Doki Doki Literature Club!
Is Doki Doki Literature Club! worth it?
Yes. It's free, and players rate it well.
The average Coilr player has put 4h into Doki Doki Literature Club!. Steam reviews are overwhelmingly positive.
4h avg96% positive
Automated estimate from Coilr-tracked playtime and Steam reviews (Coilr doesn't verify individual reviews), not a paid placement. How this is calculated
Players now
791
24h peak
791
Peak (tracked)
1,052
Coilr players
27
Player count
This game's player count is measured about every 10 hours. Steam allows a limited number of requests per day, so the busiest games are measured every few minutes and quieter ones less often. The shape of the curve is real, the fine detail between points isn't recorded.
Steam reviews
Overwhelmingly PositivePositive
96%
Total reviews
226,946
Pos / Neg
218,959 / 7,987
Not enough dated reviews yet to chart a trend.
Value
What players actually get for the price, based on real tracked playtime.
Cost per hour
Free
Free to play
Avg playtime
4 h
across 27 players
Total tracked
106 h
How long to beat
No verified owner has reported a time for Doki Doki Literature Club! yet.
Sign in to be the firstPlayer retention
DormantHow many tracked owners still play, something raw concurrent counts can't tell you.
Active (2 weeks)
4%
1 of 27 owners
Played last 7 days
1
Hours trend (2wk)
▲ Rising
Last time owners played
Last 7 days · 18-30 days · 031-90 days · 090+ days · 26
Hours played per day (Coilr owners, 90d)
Where players are
Country distribution of Coilr players who own this game.
🇺🇸US
58%
🇲🇽MX
8%
🇯🇵JP
8%
🇮🇹IT
8%
🇬🇧GB
8%
🇧🇷BR
8%
Estimated playerbase by region
Inferred from when Doki Doki Literature Club! is busiest each day. A rough estimate of the global playerbase from player-count patterns, not exact player locations.
Most players look to be in Americas (~37%).
Americas
37%
Europe & Africa
25%
Asia-Pacific
20%
Russia & CIS
18%
Players online by hour (UTC)
00h06h12h18h23h
Busiest around 23:00 with about 955 people in game — 2.1× as many as at 09:00, the quietest hour.
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Frequently asked about Doki Doki Literature Club!
How many people play Doki Doki Literature Club!?
As of September 2026, about 791 people are playing Doki Doki Literature Club! on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 791 concurrent players.
Is Doki Doki Literature Club! still active in 2026?
Yes, 4% of tracked Doki Doki Literature Club! owners on Coilr played it within the last two weeks, and roughly 791 players are online right now. (as of September 2026)
Is Doki Doki Literature Club! worth it?
Yes. It's free, and players rate it well. The average Coilr player has put 4h into Doki Doki Literature Club!. Steam reviews are overwhelmingly positive.
Is Doki Doki Literature Club! free to play?
Yes, Doki Doki Literature Club! is free to play on Steam.
How many hours does it take to play Doki Doki Literature Club!?
Across 27 tracked owners on Coilr, the average playtime in Doki Doki Literature Club! is about 4 hours.
Where are most Doki Doki Literature Club! players from?
Doki Doki Literature Club!'s player activity peaks around 23:00 UTC, which points to its largest audience being in the Americas region, an estimated 37% of active players, followed by Europe & Africa. (Estimated from global player-count patterns, not exact player locations.)