This is the list, as it currently stands, of VNs being considered and those previously considered but disqualified for VN of the Year 2017.  While this year hasn't been good for producing kamige, it has succeeded in producing a number of memorable ones.

Being Considered

Ojou-sama no Hanbun wa Ren'ai de Dekiteimasu

Oni ga Kuru. ~Ane ga Hinshi de Pinchi Desu~

Haruru Minamo ni

Suisei Ginka

Additions from 12/30/2017

Bakumatsu Jinchuu Houkoku Resshiden Miburo

Yami to Hikari no Sanctuary

Aoi Tori

Kanojo wa Imouto de Tenshi de

Eliminated/disqualified candidates/Runners-up

Silverio Trinity (Disqualified for being a direct sequel incapable of standing on its own)

Shin Koihime Musou -Kakumei- (ditto to above... with the addendum that it is also a remake)

Hataraku Otona no Ren'ai Jijou (realistically, this VN just hits my sweet spot and really isn't VN of the Year material)

Fuyu Uso (similar to Trinity and Koihime)

Hikari no Umi no Apeiria (funny, interesting, but ultimately falls short)

Additions from 12/30/2017

Kin'iro Loveriche (fun, good feels, but not quite there)

Kizuna Kirameku Koi Iroha (great first job by a new company, but it isn't a finalist)

Junjou Karen Freaks (funny fantasy with mimikko, but not quite there)

Bokura no Sekai no Shukufuku o (great nakige, great story, but not a finalist)