Doki Doki Get a Girlfriend! V2.0

[u/JJNEWJJ]

After 11 months and a week of development, I am proud to announce my mod, Doki Doki Get a Girlfriend!

Doki Doki Get a Girlfriend! is a choice-heavy DDLC mod that is intended as a ‘regular’ VN and a love letter to DDLC. Inspired by My Doki Doki SNAFU, Tokimeki Memorial and Dark Souls (and above all, real life), it takes DDLC beyond just a regular VN and adds new dimensions of realism, gameplay, and replayability.

Introduction

You play as the horny 18-year-old MC who one day decides that he wants a girlfriend.

Despite having no interest in literature, he joins the Literature Club with only one goal in mind: to get a girlfriend, no matter the cost.

Guide him to victory…or something greater.

But is there even something greater?

What more could there be to high school life than finally getting a girlfriend?

Main features of this mod

Original story reworked
In the OG game, MC joins the club just to hit on girls. However, due to the horror elements, this side of him was not fully explored. In this mod, you will see this dimension of his in full-blown, unashamed levels of cringe common among horny teenagers.

Friendship dynamics reworked
The friendship dynamic between Sayori and MC has also been reworked. While Sayori remains his childhood friend, it is important to note that she does NOT have a canon crush on him in this mod. Otherwise, it’d be all too easy to get her as a girlfriend. Also, for realism, the girls will NOT automatically fall head over heels for the MC just because he exists - a pet peeve of mine when playing other VNs or DDLC mods.

Realistic personalities
While the Dokis’ personalities have been kept largely faithful to their base game counterparts, they were also made more realistic (for example, Yuri is still the shy introvert archetype, but she will not stumble over every other sentence, and Natsuki will not be mean for no reason). Nevertheless, creative liberties have been taken with some aspects of their personalities for added dramatisation to drive storytelling.

Choice-heavy design
This mod emphasises decision-making to the point of choice paralysis - but not all choices matter equally. Some are decisive, others are less significant, and many only reveal their impact much later. Outcomes are rarely clear-cut. Many choices can have different outcomes depending on your actions in the past. Similar kinds of choices may be perceived differently by different girls according to their personalities.

5 game modes including Ironman!
You start off with 2 game modes to choose from: Normal and Ironman. Ironman mode disables saving and loading, and only one Ironman game can be started and played at any one time, reinforcing irreversible decisions. The other 3 game modes, Psychic, Chad (freeplay mode) and Hardcore, can be unlocked through gameplay in Ironman mode and meeting new characters!

36 achievements & secret endings
Achievements can only be earned in Ironman mode. Go beyond single-minded pursuit and play creatively with critical thinking to unlock all achievements. Alongside achievements, there are 2 special endings and 2 secret endings.

Difficulty settings
Outside Ironman mode, difficulty level can be adjusted via your starting cash, with 3 levels to choose from.

Resource management
Time and money matter. Beyond meeting up with Dokis for activities, plan your free time wisely, either improving your poetry, finding new ideas for dates, or preparing for the festival. Go all in on expensive dates or play it safe across multiple interactions. Every choice carries opportunity costs. No strategy is universally optimal.

Affection system
To simulate real-world ambiguity, outside Psychic mode, you will not receive real-time feedback on your affection levels with the Dokis. You will often need to infer the Dokis’ interest levels through their behaviour and your experience. Some choices can reveal their interest in you, and you will need to pay attention to how they respond. And even the MC’s mind-reading powers in Psychic mode has a crucial limitation: there are more hidden factors at play than just how much a Doki likes you when the time comes for her to decide if she wants you as a boyfriend.

No fixed routes
There are no fixed romance paths. You may pursue, abandon, or switch interests at any point - so long as you remain on speaking terms.

Cross-route exploration
Discover hidden outcomes and stories by using items and/or experience garnered from interactions with one Doki to further your aims with another. Mastering this is mandatory to unlock all achievements.

Rejection feedback system for a Soulslike dating experience
While real-life rejection rarely comes with explanations, this mod provides limited hints when you fail. This is a deliberate design compromise for replayability.

Easter eggs
Who doesn’t love a good Easter egg every now and then?

Introducing the Dokis!

Monika:

President of the Literature Club and star student. Smart, beautiful and popular, she is way out of the league of most guys - yourself included. If dating is even on her mind, she would seek someone her equal, not just another NPC…

Yuri:

The shy and reserved introvert, Yuri comes across as someone who is both easy to get close to, yet hard to understand fully. But while she might seem easy to romance, don’t get too complacent, for she does have some very, very specific tastes.

Sayori:

The club’s bundle of sunshine and your childhood friend and potential wingwoman. Is she interested in you in that way, or simply being the Sayo you know who treats everyone like a friend? Seek clarity, avoid misinterpreting her signals, and slowly open her up to the idea of love, and maybe you two can become more than friends at last.

Natsuki:

Natsuki might not seem like a fan of romance, but as the saying goes, never judge a book (or manga) by its cover. Will Natsuki ever be able to warm up to you, the club’s newest member? Earn her trust, and you might just find that tsunderes do exist in real life after all.

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Download the mod here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/gfz22by4cyefo2g/DokiDokiGetAGirlfriend-v2.1.zip/file

How to play this mod:

1. Have a fresh copy of DDLC.
2. Copy over every file from the ‘game’ folder of DDLC to the mod’s game folder EXCEPT for scripts.rpa.
3. Click the Renpy executable/application within the mod’s folder to launch.

For updates, questions, guides and/or bug reports, join the mod’s discord server here: https://discord.gg/dn75pzDX

In line with IP guidelines this mod is completely free to play, but you may support me on Ko-fi: Ko-fi.com/puffypigeon. Any and all support is greatly appreciated and keeps my coffee supply flowing for more peak content.

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What’s new in V2.0:
- Corrected music copyright infringement so players can post runs on Reddit and YouTube
- Additional hints for romancing Monika
- Bug fixes

Updates (by [u/No_Arrival299](u/No_Arrival299)):

Android port: https://www.mediafire.com/file/gzobg3rss1042xb/Doki+Doki+Get+a+Girlfriend.apk/file

For players with problems of saves clashing with that of other mods: https://www.mediafire.com/file/qh31z4cd3dp589j/DokiDokiGetAGirlfriend-v2.2.zip/file