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Rank Score Rating
4
9.77
100% 298
7
9.76
100% 187
9
9.75
100% 403
1 11
9.75
100% 173
12
Adventure $1.19 -40% $1.99
9.74
100% 821
15
9.72
99% 315
18
9.71
100% 802
20
LGBTQ+ $11.99 -40% $19.99
9.70
99% 371
24
9.69
99% 735
25
9.69
99% 792
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% 702
32
9.65
99% 431
33
9.64
99% 341
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
1 49
9.61
99% 836
1 53
9.60
99% 183
54
9.60
99% 181
56
9.59
99% 920
58
9.59
98% 329
59
Adventure $11.99 -60% $29.99
9.59
98% 585
2 62
9.58
100% 92
2 64
9.58
100% 92
3 65
9.58
99% 169
1 66
9.58
99% 169
4 67
9.58
99% 853
2 68
9.57
98% 535
69
9.57
98% 756
70
9.56
100% 88
71
9.56
100% 88
72
9.56
99% 160
73
9.56
98% 819
74
9.56
99% 1.27 K
75
9.56
98% 293
4 76
9.56
99% 159
1 78
Adventure $3.14 -55% $6.99
9.56
99% 972
1 79
9.55
99% 111
1 80
9.55
99% 111
1 82
9.55
98% 487
1 83
9.55
98% 245
85
9.55
98% 331
86
9.55
98% 585
87
RPG $12.79 -20% $15.99
9.54
100% 84
88
9.54
98% 237
90
9.54
99% 1.59 K
91
9.54
98% 236
92
9.54
99% 1.28 K
94
9.53
99% 105
3 97
9.53
100% 81
1 98
9.53
99% 104
1 99
LGBTQ+ $9.89 -34% $14.99
9.53
98% 309
102
9.52
98% 184
104
9.52
100% 79
105
9.52
98% 761
110
9.52
98% 565
112
9.51
98% 181
113
9.51
99% 142
114
Casual $3.74 -25% $4.99
9.51
98% 460
7 115
LGBTQ+ $19.24 -45% $34.99
9.51
98% 217
4 116
9.51
98% 370
1 117
9.51
98% 789
118
9.51
98% 651
2 119
9.51
98% 329
6 122
9.50
99% 139
125
9.50
100% 76
126
RPG $7.99 -20% $9.99
9.50
100% 76
127
Cute $5.99 -50% $11.99
9.50
100% 76
1 130
9.50
98% 629
1 131
9.50
99% 97
133
Adventure $11.99 -60% $29.99
9.50
98% 396
1 134
9.50
98% 396
3 135
9.49
99% 96
2 137
9.49
98% 387
7 141
Cute $12.49 -50% $24.99
9.48
98% 1 K
6 142
RPG $2.99 -25% $3.99
9.48
98% 132
143
9.48
98% 237
144
9.48
99% 93
147
9.48
98% 201
3 148
9.48
98% 131
149
9.48
99% 1.54 K
2 154
9.47
98% 908
1 156
JRPG $0.99 -50% $1.99
9.47
100% 71
1 157
Puzzle $2.49 -50% $4.99
9.47
100% 71
43 158
9.47
98% 333
159
9.47
98% 129
163
9.47
98% 365
164
9.47
100% 70
165
9.46
98% 192
166
9.46
98% 192
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
173
Funny $7.49 -25% $9.99
9.45
99% 88
174
Otome $17.84 -15% $20.99
9.45
98% 286
176
9.45
98% 221
3 177
9.45
98% 220
1 178
9.45
99% 87
182
9.45
98% 250
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
1 191
9.44
98% 214
194
9.44
98% 1.09 K
195
9.44
99% 2.03 K
196
Casual $14.39 -52% $29.99
9.43
97% 653
199
9.43
98% 1.41 K
1 201
9.43
97% 489
1 202
9.43
98% 179
1 203
9.43
99% 83
1 207
9.42
97% 864
1 208
9.42
97% 520
209
9.42
98% 1.17 K
210
9.42
100% 64
211
Visual Novel $7.49 -50% $14.99
9.42
97% 481
212
9.42
98% 116
213
Visual Novel $9.99 -50% $19.99
9.42
97% 956
215
9.41
97% 690
1 218
9.41
99% 81
1 219
9.41
100% 63
1 221
9.41
99% 2.18 K
222
9.41
98% 144
223
9.41
98% 201
224
9.41
97% 403
5 225
9.41
98% 113
3 226
9.40
97% 228
2 228
9.40
100% 62
2 229
9.40
100% 62
232
9.40
97% 520
233
9.40
99% 79
236
9.40
97% 393
1 239
9.39
97% 908
1 241
9.39
99% 1.89 K
1 242
9.39
97% 195
243
9.39
98% 167
2 244
9.39
97% 1.05 K
2 245
9.39
98% 1.88 K
2 247
9.39
98% 109
2 249
9.39
97% 193
1 250
9.39
99% 77
HIDDEN_GEMS 45000

Risers today

  1. 10 238 logo I Will Never Fall For My Tsundere Classmate, So I Will Just Date A Background Character Instead!
  2. 8 128 logo The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight: Definitive Edition
  3. 7 115 logo UuultraC
  4. 6 122 logo Kitten's Wardrobe
  5. 6 142 logo 初遇时
  6. 6 200 logo Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why
  7. 5 225 logo 52헤르츠
  8. 4 76 logo Perfect Tides: Station to Station
  9. 4 116 logo Mr. Rightaway
  10. 4 217 logo VTuber Connect

Fallers today

  1. 43 158 logo My Sweet! Housemate
  2. 7 141 logo Amairo Chocolate
  3. 4 67 logo Hira Hira Hihiru
  4. 2 64 logo Magical Massage
  5. 2 68 logo AQUARIUM
  6. 2 119 logo MareQuest: An Interactive Tail
  7. 2 121 logo The Aquarium does not dance Special Edition
  8. 2 227 logo The Bear - A Story from the World of Gra
  9. 2 228 logo Sips and Sonnets
  10. 2 229 logo OmOneko

New entries today

  1. 243 logo Slay the Alice

Dropped off today

  1. logo (250) Memoir
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