サウンドノベル

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)

• 『かまいたちの夜よる』は有ゆう名めいなサウンドノベルだ。

  "Kamaitachi no Yoru" is a famous sound novel.

• 最さい近きんのサウンドノベルはフルボイスが主しゅ流りゅうだ。

  Recent sound novels are mostly fully voiced.