Anime-Influenced Survival Horror in Doki Doki Literature Club
Doki Doki Literature Club is a twisted survival horror game that plays with psychology by mixing a cute, innocent exterior with a dark, disturbing undercurrent. Do not be fooled by the sugary sweet anime exterior: there is something very wrong going on in this game, and only the strong-nerved dare to explore further and find out what...
A Mix of the Innocent and the Disturbing
At first glance, Doki Doki Literature Club looks like another cutesy anime-influenced dating sim or visual novel. A band of wide-eyed girls cheerfully invite you to their Literature Club, where the members will discuss their favourite books. Their names are Sayori, Natsuki, Yuri and Monika, and each of them looks as cute as a button. But appearances can be deceiving. Doki Doki Literature Club is far from being a cutesy dating sim; it is instead a survival horror game that knows exactly how to get a response out of the player.
A Survival Horror in Disguise
No fan of Japanese horror media can afford to pass up Doki Doki Literature Club, which fits into the finest tradition of macabre anime. Behind its sweet and innocent façade is a dark story that will shock and surprise anybody who dares to play it. Try it out for yourself, but whatever you make if it, do not say we didn't warn you...
