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Rank Score Rating
2
9.80
100% 285
4
Adventure $1.19 -40% $1.99
9.79
100% 563
6
9.78
100% 214
7
9.76
100% 497
8
9.75
100% 400
10
9.74
100% 172
11
9.74
100% 170
13
9.73
100% 162
16
Otome $18.89 -10% $20.99
9.71
100% 147
1 18
Otome $11.99 -20% $14.99
9.70
99% 384
1 20
9.70
99% 269
1 22
Adventure $14.99 -50% $29.99
9.69
99% 482
1 23
LGBTQ+ $9.99 -50% $19.99
9.69
99% 356
7 24
9.69
99% 745
1 27
9.68
100% 1.03 K
28
9.68
99% 434
30
9.68
99% 414
32
Romance $3.49 -30% $4.99
9.67
99% 310
33
9.67
99% 305
34
9.66
99% 226
35
9.65
99% 288
36
9.65
99% 150
37
9.64
100% 112
38
9.64
99% 144
1 41
9.64
99% 337
1 45
9.62
99% 314
1 46
9.62
99% 252
1 47
9.62
100% 104
1 50
9.62
99% 734
1 51
9.61
99% 504
1 52
9.61
99% 189
1 54
9.60
99% 781
1 55
9.60
100% 98
2 58
9.60
99% 179
14 59
9.60
98% 458
1 60
Adventure $14.32 -30% $20.46
9.60
98% 525
61
9.60
99% 178
62
9.59
99% 709
63
9.59
99% 875
64
9.59
99% 176
1 67
9.59
98% 322
1 70
9.58
99% 1.15 K
73
9.57
99% 166
1 75
Adventure $3.14 -55% $6.99
9.57
99% 951
1 76
9.57
99% 163
1 78
9.56
99% 160
2 80
9.55
98% 782
1 81
9.55
100% 86
3 82
9.55
99% 110
1 83
9.55
99% 1.26 K
1 86
9.54
99% 152
1 87
9.54
98% 320
1 88
9.54
98% 235
1 90
9.54
98% 454
1 91
9.54
99% 106
1 92
9.54
98% 192
1 93
9.54
100% 82
1 94
9.53
98% 232
1 95
9.53
98% 603
96
Casual $3.74 -25% $4.99
9.53
98% 397
1 98
9.53
98% 732
1 99
9.53
99% 103
1 102
9.52
100% 80
103
9.52
99% 101
3 105
9.51
100% 78
1 107
9.51
98% 505
108
Story Rich $10.79 -40% $17.99
9.51
98% 293
2 109
9.51
99% 141
1 110
9.51
98% 650
114
9.50
98% 323
115
LGBTQ+ $9.89 -34% $14.99
9.50
98% 284
116
9.50
99% 1.47 K
5 118
9.49
99% 96
1 119
9.49
98% 173
1 120
9.49
98% 518
1 122
9.49
100% 74
1 125
9.49
98% 1.02 K
1 126
9.49
99% 94
1 127
9.48
98% 458
130
9.48
98% 960
3 132
9.48
98% 131
1 133
Adventure $11.99 -60% $29.99
9.48
98% 339
1 134
9.48
98% 374
2 136
9.48
98% 373
1 138
9.47
98% 233
1 139
JRPG $0.99 -50% $1.99
9.47
100% 71
1 141
9.47
98% 403
1 142
9.47
98% 367
1 146
Puzzle $2.49 -50% $4.99
9.47
100% 70
1 147
9.46
98% 127
148
9.46
98% 194
1 150
9.46
99% 89
1 151
9.46
98% 777
1 152
9.46
100% 69
1 155
9.46
98% 1.49 K
1 156
Adventure $19.99 -50% $39.99
9.46
98% 191
1 157
LGBTQ+ $19.24 -45% $34.99
9.46
98% 191
1 158
9.45
99% 1.94 K
1 160
9.45
98% 189
1 161
9.45
100% 68
1 162
9.45
97% 487
163
Casual $14.99 -50% $29.99
9.45
97% 648
164
9.45
99% 1.77 K
165
9.45
98% 219
2 170
Visual Novel $9.99 -50% $19.99
9.44
97% 873
173
9.44
97% 275
174
9.44
98% 924
175
9.44
100% 66
17 176
RPG $12.79 -20% $15.99
9.44
100% 66
1 177
9.44
98% 183
1 178
9.44
99% 2.11 K
14 181
Casual $17.99 -40% $29.99
9.43
97% 841
2 182
9.43
98% 1.16 K
183
9.43
98% 1.35 K
2 186
RPG $3.59 -10% $3.99
9.43
98% 118
3 188
9.43
97% 678
3 189
9.43
98% 209
3 190
9.42
98% 1.54 K
2 191
9.42
97% 716
1 192
9.42
97% 237
2 194
9.42
97% 551
1 195
9.42
99% 82
1 196
9.42
99% 82
1 197
9.42
97% 793
1 199
9.42
97% 953
1 200
9.42
97% 476
1 201
RPG $4.99 -50% $9.99
9.41
98% 175
1 202
9.41
99% 81
1 203
Cute $8.03 -33% $11.99
9.41
100% 63
1 204
9.41
98% 174
206
9.41
98% 144
1 210
9.40
100% 62
1 211
Adventure $22.48 -10% $24.98
9.40
97% 429
1 212
9.40
97% 198
1 216
9.39
100% 61
2 218
9.39
98% 1.81 K
2 219
9.39
97% 899
2 221
9.39
97% 276
2 222
9.39
97% 571
1 223
9.39
97% 330
1 224
9.39
97% 386
2 226
9.39
98% 109
2 227
9.39
100% 60
2 228
9.39
100% 60
1 231
9.38
97% 561
1 233
9.38
98% 108
1 234
9.38
97% 269
1 235
9.38
100% 59
239
9.37
99% 75
240
9.37
97% 187
242
9.37
100% 58
1 243
9.37
97% 315
1 244
9.37
98% 133
245
Visual Novel $20.09 -33% $29.99
9.36
97% 159
246
Cute $4.99 -80% $24.99
9.36
97% 659
247
9.36
97% 287
248
9.36
99% 74
13 250
9.36
97% 1.16 K
HIDDEN_GEMS 45000

Risers today

  1. 176 logo 17 Lovely Lady RPG
  2. 217 logo 11 HOPELESS JUNCTION: cuppy dog barf girl and co.
  3. 118 logo 5 Return to Ash
  4. 132 logo 3 Kitten's Wardrobe
  5. 58 logo 2 Together We Live
  6. 79 logo 2 片腕のザリガニ - one-armed crayfish
  7. 124 logo 2 Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells
  8. 170 logo 2 SeaBed
  9. 186 logo 2 初遇时
  10. 14 logo 1 Night Patrol Rules

New entries today

  1. 68 logo 你好！我们还有场恋爱没谈-番外篇

Fallers today

  1. 129 logo 17 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
  2. 59 logo 14 Misericorde: Volume One
  3. 181 logo 14 突然＊恋人
  4. 250 logo 13 STEINS;GATE: Linear Bounded Phenogram
  5. 172 logo 10 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch. 5 Meakashi
  6. 135 logo 8 of the Devil
  7. 24 logo 7 her tears were my light
  8. 225 logo 4 NOeSIS01_诉说谎言记忆物语
  9. 82 logo 3 Lily's Night Off
  10. 105 logo 3 Amairo Chocolate 3

Dropped off today

  1. logo (250) 荒岛求生：逃出美女岛
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