<P> The game starts over once again with Sayori, Yuri and Natsuki all alive, playing out similarly to the initial playthrough . Shortly after meeting everyone, Sayori tells the player that now that she is the president of the literature club, she knows everything about the game and what happened with Monika, and intends to do the same thing Monika did . Monika immediately intervenes once more via text prompt and deletes Sayori to save the player . Monika then speaks audibly to the player, and sings a song titled "Your Reality" to the player while the credits roll and the game is slowly deleted . After the credits, the game displays a note from Monika, stating that she has disbanded the literature club because "there is no happiness" in it . Further playthroughs require the game to be re-installed or hard reset . </P> <P> However, if the player viewed all of the optional scenes in a single playthrough, requiring saving and loading at several points before witnessing Sayori's initial suicide, an alternate ending is presented . Sayori instead accepts the nature of her reality and tearfully expresses her gratitude to the player for trying to make all of the girls happy . She says goodbye, hoping that the player will visit again sometime and concluding that the girls all love the player . After the credits, the player is presented with a thank - you note from the game's developer, Dan Salvato . This time, all of the game's data is preserved . </P> <P> Dan Salvato spent an estimated two years working on Doki Doki Literature Club! in secret before releasing it as his first game . Prior to its release, Salvato was known for creating the FrankerFaceZ extension for Twitch.tv, his modding work in the Super Smash Bros scene, and for his custom Super Mario Maker levels . </P> <P> Doki Doki Literature Club! was first released on September 22, 2017 on itch.io, and was later also released on Steam . The game is available as freeware with an optional pay what you want model . Paying US $10 or more unlocks a bonus "Fan Pack" that includes desktop and mobile wallpapers, the game's official soundtrack, and a digital concept art booklet . </P>

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