To get the normal ending, players need to go through all of DDLC’s Act 1 as presented without restarting and trying new outcomes. For the most part, DDLC is the same as the first edition of Doki Doki Literature Club, with a few adjustments for console limitations. Any time players load up the game a second time, they will need to enter the DDLC application from the top of the Windows-style Metaverse Enterprise Solutions main menu.
Unlike the original release, Doki Doki Literature Club Plus reframes the main game as a virtual machine simulation titled DDLC.