Game title
|
Genre
|
Lines (thousands)
|
English words (thousands)
|
Japanese characters (KB)[4][5]
|
Rance 10 [6]
|
Visual Novel / RPG
|
|
|
8500
|
France Shoujo ~Une fille blanche~
|
Visual Novel
|
144
|
|
5650
|
W. L. O. Sekai Renai Kikō
|
Visual Novel
|
148
|
|
4570
|
Hello, world
|
Visual Novel
|
85
|
|
4570
|
We Without Wings
|
Visual Novel
|
59
|
|
4330
|
Little Busters! Ecstasy
|
Visual Novel
|
110
|
1300
|
4200
|
The Legend of Heroes VII: Ao no Kiseki [7]
|
RPG
|
|
|
4200
|
Rumbling Hearts: Latest Edition
|
Visual Novel
|
106
|
|
4150
|
Clannad
|
Visual Novel
|
101
|
1300
|
4010
|
YU-NO
|
Visual Novel
|
99
|
1300
|
4000
|
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
|
RPG
|
57
|
1060
|
|
Fate/stay night
|
Visual Novel
|
95
|
1000
|
3950
|
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel [7]
|
RPG
|
|
|
3890
|
To Heart 2: XRATED
|
Visual Novel
|
|
|
3830
|
The Fruit of Grisaia
|
Visual Novel
|
67
|
1000
|
3820
|
Rewrite
|
Visual Novel
|
101
|
|
3650
|
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II [7]
|
RPG
|
|
|
3640
|
Steel
|
Visual Novel
|
113
|
|
3560
|
The Legend of Heroes VII: Zero no Kiseki [7]
|
RPG
|
|
|
3500
|
Little Busters! Memorial Edition
|
Visual Novel
|
105
|
|
3450
|
Planescape: Torment
|
RPG
|
75
|
950
|
|
White Album 2 ~closing chapter~
|
Visual Novel
|
61
|
|
3410
|
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai
|
Visual Novel
|
45
|
|
3380
|
Umineko: When They Cry
|
Visual Novel
|
40
|
950
|
2820
|
Tsukihime
|
Visual Novel
|
66
|
750
|
3170
|
Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!
|
Visual Novel
|
86
|
|
3100
|
Dragon Age: Origins
|
RPG
|
68
|
740
|
|
Icewind Dale II
|
RPG
|
63
|
730
|
|
The Legend of Heroes VI: Trails in the Sky Second Chapter [8][7]
|
RPG
|
|
716
|
3100
|
The Legend of Heroes VI: Trails in the Sky [7]
|
RPG
|
|
|
2910
|
Little Busters!
|
Visual Novel
|
75
|
|
2850
|
Muv-Luv Alternative
|
Visual Novel
|
54
|
|
2800
|
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru
|
Visual Novel
|
40
|
|
2620
|
Muv-Luv
|
Visual Novel
|
64
|
|
2550
|
Baldr Sky: Dive 2 “Recordare”
|
Visual Novel
|
48
|
|
2470
|
To Heart 2: Another Days
|
Visual Novel
|
|
|
2470
|
Deus Machina Demonbane
|
Visual Novel
|
|
|
2410
|
Fate/hollow ataraxia
|
Visual Novel
|
44
|
|
2300
|
Baldr Sky: Dive1 "Lost Memory"
|
Visual Novel
|
44
|
|
2260
|
Higurashi: When They Cry
|
Visual Novel
|
35
|
730
|
2270
|
The Legend of Heroes VI: Trails in the Sky the 3rd [7]
|
RPG
|
|
|
2180
|
Chaos;Head Noah
|
Visual Novel
|
32
|
|
2170
|
Baldr Force EXE
|
Visual Novel
|
27
|
|
2040
|
Tokyo Xanadu [7]
|
Action RPG
|
|
|
2010
|
To Heart PSE
|
Visual Novel
|
|
|
1850
|
Steins;Gate
|
Visual Novel
|
39
|
620
|
1830
|
Chaos;Head
|
Visual Novel
|
25
|
610
|
1800
|
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
|
RPG
|
15
|
600
|
|
Katawa Shoujo
|
Visual Novel
|
33
|
490
|
|
Mass Effect 2
|
RPS
|
25
|
450
|
|
Baldur's Gate
|
RPG
|
23
|
434
|
|
Mass Effect 3
|
RPS
|
40
|
430
|
|
Ever 17: Out of Infinity
|
Visual Novel
|
25
|
420
|
1910
|
Air
|
Visual Novel
|
50
|
|
1740
|
White Album
|
Visual Novel
|
|
|
1660
|
To Heart
|
Visual Novel
|
|
|
1600
|
Kanon
|
Visual Novel
|
39
|
|
1540
|
Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shōjo
|
Visual Novel
|
40
|
400
|
1570
|
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
