed the Sea Part 2: Novel Games (Visual Novels)]. Media Arts Current Contents (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

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Taishō Saito 2021. Taishō Saito (15 September 2021). "映画やゲーム、アニメの境界線を超えた2.5次元的バーチャルコンテンツ" [2.5D Virtual Content that Transcends the Boundaries of Movies, Games, and Anime]. CNET (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 September 2021.

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Camingue, Carstendottir & Melcer 2021, p. 1. Camingue, Janelynn; Carstendottir, Elin; Melcer, Edward F. (September 2021). "What is a Visual Novel?". Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 5 (Chi Play) 257. Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/3474712. ISSN 2573-0142.
Fiadotau 2024, p. 2085. Fiadotau, Mikhail (2024). "Visual Novel". In Lee, Newton (ed.). Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games. Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-23161-2. ISBN 978-3-031-23159-9.
Therrien et al. 2024, pp. 4–5. Therrien, Carl; Ray, Jean-Charles; Ross Dionne, Laurie-Mei; Sacy, Fabienne (4 November 2024). "Unreal Games". Games and Culture. 21 (5) 15554120241282079. SAGE Publishing. doi:10.1177/15554120241282079. ISSN 1555-4120. LCCN 2005212229. OCLC 58730582. PMC 13197059. PMID 42180589.
Camingue, Carstendottir & Melcer 2021, p. 2. Camingue, Janelynn; Carstendottir, Elin; Melcer, Edward F. (September 2021). "What is a Visual Novel?". Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 5 (Chi Play) 257. Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/3474712. ISSN 2573-0142.
Camingue, Carstendottir & Melcer 2021, p. 4. Camingue, Janelynn; Carstendottir, Elin; Melcer, Edward F. (September 2021). "What is a Visual Novel?". Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 5 (Chi Play) 257. Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/3474712. ISSN 2573-0142.
Camingue, Carstendottir & Melcer 2021, p. 14. Camingue, Janelynn; Carstendottir, Elin; Melcer, Edward F. (September 2021). "What is a Visual Novel?". Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 5 (Chi Play) 257. Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/3474712. ISSN 2573-0142.
Camingue, Carstendottir & Melcer 2021, p. 11. Camingue, Janelynn; Carstendottir, Elin; Melcer, Edward F. (September 2021). "What is a Visual Novel?". Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 5 (Chi Play) 257. Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/3474712. ISSN 2573-0142.
Camingue, Carstendottir & Melcer 2021, pp. 12–13. Camingue, Janelynn; Carstendottir, Elin; Melcer, Edward F. (September 2021). "What is a Visual Novel?". Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 5 (Chi Play) 257. Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/3474712. ISSN 2573-0142.
Camingue, Carstendottir & Melcer 2021, p. 13. Camingue, Janelynn; Carstendottir, Elin; Melcer, Edward F. (September 2021). "What is a Visual Novel?". Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 5 (Chi Play) 257. Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/3474712. ISSN 2573-0142.
Crawford & Chen 2017, p. 2. Crawford, Rebecca; Chen, Yuanyuan (2017). From Hypertext to Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Future of VR Visual Novels. 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual System & Multimedia (VSMM). Dublin, Ireland: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi:10.1109/VSMM.2017.8346298.
Fiadotau 2024, p. 2087. Fiadotau, Mikhail (2024). "Visual Novel". In Lee, Newton (ed.). Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games. Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-23161-2. ISBN 978-3-031-23159-9.
Fiadotau 2024, p. 2086. Fiadotau, Mikhail (2024). "Visual Novel". In Lee, Newton (ed.). Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games. Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-23161-2. ISBN 978-3-031-23159-9.
Camingue, Carstendottir & Melcer 2021, p. 7. Camingue, Janelynn; Carstendottir, Elin; Melcer, Edward F. (September 2021). "What is a Visual Novel?". Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 5 (Chi Play) 257. Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/3474712. ISSN 2573-0142.
Camingue, Carstendottir & Melcer 2021, p. 8. Camingue, Janelynn; Carstendottir, Elin; Melcer, Edward F. (September 2021). "What is a Visual Novel?". Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 5 (Chi Play) 257. Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/3474712. ISSN 2573-0142.
Camingue, Carstendottir & Melcer 2021, p. 3. Camingue, Janelynn; Carstendottir, Elin; Melcer, Edward F. (September 2021). "What is a Visual Novel?". Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 5 (Chi Play) 257. Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/3474712. ISSN 2573-0142.
