Google has removed popular psychological horror game Doki Doki Literature Club! from the Play Store.

Google has removed popular psychological horror game Doki Doki Literature Club! from the Play Store. According to Dan Salvato, who led its development team, and publisher Serenity Forge, Google told them the visual novel was removed because it violated its Terms of Service in its depiction of sensitive themes. The game is “widely celebrated for portraying mental health in a way that meaningfully connects deeply with players around the world,” they said in their announcement. Its free version, which came out first, has been downloaded at least 30 million times, while the paid “Plus” version has had at least one million downloads. The visual novel has repeatedly made Engadget’s lists of favorite games over the years.

**alternative download link you can download it from https://com-serenityforge-dokidokiliteratureclub.en.uptodown.com/android/download

Don’t know if it is trustworthy though.

You play download the PC version officially from steam, only android was removed: https://store.steampowered.com/app/698780/Doki_Doki_Literature_Club/

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      • Mwa@thelemmy.clubEnglish
        3·
        22 hours ago

        oh cool i never heard of JoiPlay but sounds useful.
        and Plus! uses Unity Right?

        • Auster@thebrainbin.org
          3·
          22 hours ago

          Iirc, yeah, Plus! is Unity-based.

          Also I’ve seen a few engine interpreters over the years. None as overarching as ScummVM and JoiPlay, in this order, but pretty useful stuff. I should check some time if I still have a list of such tools.

          • Mwa@thelemmy.clubEnglish
            1·
            20 hours ago

            Iirc, yeah, Plus! is Unity-based.

            Ofc

            Also I’ve seen a few engine interpreters over the years. None as overarching as ScummVM and JoiPlay, in this order, but pretty useful stuff. I should check some time if I still have a list of such tools.

            oh i see, cool stuff like i said, i cant wait for a list if it releases.