|
Stealth TPS
|
33
|
400
|
|
Sharin no Kuni, Yūkyū no Shōnenshōjo
|
Visual Novel
|
30
|
|
1120
|
Phantom of Inferno
|
Visual Novel
|
|
|
1100
|
Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life
|
Visual Novel
|
30
|
400
|
790
|
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
|
Stealth
|
32
|
380
|
|
Metal Gear Solid
|
Stealth
|
31
|
370
|
|
Fable II
|
Action RPG
|
|
370
|
|
Final Fantasy VII [9]
|
RPG
|
96
|
344
|
1600
|
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable
|
RPG / VN
|
|
340
|
|
Shenmue
|
Sandbox ADV
|
42
|
330
|
|
Tales of Vesperia
|
Action RPG
|
27
|
310
|
|
Xenogears
|
RPG
|
|
300
|
|
Cross Channel
|
Visual Novel
|
42
|
300
|
1360
|
Kagetsu Tohya
|
Visual Novel
|
22
|
|
1150
|
Kara no Shōjo
|
Visual Novel
|
25
|
|
1040
|
Nayuta no Kiseki
|
Action RPG
|
|
|
820
|
Kana: Little Sister
|
Visual Novel
|
|
|
700
|
Mass Effect
|
RPS
|
20
|
300
|
|
Game of Thrones
|
Action RPG
|
|
270
|
|
Dragon Quest VII
|
RPG
|
70
|
264
|
|
Sakura Taisen 3 ~Pari wa Moeteiru ka~
|
TRPG / VN
|
|
260
|
|
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
|
VN / ADV
|
37
|
250
|
|
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 4
|
VN / ADV
|
|
240
|
|
Sakura Taisen 2 ~Kimi, Shinitamou koto Nakare~
|
TRPG / VN
|
|
220
|
|
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
|
VN / ADV
|
80
|
210
|
|
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 3 - Trials and Tribulations
|
VN / ADV
|
74
|
200
|
|
Neverwinter Nights
|
RPG
|
|
200
|
|
Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide
|
RPG
|
|
200
|
|
Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark
|
RPG
|
|
200
|
|
Deus Ex: The Nameless Mod
|
RPS
|
13
|
200
|
|
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
|
RPG
|
44
|
190
|
|
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
|
RPS
|
18
|
190
|
|
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
|
RPG
|
10
|
188
|
|
Chrono Cross
|
RPG
|
|
180
|
|
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue
|
RPG
|
44
|
180
|
|
The Legend of Sword and Fairy
|
RPG
|
|
170
|
|
Final Fantasy IX
|
RPG
|
38
|
170
|
|
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra
|
RPG
|
|
160
|
|
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2 - Justice for All
|
VN / ADV
|
86
|
160
|
|
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
|
Action-Adventure
|
|
160
|
|
Final Fantasy VIII
|
RPG
|
20
|
150
|
|
Final Fantasy XII
|
RPG / ARPG
|
21
|
150
|
600
|
Xenon: Mugen no Shitai
|
VN / ADV
|
21
|
|
540
|
Deus Ex
|
RPS
|
|
147
|
|
Chrono Trigger DS
|
RPG
|
|
140
|
|
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
|
SRPG / TRPG
|
|
130
|
700
|
Final Fantasy XIII
|
RPG / TRPG
|
18
|
130
|
|
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
|
Action-Adventure
|
|
130
|
|
Dark Souls
|
Action RPG
|
|
130
|
|
Grand Theft Auto IV
|
Sandbox TPS
|
80
|
130
|
|
Dishonored
|
Stealth
|
|
130
|
|
Final Fantasy X
|
RPG
|
22
|
120
|
|
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
|
Stealth
|
15
|
120
|
|
Snatcher
|
ADV / VN
|
24
|
110
|
530
|
Star Ocean: The Second Story
|
Action RPG
|
|
110
|
|
Final Fantasy XIII-2
|
RPG / TRPG
|
18
|
110
|
|
The World Ends With You
|
Action RPG
|
|
110
|
|
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
|
TRPG / RTS
|
23
|
105
|
|
Star Ocean 3: Till the End of Time
