devilsadvocate

hello people, my first time posting here. here is the deal....i recently got into LN. and i am loving it. never thought reading could be so fulfilling. now i wanted to know what VN actually is? is it like a game? as in i go through the story but in a gameplay kind of manner with photos, backgrounds, bgms and stuff? please inform me as i am kind of interested to read VN AND ALSO where to get VNs from? thnaks in advance!