Games

Doki Doki Literature Club!

Team Salvato

2017•Visual novel•About 8 hours

Taste attributes: adventuredramahorrorromanceslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeMoving and unhurried: a morally murky visual novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like patience over pace.

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

IGDB rating

88 / 100

543 ratings

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About This Game

The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Hi, Monika here! Welcome to the Literature Club! It's always been a dream of mine to make something special out of the things I love. Now that you're a club member, you can help me make that dream come true in this cute game! Every day is full of chit-chat and fun activities with all of my adorable and unique club members: Sayori, the youthful bundle of sunshine who values happiness the most; Natsuki, the deceivingly cute girl who packs an assertive punch; Yuri, the timid and mysterious one who finds comfort in the world of books; ...And, of course, Monika, the leader of the club! That's...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureDramaHorrorRomanceComplex relationshipEmpowerment/personal growthFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalLove conquers allRescue/escape/jeopardyUnlikely connections

Keywords

AnimeDatingFreewareBreaking the fourth wallFake glitchUnreliable narratorDepressionSuicide

Where to play

Details

Developer: Team Salvato
Publishers: Team Salvato, Serenity Forge
Released: 22 September 2017
Series: Doki Doki Literature Club
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Text
Time to beat: 9h rushed, 8h normally, 13h complete
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

How game matches work

Games are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. Game scores are estimates, made by fixed rules from IGDB genres, themes, keywords and descriptions.