Fiadotau 2024, pp. 2086–2087. Fiadotau, Mikhail (2024). "Visual Novel". In Lee, Newton (ed.). Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games. Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-23161-2. ISBN 978-3-031-23159-9.
Therrien et al. 2024, p. 5. Therrien, Carl; Ray, Jean-Charles; Ross Dionne, Laurie-Mei; Sacy, Fabienne (4 November 2024). "Unreal Games". Games and Culture. 21 (5) 15554120241282079. SAGE Publishing. doi:10.1177/15554120241282079. ISSN 1555-4120. LCCN 2005212229. OCLC 58730582. PMC 13197059. PMID 42180589.
Bruno 2021. Bruno, Luca (2021). "A Glimpse of the Imaginative Environment: Exploring the Potential of Data-Driven Examinations of Visual Novel Characters". In Roth, Martin; Hiroshi, Yoshida; Picard, Martin (eds.). Japan's Media Culture between Local and Global: Current Perspectives on Regionality, Technology and Politics. CrossAsia-eBooks. pp. 143–170. doi:10.11588/xabooks.971. ISBN 978-3-948791-20-9. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
Kim 2023, p. 959. Kim, Do Own (Donna) (2023). ""Pay For Your Choices": Deconstructing Neoliberal Choice Through Free-to-play Mobile Interactive Fiction Games". New Media & Society. 25 (5): 943–962. doi:10.1177/14614448211018177. ISSN 1461-4448.
Sousa 2020, p. 89. Sousa, Ana Matilde (Fall 2020). "She's Not Your Waifu; She's an Eldritch Abomination: Saya No Uta and Queer Antisociality in Japanese Visual Novels". Mechademia: Second Arc. 13 (1). University of Minnesota Press: 72–100. doi:10.5749/mech.13.1.0072.
Sousa 2020, p. 74. Sousa, Ana Matilde (Fall 2020). "She's Not Your Waifu; She's an Eldritch Abomination: Saya No Uta and Queer Antisociality in Japanese Visual Novels". Mechademia: Second Arc. 13 (1). University of Minnesota Press: 72–100. doi:10.5749/mech.13.1.0072.
Sousa 2020, p. 90. Sousa, Ana Matilde (Fall 2020). "She's Not Your Waifu; She's an Eldritch Abomination: Saya No Uta and Queer Antisociality in Japanese Visual Novels". Mechademia: Second Arc. 13 (1). University of Minnesota Press: 72–100. doi:10.5749/mech.13.1.0072.
Sousa 2020, p. 95. Sousa, Ana Matilde (Fall 2020). "She's Not Your Waifu; She's an Eldritch Abomination: Saya No Uta and Queer Antisociality in Japanese Visual Novels". Mechademia: Second Arc. 13 (1). University of Minnesota Press: 72–100. doi:10.5749/mech.13.1.0072.
Kobayashi 2026, p. 113. Kobayashi, Nobushige (2026). "Exploring the History of Independent Digital Games in Japan with a Focus on "Doujin Games"". In Ikuine, Fumihiko; Inoue, Akito; Fukuda, Kazufumi; Kobayashi, Nobushige (eds.). Japanese Game Studies: A Guide to Studying Japanese Games. Springer Nature. doi:10.1007/978-981-95-9857-1. ISBN 978-981-95-9856-4.
Fiadotau 2024a, p. 605. Fiadotau, Mikhail (2024). "Dōjin Game". In Lee, Newton (ed.). Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games. Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-23161-2. ISBN 978-3-031-23159-9.
Fiadotau 2024a, p. 606. Fiadotau, Mikhail (2024). "Dōjin Game". In Lee, Newton (ed.). Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games. Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-23161-2. ISBN 978-3-031-23159-9.
Fickle et al. 2021, p. 26. Fickle, Tara; Patterson, Chris; Han-Tani, Melos; Kim, Se Young; Kittaka, Marina; Ung, Emperatriz (Fall 2021). "Asian/American Gaming". Verge: Studies in Global Asias. 7 (2). University of Minnesota Press: 19–55. doi:10.5749/vergstudglobasia.7.2.0019.
Fickle et al. 2021, p. 28. Fickle, Tara; Patterson, Chris; Han-Tani, Melos; Kim, Se Young; Kittaka, Marina; Ung, Emperatriz (Fall 2021). "Asian/American Gaming". Verge: Studies in Global Asias. 7 (2). University of Minnesota Press: 19–55. doi:10.5749/vergstudglobasia.7.2.0019.
Camingue, Carstendottir & Melcer 2021, p. 5. Camingue, Janelynn; Carstendottir, Elin; Melcer, Edward F. (September 2021). "What is a Visual Novel?". Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 5 (Chi Play) 257. Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/3474712. ISSN 2573-0142.
Eyman, Guo & Sun 2024. Eyman, Douglas; Guo, Li; Sun, Hongmei (2024). "Introduction: Games, Gaming, and Interactive Aesthetics in Contemporary Chinese and Sinophone Cinema". Journal of Chinese Film Studies. 4 (3): 427–444. doi:10.1515/jcfs-2024-0049.
Therrien et al. 2024, p. 6. Therrien, Carl; Ray, Jean-Charles; Ross Dionne, Laurie-Mei; Sacy, Fabienne (4 November 2024). "Unreal Games". Games and Culture. 21 (5) 15554120241282079. SAGE Publishing. doi:10.1177/15554120241282079. ISSN 1555-4120. LCCN 2005212229. OCLC 58730582. PMC 13197059. PMID 42180589.

