Yume Nikki (2004)

3.89 from 321 ratings

1385 members have it in their collection · 34 playing now · 676 backlogged · 123 wish listed

How long? Main story 4h · with extras 3h (from 5 logged playthroughs)

Yume Nikki is a 32-Bit freeware game created by Kikiyama, a Japanese solo game designer. The game was made using RPGMaker 2003. The game is regarded as one of the most original applications of RPGMaker 2003, and the start of a possible new genre of games. "Yume Nikki" means "Dream Diary" in Japanese, and the game follows a young girl … Read more

Details

Developers: Kikiyama
Publishers: DeNA Co., Ltd., PLAYISM
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Themes: Horror
Series: Yume Nikki
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Release dates

Jun 26, 2004 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jul 26, 2016 (Worldwide) Web Browser

Also available on

Yume Nikki (2019) · ANDR, iOS

Rating distribution

5 stars

116

4 stars

113

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1 star

Community All Reviews Statuses

Status olivania May 7, 2025

Everything about this game is just so surreal and bizarre, it makes you wonder about what it all means. It's peaceful. It's nice. Don't believe the tags and reviews calling this a horror game, that's just not the case. Yume Nikki is just a weird waltz through a psychological dreamscape. Finding everything it has to offer could take you forever, …

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Status SuperEffective Jun 12, 2015

Creepy! I am enjoying the design and pace of the game, although I'm curious to see what happens at the "end" (is there really an end?).