There are currently 2,689 games tagged as Visual Novel on Steam, of which 1,775 can be mapped onto VNDB titles.
Generated from a sample of 500,001 Steam users, of which 190,694 (38.1%) own a game that can be mapped to VNDB.
| Title | + / - | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Doki Doki Literature Club | +143,879 / -4698 | 95.5% |
| VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | +23,124 / -523 | 95.5% |
| STEINS;GATE | +9,430 / -218 | 94.7% |
| CLANNAD | +4,184 / -58 | 94.7% |
| ATRI -My Dear Moments- | +3,942 / -52 | 94.7% |
| Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy /… | +9,107 / -213 | 94.7% |
| Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | +16,133 / -503 | 94.5% |
| Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair | +13,206 / -390 | 94.4% |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 2 | +10,564 / -290 | 94.4% |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 4 | +4,355 / -80 | 94.3% |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 3 | +9,895 / -283 | 94.3% |
| Everlasting Summer | +39,627 / -1780 | 93.8% |
| Marco & The Galaxy Dragon | +2,512 / -44 | 93.7% |
| Our Life: Beginnings & Always | +1,799 / -22 | 93.7% |
| Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue | +1,854 / -24 | 93.7% |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 1 | +20,950 / -937 | 93.5% |
| planetarian HD | +1,481 / -17 | 93.5% |
| NEKOPARA Extra | +2,390 / -51 | 93.3% |
| missed messages. | +10,180 / -412 | 93.3% |
| LoveChoice 拣爱 | +5,737 / -207 | 93.1% |
| Fox Hime Zero | +2,943 / -81 | 93.1% |
| 月影魅像-解放之羽- | +1,305 / -20 | 92.9% |
| Fluffy Store | +1,744 / -38 | 92.8% |
| fault - milestone two side:above | +2,289 / -62 | 92.8% |
| Sabbat of the Witch | +1,247 / -20 | 92.8% |
| Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|
| Doki Doki Literature Club | 60,672 (12%) |
| Orwell | 55,014 (11%) |
| Emily is Away | 32,980 (7%) |
| Everlasting Summer | 20,082 (4%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 0 | 19,364 (4%) |
| Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 18,926 (4%) |
| Sakura Spirit | 17,737 (4%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 1 | 16,796 (3%) |
| Monster Prom | 16,390 (3%) |
| Aviary Attorney | 14,963 (3%) |
| The 39 Steps | 13,897 (3%) |
| NEKOPARA Vol. 2 | 13,337 (3%) |
| Sakura Angels | 13,275 (3%) |
| Purrfect Date | 12,989 (3%) |
| VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action | 12,612 (3%) |
| BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend | 12,569 (3%) |
| Emily is Away Too | 11,592 (2%) |
| Sakura Beach | 11,398 (2%) |
| Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius | 11,247 (2%) |
| Sakura Beach 2 | 11,029 (2%) |
| Sakura Fantasy Chapter 1 | 10,925 (2%) |
| A Detective's Novel | 10,750 (2%) |
| Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | 10,500 (2%) |
| Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi | 10,459 (2%) |
| Sixtieth Kilometer | 10,417 (2%) |
| Year | Title | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Durka Simulator | 79.7% |
| 2020 | ATRI -My Dear Moments- | 94.7% |
| 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 | 93.3% |
| 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 | 93.8% |
| 2013 | fault - milestone one | 89.6% |
| 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 | 68.9% |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 54.0% |
| Year | Title | Users (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Durka Simulator | 41 (0%) |
| 2020 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York | 3,201 (1%) |
| 2019 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York | 9,665 (2%) |
| 2018 | Monster Prom | 16,390 (3%) |
| 2017 | Doki Doki Literature Club | 60,672 (12%) |
| 2016 | Orwell | 55,014 (11%) |
| 2015 | Emily is Away | 32,980 (7%) |
| 2014 | Everlasting Summer | 20,082 (4%) |
| 2013 | The 39 Steps | 13,897 (3%) |
| 2012 | Analogue: A Hate Story | 6,753 (1%) |
| 2011 | Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ | 18,926 (4%) |
| 2010 | Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook | 1,393 (0%) |
| 2009 | Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate | 1,654 (0%) |
| 2008 | Heileen 1: Sail Away | 1,680 (0%) |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Similarity |
|---|---|---|
| Anime | - | 51% |
| Romance | - | 47% |
| Dating Sim | - | 46% |
| Story Rich | - | 35% |
| Multiple Endings | - | 35% |
| Otome | - | 32% |
| Interactive Fiction | - | 31% |
| Choices Matter | - | 30% |
| LGBTQ+ | - | 29% |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | - | 26% |
| Sexual Content | - | 26% |
| Female Protagonist | - | 26% |
| Nudity | - | 24% |
| Cute | - | 23% |
| Text-Based | - | 20% |
| Conversation | - | 19% |
| Mature | - | 19% |
| Adventure | - | 19% |
| Mystery | - | 18% |
| Singleplayer | - | 18% |
| Drama | - | 18% |
| Casual | - | 16% |
| 2D | - | 15% |
| Comedy | - | 15% |
| Indie | - | 15% |
| Title | Avg. Weight | Games (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Indie | 0.80 | 2,188 (81%) |
| Adventure | 0.79 | 1,999 (74%) |
| Anime | 0.56 | 1,757 (65%) |
| Casual | 0.78 | 1,729 (64%) |
| Story Rich | 0.49 | 1,427 (53%) |
| Singleplayer | 0.39 | 1,425 (53%) |
| Sexual Content | 0.64 | 923 (34%) |
| Nudity | 0.60 | 881 (33%) |
| Female Protagonist | 0.49 | 824 (31%) |
| Simulation | 0.71 | 816 (30%) |
| 2D | 0.48 | 770 (29%) |
| Cute | 0.48 | 736 (27%) |
| RPG | 0.78 | 729 (27%) |
| Romance | 0.50 | 701 (26%) |
| Choices Matter | 0.53 | 625 (23%) |
| Dating Sim | 0.55 | 621 (23%) |
| Multiple Endings | 0.54 | 599 (22%) |
| Great Soundtrack | 0.35 | 587 (22%) |
| Atmospheric | 0.43 | 584 (22%) |
| Mystery | 0.49 | 450 (17%) |
| Funny | 0.48 | 442 (16%) |
| Fantasy | 0.45 | 429 (16%) |
| Psychological Horror | 0.39 | 424 (16%) |
| Interactive Fiction | 0.61 | 414 (15%) |
| Comedy | 0.47 | 409 (15%) |