Doki Doki Literature Club!

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.

95 22 September 2017 Free to play

Adventure Indie Visual Novel Horror Romance

Doki Doki Literature Club! is an adventure developed by Team Salvato, released 22 September 2017 on Android, iOS, Linux and Mac. It is free to play. The main story takes about 8.4 hrs to finish.

Verified 14 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Doki Doki Literature Club! is

Doki Doki Literature Club! is an adventure game developed by Team Salvato and released in 2017. It was published by Serenity Forge. It is available on Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are horror and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Doki Doki Literature Club! holds a critic score of 95 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 24 points above the year average. Players rate it 88, 7 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 8.4 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 13.1 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.8GHz Dual-Core CPU, 4 GB RAM and Integrated graphics. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Doki Doki Literature Club! launched on 22 September 2017, within three weeks of Destiny 2, Cuphead, Middle-earth: Shadow of War and Divinity: Original Sin 2. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Destiny 2, Cuphead, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Divinity: Original Sin 2.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Doki Doki Literature Club! yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Doki Doki Literature Club! gameplay screenshot

Dlc

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

30 June 2021

Quick answers

Doki Doki Literature Club! — frequently asked questions

When did Doki Doki Literature Club! come out?

Doki Doki Literature Club! was released on 22 September 2017 for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Is Doki Doki Literature Club! free?

Yes — Doki Doki Literature Club! is free to play.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Doki Doki Literature Club!?

At minimum, Doki Doki Literature Club! needs 1.8GHz Dual-Core CPU, 4 GB RAM, Integrated graphics graphics, 350 MB available space of storage.

How long does it take to beat Doki Doki Literature Club!?

The main story of Doki Doki Literature Club! takes around 8.4 hrs, or 13.1 hrs for 100% completion.

How many GB is Doki Doki Literature Club!?

The PC version needs about 0.3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("350 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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