Doki Doki Literature Club Horror

But beneath the saccharine surface lies a hidden horror game that does what few games manage to do.

Doki doki literature club horror. While it s only been out for a month it s already gained a cult. At first glance doki doki literature club looks like any number of high school anime dating sims resplendent with pink hues and overly busty girls who blush at everything you say. Doki doki literature club does not look like a horror game but those who have played it know only too well that appearances can be deceiving.

This is the turning point for the game where this romance with underlying serious subjects shifts to a more genuine horror game. Doki doki literature club was pitched to me by a friend as a horror video game in the guise of an anime style dating simulation. It needs the player to be aware that this is a horror game with a clever mask.

Doki doki literature club may look deceptively sweet but there are plenty of scares to experience in this intense game. Finding a body is a huge step away from the slight social. It needs the player to be intimate with gaming tropes especially those of japanese romance games.

Doki doki literature club needs the viral nature of the internet to exist.