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Taylor 2007, p. 194. Taylor, Emily (2007). "Dating-Simulation Games: Leisure and Gaming of Japanese Youth Culture". Southeast Review of Asian Studies. 29. ISSN 1083-074X. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

egmnow.com (Global: 5,035^th place; English: 3,584^th place)

Newman 2019. Newman, Ben (11 October 2019). ""Pour Your Heart Into It": How Indies Bring New Perspectives to Visual Novels". EGM. Archived from the original on 14 November 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2026.

famitsu.com (Global: 400^th place; English: 647^th place)

Nishi 2025. Nishi (5 October 2025). "『Depth Loop』人狼側の背景・設定を知ったとき、人狼ゲームは人間への復讐劇となる。人狼ゲームの高度な戦略と濃密なドラマ、イシイジロウ氏の新たな挑戦に迫る" [『Depth Loop』When the werewolf side's background and setting are revealed, the werewolf game becomes a tale of revenge against humanity. We delve into the game's sophisticated strategy, intense drama, and Ishii Jiro's new challenge.]. Famitsu (in Japanese). Japan: Kadokawa Game Linkage. Archived from the original on 16 November 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.

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Iwai 2019. Iwai, Kasai (24 July 2019). "ビジュアルノベルはいつ成立し、そして現在に至るのか？ストーリーゲーム研究家・福山幸司氏が解説する歴史" [When Did Visual Novels First Appear and How Have They Evolved to the Present Day? Story Game Researcher Koji Fukuyama Explains Their History]. GameBusiness.jp. IID [ja]. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
Mio 2023. Mio (9 August 2023). "ゲーム要素が多すぎる？海外ビジュアルノベルDBから『グノーシア』が削除…曖昧なジャンル定義の難しさ" [Too Many Game Elements? 'Gnosia' Removed From Overseas Visual Novel Database... The Difficulty of Ambiguous Genre Definitions]. Gamebusiness.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

gamedeveloper.com (Global: 1,552^nd place; English: 783^rd place)

Marques 2015. Marques, Pedro (15 April 2015). "Possibilities for Innovative and Unique Writing in Visual Novels". Game Developer. Informa TechTarget. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
Lamers 2016. Lamers, Kelly (18 April 2016). "Visual Novels: More than Meets the Eye". Game Developer. Informa TechTarget. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

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Nanabe 2006, p. 70. Nanabe, Nobushige (28 February 2006). 文化創造の条件 -2つのゲーム「場」の文化生産論的考察から- [Conditions for Cultural Creation: A Cultural Production Theory Examination of Two Game "Spaces"]. Bulletin of the Graduate Division of Literature of Waseda University (Thesis) (in Japanese). Waseda University. hdl:2065/27549. ISSN 1341-7517.

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International Game Developers Association 2019. "SIG-GS 世界のビジュアルノベルゲームは今。【第3回】を開催しました" [SIG-GS: The Current State of Visual Novel Games Worldwide. [Session 3] Held]. International Game Developers Association Japan Chapter. 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

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Valentine 2021. Valentine, Rebekah (20 July 2021). "Doki Doki Literature Club Plus Sells Half a Million Copies in Two Weeks". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2026.

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Fukuyama 2024. Fukuyama, Koji (16 January 2024). "ジャンルの成熟と新生。プレイヤーがゲームを遊ぶのではなくゲームがプレイヤーを遊ぶ時代へ――2023年を振り返る個人GOTY2023：福山幸司" [The Maturation and Rebirth of Genres. From Players Playing Games to Games Playing Players—Looking Back on 2023: My Personal GOTY 2023: Koji Fukuyama]. IGN (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2026.

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Sasaki 2017. Sasaki, Jun (23 October 2017). "シンプルな画面に隠された謎に夢中になった「Mystery House」" [Mystery House: Hooked on the Mysteries Hidden Within its Simple Interface]. Impress.co.jp [ja] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2025.

