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  • Summary: 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
    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 me!

    I'm super excited for you to make friends with everyone and help the Literature Club become a more intimate place for all my members. But I can tell already that you're a sweetheartwill you promise to spend the most time with me?
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Jan 2, 2018
    90
    Funny, sad, and with the sharpest teeth, Doki Doki Literature Club is one of the most pleasant surprises of 2017.
  2. Oct 24, 2017
    90
    Doki Doki Literature Club! is totally free and one of the best visual novel ever made.
  3. Jan 21, 2018
    87
    Doki Doki Literature Club is a visual novella that masterfully manages to creep up on you, shatter the 4th wall with a sledgehammer and land it on your unsuspecting face.
  4. Feb 14, 2018
    85
    Doki Doki Literature Club is a mind boggling and hard hitting horror game that takes tried and tested formulas of both visual novels and dating sims and turns them on their heads. The themes and story pack a punch, and stayed with me long after I had finished playing. It may require commitment from some to get through but the reward for those who stick it is more than worth it
  5. Jan 19, 2018
    80
    The first hour or so are intentionally insufferable. Some of the best horror takes its time establishing what’s normal, because it has to show you what it’s going to break. Without normal, you wouldn’t know what’s weird. Without real, you wouldn’t know what’s surreal. Without victims, you wouldn’t know what’s monstrous. Without the anime dating sim, you wouldn’t know Doki Doki Literature Club.
  6. Jan 15, 2018
    70
    This game is an interesting one which presents as a common "visual novel" game but in the end presents a totally different approach as the game progress. In the end it feels very mixed with some aspects where the game done well but in other ones it doesn't.
  7. CD-Action
    Feb 8, 2018
    55
    A horror game disguised as a dating sim. First couple of hours are boring and written poorly to the degree of being hard to digest for me, then things get better, but the story is still shallow and the substance plays second fiddle to the form. [01/2018, p.61]
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 16 out of 210
  1. Nov 11, 2017
    10
    Maybe I shouldn’t give this game a 10/10. I mean, it’s a virtual novel-dating simulator. What about that warrants the praise of a masterpiece?Maybe I shouldn’t give this game a 10/10. I mean, it’s a virtual novel-dating simulator. What about that warrants the praise of a masterpiece?

    Well. That is not something I am willing to discuss in this review. I don’t even wanna say anything about this game. Just experience it for yourself (not really a review if you don’t talk about the game, I know, but please trust me on this one, ok?).

    What I will say though, is that it’s free on steam and is one of the biggest surprises of the year for me. It’s characters, music, graphics, plot—you might be surprised at just how fantastic it all is.
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  2. Aug 23, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. İlk başta doki dokiyi anime kızlarıyla date similator sanıp indirmiştim taki sayorinin intiharına kadar . doki doki 4 hoş anime kızı ile edebiyat klubünde türlü diyaloglara girip şiir yazıdığımız visiul novel türünde bir oyun kendisi öncelikle karakterlerden bahsedersek monika harika alımlı zeki entel ama biraz fazla mükemmel klup başkanımız kendisi ,yuri çekingen kitap kurdu bıçakları seven biraz sadist ama güzel vucudyla öne çıkan biri natsuki çocuksu hareketleri tsunderesi davranışları tatlı ama sert bir yapıdaki becerikli pembe saçlı kısa boylu bir loli ve son olarak sayori bizim biraz saf arkadaş canlısı senpatik unutkan obur çocukluk arkadaşımız araların kesinlikle en gerçek hissettiren karekter sayoriydi ve favorimde o oyunun bize ne sunduğuna gelirsek sayorinin başkan yardımcısı olduğu edebiyat klubüne zorlada olsa girmemizle başlıyo ilk bikaçgün birşey olmasada bir gün eve dönerken sayori bize ben senin içi neyim diyor bize 2 şık veriliyo ya arkadaşımsın yada seni seviyorum sayori ama malesefki sayori her türlü intihar ediyo ve sayorinin intiharı ile oyunda bozulmalar başlıyor ve birden oyun yeniden başlıyınca sayori yok gibi bir oyun geliyo karşımıza tabikide oyuna devam ettimizde öbür karekterler bozulmaya başlıyıp kendilerini öldürü sonra lanet monika bize oyunu ele geçirdim böyle yaptım diyor sayorinin ayarlarıyla oynaınca intihar ettini açılıyor ilk oynayışımda 1 saat boyunca monikayla konuştuğumda napıcağımı anlamıdığımdan internet bakmıştım ve evet çözümü bulup monikayı sildim büyük bir zevkle sayorinin intikamını almış olsamda sayori için hala üzgündüm bir kaç etkisinden çıkamasamda gayet iyi biri visual novelde kendisi benide visiual novel tanıştıran oyun kendisi. oyunun özet bu şekilde müzikleri rahatlatıcı tarza başlayıp tüyler ürperten seviyelere varıyo bu yüzden ortamın havasını çok iyiler . oynanış süresi olarakta 6-7 saat sürüyor ortalama tabikide oyun bedava bir deneyim olduğundan düşük bütçeli indie bir stüdyodan çokta bir şey beklemediğimden beni aşırı eğlendirip tam 12 kez bitircemi düşünmemiştim ama beklentilerimi aştığından mütevellit oyunun hiçbir eksisinin olmadığını ve kısacası harika olduğunu söylüyorum. Expand
  3. Mar 5, 2020
    10
    This review will be lost in the sea of my fellow gamers, but DDLC was really a game-changer (pun not intended) both for me and the gamingThis review will be lost in the sea of my fellow gamers, but DDLC was really a game-changer (pun not intended) both for me and the gaming community. An utterly shocking twist masked by "yo date anime girls", Doki Doki will be known as one of the greatest indie games of all time, up there with FNAF and Undertale.

