Okay, everyone!

Firstly, if you are looking for a full review of the base game of DDLC, I have an in-depth review HERE
It’s worth mentioning that the original DDLC is not only free but is still available to download both on steam and the official DDLC site. I am only going to be reviewing what’s new and since I’ve finally 100%ed DDLC+, now is a better time than any to do so.

What You Get
What you are essentially buying here is a version of the game made for consoles. It contains the entirety of the original DDLC alongside the newly added virtual desktop, which is where all the new content can be found. New content includes virtually editing the games files, side stories, a virtual mailbox, a picture gallery and a music player. All of which I will detail under the virtual desktop section. Achievements have also been added, most are rather simple, and it took me around 18 hours to complete them all just because I like to take my time reading.

The Virtual Desktop
It should be somewhat common knowledge by now that DDLC requires you to manually edit the game files in order to progress in the story, however this cannot be done on consoles. This is where the virtual desktop comes into play, as it functions like a desktop within the game itself, allowing you to delete and open the games files as you would normally, but allowing consoles accessibility too! The best part is, when the game SPOILER: gets deleted, you can easily reset everything instead of having to manually reinstall the game. I find this is quite a nice quality of life change for me, as I have had to reinstall the base game many times. Along side the games files, the other content found on the desktop include:

The Side Stories - that expand the lore and act as a backstory of sorts.

A Virtual Mailbox - where you receive lore expanding emails for reaching data collection milestones.

A Picture Gallery - for all the CG’s, poems and secrets you collect while playing.

And a Music Player - to play the games soundtrack of 27 songs total (some need to be collected)

Side Stories
The side stories are probably the main reason why you would consider buying DDLC on PC, as mentioned before the base game is free. DDLC+ is basically a DDLC DLC, an expansion on what’s already there with the only reason for it being a new game in its entirety is to be sold on consoles.
Here I will explain exactly what these side stories are, beyond them being just backstory. No spoilers for them but it will spoil the main plot of DDLC, so this is mainly for people who have already played DDLC and looking to understand exactly what is being expanded here. Due to the fact that in universe, DDLC is a game, the side stories act more as fanfictions rather than cannon. Potentially acting as false memories for the characters who are all implied to be repurposed ai. I’m not extremely well versed in the lore, so I may be slightly wrong, this is what my impression was at least.

Final Verdict
Naturally, I am completely bias in my love for DDLC, so obviously I can recommend DDLC+… to the fans. I’m not sure if I can entirely recommend DDLC+ to the general pc market, as the main content is free for everyone and what you are paying for here is essentially fan service material. To someone just interested in playing and experiencing DDLC, there’s no real reason to pay for DDLC+ when you can just play DDLC for free and walk away with the same experience. As far as I can tell, nothing has changed between versions in the gameplay outside the virtual desktop.
I am also somewhat disappointed however that now a paid version of the game didn’t take advantage of badges, trading cards, backgrounds and emoticons, as that would have been something I would have absolutely loved.
Despite all this, DDLC+ is not a disappointment. For me I bought and paid for exactly what I wanted, an expansion on the original game. And obviously I can recommend DDLC+ to console gamers as this is the only way to experience it for them.
Obviously, I recommend this game to DDLC fans, but with full disclosure to new players dipping their toes into DDLC, the base game is free. DDLC+ is premium fan service and you aren’t missing out on much if you are looking for the famous psychological horror fun poem writing experience that is Doki Doki Literature Club!

A bakery of cookies / 10.
If you love cookies, it’s the greatest thing ever, but not everyone needs a bakery. Some just needs a box to be happy, and that’s alright 😊

Where do I begin? Even people who have played the game on the surface might not even realise its true nature, but under the surface if you read into it, the more you dig the more horrors you uncover.

The plot put simply is you are an outsider, who inherited your aunts Calico Cat Café on a remote island after she mysteriously passed away. When reaching the Café, you are greeted by a strange woman named Kiva who claims to be the local towns mayor and introduces you to the abnormalities of the island.

The island is infested with black magic, which all the inhabitants consider cute, fun and worst of all normal. It affects many of the animals you meet around the island, mutating them in strange ways. You are even encouraged to mutate animals yourself by the local self-mutated half human, half cat witch, by buying spells off her.

One spell required by the game to progress turns whatever unfortunate animal you cast it upon to be larger / smaller. Other spells she can give you not only effect animals directly but can bend and break the fabric of time and space, and that sort of power she has no issue giving to you for a low, low price despite you being completely normal and inexperienced.

The other towns inhabitants also have their own dark secrets, some of them are even witches themselves, people deluded into thinking they are owls and a mysterious black-market cat who only speaks in meows. Most of which only exist to sell you things for your café such as furniture, clothes and recipes for food. Which implies your aunt herself never knew or kept a record of how to make the food, forcing you to deal with the townsfolk.

And when cooking the food, you are magically in inexplicably reduced to the size of an ant, forced to combine foodstuffs into the recipe of your choice. A terrifying upside to this is that the food never expires, rots or degrades, and seems to be infinite once made. Implying the magic of the island could be used for so much good, but instead they keep it to themselves. And for all your hard work, you are paid in nothing but beans.

Beans have value as a currency only to those who inhabit the island but are completely worthless outside, which reinforces the fact you will never leave. There even is an inexplicable magical barrier that keeps you on the island preventing you from jumping off and escaping. You cannot even kill yourself, and any attempts to do so to escape results in absolutely nothing. You do not fall; you gently float down. And you cannot drown, you float to the top even when riding the heaviest of animals.

Animals themselves also bend to your will, once you capture them you can command them from anywhere to follow you or be held captive at your café. With the spells you get from the witch, you can mutate them yourself to your liking, and when picking them up they become completely placid, letting you do whatever with them without resistance, regardless of how rough you are. Interestingly enough, the animals themselves also appear to be weightless, as you can even pick-up polar bears and horses with no effort and shake them around like dolls.

I could continue, but overall, you get the idea. Calico is not what it presents itself to be, and to those brave enough to dig beneath the surface its true horrors emerge.

10/10 though because you can pet the cats and dogs.