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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! cover art

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

Team Salvato · Serenity Forge · 2021-06-30

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CasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Jun 30, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 30, 2021 (Mac), Jun 30, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Jun 30, 2021 (Xbox One), Jun 30, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 07, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! is a Casual Indie game released in 2021, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 32292 reviews).

88
playing now
97%
positive of 32k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (123 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (3 downloads)
4.56★
PlayStation Store rating (21,631 ratings)
87/100
opencritic · mighty · 95% recommend · from 38 critics
6.5h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 10h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

88 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Doki Doki Literature Club! (DDLC) is a 2017 visual novel video game developed by Team Salvato for personal computers and mobile phones. The story follows a student who reluctantly joins his high school's literature club at the insistence of his friend Sayori, and is given the option to pursue her or the other club members, Yuri, Natsuki romantically. Club president Monika also features heavily in the game's plot. The game features a non-traditional plot structure with multiple endings and unlockable cutscenes with each of the main characters. Although it initially appears to be a light-hearted dating simulator, it is a metafictional psychological horror game that extensively breaks the fourth wall.

Trailer

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! trailer thumbnail

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! - Launch Trailer | PS5, PS4

≈414,246 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 88 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,100 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~388/week).
  • · Review velocity up 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 29,563 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 646k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 32,292 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.99 at Epic Game Store (2026-09-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 15 of 32 observed days · $5.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6.7k6.7k20212026Week of 2021-06-01: 772 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6,725 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 279 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,174 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 609 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,812 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 548 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 511 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 777 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 578 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 365 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 470 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 768 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 306 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 528 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 597 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 306 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 443 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 490 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 378 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

211882026-09-16 05:00 — 102 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 149 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 175 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 178 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 117 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 187 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 166 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 123 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 211 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 180 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 106 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 189 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 151 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 143 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 192 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 138 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 127 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 141 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 168 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 151 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 106 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 120 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 88 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.3k65Jul 2021Aug 2026Jul 2021 — avg 1,346 · peak 6,912Sep 2021 — avg 191 · peak 315Nov 2021 — avg 134 · peak 232Jan 2022 — avg 146 · peak 233Mar 2022 — avg 122 · peak 249May 2022 — avg 102 · peak 179Jul 2022 — avg 146 · peak 282Sep 2022 — avg 101 · peak 196Nov 2022 — avg 80 · peak 170Jan 2023 — avg 106 · peak 190Mar 2023 — avg 87 · peak 157May 2023 — avg 84 · peak 181Jul 2023 — avg 179 · peak 507Sep 2023 — avg 86 · peak 189Nov 2023 — avg 75 · peak 148Jan 2024 — avg 89 · peak 156Mar 2024 — avg 77 · peak 135May 2024 — avg 66 · peak 115Jul 2024 — avg 87 · peak 144Sep 2024 — avg 72 · peak 130Nov 2024 — avg 82 · peak 168Jan 2025 — avg 179 · peak 455Mar 2025 — avg 130 · peak 283May 2025 — avg 91 · peak 186Jul 2025 — avg 108 · peak 184Sep 2025 — avg 100 · peak 211Nov 2025 — avg 99 · peak 207Jan 2026 — avg 142 · peak 235Mar 2026 — avg 111 · peak 176May 2026 — avg 105 · peak 188Jul 2026 — avg 139 · peak 213Aug 2026 — avg 151 · peak 223
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$0.002021-06-262026-10-152021-06-26 — best price $13.492021-09-09 — best price $13.492021-10-28 — best price $12.742021-12-16 — best price $13.492022-05-02 — best price $11.992022-06-17 — best price $14.992022-08-23 — best price $11.992022-10-18 — best price $11.992022-12-08 — best price $11.992023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-03-16 — best price $11.992023-05-04 — best price $11.992023-06-15 — best price $14.992023-07-24 — best price $10.042023-09-09 — best price $14.992023-11-21 — best price $10.492024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-02-08 — best price $0.002024-03-22 — best price $11.242024-05-09 — best price $11.242024-06-27 — best price $10.042024-08-19 — best price $14.992024-10-28 — best price $10.492024-12-10 — best price $11.242025-01-10 — best price $14.992025-02-24 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-05-15 — best price $11.242025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-08-12 — best price $14.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-11-09 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $10.492026-02-01 — best price $14.992026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-06-11 — best price $14.992026-08-16 — best price $14.992026-09-17 — best price $10.042026-10-15 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2.1k1.1k2026-05-29 — 1,383 pageviews2026-06-02 — 1,243 pageviews2026-06-06 — 1,400 pageviews2026-06-10 — 1,357 pageviews2026-06-14 — 1,395 pageviews2026-06-18 — 1,293 pageviews2026-06-22 — 1,401 pageviews2026-06-26 — 1,192 pageviews2026-06-30 — 1,220 pageviews2026-07-04 — 1,365 pageviews2026-07-08 — 2,025 pageviews2026-07-12 — 1,327 pageviews2026-07-16 — 1,340 pageviews2026-07-20 — 1,129 pageviews2026-07-24 — 1,294 pageviews2026-07-28 — 1,399 pageviews2026-08-01 — 1,378 pageviews2026-08-05 — 1,306 pageviews2026-08-09 — 1,315 pageviews2026-08-13 — 1,321 pageviews2026-08-17 — 1,564 pageviews2026-08-21 — 1,655 pageviews2026-08-25 — 1,499 pageviews2026-08-29 — 1,340 pageviews2026-09-02 — 1,614 pageviews2026-09-06 — 1,630 pageviews2026-09-10 — 1,517 pageviews2026-09-14 — 1,681 pageviews2026-09-18 — 1,702 pageviews2026-09-22 — 2,051 pageviews2026-09-26 — 1,714 pageviews2026-09-30 — 1,499 pageviews2026-10-04 — 1,466 pageviews2026-10-08 — 1,604 pageviews2026-10-12 — 1,513 pageviews2026-10-14 — 1,508 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
61.3%
earned "Start a New Game"
25.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-10-13 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)8,36635%19
PS5 (PlayStation)8,15436%19
Steam (Steam)7,57426%19
PS4 (PlayStation)5,93135%19
Xbox One (Xbox)4,55221%18
PS4 (PlayStation)4,26741%19
PS5 (PlayStation)1,38861%19
PS4 (PlayStation)57771%19
PS4 (PlayStation)49273%19
Switch (Nintendo)4840%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCuteGoreAnimeRomanceViolentDating SimStory RichText-BasedSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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