Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

Psychological horror visual novel that twists school romance conventions

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

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 32K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 369 in 30 days
Playing now: 121; peak 24h 191
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 3 years ago; Jun 7, 2023

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 32,421 reviews are positive · 96% of 369 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 19
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese.