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.
| Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|
| Doki Doki Literature Club | 54,920 (11%) |
| Orwell | 49,799 (10%) |
| Emily is Away | 27,765 (6%) |
| The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | 18,227 (4%) |
| Aviary Attorney | 17,105 (3%) |
| Sakura Spirit | 16,883 (3%) |
| Everlasting Summer | 16,774 (3%) |
| Purrfect Date | 14,909 (3%) |
| Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 14,669 (3%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 0 | 14,642 (3%) |
| VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 14,516 (3%) |
| Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York | 14,073 (3%) |
| BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend | 13,952 (3%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 1 | 13,639 (3%) |
| Orwell: Ignorance is Strength | 13,526 (3%) |
| Paradise Killer | 13,261 (3%) |
| 2064: Read Only Memories | 13,139 (3%) |
| Emily is Away Too | 13,123 (3%) |
| Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York | 12,834 (3%) |
| Pesterquest | 12,829 (3%) |
| The 39 Steps | 12,479 (2%) |
| Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | 12,167 (2%) |
| Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest | 12,124 (2%) |
| Hatoful Boyfriend | 11,934 (2%) |
| Sakura Angels | 11,811 (2%) |
| Year | Title | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | 95.4% |
| 2022 | Outcore | 93.7% |
| 2021 | Firework | 95.9% |
| 2020 | Senren＊Banka Trial version | 96.3% |
| 2019 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy | 95.1% |
| 2018 | Summer Pockets | 94.1% |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 95.3% |
| 2016 | VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 95.5% |
| 2015 | fault - milestone two side: above | 92.7% |
| 2014 | Everlasting Summer | 93.7% |
| 2013 | fault - milestone one | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Analogue: A Hate Story | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Lonely Yuri | 83.3% |
| 2010 | Date Warp | 81.0% |
| 2009 | Bionic Heart | 68.5% |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 53.5% |
| Year | Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | 18,227 (4%) |
| 2022 | NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE | 2,931 (1%) |
| 2021 | Emily is Away <3 | 10,525 (2%) |
| 2020 | Paradise Killer | 13,261 (3%) |
| 2019 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York | 14,073 (3%) |
| 2018 | Orwell: Ignorance is Strength | 13,526 (3%) |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 54,920 (11%) |
| 2016 | Orwell | 49,799 (10%) |
| 2015 | Emily is Away | 27,765 (6%) |
| 2014 | Sakura Spirit | 16,883 (3%) |
| 2013 | The 39 Steps | 12,479 (2%) |
| 2012 | Analogue: A Hate Story | 8,418 (2%) |
| 2011 | Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 14,669 (3%) |
| 2010 | Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook | 1,571 (0%) |
| 2009 | Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate | 1,870 (0%) |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 1,819 (0%) |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Similarity |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Games (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | 0.78 | 2,911 (65%) |
| Singleplayer | 0.43 | 2,867 (64%) |
| Indie | 0.69 | 2,683 (60%) |
| Story Rich | 0.58 | 2,676 (60%) |
| Casual | 0.77 | 2,582 (57%) |
| Anime | 0.62 | 2,578 (57%) |
| 2D | 0.59 | 1,946 (43%) |
| Cute | 0.59 | 1,452 (32%) |
| Multiple Endings | 0.59 | 1,384 (31%) |
| Choices Matter | 0.61 | 1,361 (30%) |
| Female Protagonist | 0.59 | 1,322 (29%) |
| Romance | 0.60 | 1,283 (29%) |
| Simulation | 0.74 | 1,226 (27%) |
| RPG | 0.77 | 1,185 (26%) |
| Interactive Fiction | 0.73 | 1,176 (26%) |
| Sexual Content | 0.61 | 1,122 (25%) |
| Dating Sim | 0.66 | 1,071 (24%) |
| Atmospheric | 0.57 | 1,068 (24%) |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | 0.70 | 1,023 (23%) |
| Nudity | 0.59 | 940 (21%) |
| Mystery | 0.60 | 870 (19%) |
| Drama | 0.58 | 852 (19%) |
| Fantasy | 0.54 | 801 (18%) |
| Comedy | 0.55 | 747 (17%) |
| Colorful | 0.59 | 736 (16%) |