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Rank Score Rating
4
9.77
100% 296
7
9.76
100% 185
9
9.75
100% 401
10
9.75
100% 173
1 12
Adventure $1.19 -40% $1.99
9.74
100% 804
14
9.73
100% 695
16
9.72
99% 311
20
LGBTQ+ $11.99 -40% $19.99
9.70
99% 371
1 24
9.69
99% 735
1 25
9.69
99% 794
1 26
9.68
99% 430
1 27
9.68
100% 127
1 28
Otome $11.99 -20% $14.99
9.68
99% 423
1 29
Romance $2.99 -40% $4.99
9.68
99% 321
1 30
9.67
99% 159
1 31
9.67
99% 306
2 32
9.65
99% 686
2 33
9.64
99% 341
2 34
9.64
99% 272
2 36
9.64
99% 333
2 38
9.63
100% 107
2 43
9.62
99% 192
1 45
9.62
99% 132
1 47
9.61
100% 100
50
9.60
99% 812
2 53
9.60
99% 182
32 55
9.60
99% 178
56
9.59
99% 919
1 58
9.59
98% 330
59
Adventure $11.99 -60% $29.99
9.59
98% 577
62
9.58
99% 846
3 63
9.58
100% 91
1 65
9.57
98% 535
1 66
9.57
99% 166
67
9.57
98% 755
68
9.56
100% 88
69
9.56
99% 160
70
9.56
100% 87
12 71
9.56
100% 87
1 72
9.56
98% 815
1 73
9.56
99% 1.27 K
1 74
9.56
98% 291
1 75
Adventure $3.14 -55% $6.99
9.56
99% 968
1 76
9.55
99% 111
1 77
9.55
99% 111
7 78
9.55
99% 158
2 79
9.55
98% 486
2 80
9.55
98% 245
2 84
9.55
98% 331
86
9.55
98% 584
2 87
9.55
98% 326
1 88
9.54
99% 1.57 K
2 89
9.54
99% 153
2 90
9.54
98% 237
1 91
9.54
98% 236
8 92
9.54
99% 152
1 93
RPG $12.79 -20% $15.99
9.54
100% 83
1 95
9.54
99% 1.28 K
1 97
9.53
99% 105
1 100
9.53
99% 104
101
LGBTQ+ $9.89 -34% $14.99
9.53
98% 307
103
9.52
100% 80
105
9.52
98% 184
107
9.52
100% 79
108
9.52
98% 760
1 114
9.52
98% 563
115
9.51
99% 142
116
Casual $3.74 -25% $4.99
9.51
98% 459
1 117
9.51
98% 180
1 118
9.51
98% 332
119
9.51
98% 787
120
9.51
98% 651
3 124
LGBTQ+ $19.24 -45% $34.99
9.50
98% 214
1 127
9.50
100% 76
3 128
9.50
98% 362
1 129
9.50
99% 138
1 130
9.50
98% 628
1 131
9.50
99% 97
5 133
RPG $7.99 -20% $9.99
9.50
100% 75
1 134
Cute $5.99 -50% $11.99
9.50
100% 75
1 135
Adventure $11.99 -60% $29.99
9.50
98% 396
1 136
Cute $12.49 -50% $24.99
9.50
98% 1 K
137
9.49
98% 394
1 138
9.49
98% 387
1 141
9.49
99% 94
1 144
9.48
99% 93
1 146
9.48
98% 236
148
9.48
98% 201
149
RPG $2.99 -25% $3.99
9.48
98% 131
1 150
9.48
99% 1.54 K
2 153
JRPG $0.99 -50% $1.99
9.47
100% 71
2 154
Puzzle $2.49 -50% $4.99
9.47
100% 71
3 156
9.47
98% 901
1 157
9.47
98% 129
6 158
9.47
98% 129
1 165
9.47
98% 363
3 166
9.47
100% 70
9 167
9.46
98% 192
2 168
9.46
100% 69
2 169
9.46
100% 69
3 170
Adventure $22.48 -10% $24.98
9.46
97% 460
1 171
9.46
98% 1.5 K
2 172
Adventure $19.99 -50% $39.99
9.46
98% 191
2 173
9.46
98% 191
4 174
Funny $7.49 -25% $9.99
9.45
99% 88
39 175
Otome $17.84 -15% $20.99
9.45
98% 285
1 176
9.45
99% 87
2 178
9.45
98% 219
1 181
9.45
98% 218
1 182
9.45
98% 249
16 183
9.44
97% 554
2 186
Casual $17.39 -42% $29.99
9.44
97% 877
187
9.44
98% 945
1 192
9.44
99% 2.03 K
1 193
9.44
98% 1.08 K
1 194
9.43
98% 213
1 195
Casual $14.39 -52% $29.99
9.43
97% 652
198
9.43
98% 1.41 K
199
9.43
97% 489
1 201
9.43
99% 83
1 205
9.42
97% 520
206
9.42
97% 861
2 207
9.42
98% 178
1 208
9.42
98% 1.17 K
1 209
9.42
97% 517
1 210
Visual Novel $7.49 -50% $14.99
9.42
97% 481
1 211
9.42
98% 116
213
Visual Novel $9.99 -50% $19.99
9.42
97% 950
214
9.41
97% 690
216
9.41
99% 81
217
9.41
100% 63
218
9.41
100% 63
220
9.41
99% 2.17 K
1 223
9.41
98% 144
1 224
9.41
98% 201
1 225
9.41
97% 402
1 227
9.40
100% 62
1 228
9.40
100% 62
1 229
9.40
97% 227
1 230
9.40
98% 112
1 233
9.40
99% 1.88 K
1 234
9.40
99% 79
1 237
9.40
97% 393
1 238
9.39
100% 61
1 239
9.39
97% 908
1 241
9.39
97% 194
1 243
9.39
98% 1.88 K
1 244
9.39
97% 1.05 K
1 246
9.39
98% 109
1 248
9.39
99% 77
1 249
9.38
97% 273
1 250
9.38
97% 192
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