noun
sound novel; text-based adventure game with music and sound effects
A genre of visual novel emphasizing atmospheric sound and music alongside text. Originally a trademarked series by Chunsoft, now used more broadly for similar games.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English)
『かまいたちの夜』は有名なサウンドノベルだ。
"Kamaitachi no Yoru" is a famous sound novel.
最近のサウンドノベルはフルボイスが主流だ。
Recent sound novels are mostly fully voiced.