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Rank Score Rating
4
9.77
100% 298
7
9.76
100% 187
9
9.75
100% 402
10
9.75
100% 173
12
Adventure $1.19 -40% $1.99
9.74
100% 817
15
9.72
99% 313
18
9.71
99% 773
20
LGBTQ+ $11.99 -40% $19.99
9.70
99% 371
24
9.69
99% 735
25
9.69
99% 793
26
Otome $11.99 -20% $14.99
9.68
99% 424
27
9.68
100% 127
28
Romance $2.99 -40% $4.99
9.68
99% 324
29
9.67
99% 159
30
9.67
99% 306
31
9.65
99% 698
32
9.65
99% 431
33
9.64
99% 341
1 35
9.64
99% 333
38
9.63
100% 107
43
9.62
99% 192
45
9.62
99% 132
47
9.61
100% 100
50
9.61
99% 827
3 52
9.60
99% 183
1 54
9.60
99% 181
56
9.59
99% 919
58
9.59
98% 329
59
Adventure $11.99 -60% $29.99
9.59
98% 584
5 62
9.58
100% 92
1 63
9.58
99% 849
1 64
9.58
100% 91
1 66
9.57
98% 535
1 67
9.57
99% 167
1 68
9.57
99% 165
1 69
9.57
98% 756
70
9.56
100% 88
1 71
9.56
100% 88
1 72
9.56
99% 160
73
9.56
98% 819
74
9.56
99% 1.27 K
75
9.56
98% 293
1 77
Adventure $3.14 -55% $6.99
9.56
99% 970
1 78
9.55
99% 111
1 79
9.55
99% 111
7 80
9.55
99% 158
2 81
9.55
98% 486
2 82
9.55
98% 245
2 85
9.55
98% 331
1 86
9.55
98% 585
4 87
RPG $12.79 -20% $15.99
9.54
100% 84
1 88
9.54
98% 237
2 90
9.54
99% 1.59 K
1 91
9.54
98% 236
1 92
9.54
99% 1.28 K
1 94
9.53
99% 105
1 97
9.53
99% 104
1 98
LGBTQ+ $9.89 -34% $14.99
9.53
98% 308
1 100
9.52
100% 80
1 101
9.52
98% 386
1 102
9.52
98% 184
1 104
9.52
100% 79
1 105
9.52
98% 761
1 109
9.52
99% 101
1 110
9.52
98% 564
1 112
9.51
98% 181
1 113
9.51
99% 142
1 114
Casual $3.74 -25% $4.99
9.51
98% 459
1 115
9.51
98% 332
1 116
9.51
98% 788
31 117
9.51
98% 330
118
9.51
98% 651
1 120
9.50
98% 366
1 122
LGBTQ+ $19.24 -45% $34.99
9.50
98% 214
1 125
9.50
100% 76
1 126
RPG $7.99 -20% $9.99
9.50
100% 76
5 127
Cute $5.99 -50% $11.99
9.50
100% 76
128
9.50
99% 138
129
9.50
98% 629
130
9.50
99% 97
133
Adventure $11.99 -60% $29.99
9.50
98% 396
134
Cute $12.49 -50% $24.99
9.50
98% 1 K
135
9.49
98% 393
1 138
9.49
99% 95
1 139
9.49
98% 387
1 143
9.48
98% 237
1 144
9.48
99% 93
1 147
9.48
98% 201
1 148
RPG $2.99 -25% $3.99
9.48
98% 131
1 149
9.48
99% 1.54 K
1 151
9.47
98% 130
1 156
9.47
98% 905
2 157
JRPG $0.99 -50% $1.99
9.47
100% 71
2 158
Puzzle $2.49 -50% $4.99
9.47
100% 71
1 159
9.47
98% 129
1 160
9.47
99% 91
163
9.47
98% 365
164
9.47
100% 70
7 165
9.46
98% 192
1 166
9.46
98% 192
1 167
9.46
100% 69
168
9.46
100% 69
169
Adventure $22.48 -10% $24.98
9.46
97% 460
171
Adventure $19.99 -50% $39.99
9.46
98% 191
1 173
Funny $7.49 -25% $9.99
9.45
99% 88
1 174
Otome $17.84 -15% $20.99
9.45
98% 285
3 176
9.45
98% 220
1 177
9.45
99% 87
2 180
9.45
98% 219
1 182
9.45
98% 250
1 183
9.45
97% 557
186
9.44
98% 154
187
Casual $17.39 -42% $29.99
9.44
97% 879
188
9.44
98% 945
190
9.44
98% 214
1 194
9.44
98% 1.09 K
1 195
9.44
99% 2.03 K
196
Casual $14.39 -52% $29.99
9.43
97% 652
1 199
9.43
98% 1.41 K
200
9.43
97% 489
7 201
9.43
98% 179
1 202
9.43
99% 83
2 207
9.42
97% 520
2 208
9.42
97% 862
209
9.42
98% 1.17 K
9 210
9.42
100% 64
1 211
Visual Novel $7.49 -50% $14.99
9.42
97% 481
1 212
9.42
98% 116
213
Visual Novel $9.99 -50% $19.99
9.42
97% 955
215
9.41
97% 690
217
9.41
99% 81
218
9.41
100% 63
1 220
9.41
99% 2.17 K
1 222
9.41
98% 144
1 223
9.41
98% 201
1 224
9.41
97% 403
1 226
9.40
100% 62
1 227
9.40
100% 62
1 229
9.40
97% 227
1 230
9.40
98% 112
25 232
9.40
97% 520
1 233
9.40
99% 79
1 236
9.40
97% 393
1 237
9.39
100% 61
1 238
9.39
97% 908
7 240
9.39
99% 1.88 K
241
9.39
97% 194
1 242
9.39
97% 1.05 K
1 243
9.39
98% 1.88 K
1 245
9.39
98% 109
1 247
9.39
97% 193
249
9.39
99% 77
250
9.38
97% 273
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