Why Doki Doki Literature Club Bet on Ren'Py and Python: The Niche Engine Behind a Free Horror Phenomenon

Why Team Salvato built viral free horror Doki Doki Literature Club on niche Ren'Py Python visual-novel engine instead of Unity, how transparent files and Python made file-deletion horror possible, what the Unity Plus! port gained and lost, and what indie devs can steal — with original analysis and open questions.