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Visual Novels on Steam

There are currently 6,240 games tagged as Visual Novel on Steam, of which 3,322 can be mapped onto VNDB titles.

Generated from a sample of 500,004 Steam users, of which 208,519 (41.7%) 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+27,503 / -28596.7%
Senren*Banka+27,482 / -28596.7%
ATRI -My Dear Moments- Demo+19,411 / -27496.1%
ATRI -My Dear Moments-+19,402 / -27496.1%
Firework+39,450 / -83696.0%
Our Life: Beginnings & Always+11,633 / -13496.0%
Volcano Princess+36,180 / -81595.8%
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy+33,566 / -81295.6%
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action+34,283 / -88795.4%
CLANNAD+9,023 / -13295.4%
魔女的夜宴+7,055 / -9195.4%
Doki Doki Literature Club+197,799 / -721095.3%
星空列车与白的旅行+4,432 / -4295.2%
A Date with Death+7,627 / -12995.1%
STEINS;GATE+18,564 / -47395.1%
I Wani Hug that Gator!+4,018 / -3795.1%
Purrgatory+4,242 / -4395.0%
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog+21,471 / -60594.9%
Slay the Princess+18,191 / -49294.9%
东北之夏+11,691 / -27394.9%
Riddle Joker+5,610 / -8794.9%
饿殍:明末千里行+41,714 / -143094.8%
Outcore+13,558 / -35694.8%
Summer Pockets+3,637 / -4394.7%
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag…+26,284 / -85594.7%

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

YearTitleRating
2024I Wani Hug that Gator!95.1%
2023Volcano Princess95.8%
2022Outcore94.8%
2021Firework96.0%
2020Senren*Banka Trial version96.7%
2019Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy95.6%
2018Summer Pockets94.7%
2017Doki Doki Literature Club95.3%
2016VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action95.4%
2015eden*93.4%
2014Everlasting Summer93.4%
2013If My Heart Had Wings88.9%
2012Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS91.6%
2011Lonely Yuri83.8%
2010Date Warp81.0%
2009Bionic Heart68.1%
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 Trilogy1,056 (0%)
2023The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog21,165 (4%)
2022Roadwarden14,758 (3%)
2021The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante12,910 (3%)
2020Paradise Killer15,095 (3%)
2019Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York14,686 (3%)
2018Orwell: Ignorance is Strength14,214 (3%)
2017Doki Doki Literature Club56,857 (11%)
2016Orwell50,052 (10%)
2015Emily is Away28,372 (6%)
2014Everlasting Summer17,410 (3%)
2013The 39 Steps12,523 (3%)
2012Analogue: A Hate Story8,472 (2%)
2011Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~14,698 (3%)
2010Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook1,603 (0%)
2009Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate1,908 (0%)
2008Heileen 1: Sail Away1,856 (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-37%
Choose Your Own Adventure-34%
Choices Matter-33%
Drama-32%
LGBTQ+-31%
Text-Based-31%
Otome-27%
Emotional-26%
Female Protagonist-25%
2D-22%
Cute-22%
Conversation-22%
Adventure-22%
Sexual Content-21%
Mystery-21%
Singleplayer-20%
Hand-drawn-18%
Casual-18%
Nudity-18%
Comedy-17%

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

TitleAvg. WeightGames (%)
Singleplayer0.444,436 (71%)
Adventure0.784,243 (68%)
Story Rich0.614,093 (66%)
Casual0.773,604 (58%)
Anime0.643,543 (57%)
Indie0.653,506 (56%)
2D0.613,152 (51%)
Multiple Endings0.602,243 (36%)
Choices Matter0.622,204 (35%)
Cute0.622,146 (34%)
Interactive Fiction0.751,949 (31%)
Romance0.621,936 (31%)
Female Protagonist0.621,933 (31%)
RPG0.781,801 (29%)
Simulation0.741,778 (28%)
Atmospheric0.601,700 (27%)
Choose Your Own Adventure0.711,681 (27%)
Dating Sim0.701,601 (26%)
Drama0.591,560 (25%)
Sexual Content0.571,434 (23%)
Mystery0.621,377 (22%)
Colorful0.611,240 (20%)
Emotional0.601,235 (20%)
Fantasy0.571,223 (20%)
Text-Based0.591,210 (19%)