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Visual Novels on Steam

There are currently 6,038 games tagged as Visual Novel on Steam, of which 3,263 can be mapped onto VNDB titles.

Generated from a sample of 500,004 Steam users, of which 208,028 (41.6%) 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+26,236 / -26596.7%
Senren*Banka Trial version+26,236 / -26596.7%
ATRI -My Dear Moments- Demo+18,806 / -25796.1%
ATRI -My Dear Moments-+18,817 / -25896.1%
Firework+38,771 / -81896.0%
Our Life: Beginnings & Always+11,465 / -13295.9%
Volcano Princess+35,421 / -78895.8%
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy+32,486 / -79495.5%
CLANNAD+8,926 / -12895.5%
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action+33,987 / -87395.5%
Doki Doki Literature Club+195,773 / -713895.3%
魔女的夜宴+6,353 / -7895.3%
星空列车与白的旅行+4,292 / -3895.2%
A Date with Death+6,926 / -11095.1%
Purrgatory+4,175 / -4195.1%
STEINS;GATE+17,113 / -43495.0%
I Wani Hug that Gator!+3,225 / -2494.9%
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog+21,141 / -59294.9%
东北之夏+11,658 / -27294.9%
Riddle Joker+5,423 / -8594.8%
Slay the Princess+14,705 / -38894.8%
饿殍:明末千里行+36,583 / -123394.8%
Outcore+13,063 / -34094.7%
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag…+25,694 / -82494.7%
Summer Pockets+3,566 / -4394.7%

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

YearTitleRating
2024I Wani Hug that Gator!94.9%
2023Volcano Princess95.8%
2022Outcore94.7%
2021Firework96.0%
2020Senren*Banka96.7%
2019Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy95.5%
2018Summer Pockets94.7%
2017Doki Doki Literature Club95.3%
2016VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action95.5%
2015eden*93.4%
2014Everlasting Summer93.4%
2013If My Heart Had Wings88.9%
2012Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS91.7%
2011Lonely Yuri83.7%
2010Date Warp81.0%
2009Bionic Heart68.5%
2008Heileen 1: Sail Away53.2%

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

YearTitleUsers (%)
2024Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy895 (0%)
2023The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog21,034 (4%)
2022Roadwarden14,571 (3%)
2021The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante12,801 (3%)
2020Paradise Killer14,944 (3%)
2019Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York14,619 (3%)
2018Orwell: Ignorance is Strength14,164 (3%)
2017Doki Doki Literature Club56,680 (11%)
2016Orwell50,035 (10%)
2015Emily is Away28,312 (6%)
2014Everlasting Summer17,361 (3%)
2013The 39 Steps12,519 (3%)
2012Analogue: A Hate Story8,471 (2%)
2011Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~14,698 (3%)
2010Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook1,602 (0%)
2009Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate1,907 (0%)
2008Heileen 1: Sail Away1,854 (0%)

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

TitleAvg. WeightSimilarity
Romance-48%
Anime-46%
Dating Sim-43%
Interactive Fiction-40%
Story Rich-39%
Multiple Endings-36%
Choose Your Own Adventure-34%
Choices Matter-33%
Drama-32%
LGBTQ+-31%
Text-Based-30%
Otome-27%
Emotional-26%
Female Protagonist-25%
2D-22%
Cute-22%
Sexual Content-22%
Adventure-21%
Mystery-21%
Conversation-21%
Singleplayer-20%
Nudity-18%
Casual-18%
Hand-drawn-18%
Comedy-17%

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

TitleAvg. WeightGames (%)
Singleplayer0.444,270 (71%)
Adventure0.784,103 (68%)
Story Rich0.613,930 (65%)
Casual0.773,506 (58%)
Anime0.643,437 (57%)
Indie0.653,419 (57%)
2D0.613,017 (50%)
Multiple Endings0.602,133 (35%)
Choices Matter0.622,120 (35%)
Cute0.622,068 (34%)
Romance0.621,865 (31%)
Female Protagonist0.621,864 (31%)
Interactive Fiction0.751,863 (31%)
RPG0.781,715 (28%)
Simulation0.741,705 (28%)
Atmospheric0.601,625 (27%)
Choose Your Own Adventure0.711,614 (27%)
Dating Sim0.691,547 (26%)
Drama0.591,492 (25%)
Sexual Content0.571,404 (23%)
Mystery0.621,327 (22%)
Emotional0.601,186 (20%)
Colorful0.611,180 (20%)
Fantasy0.561,180 (20%)
Text-Based0.591,155 (19%)