Top 100 best selling galge titles of all time
Galge mainly refers to the consumer games released on consoles that are centered around female characters, and most of these games usually come in the form of ADV (adventure) or SLG (simulation) games. PC games are not included in the list.
This will be a pretty nostalgic list for the guys that have played galge in the 90s. The sales for many of the games released in the late 90s are amazing, we don’t see much of those sales anymore in recent years.
There used to be a time where any galge released on the Saturn was almost guranteed to sell tens of thousands easily. As a comparison, Amagami which has been pretty popular recently has sold 55,105.
This list was made late 2008 so there might be a few games left out, but there shouldn’t be any changes with the higher ranks in the list.
List taken from Japanese blog notable or ordinary, most of the numbers are taken from vgchartz or Famitsu sales charts.
|
System
|
Title
|
Maker
|
Sales
|
Release date
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
PS
|
Tokimeki Memorial
|
Konami
|
545,525
|
13/10/95
|
|
2
|
SS
|
Sakura Taisen 2
|
Sega
|
509,445
|
4/4/98
|
|
3
|
SS
|
Tokimeki Memorial
|
Konami
|
374,956
|
19/7/96
|
|
4
|
PS
|
Tokimeki Memorial 2
|
Konami
|
360,607
|
25/11/99
|
|
5
|
SS
|
Sakura Taisen
|
Sega
|
359,485
|
27/9/96
|
|
6
|
SS
|
Nonomura byouin no hitobito
|
Elf
|
327,319
|
26/4/96
|
|
7
|
DC
|
Sakura Taisen 3
|
Sega
|
304,134
|
22/3/01
|
|
8
|
DC
|
Sakura Taisen 4
|
Sega
|
257,386
|
21/3/02
|
|
9
|
SS
|
Kakyuusei
|
Elf
|
253,495
|
25/4/97
|
|
10
|
SS
|
Sentimental Graffiti
|
NEC
|
226,976
|
22/1/98
|
|
11
|
SS
|
Doukyuusei if
|
NEC
|
222,614
|
9/8/96
|
|
12
|
PS2
|
Sakura Taisen
~Atsuki chishio ni~ |
Sega
|
213,715
|
27/2/03
|
|
13
|
SS
|
EVE burst error
|
Imagineer
|
195,071
|
24/1/97
|
|
14
|
SS
|
Super real
mahjong P5 |
Seta
|
186,620
|
26/5/95
|
|
15
|
PS2
|
Fate / Stay Night [Realta Nua]
|
Kadokawa Shoten
|
184,558
|
19/4/07
|
|
16
|
PS
|
NOeL
|
Pioneer LDC
|
178,708
|
26/7/96
|
|
17
|
PS
|
Tokimeki memorial Private collection
|
Konami
|
167,155
|
26/4/96
|
|
18
|
PS
|
Princess Maker yume miru yousei
|
SCE
|
161,140
|
24/1/97
|
|
19
|
SS
|
Can Can Bunny Premiere
|
KID
|
159,502
|
5/4/96
|
|
20
|
SS
|
EVE the lost one
|
Imagineer
|
145,701
|
12/3/98
|
|
21
|
PS2
|
Sakura Taisen 5
|
Sega
|
144,668
|
7/7/05
|
|
22
|
SS
|
Kono yo no hate de koi wo utau shoujo YU-NO
|
Elf
|
139,509
|
4/12/97
|
|
23
|
SS
|
Doukyuusei 2
|
NEC
|
138,959
|
11/7/97
|
|
24
|
SS
|
DESIRE
|
Imadio
|
138,837
|
11/9/97
|
|
25
|
PCE
|
Doukyuusei
|
NEC
|
137,807
|
23/11/95
|
|
26
|
GB
|
Sakura Taisen GB Geki Hanagumi nyuutai
|
Sega
|
126,840
|
28/7/00
|
|
27
|
SFC
|
Tokimeki Memorial
|
Konami
|
121,870
|
9/2/96
|
|
28
|
PS2
|
Higurashi no naku koro ni Matsuri
|
Alchemist
|
112,859
|
22/2/07
|
|
29
|
PS
|
To Heart
|
Aquaplus
|
112,744
|
25/3/99
|
|
30
|
PS2
|
To Heart 2
|
Aquaplus
|
111,296
|
28/12/04
|
|
31
|
PS2
|
Tokimeki Memorial 3
|
Konami
|
105,170
|
20/12/01
|
|
32
|
SS
|
Doukoku soshite…
|
Dataeast
|
104,860
|
26/2/98
|
|
33
|
PS2
|
Utawarerumono
|
Aquaplus
|
101,123
|
26/10/06
|
|
34
|
DC
|
Sakura Taisen
|
Sega
|
99,165
|
25/5/00
|
|
35
|
SS
|
Idol Janshi
Suchi-pai remix |
Jaleco
|
98,844
|
24/9/95
|
|
36
|
PS
|
Doukyuusei 2
|
Banpresto
|
95,652
|
7/8/97
|
|
37
|
DC
|
Comic Party
|
Aquaplus
|
92,982
|
9/8/01
|
|
38
|
DC
|
Sakura Taisen 2
|
Sega
|
90,901
|
21/9/00
|
|
39
|
PS
|
Sister Princess
|
Mediaworks
|
90,872
|
9/8/01
|
|
40
|
SS
|
Pia Carrot he youkoso!
