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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

Psychological horror visual novel that twists school romance conventions

Team Salvato · Published by Serenity Forge · Released Jun 30, 2021

CasualIndie

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 35K
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
99% of 286 in 30 days
Players
109
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Jun 7, 2023
Minimum PC
Integrated
4 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)

What is Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!?

A single-player psychological horror visual novel set in a school literature club. You read dialogue, make choices, and write poems while pursuing a romantic interest; six side stories focus on friendship and literature.

For you if...

  • +you like slow-burn horror with sharp tonal shifts
  • +you enjoy anime romance mixed with unsettling meta elements
  • +you want extra stories centered on friendship and literature

Not for you if...

  • −you only want sustained horror without romance buildup
  • −you are sensitive to gore or disturbing mental health themes

What players say

97% of 34,516 reviews are positive · 99% of 286 in the last 30 days

Players praise the main story’s unsettling tonal shift and psychological horror. The most common complaint is that this paid edition adds too little over the free original, while its virtual desktop weakens the file-based horror; opinions on the side stories are mixed.

Players over time

▼ -40% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 191 players on Sep 23, 2026.

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Oct 1, 2026156
Sep 30, 2026178
Sep 29, 2026144
Sep 27, 2026170
Sep 26, 2026165
Sep 25, 2026172
Sep 24, 2026171
Sep 23, 2026121
Sep 23, 2026191
Sep 22, 2026160
Sep 21, 2026166

How many players finish Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!?

49% of Steam players have unlocked «Thank you», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! screenshot 1

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! system requirements

Minimum: Integrated, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 or higher
Processor
1.8 GHz Dual-Core CPU
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
19
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese.

Does Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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1 DLC available.

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