Shocking genre-subverting story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“First, the game starts as a lighthearted slice-of-life, with four pretty girls surrounding you in a literature club.”
Steam review · 19.6 h played ↗
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
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Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%Team Salvato2021Psychological Horror · Visual Novel · Dating Sim
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A beloved psychological-horror visual novel with a cute-turned-disturbing story, plus side stories and a virtual desktop. Skip it if you want new horror or can just play the free original.
Great for
Fans of story-driven visual novels and psychological horror, and DDLC fans who want side stories and to support the devs
Main risk
The paid Plus version adds little beyond the free original, and its fake desktop weakens the fourth-wall horror
What players love
Well-written, emotional characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Sayori's story in act 1 is unironically a very accurate depiction of what depression can look like for a lot of people.”
Steam review · 13.6 h played ↗
Memorable, replayable masterpiece
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“To this day, one of the most impactful games I have ever played.”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗
Side stories deepen the characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The extra side stories add so much more depth to the characters and somehow make everything hit even harder.”
Steam review · 15.7 h played ↗
Great music and art
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The CGs and the music are all on point”
Steam review · 23.4 h played ↗
Virtual desktop, gallery and extras
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“I love the virtual desktop that all the content is in.”
Steam review · 24.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too little new content for the price
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“It's basically just the free version with a few bells and whistles”
Steam review · 21.9 h played ↗
Fake desktop kills the fourth-wall horror
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Because DDLC PLUS has to resort to simulating a fake desktop rather than actually taking place on your own system this feeling of discomfort and realism never takes place”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
Not scary; relies on shock value
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“it's just become a tool for shock scene and exploitation, because it want to be an edgy game”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Slow, boring dating-sim opening
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“you need to click away over an hour (!!) of cringe-inducing and boring dialogue”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Side stories feel preachy and dull
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Each of the six stories has the same plot: Two of the girls have a miscommunication and hurt each other's feelings, then they talk it out and make up.”
Steam review · 16.8 h played ↗
Little interactivity and weak choices
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“the game offers so little player choice or interaction that the story's twists and turns feel meaningless”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 or higher
Processor1.8 GHz Dual-Core CPU
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntegrated Graphics
Storage3 GB available space
OSWindows 7 or higher
Processor1.8 GHz Dual-Core CPU
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntegrated Graphics
Storage3 GB available space
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