You're presented with four archetypes, three of which you can romance at first. Doki Doki Literature Club is a game about mental health and how dating sims play around with our expectations of a character's psychology.ĭoki Doki Literature Club is a game about mental health and how dating sims play around with our expectations of a character's psychology. As we previously mentioned, we're not going to spoil major plot points that are best experienced for yourself, but suffice to say there's an emphasis on 'psychological' here. Right off the bat, you might be wondering why this cutesy-looking visual novel would be considered one of the most disturbing psychological thrillers ever put into game form. Source: Serenity Forge (Image credit: Source: Serenity Forge) Since it's optional, you can choose to have them off if you want to play the game raw. which goes a long way to assisting players. Turning on content warnings in the settings gives you a pop-up when you're about to see something disturbing - suicidal ideation, puke, blood, etc. Doki Doki Literature Club has always been upfront that the game has 'disturbing subject matter,' but now you can know exactly when you're about to be shocked by said subject matter. The original game did have a small warning with a URL to go to if you want more detailed information, but the Plus version has them built in so you can read them while staying in-game before you even begin. I won't get into spoiler territory because story points should be experienced mostly blind, but Plus adds optional content warnings, which are very welcome considering the heavy subject matter.

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