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Visual Novels on Steam

There are currently 6,496 games tagged as Visual Novel on Steam, of which 3,434 can be mapped onto VNDB titles.

Generated from a sample of 500,004 Steam users, of which 209,607 (41.9%) 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+29,226 / -32496.7%
Senren*Banka+29,269 / -32796.7%
ATRI -My Dear Moments-+19,939 / -28296.1%
ATRI -My Dear Moments- Demo+19,931 / -28296.1%
Our Life: Beginnings & Always+11,895 / -14096.0%
Firework+39,896 / -85395.9%
Volcano Princess+37,929 / -85395.8%
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy+34,815 / -84695.6%
CLANNAD+9,231 / -13795.4%
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action+34,794 / -90895.4%
魔女的夜宴+7,802 / -10595.4%
Doki Doki Literature Club+200,494 / -734495.3%
鼓手余命十日谭+3,240 / -1295.3%
A Date with Death+8,932 / -15195.2%
星空列车与白的旅行+4,757 / -5195.1%
STEINS;GATE+19,478 / -50495.1%
Purrgatory+4,353 / -4795.0%
I Wani Hug that Gator!+4,337 / -5094.9%
Riddle Joker+5,874 / -9394.9%
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog+22,204 / -64094.9%
东北之夏+11,746 / -27594.9%
彼方的她-Aliya+4,915 / -7094.9%
Slay the Princess+20,717 / -60094.8%
饿殍:明末千里行+47,869 / -171294.8%
Outcore+14,101 / -37894.7%

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

YearTitleRating
2025The Shell Part III: Paradiso87.6%
2024鼓手余命十日谭95.3%
2023Volcano Princess95.8%
2022Outcore94.7%
2021Firework95.9%
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*93.5%
2014Everlasting Summer93.3%
2013If My Heart Had Wings88.9%
2012Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS91.5%
2011Lonely Yuri84.4%
2010Date Warp81.1%
2009Bionic Heart67.8%
2008Heileen 1: Sail Away53.2%

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

YearTitleUsers (%)
2025S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH69 (0%)
2024Reverse: 19991,630 (0%)
2023The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog21,340 (4%)
2022Roadwarden15,108 (3%)
2021The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante13,099 (3%)
2020Paradise Killer15,216 (3%)
2019Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York14,777 (3%)
2018Orwell: Ignorance is Strength14,288 (3%)
2017Doki Doki Literature Club57,045 (11%)
2016Orwell50,087 (10%)
2015Emily is Away28,435 (6%)
2014Everlasting Summer17,478 (3%)
2013The 39 Steps12,534 (3%)
2012Analogue: A Hate Story8,481 (2%)
2011Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~14,699 (3%)
2010Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook1,605 (0%)
2009Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate1,909 (0%)
2008Heileen 1: Sail Away1,858 (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%
Text-Based-31%
LGBTQ+-31%
Emotional-26%
Otome-26%
Female Protagonist-25%
2D-23%
Cute-22%
Adventure-22%
Conversation-22%
Mystery-21%
Sexual Content-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 (%)
Singleplayer0.444,651 (72%)
Adventure0.784,407 (68%)
Story Rich0.614,266 (66%)
Casual0.773,742 (58%)
Anime0.653,683 (57%)
Indie0.653,613 (56%)
2D0.613,319 (51%)
Multiple Endings0.602,361 (36%)
Choices Matter0.622,302 (35%)
Cute0.622,245 (35%)
Interactive Fiction0.752,045 (31%)
Female Protagonist0.632,019 (31%)
Romance0.622,008 (31%)
RPG0.781,878 (29%)
Simulation0.741,872 (29%)
Atmospheric0.601,802 (28%)
Choose Your Own Adventure0.711,779 (27%)
Dating Sim0.701,661 (26%)
Drama0.591,643 (25%)
Sexual Content0.571,467 (23%)
Mystery0.631,451 (22%)
Emotional0.591,313 (20%)
Colorful0.611,293 (20%)
Text-Based0.591,289 (20%)
Fantasy0.571,277 (20%)