There are currently 4,818 games tagged as Visual Novel on Steam, of which 2,757 can be mapped onto VNDB titles.
Generated from a sample of 500,004 Steam users, of which 202,649 (40.5%) own a game that can be mapped to VNDB.
| Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|
| Doki Doki Literature Club | 55,329 (11%) |
| Orwell | 49,863 (10%) |
| Emily is Away | 27,873 (6%) |
| The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | 19,437 (4%) |
| Aviary Attorney | 17,146 (3%) |
| Everlasting Summer | 16,930 (3%) |
| Sakura Spirit | 16,895 (3%) |
| Purrfect Date | 14,959 (3%) |
| VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 14,717 (3%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 0 | 14,705 (3%) |
| Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 14,679 (3%) |
| Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York | 14,214 (3%) |
| BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend | 14,018 (3%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 1 | 13,709 (3%) |
| Orwell: Ignorance is Strength | 13,701 (3%) |
| Paradise Killer | 13,456 (3%) |
| Emily is Away Too | 13,201 (3%) |
| 2064: Read Only Memories | 13,152 (3%) |
| Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York | 12,956 (3%) |
| Pesterquest | 12,944 (3%) |
| The 39 Steps | 12,485 (2%) |
| Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | 12,315 (2%) |
| Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest | 12,208 (2%) |
| Hatoful Boyfriend | 12,006 (2%) |
| Suzerain | 11,875 (2%) |
| Year | Title | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | 95.1% |
| 2022 | Outcore | 94.2% |
| 2021 | Firework | 96.0% |
| 2020 | Senren＊Banka | 96.4% |
| 2019 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy | 95.3% |
| 2018 | Summer Pockets | 94.3% |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 95.3% |
| 2016 | VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 95.5% |
| 2015 | eden* | 92.7% |
| 2014 | Everlasting Summer | 93.6% |
| 2013 | fault - milestone one | 89.1% |
| 2012 | Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS | 90.1% |
| 2011 | Lonely Yuri | 83.3% |
| 2010 | Date Warp | 80.8% |
| 2009 | Bionic Heart | 68.6% |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 53.7% |
| Year | Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | 19,437 (4%) |
| 2022 | Roadwarden | 11,216 (2%) |
| 2021 | The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante | 11,039 (2%) |
| 2020 | Paradise Killer | 13,456 (3%) |
| 2019 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York | 14,214 (3%) |
| 2018 | Orwell: Ignorance is Strength | 13,701 (3%) |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 55,329 (11%) |
| 2016 | Orwell | 49,863 (10%) |
| 2015 | Emily is Away | 27,873 (6%) |
| 2014 | Everlasting Summer | 16,930 (3%) |
| 2013 | The 39 Steps | 12,485 (2%) |
| 2012 | Analogue: A Hate Story | 8,430 (2%) |
| 2011 | Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 14,679 (3%) |
| 2010 | Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook | 1,590 (0%) |
| 2009 | Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate | 1,892 (0%) |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 1,836 (0%) |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Similarity |
|---|---|---|
| Romance | - | 48% |
| Anime | - | 47% |
| Dating Sim | - | 44% |
| Story Rich | - | 39% |
| Interactive Fiction | - | 38% |
| Multiple Endings | - | 36% |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | - | 33% |
| Choices Matter | - | 32% |
| LGBTQ+ | - | 30% |
| Drama | - | 29% |
| Text-Based | - | 28% |
| Otome | - | 27% |
| Female Protagonist | - | 25% |
| Emotional | - | 24% |
| Sexual Content | - | 23% |
| Cute | - | 22% |
| Mystery | - | 21% |
| Conversation | - | 21% |
| 2D | - | 21% |
| Adventure | - | 21% |
| Nudity | - | 20% |
| Singleplayer | - | 19% |
| Casual | - | 18% |
| Detective | - | 17% |
| Comedy | - | 17% |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Games (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Singleplayer | 0.43 | 3,185 (66%) |
| Adventure | 0.78 | 3,173 (66%) |
| Story Rich | 0.59 | 2,947 (61%) |
| Indie | 0.69 | 2,848 (59%) |
| Casual | 0.77 | 2,784 (58%) |
| Anime | 0.63 | 2,774 (58%) |
| 2D | 0.60 | 2,166 (45%) |
| Cute | 0.60 | 1,579 (33%) |
| Multiple Endings | 0.60 | 1,547 (32%) |
| Choices Matter | 0.62 | 1,524 (32%) |
| Female Protagonist | 0.60 | 1,448 (30%) |
| Romance | 0.60 | 1,415 (29%) |
| Interactive Fiction | 0.74 | 1,339 (28%) |
| Simulation | 0.74 | 1,318 (27%) |
| RPG | 0.77 | 1,284 (27%) |
| Sexual Content | 0.60 | 1,184 (25%) |
| Atmospheric | 0.58 | 1,182 (25%) |
| Dating Sim | 0.67 | 1,153 (24%) |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | 0.69 | 1,149 (24%) |
| Mystery | 0.61 | 979 (20%) |
| Nudity | 0.59 | 977 (20%) |
| Drama | 0.58 | 976 (20%) |
| Fantasy | 0.55 | 879 (18%) |
| Colorful | 0.59 | 832 (17%) |
| Comedy | 0.56 | 818 (17%) |