Doki Doki Literature Club(DDLC) is a free-to-playvisual novel gamereleased on May 23, 2025. Its deceptive lightheartedness has led many to think of it as just another dating simulator whereinplayers build relationships, romantic or platonic, and have a happy ever after.
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But that’s not it at all. Dan Salvato, the creative writer/designer behind the game, visualized a non-traditional way of story-telling. Fans who have played DDLC time and again remain enamored of the cute or horrific twists and turns it has to offer.
The Quick Ending Of Doki Doki Literature Club
Sayori will appear in front of the protagonist. No longer will she be running towards them. Instead of being her usual cheerful self, a mixture of confusion, sadness, and panic will cross her face. A scene that would break the heart of a Sayori fan. A scene followed by another that will altogether shatter it.
The protagonist will not be able to attend their classes today. There’s no Literature Club to join either. No Yuri and Natsuki to meet. No poems to write. There’s nothing but an end.
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But wait, what about Monika?
About that. . . she’s not even here to begin with.
Becausethe only way to get the quick ending is by deleting Monika.
How To Delete Monika Through Steam
Whether the player is using Windows, macOS, or Linux, they can easily delete Monikaif they prefer playing it on Steam—usually where thefree best games are.
• Hover onDoki Doki Literature Clubon the sidebar andright-clickon it.
• SelectManageand thenBrowse local files. A folder window will appear showing thegame directory.
• Select thegamefolder. Right-click and deletefirstrunfile.No more reinstalling is needed. Launch the game and select the option: ‘Yes, delete my existing data’. Then quit.
• Go back to thegame directory, select thecharactersfolder. Right-click and deletemonika.chr.
• Start aNew Game. After witnessing the first scene, make sure to relaunch the game.
How to Delete Monika on PC
The player doesn’t have to playDoki Doki Literature Clubthrough Steam, they can download the game itself from theOffical DDLC Website. Available only on Windows and macOS.
• OnWindows, locate theddlc-winfolder in the directory where they’ve chosen to extract the game. By default, it gets extracted in the Downloads folder. Then selectDDLC-1.1.1-pcto open thegame directory.
• OnmacOS, right-click on theDDLC application iconand selectShow Package Contents. SelectContents, thenResources, and lastlyautorunto find thegame directory.
• In thegame directory, select thegamefolder.Deletethefirstrunfile so there will beno need to reinstallit.
•LaunchDoki Doki Literature Clubby clickingDDLC.exeonWindows. OnmacOS, launch it through theDDLC application icon. verify to select the option: ‘Yes, delete my existing data’. ThenQuitthe game.
• Go back to thegame directory, select thecharactersfolder. Right-click and deletemonika.chr.
• Start aNew Game. After witnessing the first scene, verify to relaunch the game.
How To Delete Monika on PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch
Fans who are yet to playDoki Doki Literature Pluswill find it puzzling. How can they play the game on consoles when it involves deleting files to see all of the endings or to start anew?
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Doke Doki Literature Plushasa Desktopso players who prefer playingon Playstation, Xbox, orNintendo Switchcan enjoy the game as well.
•Launchthe game then selectExit DDLC. Don’t worry, it doesn’t quit the game. It only leads the players to theDesktop.
• At theDesktop, theStart iconwill the menu with additional options to explore. SelectFilesand run thereset.shfile to reset the game. Don’t worry, the collectible progress won’t be erased.
• Return to theFileswindow will open. Select thecharacterfolder. Then deletemonika.chr.
• Return to theDesktop. SelectDDLCon the menu tostart a New Game. verify torelaunch DDLCafter the first scene.