    The passion and thought put into this game are well executed, and generally shines as an indie game (or a video game in general).
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  4. Jul 13, 2020
    9
    {Gameplay: Level Design, Combat Systems, etc}
    ☐ 10/10 - Amazing.
    ☑ 9/10 - Fantastic. ☐ 8/10 - Good ☐ 7/10 - Average. ☐ 6/10 - OK ☐ 4/10
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    ☑ 9/10 - Fantastic.
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    ☐ 2/10 - Painfull

    {Story: Plot, Ending, etc}
    ☑ 10/10 - Amazing.
    ☐ 9/10 - Fantastic.
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    {Narrative: Dialogue, Cutscene, etc}
    ☐ 10/10 - Amazing.
    ☑ 9/10 - Fantastic.
    ☐ 8/10 - Good
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    ☐ 6/10 - OK
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    ☐ 2/10 - Painfull

    {Graphics: Aesthetics, animations, etc}
    ☑ 10/10 - Amazing.
    ☐ 9/10 - Fantastic.
    ☐ 8/10 - Good
    ☐ 7/10 - Average.
    ☐ 6/10 - OK
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    ☐ 2/10 - Painfull

    {Technical: Performance, Bugs, etc}
    ☑ 10/10 - Amazing.
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    ☐ 6/10 - OK
    ☐ 4/10 - Bad
    ☐ 2/10 - Painfull

    "9/10 – Fantastic. I enthusiastically recommend that you add these games to your to-play list. As it does not hit the amazing score, It is still an extremely good game. I recommend getting this game." ~DeathKillerNOR~

    ⚠️ IN MY OPINION ⚠️
    Doki Doki Literature Club is of the type of games i usually don't play on PC, But this one was the exception. And it did not disappoint. The Graphics is on par with what this game seems to be at the surface. But just as you should not judge a book by its cover, you should not judge this game by what it seems like at first. It will take that wrong turn multiple times, and show you some of the darker aspects of human mental states.
    The narrative plays a big part in this game and it was done flawlessly.
    The plot will make you disturbed at some moments and sad at other turns, or it will simply mess with your mental state. The Technical part of the game is impressive, how the game deletes files and keeps running seemingly all bugged. Even more impressive on steam, as the script is kinda doing what malware would do. I will end this by saying this. Listen to the warning the game gives you before you start a new game, it might be beneficial to your mental health.
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  5. Sep 2, 2019
    9
    This is the best visual novel that i ever played! I won’t lie, the first couple hours are a bit boring but it’s still ok.. after that, theThis is the best visual novel that i ever played! I won’t lie, the first couple hours are a bit boring but it’s still ok.. after that, the story gets really intense and frightening.DDLC is an awesome horror game that really messed with my head a little...It’s definitely worth playing. Expand
  6. Apr 22, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. JUST MONICA! MY UNDYING AND NEVER ENDING LOVE FOR MONICA... Game is really nice especially if you are diving down not knowing anything. Expand
  7. Nov 18, 2021
    0
    I don't know how a head was washed out to rate this suicide game with 10 stars. The game demoralizes youth and promotes suicide .. And good tI don't know how a head was washed out to rate this suicide game with 10 stars. The game demoralizes youth and promotes suicide .. And good t games like cyberpunk, fifa and gta definite editoopn are of course low rated ... a bunch of sadists Expand

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