#4
The original Coffee Talk sits just below its sequel for one simple reason: the sequel exists and is also on the service. But if you are new to the series, start here. The cast is smaller, the structure is tighter, and there is something to be said for the way the first game establishes the café before the second one expands it. My wife watched me play through parts of this and kept asking questions about the characters, which for a visual novel is about as strong an endorsement as I can offer. The world is a near-future Seattle populated by elves, werewolves, and orcs, all with thoroughly human anxieties. It works.