Reviews

• Tregrenos

  Aug 28, 2022

  Without getting into any spoilers, DDLC is an amazing story that will stay on your mind well after you finish it. The modding community is fantastic, still active and presented through the game with their own take on the story for hours of additional gameplay value. I used to think "waifus" were a joke, but then Monika stole my heart! <3
• gamedeal user

  Oct 6, 2017

  Play this game. Stop reading reviews. Stop looking stuff up. You're only going to spoil yourself. It's about five hours long. It's free. Even if this isn't the type of game you'd normally play, just play it.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 27, 2017

  This game stays with you for days, even weeks after playing. If you have depression, I'd recommend not to play it.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 4, 2017

  The warnings are there for a reason
• xthesquishx

  Dec 5, 2017

  I have one thing to say about this game. Amazing. I absolutely have to say that Sayori was easily my favorite character in the whole thing. It was really surprising how much I really liked this game. It is definitely worth playing more than once.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 22, 2017

  A little bit of Monika in my life A little bit of Monika by my side A little bit of Monika is all I need A little bit of Monika is what I see A little bit of Monika in the sun A little bit of Monika all night long A little bit of Monika here I am
• gamedeal user

  Jan 4, 2018

  D͔ͧͨo̞̓͝k̷͚̕i-̂ͬ̿ͅD̛̽ͬo̎̎k͜i ̻̊͊L̦̥ͣ͠iẗ̲̼́̓er̈́ͯatu͇͉ͪ͌͘r̶e̬̻ͫͅ ̟̇͛Ċl͎ͬ͡u̶͈͓̓̏bͫͧͪͬ is a master crafted VN, filed with cute girls! Like <*> M̢͚̮̦͈̝ͣ́̔͊̆͋͂ͫ̏́͘̕Õ̺̖̏ͥN͖͇̥ͯͭ̀ͩ̉͜͢͡I̵̡̞̗͂̋͑̈́ͤͤ͗̉ͯ͐͢Ḳ̦̌A̵̡̹̲̦̱͕͙͕̭̣̼̘ͭͮ̀͌ͧͬ̔ <*> M̢͚̮̦͈̝ͣ́̔͊̆͋͂ͫ̏́͘̕Õ̺̖̏ͥN͖͇̥ͯͭ̀ͩ̉͜͢͡I̵̡̞̗͂̋͑̈́ͤͤ͗̉ͯ͐͢Ḳ̦̌A̵̡̹̲̦̱͕͙͕̭̣̼̘ͭͮ̀͌ͧͬ̔ <*> M̢͚̮̦͈̝ͣ́̔͊̆͋͂ͫ̏́͘̕Õ̺̖̏ͥN͖͇̥ͯͭ̀ͩ̉͜͢͡I̵̡̞̗͂̋͑̈́ͤͤ͗̉ͯ͐͢Ḳ̦̌A̵̡̹̲̦̱͕͙͕̭̣̼̘ͭͮ̀͌ͧͬ̔ <*> M̢͚̮̦͈̝ͣ́̔͊̆͋͂ͫ̏́͘̕Õ̺̖̏ͥN͖͇̥ͯͭ̀ͩ̉͜͢͡I̵̡̞̗͂̋͑̈́ͤͤ͗̉ͯ͐͢Ḳ̦̌A̵̡̹̲̦̱͕͙͕̭̣̼̘ͭͮ̀͌ͧͬ̔ Compare it to things like Hunipop and it makes Hunipop look like A̞̣̹̽ͣ̾͟͞N ̦̾UT̰͉͢͜҉̘̭̏̎T̛̠̤̋͢͡E̤R ͋͒ͥ͠͏̅̌D̿͡U̷̓Ḿ̷ͮ̉̾ͅP̛ͣS̷̶̺̤͑͑̐͂̃̍T̛̝͆́ͣ͌̒ͩÉ̗̞͛̑̃R͏͞ ̬̱̈́͐͠F̤ͬǏ͡R̶̛̻̘̈́̐́̊Ȩ͍̂ͮ̓̒͘. However it should be noted that this game is a Ț͚͞͏O̓͞҉T̖̻̞̻̄͊̆ͤ͊Ą̳̘͋̃̑̄ͬ̽Ļ̵̗͎̊ͬ̇͘̕͢LỴ̵̗̾ͨ̿ͥ̆̇͛NO̷̦͇̫̼̪͔ͨ̑͌R͖̟͚̃ͬ͐͜M̹̮̹̩̅̓̕A̔Lͮ̂҉͋ͪ ҉̱̚D͆A̶̠̱T̜̥̗̀ͭ́͝I̡̱̪͜͏ͯ͏͒N͕̙͈͍ͪ̆̇ͨ̂Ĝ̵̢͇̦̊ͫ̚ ̆S͔̝̀ͨ̈́ͥ͗ͨ̓̚I҉̛̗͙̀ͤM͐̒͏ͥ͘ So because of mͫͩ͑́̀̑͗͠y̗͛́͠ ̴̷̼̞͎̀͛͜ơ͓̅ͧͧẁ̧̹̗ͫ͜ṇ̹͚̟̊́͘͡ ̵̃̀̎̃̀f̥̩͇̞̐̍ͮrͮ́̔eͮ҉̏e̶̫͈͠ͅ҉̧̒̊ ̷̨̓w̹i͍l̯͕l͕͙̗̍̎ͩ̎͘. I give DDLC a M̵̸̸͑̈̏̀O͓͓̙N̛̩̱̘ͬͪͯ͐̅̆̃̇͞I̬̳̬̤̬̪̞̹͈ͮ̈́̅̉͂̑ͧ̈͝K̨̠̰̣͕̥̲͖̎͛̌̌̐̆̕A̷͓͖͉͒͛ͧͮͮ͟/҉ͩ1̢̠̪̣̗͎̏̿̑͂̈͆͒̀͝0́ s̮͔̗̾̎̾̈́ͭ͜҉͓͓͌̕͏̶͇̱e̟n̤̗̳͕͇̂̆͛͆͒̈́ͬ̌̽̚͟͢͞͞͠ḓ̠̯̻̱̫̓̾ͧ́͋̋̓̔ͣͭ ҉̬͐̒́h̿ė̞̈́l̪ͫp̧̧̡̼̩̲̙̈͞ ̴̛̠̥̱̲́̾ͥ̅̐ͫͭ̽̆ͭ̑p̹̰͎̊͊ļ̛̗̭̣̼̌͆͌̈́ͮͧͫ̈ͨ̐͡e̵͓̻̹̼̺͍ͧ̽̇͂̓͌ͨ̚͟a̶̶̴̧̧͔̖̫̠͍̙̰͓̲͛̀̃́̅̒s̙̞̎́̈́͜e̼̣͇̻̦̿̾̓̍͒̅͞ ̴̜̠͙̾̾҉̙͕̪̟ͧ͒͘s̵̫͊̾͘҉̧̧̛̙̺̺̝̒ͮͧ̄ͤ͝h̰̀ͣê̽ ̡̻̦͈̯̓̎̋̾͌̚͜͡ͅḣ̖͙̞͓͚̙̈̽̓̓ͮͭa̸̳̞̞̺͚̟̙̰͂̔̑̾͒ͤ̀͞s̡̫̦͎̝̲̀ ̥t͖̽́͞a͎̬̤̮ͭ͋ͬͦ́ͧ͞k̷͚҉̧̨͔̠̺̫̻̫̐͊͆̄͛̓̎̚͢e͜ņ̡̗̠̖͖̞̗̼̘͂́͛̊ͮ͂͒̚͟ ̳̤̺̮ͩ̉o̴̸͍̭̠̦̞̐͌̔̍̽̉̀v̼͛ě̶̱̇ͦ̀̎͌̆͢͠r̨̢̳͖̦̍ͮ̾̃ͭ̐ͯ̉͞ ̷̢̢̦̱͕̍̑͛̀̊͋ͭ́ͅḿ̵̨͙̤͔͓̻̱̔̎ͨ͑͋͡͝͝y ̶͉͔͎̱̦̭̓̅ͪͧ̑̌ͨ̅̉â̵͉̺̗̹̿̎́c̖̭̞̾͑́̉̍c̨̜̮̪͎͓̰̻̎̎͋͛ͤ̀̎ͦ͋̒̎͘ő̰̫̆͐ͤ͠ṷ̸̡̡̡̥̬̹̩ͬ̾ͭ̑ͧͪͮͣ͢ń̨͖͇͎ͩ͆̀̊ͪ̀ͥ̕͡͡͞ẗ̢̠̦͖̩͇̃͊̔̅̓ͦͧ́̀
• gamedeal user

