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.
| Title | + / - | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Senren＊Banka Trial version | +27,503 / -285 | 96.7% |
| Senren＊Banka | +27,482 / -285 | 96.7% |
| ATRI -My Dear Moments- Demo | +19,411 / -274 | 96.1% |
| ATRI -My Dear Moments- | +19,402 / -274 | 96.1% |
| Firework | +39,450 / -836 | 96.0% |
| Our Life: Beginnings & Always | +11,633 / -134 | 96.0% |
| Volcano Princess | +36,180 / -815 | 95.8% |
| Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy | +33,566 / -812 | 95.6% |
| VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | +34,283 / -887 | 95.4% |
| CLANNAD | +9,023 / -132 | 95.4% |
| 魔女的夜宴 | +7,055 / -91 | 95.4% |
| Doki Doki Literature Club | +197,799 / -7210 | 95.3% |
| 星空列车与白的旅行 | +4,432 / -42 | 95.2% |
| A Date with Death | +7,627 / -129 | 95.1% |
| STEINS;GATE | +18,564 / -473 | 95.1% |
| I Wani Hug that Gator! | +4,018 / -37 | 95.1% |
| Purrgatory | +4,242 / -43 | 95.0% |
| The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | +21,471 / -605 | 94.9% |
| Slay the Princess | +18,191 / -492 | 94.9% |
| 东北之夏 | +11,691 / -273 | 94.9% |
| Riddle Joker | +5,610 / -87 | 94.9% |
| 饿殍：明末千里行 | +41,714 / -1430 | 94.8% |
| Outcore | +13,558 / -356 | 94.8% |
| Summer Pockets | +3,637 / -43 | 94.7% |
| Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag… | +26,284 / -855 | 94.7% |
| Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|
| Doki Doki Literature Club | 56,857 (11%) |
| Orwell | 50,052 (10%) |
| Emily is Away | 28,372 (6%) |
| The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | 21,165 (4%) |
| Everlasting Summer | 17,410 (3%) |
| Aviary Attorney | 17,342 (3%) |
| Sakura Spirit | 16,922 (3%) |
| VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 15,248 (3%) |
| Purrfect Date | 15,098 (3%) |
| Paradise Killer | 15,095 (3%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 0 | 14,815 (3%) |
| Roadwarden | 14,758 (3%) |
| Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 14,698 (3%) |
| Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York | 14,686 (3%) |
| BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend | 14,228 (3%) |
| Orwell: Ignorance is Strength | 14,214 (3%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 1 | 13,831 (3%) |
| Suzerain | 13,508 (3%) |
| Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York | 13,447 (3%) |
| Emily is Away Too | 13,431 (3%) |
| Pesterquest | 13,342 (3%) |
| 2064: Read Only Memories | 13,224 (3%) |
| The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante | 12,910 (3%) |
| Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy | 12,847 (3%) |
| Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest | 12,642 (3%) |
| Year | Title | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | I Wani Hug that Gator! | 95.1% |
| 2023 | Volcano Princess | 95.8% |
| 2022 | Outcore | 94.8% |
| 2021 | Firework | 96.0% |
| 2020 | Senren＊Banka Trial version | 96.7% |
| 2019 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy | 95.6% |
| 2018 | Summer Pockets | 94.7% |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 95.3% |
| 2016 | VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 95.4% |
| 2015 | eden* | 93.4% |
| 2014 | Everlasting Summer | 93.4% |
| 2013 | If My Heart Had Wings | 88.9% |
| 2012 | Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS | 91.6% |
| 2011 | Lonely Yuri | 83.8% |
| 2010 | Date Warp | 81.0% |
| 2009 | Bionic Heart | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 53.2% |
| Year | Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy | 1,056 (0%) |
| 2023 | The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | 21,165 (4%) |
| 2022 | Roadwarden | 14,758 (3%) |
| 2021 | The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante | 12,910 (3%) |
| 2020 | Paradise Killer | 15,095 (3%) |
| 2019 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York | 14,686 (3%) |
| 2018 | Orwell: Ignorance is Strength | 14,214 (3%) |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 56,857 (11%) |
| 2016 | Orwell | 50,052 (10%) |
| 2015 | Emily is Away | 28,372 (6%) |
| 2014 | Everlasting Summer | 17,410 (3%) |
| 2013 | The 39 Steps | 12,523 (3%) |
| 2012 | Analogue: A Hate Story | 8,472 (2%) |
| 2011 | Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 14,698 (3%) |
| 2010 | Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook | 1,603 (0%) |
| 2009 | Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate | 1,908 (0%) |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 1,856 (0%) |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Similarity |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Games (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Singleplayer | 0.44 | 4,436 (71%) |
| Adventure | 0.78 | 4,243 (68%) |
| Story Rich | 0.61 | 4,093 (66%) |
| Casual | 0.77 | 3,604 (58%) |
| Anime | 0.64 | 3,543 (57%) |
| Indie | 0.65 | 3,506 (56%) |
| 2D | 0.61 | 3,152 (51%) |
| Multiple Endings | 0.60 | 2,243 (36%) |
| Choices Matter | 0.62 | 2,204 (35%) |
| Cute | 0.62 | 2,146 (34%) |
| Interactive Fiction | 0.75 | 1,949 (31%) |
| Romance | 0.62 | 1,936 (31%) |
| Female Protagonist | 0.62 | 1,933 (31%) |
| RPG | 0.78 | 1,801 (29%) |
| Simulation | 0.74 | 1,778 (28%) |
| Atmospheric | 0.60 | 1,700 (27%) |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | 0.71 | 1,681 (27%) |
| Dating Sim | 0.70 | 1,601 (26%) |
| Drama | 0.59 | 1,560 (25%) |
| Sexual Content | 0.57 | 1,434 (23%) |
| Mystery | 0.62 | 1,377 (22%) |
| Colorful | 0.61 | 1,240 (20%) |
| Emotional | 0.60 | 1,235 (20%) |
| Fantasy | 0.57 | 1,223 (20%) |
| Text-Based | 0.59 | 1,210 (19%) |