|
Action RPG
|
|
100
|
|
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
|
Stealth
|
21
|
99
|
|
White Album 2 ~introductory chapter~
|
Visual Novel
|
|
11
|
520
|
Metal Slader Glory
|
ADV / VN
|
17
|
|
510
|
Kishin Hishou Demonbane
|
Visual Novel
|
|
|
450
|
Assassin's Creed II
|
Stealth
|
12
|
|
|
Fallout 4
|
RPS
|
111
|
|
|
Fallout: New Vegas
|
RPS
|
65
|
|
|
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
|
Action RPG
|
47
|
|
|
Hitman: Absolution
|
Stealth
|
45
|
|
|
Fallout 3
|
RPS
|
40
|
|
|
Halo 3
|
FPS
|
30
|
|
|
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
|
Action RPG
|
30
|
|
|
Clannad: The Past Path
|
Visual Novel
|
16
|
98
|
|
Star Ocean
|
Action RPG
|
|
95
|
|
Kingdom Hearts II
|
Action RPG
|
20
|
94
|
|
Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Bose
|
RPG
|
|
90
|
|
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht
|
RPG
|
|
90
|
|
Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki
|
VN / RPG
|
|
90
|
|
Neverwinter Nights 2: The Wizard's Apprentice Chapter II
|
RPG
|
|
90
|
|
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
|
SRPG / TRPG
|
19
|
88
|
|
Breath of Fire III
|
RPG
|
|
86
|
|
Lunar: The Silver Star
|
RPG
|
21
|
85
|
|
Sakura Wars V: So Long, My Love
|
TRPG / VN
|
|
84
|
|
Grandia
|
RPG / TRPG
|
|
80
|
|
Eternal Sonata
|
RPG / ARPG
|
|
80
|
|
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
|
Action-Adventure
|
8
|
80
|
|
Final Fantasy Tactics
|
SRPG / TRPG
|
13
|
76
|
|
Mother 2: Earthbound
|
RPG
|
|
72
|
|
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
|
SRPG / TRPG
|
13
|
72
|
|
Grandia II
|
RPG / TRPG
|
|
70
|
|
Shadow Hearts II: Covenant
|
RPG
|
16
|
70
|
|
Sakura Taisen
|
TRPG / VN
|
|
70
|
|
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei
|
Visual Novel
|
5
|
|
330
|
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa
|
Visual Novel
|
5
|
|
280
|
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast
|
RPG
|
4
|
75
|
|
A Blurred Line
|
RPG
|
|
70
|
|
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
|
Sandbox TPS
|
|
70
|
|
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
|
RPG
|
17
|
69
|
|
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
|
Action-Adventure
|
|
68
|
|
Shadow Hearts
|
RPG
|
11
|
64
|
|
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
|
Action RPG
|
13
|
64
|
|
Valkyrie Profile
|
RPG
|
|
62
|
|
Sakura Taisen 4 ~Koi Seyo, Otome~
|
TRPG / VN
|
|
60
|
|
Chrono Trigger
|
RPG
|
8
|
60
|
|
Analogue: A Hate Story
|
Visual Novel
|
|
59
|
|
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
|
Action RPG
|
12
|
55
|
|
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
|
Action-Adventure
|
|
51
|
|
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
|
RPG
|
|
50
|
|
Xenosaga: A Missing Year
|
Visual Novel
|
|
50
|
|
Suikoden
|
RPG / TRPG
|
|
48
|
|
Mother 3
|
RPG
|
|
47
|
|
Portal 2
|
Puzzle
|
|
47
|
|
Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII
|
ARPG / VN
|
|
45
|
|
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
|
Action-Adventure
|
|
45
|
|
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
|
Action-Adventure
|
|
44
|
|
Final Fantasy VI
|
RPG
|
13
|
43
|
|
Final Fantasy X-2
|
RPG
|
13
|
40
|
|
Future Fragments (Demo) (NSFW)
|
Platformer
|
|
45
|
|
Until Dawn
|
ADV / VN
|
10
|
|
|
