Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

Last updated: 2026-01-02
  • Well-developed and relatable characters
  • Engaging and immersive narrative experience
  • Side stories enhance character depth significantly
  • Emotional distress and trauma possible
  • Disturbing mature content throughout game
  • Minimal and shallow gameplay mechanics
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
29,484
Positive
28,55896.9%
Negative
9263.1%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
2,282,299
Estimated revenue
$34,211,662
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
160.35%
Estimated copies lost
1,239
Estimated revenue lost
$18,573
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
160.4%
Avg playtime 1.1h
1212.7%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
1222.7%
Avg playtime 10.9h
4,30194.3%
Avg playtime 30.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2.8 rev/day
Last 30d17.1 rev/day
Quarterly147.9 rev/qtr
Days covered1,646.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
4,560 total
Organic purchasers4,27693.8%
Voted up: 97%
Key activations2846.23%
Voted up: 96%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
4,560 total
First impression0-2h2405.26%
Voted up: 92%
Mid game2-10h2,25949.5%
Voted up: 96%
Late game10-20h1,31028.7%
Voted up: 98%
Endgame20h+75116.5%
Voted up: 98%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.18% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
87.0%
Global baseline 97.0%
54 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 29,484 total.