By 'creating poems,' a mechanic in which players select words that either resonate more with either Sayori, Yuki, or Natsuki, leading the player down their 'route.' Monika does not have a route.Īt the end of the first act, Sayori confesses her love to the player character. All the girls seem to express some romantic interest in the player-character. There, he meets Yuri, Natsuki, and Monika, the club president. In the game, the player is invited by their childhood friend Sayori to join a literature club at school. Additionally, the trailer for the game was uploaded to the Team Salvato YouTube channel (shown below). On September 22nd, Doki Doki Literature Club was released for download on the website DDLC.moe and Steam.
The following week, the Team Salvato Twitter feed was launched. On February 12th, 2017, Team Salvato founder Dan Salvato posted an 'ask me anything' thread to the /r/ smashbros subreddit, where he hinted about the game, saying 'I'm also doing some stuff for a literature club.' On September 8th, 2017, Salvato tweeted that he would 'reveal information' regarding his 'never-before-seen next big project' the following week (shown below).
