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Yume Nikki

"Yume Nikki is a 32-Bit freeware game created by Kikiyama, a Japanese solo game designer."

Kikiyama·DeNA Co., Ltd.·PLAYISM· June 26, 2004· Main Game
78
User Score
101 ratings

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 named Madotsuki as she dreams. The goal is to seek out and acquire all 24 'Effects'. The game otherwise has no plot, and nearly the entire game is left up to speculation.

Released 26 June 2004 for Web browser and PC (Microsoft Windows) by Kikiyama, published by DeNA Co., Ltd. and PLAYISM. About 4 hours to beat, 5 hours for everything.

Story

The story of Yume Nikki is mostly up to the player's interpretation. All we know for sure is that Madotsuki, the game's silent protagonist, lives alone in her apartment which she refuses to leave and which contains a desk, a single Famicom game console, a balcony, and, most importantly, a bed. Upon going to bed, Madotsuki explores her dreams, a surreal world full of illogically connected, smaller worlds to gather "effects." What exactly these dreams and effects represent in Madotsuki's personal life is, again, up to interpretation. Even Madotsuki's name, a name that isn't a real name in Japan, is entirely up to interpretation.

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Web browser
Standard
WW
Jul 26, 2016
PC (Microsoft Windows)
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WW
Jun 26, 2004
User Score
78 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 101 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
Users
50–74
Mixed or Average
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike