Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-05-09
  • Engaging and deep characters
  • Spectacular and engaging story
  • Unique horror experience
  • Excellent soundtrack and audio
  • Limited replayability and linear gameplay
  • Lack of mods and new content
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
30,794
Positive
29,84796.9%
Negative
9473.1%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
2,382,450
Estimated revenue
$35,712,926
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
180.42%
Estimated copies lost
1,393
Estimated revenue lost
$20,881
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
180.4%
Avg playtime 1h
1022.4%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
1102.6%
Avg playtime 20.7h
4,03094.6%
Avg playtime 31.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2.4 rev/day
Last 30d9.9 rev/day
Quarterly116 rev/qtr
Days covered1,773.5 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
4,260 total
Organic purchasers3,98593.5%
Voted up: 97%
Key activations2756.46%
Voted up: 95%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
4,260 total
First impression0-2h2175.09%
Voted up: 91%
Mid game2-10h2,07648.7%
Voted up: 97%
Late game10-20h1,24129.1%
Voted up: 98%
Endgame20h+72617.0%
Voted up: 98%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.24% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
92.5%
Global baseline 97.0%
53 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 30,794 total.