Choose How To Date A Magical Girl!
Choose How To Date A Magical Girl! if you want an Adventure and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. How To Date A Magical Girl! launched in 2019.
How To Date A Magical Girl! vs Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
How To Date A Magical Girl! and Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! both land in Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Casual games on Steam. How To Date A Magical Girl! (2019) is 2 years older than Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! (2021). Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! scores higher on Steam reviews (97.3% positive) than How To Date A Magical Girl! (80.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Choose Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 97.3% positive across 10,428 reviews.
Both How To Date A Magical Girl! and Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! sit in Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 How To Date A Magical Girl! |  Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2021 |
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 8.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.6% positive (335 reviews) | 97.3% positive (10,428 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cafe Shiba | Team Salvato |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- How To Date A Magical Girl! (2019) is 2 years older than Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! (2021).
- Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! scores higher on Steam reviews (97.3% positive) than How To Date A Magical Girl! (80.6% positive).
- How To Date A Magical Girl! is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! (8.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: How To Date A Magical Girl! is Deck Playable, Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! is Deck Verified.
How To Date A Magical Girl! vs Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! — FAQ
- Which is better, How To Date A Magical Girl! or Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!?
- On Steam reviews Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! scores higher (97.3% positive) than How To Date A Magical Girl! (80.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play How To Date A Magical Girl! or Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! first?
- If you want chronology, How To Date A Magical Girl! (2019) came out before Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are How To Date A Magical Girl! and Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! similar?
- They overlap on Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.