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Rank Score Rating
2
9.80
100% 284
4
Adventure $1.19 -40% $1.99
9.79
100% 557
6
9.78
100% 213
7
9.76
100% 494
8
9.75
99% 399
10
9.74
100% 172
11
9.74
100% 170
13
9.73
100% 159
2 16
Otome $18.89 -10% $20.99
9.71
100% 144
1 17
9.71
99% 742
19
Otome $11.99 -20% $14.99
9.70
99% 382
21
9.70
99% 267
23
Adventure $14.99 -50% $29.99
9.69
99% 479
24
LGBTQ+ $9.99 -50% $19.99
9.69
99% 355
26
9.69
100% 1.01 K
28
9.68
99% 429
30
9.67
99% 411
32
Romance $3.49 -30% $4.99
9.67
99% 309
33
9.67
99% 305
34
9.66
99% 225
35
9.66
99% 454
36
9.65
99% 150
37
9.65
99% 286
38
9.64
100% 112
39
9.64
99% 145
41
9.64
99% 337
1 44
9.63
99% 265
46
9.62
99% 313
47
9.62
99% 252
48
9.62
100% 104
51
9.62
99% 733
52
9.61
99% 189
53
9.61
99% 501
1 55
9.60
99% 780
1 56
9.60
100% 98
1 59
Adventure $14.32 -30% $20.46
9.60
98% 524
1 60
9.60
99% 178
61
9.59
99% 704
2 62
9.59
99% 177
1 63
9.59
99% 874
1 64
9.59
99% 176
66
9.58
98% 321
69
9.58
99% 1.14 K
2 73
9.57
99% 164
1 74
Adventure $3.14 -55% $6.99
9.57
99% 950
1 75
9.56
99% 162
77
9.55
98% 780
1 78
9.55
99% 157
1 79
9.55
99% 110
80
9.55
100% 85
81
9.55
99% 1.26 K
83
9.54
99% 152
85
9.54
98% 320
86
9.54
98% 235
88
9.54
98% 454
1 91
9.54
98% 192
1 92
9.54
100% 82
1 93
9.53
98% 232
94
9.53
98% 603
96
9.53
98% 732
97
Casual $3.74 -25% $4.99
9.53
98% 394
98
9.53
99% 103
101
9.52
100% 79
2 102
9.52
100% 79
1 103
9.52
99% 101
1 105
9.51
98% 504
107
9.51
99% 141
108
9.51
98% 650
110
Story Rich $10.79 -40% $17.99
9.51
98% 290
114
9.50
98% 323
115
LGBTQ+ $9.89 -34% $14.99
9.50
98% 284
116
9.50
99% 1.47 K
117
9.50
98% 1.02 K
120
9.49
98% 172
121
9.49
98% 514
123
9.49
100% 74
1 125
9.49
99% 95
1 126
9.49
99% 94
1 128
9.48
98% 458
130
9.48
98% 958
2 131
Adventure $11.99 -60% $29.99
9.48
98% 339
2 133
9.48
98% 373
2 134
9.48
98% 373
1 135
9.47
98% 130
1 136
9.47
98% 233
137
JRPG $0.99 -50% $1.99
9.47
100% 71
1 140
9.47
98% 403
1 141
9.47
98% 365
144
Puzzle $2.49 -50% $4.99
9.47
100% 70
145
9.46
98% 127
147
9.46
99% 1.93 K
149
9.46
98% 193
1 151
9.46
98% 775
1 152
9.46
100% 69
155
9.46
98% 1.49 K
156
Adventure $19.99 -50% $39.99
9.46
98% 191
1 159
LGBTQ+ $19.24 -45% $34.99
9.45
98% 190
160
9.45
98% 189
161
9.45
100% 68
162
9.45
97% 487
1 164
Casual $14.99 -50% $29.99
9.45
97% 648
165
9.45
99% 1.77 K
166
9.45
98% 219
167
Casual $17.99 -40% $29.99
9.45
98% 840
1 171
9.44
97% 547
1 173
Visual Novel $9.99 -50% $19.99
9.44
97% 868
1 174
9.44
97% 275
1 175
9.44
99% 2.11 K
1 176
9.44
98% 924
1 177
9.44
100% 66
1 178
9.44
98% 183
1 181
9.43
98% 1.16 K
1 184
9.43
98% 1.34 K
1 186
9.43
97% 678
1 187
9.43
98% 209
1 188
9.42
98% 1.53 K
1 189
RPG $3.59 -10% $3.99
9.42
98% 117
1 190
9.42
97% 716
1 192
9.42
97% 236
1 193
RPG $12.79 -20% $15.99
9.42
100% 64
2 194
9.42
99% 82
6 195
9.42
99% 82
1 196
9.42
97% 793
198
9.42
97% 476
199
9.42
97% 947
200
RPG $4.99 -50% $9.99
9.41
98% 175
3 201
9.41
99% 81
202
9.41
98% 174
2 208
9.40
98% 142
1 209
Adventure $22.48 -10% $24.98
9.40
97% 428
1 210
9.40
98% 1.81 K
1 211
9.40
97% 198
1 215
Cute $8.03 -33% $11.99
9.39
100% 61
1 216
9.39
100% 61
2 217
9.39
97% 898
2 219
9.39
97% 276
6 220
9.39
97% 1.07 K
1 221
9.39
97% 570
1 223
9.39
97% 385
1 224
9.39
98% 109
3 225
9.39
97% 328
9 226
9.39
100% 60
1 227
9.39
100% 60
230
9.38
97% 561
232
9.38
98% 108
1 233
9.38
97% 269
2 235
9.38
100% 59
2 238
9.37
97% 1.15 K
2 240
9.37
99% 75
2 241
9.37
97% 187
2 243
9.37
100% 58
2 244
9.37
98% 133
12 245
9.37
98% 1.51 K
246
9.36
97% 314
247
Visual Novel $20.09 -33% $29.99
9.36
97% 159
248
9.36
97% 287
249
9.36
99% 74
250
Cute $4.99 -80% $24.99
9.36
97% 657
HIDDEN_GEMS 45000

Risers today

  1. 54 logo 11 Don't Let Me Fade
  2. 226 logo 9 NAIRI: Rising Tide
  3. 195 logo 6 Detective Ridelle
  4. 132 logo 4 Piano at 5 a.m.
  5. 138 logo 4 This Magical Girl is a B☆tch
  6. 205 logo 4 The Quintessential Quintuplets - Five Memories Spent With You
  7. 214 logo 4 this game will end in 205 clicks.
  8. 90 logo 3 slime feet
  9. 201 logo 3 The Rainman
  10. 225 logo 3 Hold Me Tight All Night, Onii-chan!

New entries today

  1. 246 logo DAEMON MASQUERADE

Fallers today

  1. 245 logo 12 Five Hearts Under One Roof season2
  2. 220 logo 6 荒岛求生：逃出美女岛
  3. 62 logo 2 Together We Live
  4. 133 logo 2 Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~
  5. 134 logo 2 怕不怕趴喵霸霸 Ghost Party Nyanbaba
  6. 17 logo 1 her tears were my light
  7. 18 logo 1 流光易逝的夏末 - Fleeting Summer's End
  8. 43 logo 1 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
  9. 44 logo 1 Supipara - Chapter 1 Spring Has Come!
  10. 55 logo 1 Hira Hira Hihiru

Dropped off today

  1. logo (169) BROK - Natal Tail, A New Christmas
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