|
KID
|
88,900
|
12/3/98
|
|
41
|
SS
|
Princess Maker 2
|
Microcabin
|
84,857
|
27/10/95
|
|
42
|
PS
|
Mitsumete Knight
|
Konami
|
84,043
|
19/3/98
|
|
43
|
PS
|
Exodus Guilty
|
Imadio
|
83,050
|
26/11/98
|
|
44
|
SS
|
Pia Carrot he youkoso! 2
|
NEC
|
82,743
|
8/10/98
|
|
45
|
PS
|
True Love Story
|
ASCII
|
81,885
|
13/12/96
|
|
46
|
PS
|
Tokimemo drama series vol.1
|
Konami
|
79,885
|
10/7/97
|
|
47
|
DC
|
Sentimental Graffiti 2
|
NEC
|
79,432
|
27/7/00
|
|
48
|
SS
|
Sentimental Graffiti First Window
|
NEC
|
79,270
|
11/4/97
|
|
49
|
PS
|
True Love Story ~Remember my heart~
|
ASCII
|
78,996
|
11/12/97
|
|
50
|
SS
|
Can Can Bunny Premiere 2
|
KID
|
76,436
|
20/12/96
|
|
51
|
PS2
|
Sakura Taisen Monogatari Mysterious Paris
|
Sega
|
73,091
|
18/3/04
|
|
52
|
PS
|
EVE ZERO
|
Game Village
|
75,303
|
30/3/00
|
|
53
|
PS
|
True Love Story 2
|
ASCII
|
74,970
|
21/1/99
|
|
54
|
SS
|
Kuro no danshou
|
OZ Club
|
74,951
|
8/8/97
|
|
55
|
SS
|
Mahjong Doukyuusei Special
|
Make Software
|
70,888
|
29/3/96
|
|
56
|
SS
|
Yuukyuu no kobako
|
Mediaworks
|
69,866
|
11/12/97
|
|
57
|
PS
|
Himikoden ~Renge~
|
Hakuhoudou
|
68,495
|
11/3/99
|
|
58
|
PS
|
Noel La Neige
|
Pioneer LDC
|
67,884
|
25/2/98
|
|
59
|
SS
|
Super Real Mahjong Graffiti
|
Seta
|
67,417
|
24/11/95
|
|
60
|
PS2
|
Kimikiss
|
Enterbrain
|
67,196
|
25/5/06
|
|
61
|
SS
|
Virtual Call S
|
KID
|
66,546
|
29/10/98
|
|
62
|
DC
|
AIR
|
NEC
|
66,153
|
20/9/01
|
|
63
|
SS
|
Idol Janshi
Suchi-pai 2 |
Jaleco
|
65,141
|
26/4/96
|
|
64
|
PS2
|
Sakura Taisen V Episode 0
|
Sega
|
61,879
|
22/9/04
|
|
65
|
FX
|
Doukyuusei 2
|
NEC
|
61,647
|
9/8/96
|
|
66
|
SS
|
Kekkon
|
Shogakukan production
|
61,372
|
15/12/95
|
|
67
|
SS
|
Tokimemo Drama series vol.1
|
Konami
|
61,104
|
10/7/97
|
|
68
|
PS
|
Ojousama Tokkyuu
|
Mediaworks
|
60,657
|
30/7/98
|
|
69
|
DC
|
REVIVE
|
Dataeast
|
60,141
|
28/10/99
|
|
70
|
SS
|
Super real
mahjong P6 |
Seta
|
59,401
|
17/5/96
|
|
71
|
SS
|
Tanjou S
|
NEC
|
57,940
|
28/6/96
|
|
72
|
PS
|
Refrain Love
|
Riverhill soft
|
56,666
|
14/3/97
|
|
73
|
SS
|
Houkago renai club
|
KID
|
56,451
|
15/1/98
|
|
74
|
PS
|
Tokimeki Memorial Private Collection
|
Konami
|
56,123
|
26/4/96
|
|
75
|
DC
|
Kanon
|
NEC
|
