There are currently 1,809 games tagged as Visual Novel on Steam, of which 1,407 can be mapped onto VNDB titles.
Generated from a sample of 255,179 Steam users, of which 101,883 (39.9%) own a game that can be mapped to VNDB.
| Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|
| Doki Doki Literature Club | 31,743 (12%) |
| Emily is Away | 19,420 (8%) |
| Everlasting Summer | 13,343 (5%) |
| Sakura Spirit | 12,192 (5%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 0 | 11,907 (5%) |
| The 39 Steps | 11,366 (4%) |
| Aviary Attorney | 10,719 (4%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 1 | 10,201 (4%) |
| Monster Prom | 9,440 (4%) |
| Sakura Angels | 9,202 (4%) |
| A Detective's Novel | 8,835 (3%) |
| BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend | 8,821 (3%) |
| Purrfect Date | 8,408 (3%) |
| Sixtieth Kilometer | 8,407 (3%) |
| Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius | 8,249 (3%) |
| Soul Gambler | 8,237 (3%) |
| 2064: Read Only Memories | 8,079 (3%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 2 | 7,964 (3%) |
| Emily is Away Too | 7,913 (3%) |
| fault - milestone one | 7,893 (3%) |
| Sakura Beach | 7,851 (3%) |
| Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 7,798 (3%) |
| VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 7,697 (3%) |
| Sakura Beach 2 | 7,689 (3%) |
| Sakura Fantasy Chapter 1 | 7,491 (3%) |
| Year | Title | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Christmas Tina -泡沫冬景- | 93.5% |
| 2019 | 月影魅像-解放之羽- | 97.4% |
| 2018 | Sabbat of the Witch | 97.5% |
| 2017 | planetarian HD | 98.0% |
| 2016 | VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 97.5% |
| 2015 | fault - milestone two side:above | 96.7% |
| 2014 | NEKOPARA Vol. 1 | 95.3% |
| 2013 | fault - milestone one | 92.2% |
| 2012 | Analogue: A Hate Story | 91.9% |
| 2011 | Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 86.3% |
| 2010 | Date Warp | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Bionic Heart | 62.7% |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 43.3% |
| Year | Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sierra Ops | 96 (0%) |
| 2019 | I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator | 3,066 (1%) |
| 2018 | Monster Prom | 9,440 (4%) |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 31,743 (12%) |
| 2016 | A Detective's Novel | 8,835 (3%) |
| 2015 | Emily is Away | 19,420 (8%) |
| 2014 | Everlasting Summer | 13,343 (5%) |
| 2013 | The 39 Steps | 11,366 (4%) |
| 2012 | Analogue: A Hate Story | 5,374 (2%) |
| 2011 | Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 7,798 (3%) |
| 2010 | Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook | 1,265 (0%) |
| 2009 | Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate | 1,519 (1%) |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 1,521 (1%) |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Similarity |
|---|---|---|
| Anime | - | 51% |
| Romance | - | 41% |
| Dating Sim | - | 37% |
| Otome | - | 34% |
| Story Rich | - | 27% |
| Sexual Content | - | 26% |
| Female Protagonist | - | 25% |
| Nudity | - | 25% |
| Multiple Endings | - | 22% |
| LGBTQ+ | - | 21% |
| Choices Matter | - | 19% |
| Mature | - | 18% |
| Cute | - | 18% |
| Adventure | - | 17% |
| Mystery | - | 17% |
| Interactive Fiction | - | 15% |
| Casual | - | 14% |
| Indie | - | 14% |
| Singleplayer | - | 12% |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | - | 12% |
| Psychological Horror | - | 11% |
| Great Soundtrack | - | 11% |
| Detective | - | 10% |
| NSFW | - | 10% |
| Simulation | - | 8% |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Games (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Indie | 0.82 | 1,494 (83%) |
| Adventure | 0.78 | 1,336 (74%) |
| Anime | 0.53 | 1,231 (68%) |
| Casual | 0.75 | 1,125 (62%) |
| Story Rich | 0.40 | 778 (43%) |
| Singleplayer | 0.33 | 711 (39%) |
| Sexual Content | 0.70 | 649 (36%) |
| Nudity | 0.64 | 649 (36%) |
| Female Protagonist | 0.44 | 582 (32%) |
| Simulation | 0.70 | 540 (30%) |
| Great Soundtrack | 0.35 | 423 (23%) |
| RPG | 0.75 | 421 (23%) |
| Romance | 0.37 | 391 (22%) |
| Cute | 0.35 | 382 (21%) |
| Dating Sim | 0.41 | 341 (19%) |
| Atmospheric | 0.33 | 316 (17%) |
| 2D | 0.27 | 279 (15%) |
| Choices Matter | 0.39 | 279 (15%) |
| Mystery | 0.43 | 271 (15%) |
| Psychological Horror | 0.29 | 261 (14%) |
| Mature | 0.39 | 252 (14%) |
| Violent | 0.62 | 243 (13%) |
| Horror | 0.37 | 238 (13%) |
| Funny | 0.34 | 227 (13%) |
| Fantasy | 0.34 | 216 (12%) |