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Doki Doki Literature Club and the Ethics of Horror

In 2007, the indie horror game Doki Doki Literature Club! was released to itchi.io. This free visual novel very quickly became popular, especially in livestream and video playthroughs, due to its chaotic style of horror. What starts as a sweet and innocent anime-styled dating sim set around a high school literature club quickly dives into a tale of unimaginable psychological horror.