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Low 2024. Low, Samantha (6 April 2024). "Are Visual Novels Ready for a Great Leap Forward?". The Japan Times. Tokyo, Japan. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

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Therrien et al. 2024, pp. 4–5. Therrien, Carl; Ray, Jean-Charles; Ross Dionne, Laurie-Mei; Sacy, Fabienne (4 November 2024). "Unreal Games". Games and Culture. 21 (5) 15554120241282079. SAGE Publishing. doi:10.1177/15554120241282079. ISSN 1555-4120. LCCN 2005212229. OCLC 58730582. PMC 13197059. PMID 42180589.
Therrien et al. 2024, p. 5. Therrien, Carl; Ray, Jean-Charles; Ross Dionne, Laurie-Mei; Sacy, Fabienne (4 November 2024). "Unreal Games". Games and Culture. 21 (5) 15554120241282079. SAGE Publishing. doi:10.1177/15554120241282079. ISSN 1555-4120. LCCN 2005212229. OCLC 58730582. PMC 13197059. PMID 42180589.
Therrien et al. 2024, p. 6. Therrien, Carl; Ray, Jean-Charles; Ross Dionne, Laurie-Mei; Sacy, Fabienne (4 November 2024). "Unreal Games". Games and Culture. 21 (5) 15554120241282079. SAGE Publishing. doi:10.1177/15554120241282079. ISSN 1555-4120. LCCN 2005212229. OCLC 58730582. PMC 13197059. PMID 42180589.

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Therrien et al. 2024, pp. 4–5. Therrien, Carl; Ray, Jean-Charles; Ross Dionne, Laurie-Mei; Sacy, Fabienne (4 November 2024). "Unreal Games". Games and Culture. 21 (5) 15554120241282079. SAGE Publishing. doi:10.1177/15554120241282079. ISSN 1555-4120. LCCN 2005212229. OCLC 58730582. PMC 13197059. PMID 42180589.
Therrien et al. 2024, p. 5. Therrien, Carl; Ray, Jean-Charles; Ross Dionne, Laurie-Mei; Sacy, Fabienne (4 November 2024). "Unreal Games". Games and Culture. 21 (5) 15554120241282079. SAGE Publishing. doi:10.1177/15554120241282079. ISSN 1555-4120. LCCN 2005212229. OCLC 58730582. PMC 13197059. PMID 42180589.
Therrien et al. 2024, p. 6. Therrien, Carl; Ray, Jean-Charles; Ross Dionne, Laurie-Mei; Sacy, Fabienne (4 November 2024). "Unreal Games". Games and Culture. 21 (5) 15554120241282079. SAGE Publishing. doi:10.1177/15554120241282079. ISSN 1555-4120. LCCN 2005212229. OCLC 58730582. PMC 13197059. PMID 42180589.

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Therrien et al. 2024, pp. 4–5. Therrien, Carl; Ray, Jean-Charles; Ross Dionne, Laurie-Mei; Sacy, Fabienne (4 November 2024). "Unreal Games". Games and Culture. 21 (5) 15554120241282079. SAGE Publishing. doi:10.1177/15554120241282079. ISSN 1555-4120. LCCN 2005212229. OCLC 58730582. PMC 13197059. PMID 42180589.
Therrien et al. 2024, p. 5. Therrien, Carl; Ray, Jean-Charles; Ross Dionne, Laurie-Mei; Sacy, Fabienne (4 November 2024). "Unreal Games". Games and Culture. 21 (5) 15554120241282079. SAGE Publishing. doi:10.1177/15554120241282079. ISSN 1555-4120. LCCN 2005212229. OCLC 58730582. PMC 13197059. PMID 42180589.
Therrien et al. 2024, p. 6. Therrien, Carl; Ray, Jean-Charles; Ross Dionne, Laurie-Mei; Sacy, Fabienne (4 November 2024). "Unreal Games". Games and Culture. 21 (5) 15554120241282079. SAGE Publishing. doi:10.1177/15554120241282079. ISSN 1555-4120. LCCN 2005212229. OCLC 58730582. PMC 13197059. PMID 42180589.

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Taylor 2025. Taylor, Mollie (23 December 2025). "Danganronpa Creator Says His Latest Game 'Might Truly Become the Last Grand, 200-Hour Game Story in Human History Written Entirely Without AI'". PC Gamer. United Kingdom: Future plc. Archived from the original on 29 December 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2026.

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Jiang 2019, p. 35. Jiang, Yehang (2019). "ビジュアルノベルにおける構造とそのリアリティー : ゲームデザインとゲームプレイをめぐって" [Structure and Reality in Visual Novels: Game Design and Gameplay]. Core Ethics (in Japanese). 15. Kyoto, Japan: Ritsumeikan University Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences. ISSN 1880-0467. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
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