Hidden Gem Visual Novel Games Under $5

Highly rated Visual Novel games on Steam for games under $5, capped at 25,000 reviews. The cap filters out everything you've already heard of.

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Our score adjusts Steam's raw rating for sample size. The fewer reviews a game has, the more its score gets pulled toward the site-wide average, so a tiny game can't fluke its way to #1.
  1. 1The Test92.97%
  2. 2Tales of the Black Forest92.77%
  3. 3Find Love or Die Trying91.52%
  4. 4NEKOPARA Vol. 090.71%
  5. 5The Red Strings Club90.14%
  6. 6The Test: Hypothesis Rising89.94%
  7. 7Vampires' Melody89.77%
  8. 8The Test: Final Revelation89.75%
  9. 9Chill Pulse88.71%
  10. 10Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You88.39%
  11. 11Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth88.34%
  12. 12Assemble with Care87.95%
  13. 13Venba87.22%
  14. 14Yokai's Secret87.15%
  15. 15坏小孩86.98%
  16. 16Swaying Girl86.65%
  17. 17Banner of the Maid85.94%
  18. 18恋爱关系/Romance85.24%
  19. 19A Bird Story85.14%
  20. 20An alt girl for skoof84.35%
  21. 21Neo Cab84.04%
  22. 22Lost83.42%
  23. 23Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet81.10%