Doki Doki Literature Club! Player Count: Is It Dead?

Doki Doki Literature Club

Steam app 698780

Doki Doki Literature Club

Team SalvatoOct 6, 2017Casual, Free To Play, Indie

Free to play Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Psychological Horror
  • Visual Novel
  • Anime
  • Free to Play
  • Dating Sim
  • Horror
  • Cute
  • Dark
  • Story Rich
  • Romance
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Playing now
648
Updated 3 minutes ago
24-hour peak
660
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
7,435
Dec 9, 2017
Avg this month
522
-7.77% vs last month
Steam reviews
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Doki Doki Literature Club player count chart

Doki Doki Literature Club has a small but active player base. 648 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (down 7% on the month before).

History from Sep 1, 2017

Doki Doki Literature Club monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026522-44-7.77%861
October 2026566-59-9.44%958
September 2026625-62-5.12%1,148
August 2026n/a+129+11.93%1,210
July 2026n/a+235+27.78%1,081
June 2026n/a-14-1.63%846
May 2026n/a+2+0.23%860
April 2026n/a+134+18.51%858
March 2026n/a-95-11.6%724
February 2026n/a-7-0.85%819
January 2026n/a+55+7.13%826
December 2025n/a+170+28.29%771
November 2025n/a-16-2.59%601
October 2025n/a+33+5.65%617
September 2025n/a+4+0.69%584
August 2025n/a+40+7.41%580
July 2025n/a-68-11.18%540
June 2025n/a+15+2.53%608
May 2025n/a-36-5.72%593
April 2025n/a-70-10.01%629
March 2025n/a-14-1.96%699
February 2025n/a-133-15.72%713
January 2025n/a+19+2.3%846
December 2024n/a+53+6.85%827
November 2024n/a-60-7.19%774
October 2024n/a+185+28.51%834
September 2024n/a-23-3.42%649
August 2024n/a+79+13.32%672
July 2024n/a+0+0%593
June 2024n/a-7-1.17%593
May 2024n/a+15+2.56%600
April 2024n/a-48-7.58%585
March 2024n/a-147-18.85%633
February 2024n/a+143+22.45%780
January 2024n/a+3+0.47%637
December 2023n/a+83+15.06%634
November 2023n/a-36-6.13%551
October 2023n/a-10-1.68%587
September 2023n/a-54-8.29%597
August 2023n/a-59-8.31%651
July 2023n/a+107+17.74%710
June 2023n/a+10+1.69%603
May 2023n/a-45-7.05%593
April 2023n/a+9+1.43%638
March 2023n/a-33-4.98%629
February 2023n/a-14-2.07%662
January 2023n/a+51+8.16%676
December 2022n/a-49-7.27%625
November 2022n/a-65-8.8%674
October 2022n/a-47-5.98%739
September 2022n/a+172+28.01%786
August 2022n/a-146-19.21%614
July 2022n/a-108-12.44%760
June 2022n/a+8+0.93%868
May 2022n/a+12+1.42%860
April 2022n/a-42-4.72%848
March 2022n/a-54-5.72%890
February 2022n/a-60-5.98%944
January 2022n/a-35-3.37%1,004
December 2021n/a+143+15.96%1,039
November 2021n/a-73-7.53%896
October 2021n/a+80+9%969
September 2021n/a-355-28.54%889
August 2021n/a-711-36.37%1,244
July 2021n/a+338+20.9%1,955
June 2021n/a+663+69.5%1,617
May 2021n/a+104+12.24%954
April 2021n/a-64-7%850
March 2021n/a-87-8.69%914
February 2021n/a+29+2.98%1,001
January 2021n/a+28+2.97%972
December 2020n/a+97+11.45%944
November 2020n/a-38-4.29%847
October 2020n/a+73+8.99%885
September 2020n/a-99-10.87%812
August 2020n/a+1+0.11%911
July 2020n/a-51-5.31%910
June 2020n/a-23-2.34%961
May 2020n/a-77-7.26%984
April 2020n/a+89+9.16%1,061
March 2020n/a+217+28.74%972
February 2020n/a-27-3.45%755
January 2020n/a+83+11.87%782
December 2019n/a+48+7.37%699
November 2019n/a-13-1.96%651
October 2019n/a-14-2.06%664
September 2019n/a+62+10.06%678
August 2019n/a-17-2.69%616
July 2019n/a-233-26.91%633
June 2019n/a+68+8.52%866
May 2019n/a+214+36.64%798
April 2019n/a-116-16.57%584
March 2019n/a-24-3.31%700
February 2019n/a-89-10.95%724
January 2019n/a+13+1.62%813
December 2018n/a+55+7.38%800
November 2018n/a-10-1.32%745
October 2018n/a-403-34.8%755
September 2018n/a+158+15.8%1,158
August 2018n/a-262-20.76%1,000
July 2018n/a-169-11.81%1,262
June 2018n/a+142+11.02%1,431
May 2018n/a-425-24.8%1,289
April 2018n/a-911-34.7%1,714
March 2018n/a-1,253-32.31%2,625
February 2018n/a-2,512-39.31%3,878
January 2018n/a-1,045-14.06%6,390
December 2017n/a+4,577+160.15%7,435
November 2017n/a+532+22.87%2,858
October 2017n/a+2,326n/a2,326
September 2017n/an/an/a0

