Doki Doki Literature Club!

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 228k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth playing.

Team Salvato · Psychological Horror · Oct 6, 2017

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Doki Doki Literature Club!?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 228k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-the story is nice but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ian dont be so trigger happy about the callbacks
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The writing, music, visual changes, glitches, altered dialogue, and game-file mechanics all work together really well.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack, composed of haunting yet melodic tracks, shifts seamlessly from lighthearted to unsettling, reinforcing the emotional highs and lows of the story.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is deceptively simple, employing bright and cheerful anime-inspired visuals that contrast sharply with the increasingly dark story.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story78 reviews
Gameplay20 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Graphics6 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
100% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable