There are currently 3,297 games tagged as Visual Novel on Steam, of which 2,043 can be mapped onto VNDB titles.
Generated from a sample of 500,001 Steam users, of which 196,570 (39.3%) own a game that can be mapped to VNDB.
| Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|
| Doki Doki Literature Club | 62,756 (13%) |
| Orwell | 55,320 (11%) |
| Emily is Away | 33,456 (7%) |
| Everlasting Summer | 20,702 (4%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 0 | 19,809 (4%) |
| Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 18,971 (4%) |
| Sakura Spirit | 17,803 (4%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 1 | 17,293 (3%) |
| Monster Prom | 17,092 (3%) |
| Aviary Attorney | 15,050 (3%) |
| The 39 Steps | 13,918 (3%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 2 | 13,693 (3%) |
| Purrfect Date | 13,466 (3%) |
| Sakura Angels | 13,347 (3%) |
| VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 13,203 (3%) |
| BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend | 12,902 (3%) |
| Emily is Away Too | 11,843 (2%) |
| Sakura Beach | 11,491 (2%) |
| Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius | 11,322 (2%) |
| Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | 11,166 (2%) |
| Sakura Beach 2 | 11,097 (2%) |
| Sakura Fantasy Chapter 1 | 10,999 (2%) |
| Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi | 10,965 (2%) |
| A Detective's Novel | 10,867 (2%) |
| Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York | 10,780 (2%) |
| Year | Title | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tiny Bunny | 94.4% |
| 2020 | ATRI -My Dear Moments- | 95.2% |
| 2019 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy / 逆転裁判123 成歩堂セレクション | 94.9% |
| 2018 | NEKOPARA Extra | 93.5% |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 95.5% |
| 2016 | VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 95.5% |
| 2015 | fault - milestone two side:above | 92.8% |
| 2014 | Everlasting Summer | 94.0% |
| 2013 | fault - milestone one | 89.5% |
| 2012 | Analogue: A Hate Story | 89.0% |
| 2011 | Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Date Warp | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Bionic Heart | 68.4% |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 53.9% |
| Year | Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! | 2,034 (0%) |
| 2020 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York | 9,471 (2%) |
| 2019 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York | 10,780 (2%) |
| 2018 | Monster Prom | 17,092 (3%) |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 62,756 (13%) |
| 2016 | Orwell | 55,320 (11%) |
| 2015 | Emily is Away | 33,456 (7%) |
| 2014 | Everlasting Summer | 20,702 (4%) |
| 2013 | The 39 Steps | 13,918 (3%) |
| 2012 | Analogue: A Hate Story | 6,831 (1%) |
| 2011 | Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 18,971 (4%) |
| 2010 | Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook | 1,408 (0%) |
| 2009 | Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate | 1,669 (0%) |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 1,706 (0%) |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Similarity |
|---|---|---|
| Anime | - | 49% |
| Romance | - | 47% |
| Dating Sim | - | 46% |
| Story Rich | - | 37% |
| Multiple Endings | - | 35% |
| Interactive Fiction | - | 35% |
| Choices Matter | - | 31% |
| LGBTQ+ | - | 31% |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | - | 30% |
| Otome | - | 30% |
| Female Protagonist | - | 25% |
| Sexual Content | - | 25% |
| Text-Based | - | 23% |
| Cute | - | 23% |
| Nudity | - | 22% |
| Drama | - | 21% |
| Conversation | - | 20% |
| Singleplayer | - | 19% |
| Mystery | - | 19% |
| Adventure | - | 19% |
| Emotional | - | 18% |
| Mature | - | 18% |
| 2D | - | 18% |
| Casual | - | 17% |
| Comedy | - | 16% |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Games (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Indie | 0.76 | 2,595 (79%) |
| Adventure | 0.78 | 2,465 (75%) |
| Casual | 0.77 | 2,137 (65%) |
| Anime | 0.58 | 2,115 (64%) |
| Singleplayer | 0.41 | 2,005 (61%) |
| Story Rich | 0.54 | 1,910 (58%) |
| 2D | 0.53 | 1,189 (36%) |
| Sexual Content | 0.63 | 1,084 (33%) |
| Female Protagonist | 0.52 | 1,035 (31%) |
| Cute | 0.53 | 1,025 (31%) |
| Simulation | 0.72 | 1,020 (31%) |
| Nudity | 0.60 | 996 (30%) |
| Romance | 0.54 | 930 (28%) |
| RPG | 0.77 | 929 (28%) |
| Choices Matter | 0.58 | 910 (28%) |
| Multiple Endings | 0.57 | 884 (27%) |
| Dating Sim | 0.60 | 818 (25%) |
| Atmospheric | 0.49 | 786 (24%) |
| Interactive Fiction | 0.68 | 683 (21%) |
| Great Soundtrack | 0.34 | 635 (19%) |
| Mystery | 0.53 | 622 (19%) |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | 0.66 | 593 (18%) |
| Funny | 0.53 | 587 (18%) |
| Fantasy | 0.50 | 580 (18%) |
| Comedy | 0.51 | 573 (17%) |