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Visual Novels on Steam

There are currently 4,491 games tagged as Visual Novel on Steam, of which 2,613 can be mapped onto VNDB titles.

Generated from a sample of 500,004 Steam users, of which 200,512 (40.1%) own a game that can be mapped to VNDB.

Rating Distribution

Release Year

Best User Reviews
The highest rated Visual Novels by Steam user reviews

Title+ / -Rating
Senren*Banka Trial version+13,747 / -12196.3%
Senren*Banka+13,746 / -12196.3%
Firework+31,523 / -63095.9%
ATRI -My Dear Moments-+11,470 / -13595.9%
ATRI -My Dear Moments- Demo+11,465 / -13595.9%
Our Life: Beginnings & Always+9,184 / -9495.9%
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action+30,972 / -75395.5%
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog+15,254 / -30895.4%
Doki Doki Literature Club+181,240 / -647595.3%
CLANNAD+7,024 / -10795.1%
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy+18,733 / -46795.1%
东北之夏+9,262 / -17895.1%
Tiny Bunny+12,735 / -30794.9%
STEINS;GATE+14,376 / -37194.8%
海沙风云 Far Away+4,912 / -7194.8%
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag…+17,299 / -49994.7%
Riddle Joker+3,518 / -4094.7%
Aventura Copilului Albastru și Urât+2,303 / -1694.5%
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!+19,124 / -62994.4%
Purrgatory+2,716 / -3094.4%
Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag…+10,563 / -29694.4%
NEKOPARA Vol. 2+11,983 / -35694.4%
星空列车与白的旅行+2,141 / -1794.3%
NEKOPARA Vol. 4+7,694 / -19694.3%
NEKOPARA Vol. 3+11,285 / -33494.3%

Best User Reviews
The highest rated Visual Novels by Steam user reviews by year released

YearTitleRating
2023The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog95.4%
2022Outcore93.7%
2021Firework95.9%
2020Senren*Banka Trial version96.3%
2019Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy95.1%
2018Summer Pockets94.1%
2017Doki Doki Literature Club95.3%
2016VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action95.5%
2015fault - milestone two side: above92.7%
2014Everlasting Summer93.7%
2013fault - milestone one89.2%
2012Analogue: A Hate Story88.9%
2011Lonely Yuri83.3%
2010Date Warp81.0%
2009Bionic Heart68.5%
2008Heileen 1: Sail Away53.5%

Most Popular Games
The most popular Visual Novels within our sample of Steam users by year released

YearTitleUsers (%)
2023The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog18,227 (4%)
2022NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE2,931 (1%)
2021Emily is Away <310,525 (2%)
2020Paradise Killer13,261 (3%)
2019Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York14,073 (3%)
2018Orwell: Ignorance is Strength13,526 (3%)
2017Doki Doki Literature Club54,920 (11%)
2016Orwell49,799 (10%)
2015Emily is Away27,765 (6%)
2014Sakura Spirit16,883 (3%)
2013The 39 Steps12,479 (2%)
2012Analogue: A Hate Story8,418 (2%)
2011Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~14,669 (3%)
2010Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook1,571 (0%)
2009Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate1,870 (0%)
2008Heileen 1: Sail Away1,819 (0%)

Most Similar Tags
The most similar tags to "Visual Novel"

TitleAvg. WeightSimilarity
Romance-47%
Anime-47%
Dating Sim-44%
Story Rich-38%
Interactive Fiction-38%
Multiple Endings-35%
Choose Your Own Adventure-33%
Choices Matter-32%
LGBTQ+-30%
Drama-28%
Otome-27%
Text-Based-27%
Female Protagonist-25%
Sexual Content-24%
Emotional-24%
Cute-22%
Mystery-21%
Nudity-21%
2D-20%
Conversation-20%
Adventure-20%
Singleplayer-19%
Casual-18%
Detective-16%
Comedy-16%

Most Common Tags
The most common other tags applied to Visual Novels

TitleAvg. WeightGames (%)
Adventure0.782,911 (65%)
Singleplayer0.432,867 (64%)
Indie0.692,683 (60%)
Story Rich0.582,676 (60%)
Casual0.772,582 (57%)
Anime0.622,578 (57%)
2D0.591,946 (43%)
Cute0.591,452 (32%)
Multiple Endings0.591,384 (31%)
Choices Matter0.611,361 (30%)
Female Protagonist0.591,322 (29%)
Romance0.601,283 (29%)
Simulation0.741,226 (27%)
RPG0.771,185 (26%)
Interactive Fiction0.731,176 (26%)
Sexual Content0.611,122 (25%)
Dating Sim0.661,071 (24%)
Atmospheric0.571,068 (24%)
Choose Your Own Adventure0.701,023 (23%)
Nudity0.59940 (21%)
Mystery0.60870 (19%)
Drama0.58852 (19%)
Fantasy0.54801 (18%)
Comedy0.55747 (17%)
Colorful0.59736 (16%)