Visual novel games on Steam: market size, sales and what works
6 games on Steam carry the Visual Novel tag as one of their main tags. The median one has 50,303 reviews and 83% pass 1,000.
Games released per year
- 1 2016
- 1 2017
- 0 2018
- 0 2019
- 1 2020
- 0 2021
- 0 2022
- 1 2023
- 0 2024
- 1 2025
- 1 2026
2026 is the year so far.
What games make
| Percentile | Reviews | Estimated owners |
|---|---|---|
| Median game | 50,303 | about 1.1M |
| Top 25% | 108,536 | about 1.4M |
| Top 10% | 177,112 | about 1.6M |
83% of games get over 50 reviews and over 70% positive. Owners are modeled from review counts, see how the estimates work.
Pricing
Median paid price $12.99
- Free 50%
- Under $5 17%
- $5 to $15 33%
- $15 to $30 0%
- $30 to $60 0%
- $60 and up 0%
Most reviewed Visual Novel releases of the last 24 months
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
94% positive of 61,731
Free
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Revolver 21
100% positive of 2
$3.99
Date Everything!
No reviews yet
$29.99
Five-Star Courier and the Fog That Reeks of Death
No reviews yet
$1.79
Flourish Visual Novel Engine
No reviews yet
Free
Heroines of Swords & Spells 2
No reviews yet
$5.49
Mari's Magical Deliveries
No reviews yet
$4.99
NOOK FALL: West Town
No reviews yet
$11.19
Upcoming Visual Novel games 0 on Steam
- Acras Coming soon
- Dead Horizon Coming soon
- Flowerless Gardenia 白花未咲 Coming soon
- HIKE: Beyond the Trails To be announced
- Ice Cream Truck Coming soon
- John's Tombstone Coming soon
- Margaret's Little Shop of Wonders To be announced
- Revenge Story Coming soon
- The Parrot That Summons Demons To be announced
- The Trial Coming soon
- Tomomi: Denkitomodachi To be announced
- Ubel Coming soon
Tags these games also carry
- Anime 5
- Story Rich 5
- Casual 4
- Singleplayer 4
- Cute 3
- Free to Play 3
- Simulation 3
- Female Protagonist 2
- Pixel Graphics 2
- Roguelite 2
What good store pages do
Medians across the 6 most reviewed Visual Novel games.
- Screenshots
- 5
- Trailers
- 1
- Description length
- 1,858 characters
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