Yume Nikki
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| Name: | Yume Nikki: Dream Diary, Dream Diary |
| Abbreviation(s): | YN |
| Creator: | Kikiyama |
| Date(s): | June 26th, 2004 |
| Medium: | Video game |
| Country of Origin: | Japan |
| External Links: | Steam |
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Yume Nikki is an adventure game released in 2004 by pseudonymous Japanese developer Kikiyama. Players control a shut-in (referred to as the Japanese term hikkokomori) girl named Madotsuki and explore her dreams, which feature surreal horror-esque elements, to collect twenty-four different effects that change her appearance and equipment. The game by itself lacks an actual plot, and gameplay mainly focuses on exploration of said dream world. It has been cited as a major point of inspiration for later indie RPG games of similar veins, with LISA the Painful, OFF, Omori, and Undertale being the most prominent of them.
Fandom
Fanworks
Fanfiction
Fangames
- .flow[1] - a Yume Nikki fangame that incorporates an in-game computer to facilitate traversing between dream world areas, as well as some changes to the storyline
Fanart
From left to right, top to bottom: Uboa, KyuuKyuu-kun, Poniko, a Pier Monster, Masama, Madotsuki and Monoko; art by _saaanic_, approximately 2022
Vids
Important links
- The official fanmade wiki for Yume Nikki and its family of fangames
References
- ^ The official site (Japanese) of .flow, a Yume Nikki fangame. (Accessed November 9, 2023)