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Doki Doki Literature Club! (DDLC) is a famous visual novel by Team Salvato, released in 2017. It starts as a sweet, cheerful high school dating sim: you join your friend Sayori’s Literature Club, getting to know the poised president Monika, feisty manga fan Natsuki, and shy book lover Yuri. You write poems, bond with the group, and help plan a school festival—until the story takes a sudden, shocking turn into psychological horror and meta-fiction. Beneath the bright tone, every character hides deep pain: Sayori battles hidden depression, Natsuki struggles with family issues and insecurity, and Yuri deals with anxiety and s3lf h4rM Most notably, Monika realizes she is only a character in a game, with no story route or happy ending of her own. Desperate and lonely, she begins altering the game itself—erasing people, changing events, and speaking directly to you, the real player—believing you are the only truly real thing in her world. Far more than just a scare story, it explores loneliness, mental health, and how we connect with fictional characters, using glitches and fourth-wall breaks to deliver an experience that is charming, unsettling, and deeply memorable. (Was copy and pasted)