How many people are playing Doki Doki Literature Club?

At this moment Doki Doki Literature Club has 648 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #1,003 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 660 players. Today's peak is 10% below its 30-day average daily peak of 731.

Is Doki Doki Literature Club growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Doki Doki Literature Club averaged a daily peak of 731 players, down 7% compared with the 30 days before (786). Its highest point this month (958) is 59% above the same period last year (601). In its first month after release (Oct 6, 2017) it peaked at 2,858 players. Today's player count is 9% of its all-time peak of 7,435, set on Dec 9, 2017.

Best time to play Doki Doki Literature Club

Based on the last 14 days, Doki Doki Literature Club is busiest around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 44% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Doki Doki Literature Club players by hour and weekday

When Doki Doki Literature Club has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSaturday at 20:00 UTCabout 854 players on average
QuietestThursday at 07:00 UTCabout 334 players on average
Busy vs quiet2.6xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About Doki Doki Literature Club

The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

Developer
Team Salvato
Released
Oct 6, 2017
Genre
Casual, Free To Play, Indie
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
1 language, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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Doki Doki Literature Club price

Doki Doki Literature Club is free to play on Steam.

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Doki Doki Literature Club reviews over time

96% Overwhelmingly Positive96% of 229,382 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Doki Doki Literature Club on Twitch

4
watching now
2
live channels
49
24-hour peak viewers
40
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Doki Doki Literature Club!", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Doki Doki Literature Club Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 25 Oct 2026, with a peak of 1,031 viewers and 152 on average.

Doki Doki Literature Club streamers right now

Nobody in our samples.

Top Doki Doki Literature Club streamers this week

  1. Russel341
  2. pocketchalk103
  3. renatannie103
  4. hotdish_greyduck41
  5. umeji_ch29

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Doki Doki Literature Club DLC

Doki Doki Literature Club has 1 DLC on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
Doki Doki Literature Club Fan Pack ↗Sep 22, 2017$9.99

Latest Doki Doki Literature Club news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Doki Doki Literature Club FAQ

Is Doki Doki Literature Club dead?

Doki Doki Literature Club has a small but active player base. 648 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (down 7% on the month before).

How many people play Doki Doki Literature Club?

648 people are playing Doki Doki Literature Club on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 660 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Doki Doki Literature Club?

Doki Doki Literature Club reached its all-time Steam peak of 7,435 concurrent players on Dec 9, 2017.

Is Doki Doki Literature Club growing or declining?

Doki Doki Literature Club is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 731, down 7% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Doki Doki Literature Club most active?

Doki Doki Literature Club usually has the most players around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).

Is Doki Doki Literature Club free?

Yes, Doki Doki Literature Club is free to play on Steam.

Is Doki Doki Literature Club good?

Steam players rate Doki Doki Literature Club Overwhelmingly Positive: 96% of 229,382 reviews are positive.

When did Doki Doki Literature Club come out?

Doki Doki Literature Club was released on Steam on Oct 6, 2017.

Who made Doki Doki Literature Club?

Doki Doki Literature Club was developed by Team Salvato.

Is Doki Doki Literature Club still worth playing?

Doki Doki Literature Club has a smaller but active community on Steam today (648 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).

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