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Rank Score Rating
4
9.77
100% 296
1 8
9.75
100% 182
9
9.75
100% 401
10
Adventure $1.19 -40% $1.99
9.75
100% 773
11
9.75
100% 173
12
9.75
100% 173
15
9.73
100% 675
18
9.72
99% 309
20
Otome $11.99 -20% $14.99
9.71
99% 418
22
LGBTQ+ $11.99 -40% $19.99
9.70
99% 370
26
9.69
99% 735
27
9.69
99% 789
28
9.68
100% 128
29
9.68
99% 428
30
Romance $2.99 -40% $4.99
9.67
99% 319
1 31
9.67
99% 158
1 32
9.67
99% 306
34
9.65
99% 666
35
9.64
99% 341
37
9.64
99% 333
39
9.63
100% 107
44
9.62
99% 782
45
9.62
99% 192
47
9.61
99% 131
49
9.61
100% 100
50
9.61
99% 484
56
9.60
99% 179
57
9.59
99% 915
58
9.59
98% 331
61
Adventure $11.99 -60% $29.99
9.59
98% 571
62
9.58
99% 754
64
9.58
99% 845
66
9.57
98% 535
67
9.57
99% 163
68
9.56
100% 87
69
9.56
100% 87
70
9.56
100% 87
71
9.56
99% 1.26 K
72
9.56
98% 812
73
9.56
99% 159
74
Adventure $3.14 -55% $6.99
9.56
99% 968
4 76
9.55
99% 111
1 77
9.55
98% 290
1 78
9.55
98% 245
82
9.55
98% 330
83
9.55
99% 1.55 K
1 85
9.54
98% 579
86
9.54
98% 236
87
9.54
98% 236
88
9.54
99% 152
89
RPG $12.79 -20% $15.99
9.54
100% 83
91
9.54
98% 319
92
9.54
99% 1.28 K
94
9.53
98% 760
95
9.53
99% 105
97
9.53
99% 149
99
9.53
99% 104
100
9.53
99% 147
45 102
9.52
100% 80
1 103
LGBTQ+ $9.89 -34% $14.99
9.52
98% 305
1 104
9.52
98% 384
3 105
9.52
98% 184
2 107
9.52
100% 79
1 110
9.52
99% 101
1 112
9.51
98% 560
1 113
9.51
100% 78
114
9.51
99% 142
116
Casual $3.74 -25% $4.99
9.51
98% 457
117
9.51
98% 179
1 118
9.51
98% 784
1 119
9.51
98% 651
120
9.51
98% 329
125
9.50
100% 76
1 126
LGBTQ+ $19.24 -45% $34.99
9.50
98% 213
1 127
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
1 135
Otome $17.84 -15% $20.99
9.49
98% 280
1 136
9.49
98% 392
2 139
9.49
98% 383
1 140
RPG $7.99 -20% $9.99
9.48
100% 73
143
9.48
99% 93
146
9.48
98% 236
1 147
9.48
98% 201
3 148
RPG $2.99 -25% $3.99
9.48
98% 131
149
9.48
99% 1.54 K
1 153
JRPG $0.99 -50% $1.99
9.47
100% 71
1 154
Puzzle $2.49 -50% $4.99
9.47
100% 71
1 156
9.47
98% 129
1 157
9.47
99% 91
1 158
9.47
98% 893
161
9.47
98% 128
1 163
9.47
100% 70
1 164
9.46
97% 548
1 165
9.46
98% 360
1 167
9.46
100% 69
1 168
9.46
98% 1.5 K
1 170
Adventure $19.99 -50% $39.99
9.46
98% 191
1 171
9.46
98% 191
1 173
Adventure $22.48 -10% $24.98
9.46
97% 458
1 174
9.45
98% 189
8 175
9.45
100% 68
176
9.45
99% 87
1 180
9.45
98% 1.08 K
1 181
9.45
98% 218
2 183
9.44
98% 248
4 184
9.44
98% 217
1 186
Funny $7.49 -25% $9.99
9.44
99% 86
2 187
Casual $17.39 -42% $29.99
9.44
97% 877
2 188
9.44
98% 942
2 192
9.44
99% 2.03 K
1 195
9.43
98% 213
2 196
Casual $14.39 -52% $29.99
9.43
97% 652
2 198
9.43
98% 1.41 K
2 199
9.43
97% 489
2 201
9.43
99% 83
1 204
9.42
97% 520
1 205
9.42
98% 178
1 206
9.42
97% 859
1 207
9.42
98% 1.17 K
1 208
9.42
97% 515
1 209
Visual Novel $7.49 -50% $14.99
9.42
97% 481
1 210
9.42
98% 116
1 212
9.42
99% 2.17 K
2 213
Visual Novel $9.99 -50% $19.99
9.42
97% 949
2 215
9.41
97% 689
2 217
9.41
100% 63
2 220
9.41
98% 144
1 222
9.41
98% 201
1 223
9.41
99% 80
1 224
9.40
97% 401
1 225
9.40
100% 62
1 226
9.40
100% 62
1 227
9.40
97% 227
1 230
9.40
99% 1.87 K
1 231
9.40
99% 79
2 234
9.40
98% 111
2 235
9.40
97% 393
2 236
9.39
100% 61
2 238
9.39
97% 907
8 240
9.39
97% 194
1 242
9.39
98% 1.88 K
1 243
9.39
97% 274
11 245
9.39
97% 1.05 K
246
9.39
98% 109
1 248
9.39
99% 77
250
9.38
97% 192
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