There are currently 2,787 games tagged as Visual Novel on Steam, of which 1,806 can be mapped onto VNDB titles.
Generated from a sample of 500,001 Steam users, of which 191,906 (38.4%) own a game that can be mapped to VNDB.
| Title | + / - | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Doki Doki Literature Club | +146,780 / -4763 | 95.6% |
| VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | +23,619 / -543 | 95.5% |
| ATRI -My Dear Moments- | +4,388 / -58 | 94.8% |
| CLANNAD | +4,352 / -60 | 94.8% |
| STEINS;GATE | +9,652 / -225 | 94.7% |
| Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy /… | +9,702 / -227 | 94.7% |
| Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair | +14,152 / -419 | 94.5% |
| Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | +17,055 / -539 | 94.5% |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 2 | +10,737 / -300 | 94.4% |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 4 | +4,824 / -97 | 94.3% |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 3 | +10,074 / -287 | 94.3% |
| Our Life: Beginnings & Always | +2,310 / -28 | 94.1% |
| Everlasting Summer | +40,054 / -1796 | 93.9% |
| Marco & The Galaxy Dragon | +2,687 / -48 | 93.8% |
| Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue | +1,968 / -26 | 93.8% |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 1 | +21,455 / -965 | 93.5% |
| planetarian HD | +1,510 / -18 | 93.5% |
| NEKOPARA Extra | +2,474 / -52 | 93.4% |
| missed messages. | +10,549 / -424 | 93.3% |
| Riddle Joker | +1,093 / -8 | 93.3% |
| LoveChoice 拣爱 | +5,978 / -212 | 93.2% |
| 月影魅像-解放之羽- | +1,412 / -21 | 93.1% |
| Fox Hime Zero | +3,040 / -86 | 93.1% |
| Fluffy Store | +1,883 / -41 | 93.0% |
| fault - milestone two side:above | +2,308 / -62 | 92.8% |
| Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|
| Doki Doki Literature Club | 60,975 (12%) |
| Orwell | 55,060 (11%) |
| Emily is Away | 33,028 (7%) |
| Everlasting Summer | 20,138 (4%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 0 | 19,462 (4%) |
| Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 18,936 (4%) |
| Sakura Spirit | 17,755 (4%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 1 | 16,911 (3%) |
| Monster Prom | 16,518 (3%) |
| Aviary Attorney | 14,981 (3%) |
| The 39 Steps | 13,900 (3%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 2 | 13,416 (3%) |
| Sakura Angels | 13,294 (3%) |
| Purrfect Date | 13,036 (3%) |
| VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 12,674 (3%) |
| BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend | 12,625 (3%) |
| Emily is Away Too | 11,613 (2%) |
| Sakura Beach | 11,431 (2%) |
| Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius | 11,257 (2%) |
| Sakura Beach 2 | 11,047 (2%) |
| Sakura Fantasy Chapter 1 | 10,950 (2%) |
| A Detective's Novel | 10,767 (2%) |
| Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | 10,623 (2%) |
| Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi | 10,540 (2%) |
| Sixtieth Kilometer | 10,444 (2%) |
| Year | Title | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Knights College | 90.8% |
| 2020 | ATRI -My Dear Moments- | 94.8% |
| 2019 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy / 逆転裁判123 成歩堂セレクション | 94.7% |
| 2018 | NEKOPARA Extra | 93.4% |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 95.6% |
| 2016 | VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 95.5% |
| 2015 | fault - milestone two side:above | 92.8% |
| 2014 | Everlasting Summer | 93.9% |
| 2013 | fault - milestone one | 89.7% |
| 2012 | Analogue: A Hate Story | 89.3% |
| 2011 | Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Date Warp | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Bionic Heart | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 54.0% |
| Year | Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Angel Wings | 205 (0%) |
| 2020 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York | 7,389 (1%) |
| 2019 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York | 9,974 (2%) |
| 2018 | Monster Prom | 16,518 (3%) |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 60,975 (12%) |
| 2016 | Orwell | 55,060 (11%) |
| 2015 | Emily is Away | 33,028 (7%) |
| 2014 | Everlasting Summer | 20,138 (4%) |
| 2013 | The 39 Steps | 13,900 (3%) |
| 2012 | Analogue: A Hate Story | 6,755 (1%) |
| 2011 | Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 18,936 (4%) |
| 2010 | Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook | 1,397 (0%) |
| 2009 | Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate | 1,656 (0%) |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 1,683 (0%) |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Similarity |
|---|---|---|
| Anime | - | 50% |
| Romance | - | 46% |
| Dating Sim | - | 46% |
| Story Rich | - | 36% |
| Multiple Endings | - | 36% |
| Interactive Fiction | - | 32% |
| Otome | - | 31% |
| Choices Matter | - | 30% |
| LGBTQ+ | - | 30% |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | - | 27% |
| Sexual Content | - | 26% |
| Female Protagonist | - | 26% |
| Nudity | - | 23% |
| Cute | - | 22% |
| Text-Based | - | 21% |
| Conversation | - | 19% |
| Adventure | - | 19% |
| Mature | - | 19% |
| Drama | - | 19% |
| Singleplayer | - | 19% |
| Mystery | - | 18% |
| Casual | - | 17% |
| 2D | - | 16% |
| Comedy | - | 15% |
| Indie | - | 15% |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Games (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Indie | 0.79 | 2,262 (81%) |
| Adventure | 0.79 | 2,087 (75%) |
| Anime | 0.57 | 1,834 (66%) |
| Casual | 0.77 | 1,808 (65%) |
| Singleplayer | 0.39 | 1,545 (55%) |
| Story Rich | 0.50 | 1,521 (55%) |
| Sexual Content | 0.64 | 957 (34%) |
| Nudity | 0.59 | 907 (33%) |
| Female Protagonist | 0.49 | 869 (31%) |
| Simulation | 0.71 | 849 (30%) |
| 2D | 0.49 | 843 (30%) |
| Cute | 0.49 | 788 (28%) |
| RPG | 0.78 | 767 (28%) |
| Romance | 0.51 | 745 (27%) |
| Choices Matter | 0.55 | 689 (25%) |
| Dating Sim | 0.57 | 657 (24%) |
| Multiple Endings | 0.55 | 655 (24%) |
| Atmospheric | 0.44 | 615 (22%) |
| Great Soundtrack | 0.35 | 602 (22%) |
| Mystery | 0.50 | 483 (17%) |
| Funny | 0.49 | 466 (17%) |
| Interactive Fiction | 0.63 | 461 (17%) |
| Fantasy | 0.46 | 455 (16%) |
| Comedy | 0.47 | 445 (16%) |
| Psychological Horror | 0.39 | 441 (16%) |