There are currently 2,776 games tagged as Visual Novel on Steam, of which 1,437 can be mapped onto VNDB titles.
Generated from a sample of 500,008 Steam users, of which 162,012 (32.4%) own a game that can be mapped to VNDB.
| Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|
| Doki Doki Literature Club | 50,365 (10%) |
| Orwell | 47,195 (9%) |
| Sakura Spirit | 16,089 (3%) |
| Everlasting Summer | 14,921 (3%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 0 | 13,679 (3%) |
| BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend | 13,083 (3%) |
| VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 13,056 (3%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 1 | 12,666 (3%) |
| Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York | 12,395 (2%) |
| Emily is Away Too | 12,173 (2%) |
| The 39 Steps | 11,792 (2%) |
| Pesterquest | 11,395 (2%) |
| Hatoful Boyfriend | 11,348 (2%) |
| Sakura Angels | 11,203 (2%) |
| Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York | 11,108 (2%) |
| Paradise Killer | 11,005 (2%) |
| Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | 10,864 (2%) |
| Eliza | 9,986 (2%) |
| Sakura Beach | 9,463 (2%) |
| Sakura Fantasy Chapter 1 | 9,390 (2%) |
| Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius | 9,364 (2%) |
| Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair | 9,284 (2%) |
| Sakura Beach 2 | 9,161 (2%) |
| GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN- | 9,031 (2%) |
| BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger | 8,784 (2%) |
| Year | Title | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | U-ena -遠花火の少女- | 71.5% |
| 2021 | Tiny Bunny | 95.5% |
| 2020 | Senren＊Banka Trial version | 95.9% |
| 2019 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy | 95.0% |
| 2018 | Sabbat of the Witch | 93.1% |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 95.5% |
| 2016 | VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 95.5% |
| 2015 | fault - milestone two side: above | 92.8% |
| 2014 | Everlasting Summer | 94.1% |
| 2013 | fault - milestone one | 89.5% |
| 2012 | Analogue: A Hate Story | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Lonely Yuri | 82.2% |
| 2010 | Date Warp | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Bionic Heart | 68.4% |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 53.9% |
| Year | Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | U-ena -遠花火の少女- | 1 (0%) |
| 2021 | NEKOPARA - Catboys Paradise | 1,484 (0%) |
| 2020 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York | 11,108 (2%) |
| 2019 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York | 12,395 (2%) |
| 2018 | Hiveswap Friendsim | 7,279 (1%) |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 50,365 (10%) |
| 2016 | Orwell | 47,195 (9%) |
| 2015 | NEKOPARA Vol. 0 | 13,679 (3%) |
| 2014 | Sakura Spirit | 16,089 (3%) |
| 2013 | The 39 Steps | 11,792 (2%) |
| 2012 | Analogue: A Hate Story | 8,032 (2%) |
| 2011 | X-note | 2,043 (0%) |
| 2010 | Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook | 1,430 (0%) |
| 2009 | Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate | 1,724 (0%) |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 1,665 (0%) |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Similarity |
|---|---|---|
| Anime | - | 52% |
| Romance | - | 48% |
| Dating Sim | - | 46% |
| Story Rich | - | 35% |
| Multiple Endings | - | 35% |
| Interactive Fiction | - | 31% |
| LGBTQ+ | - | 31% |
| Otome | - | 31% |
| Choices Matter | - | 30% |
| Sexual Content | - | 28% |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | - | 28% |
| Nudity | - | 26% |
| Female Protagonist | - | 26% |
| Cute | - | 24% |
| Text-Based | - | 19% |
| Drama | - | 19% |
| Mature | - | 19% |
| Adventure | - | 19% |
| Singleplayer | - | 18% |
| Conversation | - | 18% |
| Mystery | - | 17% |
| Casual | - | 17% |
| Emotional | - | 17% |
| 2D | - | 16% |
| Psychological Horror | - | 14% |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Games (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Indie | 0.74 | 1,801 (65%) |
| Adventure | 0.78 | 1,767 (64%) |
| Anime | 0.60 | 1,712 (62%) |
| Casual | 0.78 | 1,567 (56%) |
| Singleplayer | 0.41 | 1,512 (54%) |
| Story Rich | 0.54 | 1,450 (52%) |
| 2D | 0.55 | 885 (32%) |
| Cute | 0.55 | 845 (30%) |
| Female Protagonist | 0.55 | 802 (29%) |
| Sexual Content | 0.63 | 795 (29%) |
| Romance | 0.55 | 733 (26%) |
| Simulation | 0.72 | 715 (26%) |
| Nudity | 0.61 | 708 (26%) |
| Multiple Endings | 0.57 | 697 (25%) |
| Choices Matter | 0.59 | 693 (25%) |
| RPG | 0.77 | 657 (24%) |
| Dating Sim | 0.61 | 643 (23%) |
| Atmospheric | 0.52 | 538 (19%) |
| Interactive Fiction | 0.68 | 516 (19%) |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | 0.67 | 447 (16%) |
| Mystery | 0.54 | 428 (15%) |
| Comedy | 0.53 | 409 (15%) |
| Fantasy | 0.51 | 408 (15%) |
| Funny | 0.54 | 402 (14%) |
| Horror | 0.59 | 394 (14%) |