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Rank Score Rating
4
9.77
100% 297
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% 809
1 15
9.72
99% 311
4 18
9.71
99% 720
20
LGBTQ+ $11.99 -40% $19.99
9.70
99% 371
24
9.69
99% 735
25
9.69
99% 795
2 26
Otome $11.99 -20% $14.99
9.68
99% 424
27
9.68
100% 127
1 28
Romance $2.99 -40% $4.99
9.68
99% 324
1 29
9.67
99% 159
1 30
9.67
99% 306
1 31
9.65
99% 694
6 32
9.65
99% 431
33
9.64
99% 341
36
9.64
99% 333
38
9.63
100% 107
43
9.62
99% 192
45
9.62
99% 132
47
9.61
100% 100
4 49
9.61
99% 184
50
9.61
99% 821
55
9.60
99% 180
56
9.59
99% 920
58
9.59
98% 330
59
Adventure $11.99 -60% $29.99
9.59
98% 581
62
9.58
99% 846
63
9.58
100% 91
65
9.57
98% 535
66
9.57
99% 167
4 67
9.57
100% 89
1 68
9.57
98% 755
9 69
9.56
99% 162
2 70
9.56
100% 88
2 71
9.56
99% 160
2 72
9.56
100% 87
1 73
9.56
98% 816
1 74
9.56
99% 1.27 K
1 75
9.56
98% 292
1 76
Adventure $3.14 -55% $6.99
9.56
99% 970
1 77
9.55
99% 111
1 78
9.55
99% 111
79
9.55
98% 486
80
9.55
98% 245
1 83
9.55
98% 332
1 85
9.55
98% 585
1 86
9.55
98% 326
5 87
9.55
99% 154
88
9.54
99% 1.58 K
1 89
9.54
98% 237
1 90
9.54
98% 236
2 91
RPG $12.79 -20% $15.99
9.54
100% 83
2 93
9.54
99% 1.28 K
2 95
9.53
99% 105
2 98
9.53
99% 104
2 99
LGBTQ+ $9.89 -34% $14.99
9.53
98% 308
2 101
9.52
100% 80
2 102
9.52
98% 386
2 103
9.52
98% 184
2 105
9.52
100% 79
2 106
9.52
98% 760
1 110
9.52
99% 101
3 111
9.52
98% 564
4 113
9.51
98% 181
1 114
9.51
99% 142
1 115
Casual $3.74 -25% $4.99
9.51
98% 459
2 116
9.51
98% 332
2 117
9.51
98% 787
2 118
9.51
98% 651
7 121
9.50
98% 366
1 123
LGBTQ+ $19.24 -45% $34.99
9.50
98% 214
1 126
9.50
100% 76
6 127
RPG $7.99 -20% $9.99
9.50
100% 76
1 128
9.50
99% 138
1 129
9.50
98% 628
1 130
9.50
99% 97
2 132
Cute $5.99 -50% $11.99
9.50
100% 75
2 133
Adventure $11.99 -60% $29.99
9.50
98% 396
2 134
Cute $12.49 -50% $24.99
9.50
98% 1 K
2 135
9.49
98% 393
4 137
9.49
99% 95
138
9.49
98% 387
4 142
9.48
98% 237
1 143
9.48
99% 93
2 146
9.48
98% 201
2 147
RPG $2.99 -25% $3.99
9.48
98% 131
2 148
9.48
99% 1.54 K
8 150
9.47
98% 130
2 155
JRPG $0.99 -50% $1.99
9.47
100% 71
2 156
Puzzle $2.49 -50% $4.99
9.47
100% 71
1 157
9.47
98% 902
1 158
9.47
98% 129
1 159
9.47
99% 91
2 163
9.47
98% 365
2 164
9.47
100% 70
2 165
9.46
98% 192
2 166
9.46
100% 69
1 168
9.46
100% 69
1 169
Adventure $22.48 -10% $24.98
9.46
97% 460
1 170
9.46
98% 1.5 K
1 171
Adventure $19.99 -50% $39.99
9.46
98% 191
1 172
9.46
98% 191
174
Funny $7.49 -25% $9.99
9.45
99% 88
175
Otome $17.84 -15% $20.99
9.45
98% 285
176
9.45
99% 87
178
9.45
98% 219
2 179
9.45
98% 219
1 182
9.45
97% 556
1 183
9.45
98% 249
97 186
9.44
98% 154
1 187
Casual $17.39 -42% $29.99
9.44
97% 877
1 188
9.44
98% 945
4 190
9.44
98% 214
2 194
9.44
99% 2.03 K
2 195
9.44
98% 1.08 K
1 196
Casual $14.39 -52% $29.99
9.43
97% 652
198
9.43
98% 1.41 K
1 200
9.43
97% 489
201
9.43
99% 83
205
9.42
97% 520
206
9.42
97% 862
2 207
9.42
97% 519
1 208
9.42
98% 178
1 209
9.42
98% 1.17 K
210
Visual Novel $7.49 -50% $14.99
9.42
97% 481
211
9.42
98% 116
213
Visual Novel $9.99 -50% $19.99
9.42
97% 954
1 215
9.41
97% 690
1 217
9.41
99% 81
1 218
9.41
100% 63
1 219
9.41
100% 63
1 221
9.41
99% 2.17 K
223
9.41
98% 144
224
9.41
98% 201
225
9.41
97% 402
227
9.40
100% 62
1 230
9.40
97% 227
1 231
9.40
98% 112
233
9.40
99% 1.88 K
234
9.40
99% 79
237
9.40
97% 393
239
9.39
97% 908
241
9.39
97% 194
1 243
9.39
97% 1.05 K
1 244
9.39
98% 1.88 K
246
9.39
98% 109
2 248
9.39
97% 193
1 249
9.39
99% 77
1 250
9.38
97% 273
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