Doki Doki Literature Club!

2017 horror visual novel game developed by Team Salvato
VideoGame video_game Q42266827
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Summary

Doki Doki Literature Club! is a video game[1]. Doki Doki Literature Club! ranks in the top 0.53% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,524 views/month, #103 of 19,301).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award[3]
  • Publisher: Team Salvato[4]
  • Genre: visual novel[5], psychological horror video game[6]
  • Named after: heart sound[7], literary society[8]
  • Developer: Team Salvato[9]
  • Commons category: Doki Doki Literature Club![10]
  • Platform: Microsoft Windows[11], macOS[12], Linux[13]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[14]
  • Language of work or name: English[15]
  • Software engine: Ren'Py[16]
  • Distribution format: digital distribution[17], digital download[18]
  • Review score: 87/100[19], 71%[20]
  • Input device: computer mouse[21], computer keyboard[22]
  • Country of origin: United States[23]
  • Publication date: September 22, 2017[24]
  • Characters: Yuri[25], MC[26], Natsuki[27], Sayori[28], Monika[29]
  • Distributed by: Steam[30], itch.io[31], Epic Games Store[32]
  • Official website: https://ddlc.moe/[33]
  • Nominated for: Steam Award for Defies Description[34]
  • Title: Doki Doki Literature Club![35]
  • Has characteristic: indie game[36]
  • Short name: DDLC[37]
  • Uses: file system[38]
  • Derivative work: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus![39]
  • Itch.io URL: https://teamsalvato.itch.io/ddlc[40]

Why It Matters

Doki Doki Literature Club! has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Doki Doki Literature Club! is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did Doki Doki Literature Club! receive?

Honors received include Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . store.steampowered.com. store.steampowered.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Kakan spelar · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'DDLC'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Short name: DDLC"
  2. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Doki_Doki_Literature_Club
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ P14470: Games/Doki_Doki_Literature_Club, removing duplicates that were erroneously introduced by my previous import"
  3. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Doki_Doki_Literature_Club
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Doki_Doki_Literature_Club, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  4. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Doki_Doki_Literature_Club
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Doki_Doki_Literature_Club, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  5. 15w ago · Dexxor · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Trovo id → —
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    Tv tropes id → VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub
    Gamerprofiles game id → QQkV
    + 146 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14603: anime/manga style"
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