π Every time we see someone say: "Oh, #Visualnovels aren't REAL games," we remember The House in Fata Morgana, Heaven Will Be Mine, Slay The Princess & so many other incredible VNs.
It's why Bitter Silver is a queer #Indiegame VN love letter to Cowboy Bebop & we're proud of it.
According to The Free Dictionary, one definition of the word game is: "An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime."
Reading is a pastime, so obviously Visual novels fall into that same category. Yes, you are right! π