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
|
Action RPG
|
8
|
40
|
|
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
|
Action RPG
|
7
|
40
|
|
Xenosaga: Pied Piper
|
RPG / VN
|
|
40
|
|
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
|
Action-Adventure Sandbox
|
|
40
|
|
Heavy Rain
|
ADV / VN
|
1
|
40
|
|
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
|
RPG
|
|
37
|
|
Tales of Monkey Island: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood
|
Adventure
|
2.5
|
35
|
|
Kingdom Hearts
|
Action RPG
|
6
|
33
|
|
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
|
Stealth
|
5
|
33
|
|
Final Fantasy V
|
RPG
|
4
|
33
|
|
Touhou Hisouten ~ Scarlet Weather Rhapsody
|
2D Fighter
|
5
|
32
|
200
|
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
|
Action RPG
|
7
|
32
|
|
Shadow Hearts: From the New World
|
RPG
|
6
|
31
|
|
Resident Evil (remake)
|
Survival Horror
|
|
31
|
|
Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
|
Action RPG
|
5
|
30
|
|
Rule of Rose
|
Survival Horror
|
|
29
|
|
Assassin's Creed
|
Stealth Sandbox
|
|
28
|
|
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
|
RPG / Puzzle
|
|
28
|
|
Secret of Mana
|
Action RPG
|
|
27
|
|
Resident Evil 2
|
Survival Horror
|
|
27
|
|
Illusion of Gaia
|
Action RPG
|
6
|
27
|
|
Vandal Hearts
|
SRPG / TRPG
|
10
|
26
|
|
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
|
Stealth
|
|
26
|
|
Final Fantasy IV
|
RPG
|
6
|
25
|
120
|
Phantasy Star IV
|
RPG
|
|
25
|
|
Phantasy Star 2
|
RPG
|
|
25
|
|
Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism
|
Danmaku Shooter
|
4
|
23
|
142
|
Star Cruiser
|
Role-Playing Shooter
|
4
|
|
|
Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-
|
Role-Playing Shooter
|
3
|
22
|
|
Final Fantasy III
|
RPG
|
|
21
|
|
Resident Evil (original)
|
Survival Horror
|
|
20
|
|
Dragon Warrior III
|
RPG
|
|
20
|
|
Halo 2
|
FPS
|
10
|
20
|
|
Phantasy Star 1
|
RPG
|
|
18
|
|
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
|
Survival Horror
|
|
16
|
|
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
|
Stealth
|
5
|
15
|
|
Final Fantasy II
|
RPG
|
3
|
14
|
|
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
|
Survival Horror
|
|
14
|
|
Mother: Earthbound Zero
|
RPG
|
|
14
|
|
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
|
Sandbox
|
|
13
|
|
Vagrant Story
|
RPG / ARPG
|
|
12
|
|
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
|
Action-Adventure
|
6
|
12
|
|
Resident Evil 4
|
Survival Horror TPS
|
|
11
|
|
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
|
Action-Adventure
|
|
11
|
|
Final Fantasy
|
RPG
|
2.5
|
11
|
30
|
Breath of Fire II
|
RPG
|
|
10
|
|
Halo: Combat Evolved
|
FPS
|
5
|
10
|
|
Metal Gear
|
Stealth
|
2
|
9
|
|
Grand Theft Auto III
|
Sandbox
|
|
9
|
|
Dragon Warrior II
|
RPG
|
|
8
|
|
Dragon Warrior
|
RPG
|
|
7
|
|
Final Fantasy Adventure
|
Action RPG
|
1.5
|
7
|
|
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
|
RPG
|
1
|
6
|
|
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
|
Metroidvania
|
|
5
|
|
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
|
Action-Adventure
|
|
3
|
|
Resident Evil: Dead Aim
|
Horror Shooter
|
|
2.5
|
|
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
|
Action RPG
|
|
1.5
|
|
The Legend of Zelda
|
Action-Adventure
|
|
0.5
|
|
Shin Koihime † Musou
|
Visual Novel
|
108
|
|
|