55,761
|
14/9/00
|
|
76
|
PS2
|
D.C.2 P.S
|
Kadokawa Shoten
|
55,261
|
29/5/08
|
|
77
|
PS2
|
Kimikiss
(Best price edition) |
Enterbrain
|
54,956
|
14/2/08
|
|
78
|
PS
|
Sister Princess ~Pure Stories~
|
Mediaworks
|
53,883
|
13/12/01
|
|
79
|
PS
|
Tokimeki no houkago
|
Konami
|
52,608
|
16/7/98
|
|
80
|
PS
|
Sister Princess 2
|
Mediaworks
|
52,757
|
20/3/03
|
|
81
|
PS
|
Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku
|
Mediaworks
|
52,286
|
28/8/97
|
|
82
|
SS
|
Friends
|
NEC
|
51,798
|
29/4/99
|
|
83
|
PS2
|
Higurashi no naku koro ni Matsuri kakera asobi
|
Alchemist
|
51,666
|
20/12/07
|
|
84
|
SS
|
Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku
|
Mediaworks
|
51,616
|
18/7/97
|
|
85
|
PS2
|
Sakura Taisen 3
|
Sega
|
51,563
|
24/4/05
|
|
86
|
PS
|
Tokimeki Memorial Selection
Fujisaki Shiori |
Konami
|
50,666
|
27/3/97
|
|
87
|
PS
|
Angel graffiti
|
Coconuts Japan
|
48,816
|
26/7/96
|
|
88
|
SS
|
Kekkon zenya
|
Shogakukan Production
|
48,152
|
27/10/95
|
|
89
|
PS
|
Tokimemo Drama Series vol.2
|
Konami
|
47,304
|
26/3/98
|
|
90
|
SS
|
Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku
2nd ALBUM |
Mediaworks
|
46,575
|
26/2/98
|
|
91
|
SS
|
Roommate
~Inoue Ryouko~ |
Datam Polystar
|
45,743
|
14/2/97
|
|
92
|
PS
|
L no kisetsu
|
Tonkinhouse
|
45,586
|
5/8/99
|
|
93
|
PS
|
Eternal Melody
|
Mediaworks
|
44,798
|
22/11/96
|
|
94
|
PS2
|
Kanon
|
NEC
|
44,753
|
28/2/02
|
|
95
|
PS
|
Tokimemo Drama series vol. 3
|
Konami
|
44,765
|
1/4/99
|
|
96
|
PS
|
Kagayaku kisetsu he
|
KID
|
44,230
|
1/4/99
|
|
97
|
PS2
|
D.C F.S
|
Kadokawa Shoten
|
43,715
|
25/12/05
|
|
98
|
PS2
|
True Love Story 3
|
Enterbrain
|
42,814
|
5/4/01
|
|
99
|
DS
|
Higurashi no naku koro ni Kizuna vol.1
|
Alchemist
|
42,814
|
26/6/08
|
|
100
|
PS
|
Next King
|
Bandai
|
42,623
|
27/6/97
|
Sales for games that are not exactly galge, but almost:
PS2 Melty Blood 124,880
PSP Fate/Tiger Colosseum 68,677
360 Idolm@ster 77,618
360 Idolm@ster L4U 58,936
PS Double Cast 312,939
PS Kisetsu wo dakishimete 191,903
I wonder if we’ll ever see any new game break the 200,000 barrier now with the current market. Somebody make a revolutionary game that will bring us back to the mainstream again!
