There are currently 5,457 games tagged as Visual Novel on Steam, of which 3,014 can be mapped onto VNDB titles.
Generated from a sample of 500,004 Steam users, of which 206,185 (41.2%) own a game that can be mapped to VNDB.
| Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|
| Doki Doki Literature Club | 56,207 (11%) |
| Orwell | 49,959 (10%) |
| Emily is Away | 28,157 (6%) |
| The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | 20,551 (4%) |
| Aviary Attorney | 17,248 (3%) |
| Everlasting Summer | 17,197 (3%) |
| Sakura Spirit | 16,915 (3%) |
| Purrfect Date | 15,035 (3%) |
| VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 14,981 (3%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 0 | 14,755 (3%) |
| Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 14,688 (3%) |
| Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York | 14,460 (3%) |
| Paradise Killer | 14,329 (3%) |
| BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend | 14,132 (3%) |
| Orwell: Ignorance is Strength | 13,985 (3%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 1 | 13,775 (3%) |
| Roadwarden | 13,739 (3%) |
| Emily is Away Too | 13,320 (3%) |
| Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York | 13,193 (3%) |
| 2064: Read Only Memories | 13,180 (3%) |
| Pesterquest | 13,159 (3%) |
| Suzerain | 12,776 (3%) |
| The 39 Steps | 12,505 (3%) |
| Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | 12,473 (2%) |
| Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest | 12,378 (2%) |
| Year | Title | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | I Wani Hug that Gator! | 94.4% |
| 2023 | The Coffin of Andy and Leyley | 95.0% |
| 2022 | Outcore | 94.7% |
| 2021 | Firework | 96.0% |
| 2020 | Senren＊Banka | 96.6% |
| 2019 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy | 95.4% |
| 2018 | Summer Pockets | 94.5% |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 95.3% |
| 2016 | VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 95.5% |
| 2015 | eden* | 93.1% |
| 2014 | Everlasting Summer | 93.5% |
| 2013 | fault - milestone one | 89.0% |
| 2012 | Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS | 91.5% |
| 2011 | Lonely Yuri | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Date Warp | 80.8% |
| 2009 | Bionic Heart | 68.6% |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 53.6% |
| Year | Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy | 511 (0%) |
| 2023 | The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | 20,551 (4%) |
| 2022 | Roadwarden | 13,739 (3%) |
| 2021 | The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante | 12,272 (2%) |
| 2020 | Paradise Killer | 14,329 (3%) |
| 2019 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York | 14,460 (3%) |
| 2018 | Orwell: Ignorance is Strength | 13,985 (3%) |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 56,207 (11%) |
| 2016 | Orwell | 49,959 (10%) |
| 2015 | Emily is Away | 28,157 (6%) |
| 2014 | Everlasting Summer | 17,197 (3%) |
| 2013 | The 39 Steps | 12,505 (3%) |
| 2012 | Analogue: A Hate Story | 8,447 (2%) |
| 2011 | Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 14,688 (3%) |
| 2010 | Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook | 1,597 (0%) |
| 2009 | Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate | 1,902 (0%) |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 1,846 (0%) |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Similarity |
|---|---|---|
| Romance | - | 48% |
| Anime | - | 47% |
| Dating Sim | - | 44% |
| Story Rich | - | 39% |
| Interactive Fiction | - | 39% |
| Multiple Endings | - | 36% |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | - | 34% |
| Choices Matter | - | 32% |
| LGBTQ+ | - | 31% |
| Drama | - | 30% |
| Text-Based | - | 30% |
| Otome | - | 27% |
| Emotional | - | 25% |
| Female Protagonist | - | 25% |
| Cute | - | 22% |
| Sexual Content | - | 22% |
| 2D | - | 22% |
| Mystery | - | 21% |
| Adventure | - | 21% |
| Conversation | - | 21% |
| Singleplayer | - | 20% |
| Nudity | - | 19% |
| Casual | - | 18% |
| Hand-drawn | - | 18% |
| Comedy | - | 17% |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Games (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Singleplayer | 0.44 | 3,749 (69%) |
| Adventure | 0.78 | 3,658 (67%) |
| Story Rich | 0.61 | 3,494 (64%) |
| Casual | 0.77 | 3,156 (58%) |
| Indie | 0.67 | 3,146 (58%) |
| Anime | 0.64 | 3,137 (57%) |
| 2D | 0.60 | 2,623 (48%) |
| Multiple Endings | 0.59 | 1,862 (34%) |
| Cute | 0.61 | 1,844 (34%) |
| Choices Matter | 0.62 | 1,837 (34%) |
| Female Protagonist | 0.61 | 1,672 (31%) |
| Romance | 0.61 | 1,657 (30%) |
| Interactive Fiction | 0.74 | 1,596 (29%) |
| RPG | 0.77 | 1,519 (28%) |
| Simulation | 0.74 | 1,509 (28%) |
| Atmospheric | 0.59 | 1,418 (26%) |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | 0.70 | 1,394 (26%) |
| Dating Sim | 0.68 | 1,354 (25%) |
| Sexual Content | 0.58 | 1,304 (24%) |
| Drama | 0.59 | 1,236 (23%) |
| Mystery | 0.62 | 1,171 (21%) |
| Nudity | 0.58 | 1,045 (19%) |
| Fantasy | 0.56 | 1,036 (19%) |
| Colorful | 0.60 | 1,010 (19%) |
| Emotional | 0.60 | 984 (18%) |