# Games like Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

> The closest matches to Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!: Doki Doki Literature Club!, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story, The NOexistenceN of you AND me, and Five Hearts Under One Roof. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Doki Doki Literature Club!](https://imho.run/games/698780/doki-doki-literature-club) — Also Dating Sim and Gore, like Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 126,568 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/698780/)
2. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Shares branching narrative with Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
3. [YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story](https://imho.run/games/1293820/you-and-me-and-her-a-love-story) — A frequent pick in Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,973 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293820/)
4. [The NOexistenceN of you AND me](https://imho.run/games/2873080/the-noexistencen-of-you-and-me) — Shares character interaction and branching narrative with Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 4,781 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2873080/)
5. [Five Hearts Under One Roof](https://imho.run/games/3021100/five-hearts-under-one-roof) — Also Dating Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 2,046 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3021100/)
6. [Departed Away](https://imho.run/games/2564880/departed-away) — A frequent pick in Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! players' libraries, and another RPG. 111 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2564880/)
7. [MiSide](https://imho.run/games/2527500/miside) — Shares character interaction and branching narrative with Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 25,078 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2527500/)
8. [CORPSE FACTORY](https://imho.run/games/1414250/corpse-factory) — Also Gore and Interactive Fiction, like Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 539 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1414250/)
9. [Muv-Luv Alternative](https://imho.run/games/802890/muv-luv-alternative) — Also Gore and Romance, like Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 949 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/802890/)
10. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Shares branching narrative with Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
11. [I Hate My Waifu Streamer](https://imho.run/games/2988620/i-hate-my-waifu-streamer) — A frequent pick in Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! players' libraries, and another Indie. 134 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2988620/)
12. [How To Date A Magical Girl!](https://imho.run/games/881560/how-to-date-a-magical-girl) — Also Dating Sim and Gore, like Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 335 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/881560/)
13. [The Song of Saya](https://imho.run/games/702050/the-song-of-saya) — Shares branching narrative with Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 2,561 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/702050/)
14. [Tiny Bunny](https://imho.run/games/1421250/tiny-bunny) — Shares branching narrative with Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 945 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1421250/)
15. [Sucker for Love: First Date](https://imho.run/games/1574270/sucker-for-love-first-date) — Shares hidden endings with Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 2,095 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574270/)
16. [CLANNAD](https://imho.run/games/324160/clannad) — Also Dating Sim and Romance, like Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 1,961 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324160/)
17. [Knowledge, or know Lady](https://imho.run/games/2786680/knowledge-or-know-lady) — A frequent pick in Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,097 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2786680/)
18. [sweet pool](https://imho.run/games/852910/sweet-pool) — Also Gore and Romance, like Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 232 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/852910/)
19. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Also Dating Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
20. [Kanon](https://imho.run/games/2850310/kanon) — Also Text-Based and Dating Sim, like Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 118 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2850310/)
21. [Magical Girl Witch Trials](https://imho.run/games/3101040/magical-girl-witch-trials) — Also Gore and Violent, like Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 445 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3101040/)
22. [Lost in Secular Love](https://imho.run/games/520850/lost-in-secular-love) — Also Dating Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 97 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/520850/)
23. [Suicide Countdown: 7 Days](https://imho.run/games/1528130/suicide-countdown-7-days) — Shares branching narrative with Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 84 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1528130/)
24. [Hello Lady! - Complete Edition](https://imho.run/games/1751630/hello-lady-complete-edition) — Shares branching narrative with Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. 79 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1751630/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1388880&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1388880&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1388880&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1388880
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1388880
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! is an indie visual novel released in 2021 that begins as a dating sim before evolving into psychological horror through meta-narrative techniques. The game features branching narratives, character interaction, and hidden endings. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, emotional, and unsettling, noting that the characters are deeply relatable and well-developed, while multiple endings provide significant replay value. Despite its intense themes, the game maintains a chill difficulty level and runs verified on Steam Deck. The solo experience offers medium-length gameplay across a sit-down session structure. It holds a Metacritic score of 81 and a 97% positive rating from over 10,000 Steam reviews, available at $14.99.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1388880
- **Developer:** Team Salvato
- **Publisher:** Serenity Forge
- **Genres:** Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 30, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 81
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1388880/doki-doki-literature-club-plus)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1388880&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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