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What is the distinction between "interactive fiction" and "visual novel"?

A topic by N. O. Marsh created Mar 20, 2021 Views: 140 Replies: 1

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I would take these to be synonymous but I just noticed that itch.io separates them into different genres. Sorry if this is answered already elsewhere.

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The Sketchy Hedgehog3 years ago(+1)

Interactive fiction doesn't always have images.

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