Editorial policy

How we verify

Visual novel facts are scattered across stores, databases and forums, and they're often out of date. We collect them, check them against official sources, and say clearly where we're unsure.

1. 1

   Completion has two parts

   “Story complete” means the main story can be played to its end. “Development finished” means the developer has said no more content is coming. Many adult games are one without the other, so we always show both.

2. 2

   Platforms are official

   A platform is listed only when the developer or publisher released the game there. Unofficial ports are marked as such and never linked.

3. 3

   Languages are official

   English means an official translation. Fan translations are noted, separately.

4. 4

   Playtime shows its basis

   Usually the VNDB user-reported average, with the vote count and the date we checked. Reading speed varies a lot.

5. 5

   Nothing invented

   We publish no scores, no fake reviews and no claimed testing. Anything we couldn't confirm is marked “not fully verified” on the page.

6. 6

   Every page is dated

   Each listing shows when it was last verified and links to its sources.

7. 7

   Ads stay out of the way

   Ads are labelled and kept away from navigation, store links and download buttons. No forced redirects.