This page maintains leaderboards for the largest visual novel jams across a variety of metrics. For additional details about each occurrence of jams, see List of ongoing visual novel jams.
Data Collection Methods & How to Interpret
- Main article: Interpreting jam statistics
The VNDev Wiki collects the officially visible participant and entry counts on the itch.io jam page, immediately after the jam is completed. Caveats for this data are available on the above reference page.
Most entries in a single jam
|
1 |
272 |
Spooktober 2024 |
|
2 |
210 |
Spooktober 2023 |
|
3 |
192 |
O2A2 2024 |
|
4 |
187 |
SuNoFes 2024 |
|
5 |
185 |
NaNoRenO 2022 |
|
6 |
161 |
NaNoRenO 2023 |
|
7 |
160 |
Spooktober 2022 |
|
8 |
155 |
O2A2 2023 |
|
9 |
152 |
NaNoRenO 2024 |
|
10 |
138 |
Winter Jam 2022 |
|
11 |
116 |
MVNA 2025 |
|
12 |
115 |
SuNoFes 2022 |
|
13 |
112 |
Spooktober 2021 |
|
14 |
109 |
Micro Ukrainian Visual Novel Jam No. 1 |
|
15 (tie) |
106 |
Yuri Jam 2024 |
|
15 (tie) |
106 |
O2A2 2022 |
|
17 |
105 |
NaNoRenO 2020 |
|
18 (tie) |
103 |
O2A2 Queer 2023 |
|
18 (tie) |
103 |
Otome Jam 2024 |
|
20 |
96 |
O2A2 2021 |
Most participants in a single jam
|
1 |
1,924 |
Road Trip 2025 |
|
2 |
1,487 |
Spooktober 2024 |
|
3 |
1,450 |
SuNoFes 2024 |
|
4 |
1,097 |
Spooktober 2023 |
|
5 |
965 |
SuNoFes 2022 |
|
6 |
891 |
NaNoRenO 2022 |
|
7 |
852 |
Winter Jam 2022 |
|
8 |
811 |
Spooktober 2022 |
|
9 |
802 |
Otome Jam 2024 |
|
10 |
708 |
NaNoRenO 2023 |
|
11 |
699 |
Magical Girl Game Jam No. 10 |
|
12 |
678 |
SuNoFes 2021 |
|
13 |
552 |
Yuri Jam 2024 |
|
14 |
535 |
Spooktober 2021 |
|
15 |
466 |
NaNoRenO 2024 |
|
16 |
465 |
Winter Jam 2021 |
|
17 |
450 |
NaNoRenO 2020 |
|
18 |
439 |
NaNoRenO 2017 |
|
19 |
408 |
O2A2 2024 |
|
20 |
406 |
Winter Jam 2024 |
Cumulative entries per jam
| 1 |
1,149 |
NaNoRenO |
2025 (partial)
|
| 2 |
813 |
Spooktober |
2024
|
| 3 |
672 |
O2A2 |
2024
|
| 4 |
552 |
SuNoFes |
2024
|
| 5 |
524 |
Yuri Jam |
2024
|
| 6 |
399 |
Ukrainian |
2024
|
| 7 |
385 |
Winter |
2024
|
| 8 |
354 |
Magical Girl |
2025 (partial)
|
| 9 |
271 |
Otome |
2025 (partial)
|
| 10 |
236 |
Yaoi Jam |
2025 (partial)
|
Cumulative participants per jam
| 1 |
4,167 |
Spooktober |
2024
|
| 2 |
4,130 |
NaNoRenO |
2025 (partial)
|
| 3 |
4,056 |
SuNoFes |
2024
|
| 4 |
2,601 |
Magical Girl |
2025 (partial)
|
| 5 |
2,487 |
Yuri Jam |
2024
|
| 6 |
2,209 |
Winter |
2024
|
| 7 |
1,725 |
Yaoi Jam |
2025 (partial)
|
| 8 |
1,634 |
Otome |
2025 (partial)
|
| 9 |
1,584 |
Road Trip |
2025 (partial)
|
| 10 |
1,326 |
O2A2 |
2024
|
Most entries per year
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2025 (partial) |
MVNA (116) |
SWAK (79) |
Road Trip (15, partial) |
| 2024 |
Spooktober (272) |
O2A2 (192) |
SuNoFes (187) |
| 2023 |
Spooktober (210) |
NaNoRenO (161) |
O2A2 (155) |
| 2022 |
NaNoRenO (185) |
Spooktober (160) |
Winter (138) |
| 2021 |
Spooktober (112) |
O2A2 (96) |
NaNoRenO (88) |
| 2020 |
NaNoRenO (105) |
SuNoFes (62) |
Spooktober (44) |
| 2019 |
NaNoRenO (88) |
Yuri Jam (37) |
Bara (19) |
| 2018 |
NaNoRenO (71) |
Yuri Jam (55) |
Ren'Py (27) |
| 2017 |
NaNoRenO (68) |
Yuri Jam (66) |
TyranoJam (44) |
| 2016 |
NaNoRenO (75) |
Yuri Jam (56) |
Yaoi Jam (19) |
| 2015 |
NaNoRenO (34) |
TyranoJam (33) |
Yuri Jam (32) |
Most participants per year
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2025 (partial) |
Road Trip (1,924, partial) |
SWAK (392) |
MVNA (389) |
| 2024 |
Spooktober (1,487) |
SuNoFes (1,450) |
Otome (802) |
| 2023 |
Spooktober (1,097) |
NaNoRenO (708) |
Winter (380) |
| 2022 |
SuNoFes (965) |
NaNoRenO (891) |
Winter (852) |
| 2021 |
SuNoFes (678) |
Spooktober (535) |
Winter (465) |
| 2020 |
NaNoRenO (450) |
SuNoFes (368) |
Yaoi Jam (189) |
| 2019 |
NaNoRenO (330) |
Yuri Jam (177) |
Yaoi Jam (84) |
| 2018 |
Yuri Jam (251) |
NaNoRenO (235) |
Yaoi Jam (123) |
| 2017 |
NaNoRenO (439) |
Yuri Jam (325) |
TyranoJam (320) |
| 2016 |
NaNoRenO (178) |
Yuri Jam (166) |
Yaoi Jam (105) |
| 2015 |
Yuri Jam (103) |
TyranoJam (41) |
NaNoRenO (39) |
Largest top prize
| Jam | Top Prize |
|---|
| Spooktober 2022 | 3,060 USD |
| Spooktober 2021 | 2,850 USD |
| Spooktober 2023 | 2,850 USD |
| VN CUP 2023 | 2,000 USD |
| Spooktober 2024 | 1,800 USD |
| Spooktober 2020 | 500 USD |
| TyranoJam 2018 | 500 USD |
| TyranoJam 2017 | 500 USD |
| TyranoJam 2015 | 350 USD |
| VN CUP 2022 | 300 USD |
Largest total prize pool
| Jam | Prize Pool |
|---|
| Spooktober 2023 | 7,500 USD |
| Spooktober 2022 | 7,020 USD |
| Spooktober 2021 | 5,700 USD |
| VN CUP 2023 | 5,500 USD |
| Spooktober 2024 | 4,550 USD |
| Menhera Jam 2024 | 1,250 USD |
| Spooktober 2020 | 1,200 USD |
| TyranoJam 2018 | 1,100 USD |
| TyranoJam 2017 | 1,100 USD |
| TyranoJam 2015 | 1,000 USD |
