There are currently 3,194 games tagged as Visual Novel on Steam, of which 2,001 can be mapped onto VNDB titles.
Generated from a sample of 500,001 Steam users, of which 195,718 (39.1%) own a game that can be mapped to VNDB.
| Title | + / - | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Doki Doki Literature Club | +158,619 / -5253 | 95.5% |
| VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | +25,455 / -601 | 95.5% |
| ATRI -My Dear Moments- | +5,700 / -76 | 95.1% |
| Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy /… | +11,003 / -264 | 94.8% |
| Our Life: Beginnings & Always | +4,015 / -50 | 94.8% |
| CLANNAD | +4,978 / -78 | 94.7% |
| STEINS;GATE | +10,357 / -262 | 94.6% |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 2 | +11,208 / -316 | 94.4% |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 4 | +5,854 / -131 | 94.3% |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 3 | +10,545 / -304 | 94.3% |
| Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | +19,599 / -680 | 94.3% |
| Tiny Bunny | +2,841 / -37 | 94.3% |
| Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair | +16,541 / -553 | 94.3% |
| Aventura Copilului Albastru și Urât | +1,576 / -9 | 94.1% |
| Everlasting Summer | +43,654 / -1935 | 93.9% |
| Marco & The Galaxy Dragon | +3,217 / -61 | 93.9% |
| Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue | +2,321 / -33 | 93.9% |
| Riddle Joker | +1,721 / -17 | 93.8% |
| NEKOPARA Extra | +2,732 / -57 | 93.6% |
| planetarian HD | +1,623 / -20 | 93.5% |
| missed messages. | +11,537 / -464 | 93.4% |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 1 | +22,822 / -1055 | 93.4% |
| Maitetsu:Last Run!! | +1,328 / -14 | 93.4% |
| Fox Hime Zero | +3,376 / -94 | 93.2% |
| LoveChoice 拣爱 | +6,414 / -233 | 93.2% |
| Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|
| Doki Doki Literature Club | 62,422 (12%) |
| Orwell | 55,266 (11%) |
| Emily is Away | 33,393 (7%) |
| Everlasting Summer | 20,575 (4%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 0 | 19,798 (4%) |
| Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 18,967 (4%) |
| Sakura Spirit | 17,798 (4%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 1 | 17,272 (3%) |
| Monster Prom | 17,003 (3%) |
| Aviary Attorney | 15,037 (3%) |
| The 39 Steps | 13,915 (3%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 2 | 13,686 (3%) |
| Sakura Angels | 13,340 (3%) |
| VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 13,155 (3%) |
| Purrfect Date | 13,148 (3%) |
| BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend | 12,862 (3%) |
| Emily is Away Too | 11,809 (2%) |
| Sakura Beach | 11,482 (2%) |
| Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius | 11,315 (2%) |
| Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | 11,132 (2%) |
| Sakura Beach 2 | 11,086 (2%) |
| Sakura Fantasy Chapter 1 | 10,992 (2%) |
| Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi | 10,889 (2%) |
| A Detective's Novel | 10,852 (2%) |
| Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York | 10,671 (2%) |
| Year | Title | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tiny Bunny | 94.3% |
| 2020 | ATRI -My Dear Moments- | 95.1% |
| 2019 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy / 逆転裁判123 成歩堂セレクション | 94.8% |
| 2018 | NEKOPARA Extra | 93.6% |
| 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 | 93.9% |
| 2013 | fault - milestone one | 89.5% |
| 2012 | Analogue: A Hate Story | 89.1% |
| 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 | 53.6% |
| Year | Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! | 1,862 (0%) |
| 2020 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York | 9,301 (2%) |
| 2019 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York | 10,671 (2%) |
| 2018 | Monster Prom | 17,003 (3%) |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 62,422 (12%) |
| 2016 | Orwell | 55,266 (11%) |
| 2015 | Emily is Away | 33,393 (7%) |
| 2014 | Everlasting Summer | 20,575 (4%) |
| 2013 | The 39 Steps | 13,915 (3%) |
| 2012 | Analogue: A Hate Story | 6,829 (1%) |
| 2011 | Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 18,967 (4%) |
| 2010 | Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook | 1,404 (0%) |
| 2009 | Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate | 1,668 (0%) |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 1,700 (0%) |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Similarity |
|---|---|---|
| Anime | - | 49% |
| Romance | - | 47% |
| Dating Sim | - | 46% |
| Story Rich | - | 36% |
| Multiple Endings | - | 35% |
| Interactive Fiction | - | 34% |
| Choices Matter | - | 31% |
| LGBTQ+ | - | 31% |
| Otome | - | 30% |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | - | 29% |
| Female Protagonist | - | 25% |
| Sexual Content | - | 25% |
| Text-Based | - | 23% |
| Nudity | - | 23% |
| Cute | - | 23% |
| Drama | - | 20% |
| Conversation | - | 20% |
| Mystery | - | 20% |
| Singleplayer | - | 19% |
| Adventure | - | 19% |
| Mature | - | 18% |
| Emotional | - | 18% |
| 2D | - | 18% |
| Casual | - | 17% |
| Comedy | - | 16% |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Games (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Indie | 0.77 | 2,525 (79%) |
| Adventure | 0.79 | 2,384 (75%) |
| Casual | 0.77 | 2,074 (65%) |
| Anime | 0.58 | 2,059 (64%) |
| Singleplayer | 0.41 | 1,914 (60%) |
| Story Rich | 0.53 | 1,824 (57%) |
| 2D | 0.52 | 1,115 (35%) |
| Sexual Content | 0.63 | 1,052 (33%) |
| Female Protagonist | 0.51 | 1,003 (31%) |
| Simulation | 0.72 | 996 (31%) |
| Nudity | 0.60 | 982 (31%) |
| Cute | 0.52 | 970 (30%) |
| RPG | 0.77 | 895 (28%) |
| Romance | 0.53 | 891 (28%) |
| Choices Matter | 0.58 | 864 (27%) |
| Multiple Endings | 0.56 | 834 (26%) |
| Dating Sim | 0.60 | 785 (25%) |
| Atmospheric | 0.49 | 757 (24%) |
| Interactive Fiction | 0.67 | 631 (20%) |
| Great Soundtrack | 0.34 | 627 (20%) |
| Mystery | 0.52 | 593 (19%) |
| Funny | 0.52 | 567 (18%) |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | 0.65 | 551 (17%) |
| Fantasy | 0.49 | 549 (17%) |
| Comedy | 0.50 | 544 (17%) |