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Rank Score Rating
4
9.77
100% 296
8
9.75
100% 182
9
9.75
100% 401
10
Adventure $1.19 -40% $1.99
9.75
100% 781
11
9.75
100% 173
1 14
9.73
100% 676
2 16
9.72
99% 310
1 19
Otome $11.99 -20% $14.99
9.71
99% 420
1 21
LGBTQ+ $11.99 -40% $19.99
9.70
99% 370
12 24
9.69
99% 175
26
9.69
99% 735
27
9.69
99% 791
28
9.68
100% 128
29
9.68
99% 428
30
Romance $2.99 -40% $4.99
9.68
99% 320
31
9.67
99% 158
32
9.67
99% 306
34
9.65
99% 671
35
9.64
99% 341
37
9.64
99% 333
1 40
9.63
100% 107
1 43
9.62
99% 792
45
9.62
99% 192
47
9.62
99% 132
49
9.61
100% 100
50
9.61
99% 484
56
9.60
99% 179
57
9.59
99% 917
58
9.59
98% 331
1 60
Adventure $11.99 -60% $29.99
9.59
98% 574
1 63
9.58
99% 846
1 65
9.57
98% 535
1 66
9.57
99% 164
2 67
9.57
100% 89
6 68
9.57
98% 755
1 69
9.56
100% 88
3 70
9.56
99% 160
1 71
9.56
100% 87
1 72
9.56
99% 1.26 K
1 73
9.56
98% 813
74
Adventure $3.14 -55% $6.99
9.56
99% 968
76
9.55
99% 111
77
9.55
98% 290
78
9.55
98% 245
82
9.55
98% 330
18 84
9.54
100% 84
2 85
9.54
99% 1.56 K
1 86
9.54
98% 580
4 87
9.54
98% 321
2 88
9.54
98% 236
2 89
9.54
98% 236
2 90
9.54
99% 152
2 91
RPG $12.79 -20% $15.99
9.54
100% 83
1 93
9.54
99% 1.28 K
3 94
9.54
99% 151
1 96
9.53
99% 105
99
9.53
99% 104
100
9.53
99% 147
2 101
LGBTQ+ $9.89 -34% $14.99
9.53
98% 306
1 103
9.52
98% 385
1 104
9.52
98% 184
8 105
9.52
100% 79
107
9.52
100% 79
14 108
9.52
98% 760
1 111
9.52
99% 101
1 113
9.51
98% 560
114
9.51
99% 142
116
Casual $3.74 -25% $4.99
9.51
98% 457
117
9.51
98% 179
118
9.51
98% 784
119
9.51
98% 651
120
9.51
98% 329
1 126
9.50
100% 76
1 127
LGBTQ+ $19.24 -45% $34.99
9.50
98% 213
1 128
9.50
99% 138
129
9.50
99% 97
130
9.50
98% 627
132
Cute $5.99 -50% $11.99
9.50
100% 75
133
Adventure $11.99 -60% $29.99
9.50
98% 396
134
Cute $12.49 -50% $24.99
9.50
98% 1 K
135
Otome $17.84 -15% $20.99
9.49
98% 281
136
9.49
98% 393
2 138
RPG $7.99 -20% $9.99
9.49
100% 74
1 140
9.49
98% 385
141
9.49
99% 94
2 145
9.48
99% 93
1 147
9.48
98% 236
1 148
9.48
98% 201
1 149
RPG $2.99 -25% $3.99
9.48
98% 131
1 150
9.48
99% 1.54 K
1 154
JRPG $0.99 -50% $1.99
9.47
100% 71
1 155
Puzzle $2.49 -50% $4.99
9.47
100% 71
1 157
9.47
98% 129
158
9.47
98% 896
2 159
9.47
99% 91
2 163
9.47
98% 128
2 165
9.47
100% 70
2 166
9.46
97% 549
3 168
9.46
98% 360
3 170
9.46
100% 69
4 171
9.46
100% 69
4 172
9.46
98% 1.5 K
173
Adventure $22.48 -10% $24.98
9.46
97% 459
4 174
Adventure $19.99 -50% $39.99
9.46
98% 191
4 175
9.46
98% 191
2 176
9.45
98% 190
1 177
9.45
99% 87
8 178
Funny $7.49 -25% $9.99
9.45
99% 87
1 180
9.45
98% 219
2 182
9.45
98% 218
1 184
9.44
98% 248
1 186
Casual $17.39 -42% $29.99
9.44
97% 877
1 187
9.44
98% 943
192
9.44
99% 2.03 K
14 194
9.44
98% 1.08 K
195
9.43
98% 213
196
Casual $14.39 -52% $29.99
9.43
97% 652
198
9.43
98% 1.41 K
199
9.43
97% 489
201
9.43
99% 83
204
9.42
97% 520
205
9.42
98% 178
206
9.42
97% 859
207
9.42
98% 1.17 K
208
9.42
97% 516
209
Visual Novel $7.49 -50% $14.99
9.42
97% 481
210
9.42
98% 116
1 212
Visual Novel $9.99 -50% $19.99
9.42
97% 949
1 213
9.42
99% 2.17 K
215
9.41
97% 689
7 216
9.41
99% 81
1 217
9.41
100% 63
1 218
9.41
100% 63
2 222
9.41
98% 144
1 223
9.41
98% 201
224
9.40
97% 401
12 225
9.40
100% 62
1 226
9.40
100% 62
1 227
9.40
100% 62
1 228
9.40
97% 227
230
9.40
99% 1.88 K
231
9.40
99% 79
1 235
9.40
98% 111
1 236
9.40
97% 393
1 237
9.39
100% 61
238
9.39
97% 907
240
9.39
97% 194
242
9.39
98% 1.88 K
1 244
9.39
97% 1.05 K
1 245
9.39
98% 109
1 247
9.39
99% 77
5 248
9.38
97% 273
1 249
9.38
97% 192
250
9.38
97% 735
HIDDEN_GEMS 45000

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