(Note: I am not a reviewer so take this a grain of salt 😅) (Also don't worry, no spoilers).
I saw this game a while ago but couldn't purchase it at the time, fast forward when it was on sale & I just immediately bought it right then! Great concept for a game, however, it's kinda bland(?) in execution. I'll explain but first lemme say the positives.
The CGs and all other art are fantastic, no complaints here. I also love a BL where the sibling isn't a love interest LOL, and there's a female friend, YAY! I think the Full Group ending is the best 💖, I feels like it would be canonical (morbidly I like the Worst ending because OMFG)! The twist that had to do with the main character was a nice surprise too.
That brings me to the story... the main one that doesn't have to do with the love interests themselves isn't that bad, I like a person dealing with grief going to a new place where weird things start happening. But to me, especially when it comes to the dolls, it feels incomplete, like both the "heart events" and the main plot have nothing to do with each other. I feel from an objective standpoint, it's not laired enough. Maybe it's a pacing issue, I'm not quite sure.
Other nitpicks are all I think some of the character designs try way too hard to be unique (even if the art itself is lovely as I've said), this includes the names too (I laughed at Kyle with an "L" 😆). But that's especially subject of me so 🤷♀️
Overall, I don't regret buying Doki Doki Dollmaker (great name btw). Though you should def play the demo version beforehand, if you liked it, I'd said check it out! But if not, I don't think you'll be missing anything crazy.
Thanks for creating this game and thank YOU for reading! 🙏