  Jan 8, 2018

  Amazing game, and it's free, so you don't really have any excuse to not give it a go. First full playthrough maybe only took me a few hours, and then another playthrough later for the "good" ending. Don't be put off by the game's appearance if you're not the cutesy-VN type, since there's a reason that the game opens with a warning; not all is as it appears. (And if you are the type well then you'll probably enjoy it just the same). All-in-all though this is really just the kind of game that is best played blind, so stop reading reviews and just go play the damn thing, it'll be a fun handful of hours at the worst.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 22, 2018

  Downloaded this game not knowing what it was about or what the stroy was about, but let me tell you finished it and am not disapointed very good game.
• gamedeal user

  May 2, 2018

  "A hole of infinite choices. I realize now, that I wasn't looking in. I was looking out. And he, on the other side, was looking in." - from Monika's Hole in Wall

  DISCLAIMER! THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS, EVEN THOUGH I TRIED MY VERY BEST TO BE VAGUE ABOUT THEM!

  If you are even remotely interested in the visual novel genre, I know you have heard of this game at least once. So, what is so special, or interesting about it? Before telling anything about it, I must warn that this review will contain spoilers. So, if you haven't played the game, go ahead and do so. It is completely free and will take 3-4 hours out of your life to complete it blind. Oh, and be warned: even though, it seems cheerful and innocent, the game bears meta-horror elements. Played it at least once? Please keep on reading, so we can talk about the depth of a spectacularly eerie work. Doki Doki Literature Club! is Dan Salvato's only game so far, and it is one of those games that you can benefit from most if you play without knowing anything about it. As you give it a start, it seems like an ordinary dating game: we have four girls, a high school setting, a reason that brings people together... and romance emerges, right? Well... you are both right, and completely wrong. You sure take on the role of a teenager male student, who's been attending a high school with four girls: Sayori is your cheerful childhood friend, Natsuki is a classic tsundere, Yuri is the sophisticated literature nerd, and Monika is the level-headed, patient and knowledgeable president of the Literature Club. As Sayori drags you to the meeting of the club, you meet all the rest; and after a heartfelt pity-pitch, you join the club. From there on, you will attend meetings and write poems to the girl that you are interested in to win her heart. Depending on the girl you wish to romance, you have to pick words befitting her character to use in your poem. If you have done it right, you'll be rewarded with a new experience with the girl you like. This is practically it. Nope, it isn't. It all goes generic, and even boringly peaceful until the Club Festival event. As the event approaches, things start to change for the darker and eerier. People fight more, and a certain someone gets depressed out of nowhere. At the end of the said event - no, even though I'm writing this as a spoiler, I won't spoil everything: you gotta play this on your own! - there comes a point of no return; and after that... that's when everything you have previously experienced as a cute little slice of life, becomes psychotically dark, uncanny and disturbing. As you keep playing, narrative, characters, environment, timeline... they all begin to get corrupted in one way or the other. If you persist in playing, you will soon discover that this game has a villain. A villain you have to deal with if you wish the save others. Oh, and as Monika recommends: save frequently! No, I won’t speak of jump scares, easter eggs and fan theories. What I would particularly like to draw attention to in this game is: a)the quality and content of the poetry written by girls; and b)the kind of skill that was put into portray an AI which is aware of and responding to the player beyond the avatar. It is all fascinatingly creepy. Poems coming from our girls during the first chapter bear deeper meanings and even foreshadowing for the remainder of the game. Especially Monika and Yuri's poems are spectacular readings for that. When you eventually reach the end of chapter 2, and get stuck with Monika, the amount of monologue she may share with you, and the depth of various topics that she chooses are downright spooky. Also, you'll need to tamper with the game files if you wish to continue properly, as someone has been doing so far. As you can see, this is not a common visual novel. It is an interactive horror game that questions the content and nature of sentience. Well, there is no need to speak about it more, since I cannot keep writing about it without giving direct spoilers - as if I haven't been doing so far! Please stop reading and go ahead for your first run. If you can bear the first 2 hours or so - which is kind of boring - you'll be pleasantly and creepily surprised. Please also check out Lady Storyteller's Curator page here - follow for regular updates on reviews for other games!