The Visual Novel Database

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The Visual Novel Database
Screenshot of The Visual Novel Database's homepage for a guest user featuring the default dark blue and black theme
Screenshot of The Visual Novel Database's homepage for a guest user circa June 2022.
Type of site Database
Internet forum
Review aggregator
Available in English
Owner Yorhel
URL http://vndb.org
Registration Optional
Users 195,000+
Launched September 2007; 17 years ago (2007-09)
Current status Active

The Visual Novel Database (often abbreviated as VNDB) is a community-run English-language information database about visual novels. Like its Japanese counterpart ErogameScape, VNDB not only allows for users to view and edit various pieces of information about a visual novel, but also vote on and review visual novels. It also allows users to add visual novels to a personal list with various labels.

Content

History

The database was create after Yorhel finished reading Ever17 and being impressed by it. He wanted to be able to find other visual novels like it and improve the visibility of visual novels. The first version of the website was released in September 2007 after three weeks of work.[1]


References

  1. About Us, VNDB.org, retrieved 2022-06-18.