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    Doki Doki Literature Club Plus Surpasses 1 Million Copies Sold

    The visual novel phenomena continues to gain strong sales.

    Serenity Forge and Team Salvato announced Doki Doki Literature Club Plus surpassed one million copies sold worldwide. The latest sales milestone includes digital copies sold and physical copies shipped.

    “These past 5 years, seeing my writing reach so many people has helped to shape who I am. I feel so connected to every DDLC fan I have the privilege of meeting,” said Dan Salvato, the game’s creator. “In my gratitude to all our supporters, I’m committed to using our funding from DDLC Plus to support mental health nonprofits, as well as to make new boundary-breaking games that can create connection and meaning for even more people.”

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    Here’s an overview of the game via Serenity Forge:

    Released initially as a hobby project by creator Dan Salvato in 2017, Doki Doki Literature Club quickly became the #1 rated Steam game of the year and one of the highest-rated titles of all time. Through word-of-mouth and widespread streaming of playthroughs by fans, the game garnered a huge community and amassed over 13.5 million downloads worldwide. 

    Plus Version

    Doki Doki Literature Club Plus brought the original game to consoles for the first time, along with remastered visuals and a variety of all-new content, drawing in new and existing fans alike. 

    Renowned for its disruptive storytelling approach, DDLC compels players through very real, complex human emotions by exploring and questioning their evolving relationship with fictional characters. Through six new world-building Side Stories, DDLC Plus provides space for the characters to explore their interpersonal relationships and grow together, as people.

    Story

    DDLC’s story is told from the perspective of a student who grudgingly joins the school’s literature club at the request of his childhood friend Sayori. After meeting the other club members, Yuri, Natsuki, and club president Monika, players write and exchange poems to grow closer to them. On the surface, DDLC appears to be a visual novel dating simulator, but as players progress, the game reveals itself to be more than it seems.

    Lastly, Doki Doki Literature Club Plus is available now for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox One.

    Soul Kiwami
    Soul Kiwami
    Raul Ochoa, a.k.a. Soul Kiwami, is the Managing Editor of Final Weapon and a Games Writer at Game Rant with four years of writing and editing experience. Raul is passionate about the Japanese gaming industry, and he's a huge fan of Nintendo Switch, PC hardware, JRPGs, and fighting games. business email: [email protected]

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