Philip Watson
CGMagazineDoki Doki Literature Club Plus! (Xbox One) Review
Published 8/19/2021
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PS4 / PC / PS5 / Mac / XONE / Switch - 6/30/2021
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
- Developer
- Team Salvato
- Publisher
- Serenity Forge, PLAYISM
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Side-content richStrongly · Curated baseline
Highly replayableModerately · Curated baseline
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Critic avg
84
25 scored reviews
Total coverage
25
All coverage currently scored
Score range
70–100
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Signal shape
Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 84 across 25 scored reviews, with a 30-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
Score distribution
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25 included scored reviews
90–1007 reviews · 28%
80–8914 reviews · 56%
70–794 reviews · 16%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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Neal Chandran
RPGFanDoki Doki Literature Club Plus! | RPGFan
Published 7/20/2021
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Score
88
+4 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalJoseph Repko
Lords Of GamingDoki Doki Literature Club Plus! Review
Published 7/15/2021
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Score
80
-4 vs critic avg
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Read originalDanreb Victorio
SmashPad"Doki Doki Literature Club Plus" Review
Published 7/15/2021
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Score
80
-4 vs critic avg
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Read originalMatt Sainsbury
Digitally DownloadedReview: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus (Nintendo Switch)
Published 7/6/2021
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Score
80
-4 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalRob Gordon
Screen RantDoki Doki Literature Club Plus! Review: Poetry In Motion
Published 7/3/2021
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80
-4 vs critic avg
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Read originalWill Silberman
Digital ChumpsDoki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Published 7/2/2021
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Score
85
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalJesse Norris
XboxEraReview | Doki Doki Literature Club
Published 7/2/2021
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Score
83
-1 vs critic avg
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Read originalCharlie Kelly
Checkpoint GamingDoki Doki Literature Club Plus! Review – Dead Poets Society
Published 7/1/2021
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Score
70
-14 vs critic avg
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Read originalSarah Fields
Game RantDoki Doki Literature Club Plus Review
Published 7/1/2021
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Score
90
+6 vs critic avg
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