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/ **
Its Play listing was appropriately marked as “Mature 17+,” which means that children won’t be able to download it if their devices have parental controls. In addition, the developers clearly communicate that the game tackles serious issues. “This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed” is the first line of the game.
Looks like the developers and publisher did everything right. Play has a ton of games where you kill people. Google’s inconsistency shines again.
I’ve seen shit on X far worse than the shit in Doki Doki in literally every way possible. Why is their app still available for download? Fuck you, Google.
Maybe two companies deciding what apps are good for 99.9% of smartphone users isn’t a good thing? Perhaps our trust has gone a little too far? I like your sentiment, it’s time to be furious about this.
I mean, if they ban twatter, poor pedos loose the ability to conveniently generate csam, and pedos are pretty much a (the?) protected minority nowadays. Arguably, also applies to nazis, but assuming they can read is a stretch, so they can simply use any note taking app instead
X == Google. Definitely how it works.
No. X is an app that’s a sizable on google Play. If they are banning dokindoki, why not ban X, which has far worse shit?
That’s what they meant. is the one doing the banning, so it makes sense to criticise it even if they are not the owners of X. Reading comprehension.
The very same app that almost got removed from Google Play (and Apple’s App Store) for ToS violations such as planning to disable account blocking functionality?
Yes, that is indeed how it works.
And yet X, the child porn generator app, gets a free pass.
Can anyone who played on android explain how you “win” when
spoiler
there are no system files to delete?
At least on the console version it simulates a desktop.
That feels like it ruins the whole immersion of it but it is what it is I guess? Feels like Android they could make it work by placing files in the Downloads folder or something at least.
This is why they want to remove installing apps from third parties. To control you more.
I’m running Graphene OS. Fuck Google.
And then use this to play it on your Android device: https://gamenative.app/
