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妄想破绽 Broken Delusion vs Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

妄想破绽 Broken Delusion is an indie game (2019) while Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! is a horror game from Team Salvato (2021).

妄想破绽 Broken Delusion

2019 · Studio not listed

5.4GamingPickz Score

$6.99

Steam: Mixed

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

2021 · Team Salvato

8.2GamingPickz Score

$14.99

Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

What each one is

Steam files 妄想破绽 Broken Delusion under Indie and Adventure. In contrast, it files Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! under Horror.

妄想破绽 Broken Delusion

《妄想破绽》是一款文字冒险(AVG)游戏,数十万字精彩原创剧情,将带给大家一段近未来架空科技都市的幻想冒险体验。游戏中,玩家将扮演普通高中生与顶级黑客的双重身份。有一天“我”抱着玩笑心理在网络上虚构了一个不存在的假人,不料却因此带来了惊天巨变……

Description from its Steam store page

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

妄想破绽 Broken DelusionDoki Doki Literature Club Plus!
GamingPickz Score5.4/108.2/10
Steam ratingMixed (60%, 4,034)Overwhelmingly Positive (97%, 32,198)
Critic aggregateNo aggregate81/100
Price$6.99$14.99
Install size3 GB3 GB
Steam Deckplayableverified
Released20192021
DeveloperTeam Salvato

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

妄想破绽 Broken Delusion vs Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    妄想破绽 Broken DelusionIndie game
    Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!Horror game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    妄想破绽 Broken DelusionIndie, Adventure, Visual Novel
    Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!Psychological Horror, Visual Novel, Anime

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    妄想破绽 Broken DelusionScore 5.4 · 60% on Steam
    Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!Score 8.2 · 97% on Steam · 81 critic

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    妄想破绽 Broken Delusion4,034 reviews · 1 add-on · 3 GB
    Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!32,198 reviews · 1 add-on · 3 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    妄想破绽 Broken Delusion$6.99
    Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!$14.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    妄想破绽 Broken DelusionPlayable
    Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!Verified

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! (GamingPickz Score 8.2)
  • The cheaper right now: 妄想破绽 Broken Delusion ($6.99)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! (verified)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! (32,198 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

IndieVisual NovelAnime

Where they differ

妄想破绽 Broken Delusion is also

AdventureDystopian

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! is also

Psychological HorrorDating SimSexual ContentCuteRomanceStory Rich

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, 妄想破绽 Broken Delusion is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! is relaxed, easy to pick up.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for 妄想破绽 Broken Delusion and 0 for Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are 妄想破绽 Broken Delusion and Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! in scope?

妄想破绽 Broken Delusion has drawn 4,034 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 3 GB. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! has drawn 32,198 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 3 GB.

Is 妄想破绽 Broken Delusion or Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! rates higher (8.2 to 5.4). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, 妄想破绽 Broken Delusion or Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!?

妄想破绽 Broken Delusion is cheaper right now at $6.99, against $14.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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