The expanded version of the game includes upgraded visuals and some fun (and not so fun) extras. It's also not surprising then that thanks to its popularity, we now have Doki Doki Literature Club Plus, which was announced at E3 2021. It's not surprising then that it's gone on to become a cult favorite among horror aficionados.
This dating sim was actually not a dating sim at all, but a horror game, and the transition from poppy visual novel to dark, gruesome tale made for some of the most emotionally impactful gaming in recent memory. The seemingly innocuous and free-to-play visual novel about a student who joins a literature club filled with dateable prospects became famous because it was everything but what it said on the tin.
Doki Doki Literature Club was once a hidden gem on Steam when it first launched in 2017.
