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Yume Nikki
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Recent Reviews:
Very Positive (145) - 93% of the 145 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.
All Reviews:
Very Positive (7,732) - 94% of the 7,732 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Jan 9, 2018
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Recommended
By Yitz's secret lair July 3, 2018

“This is one of my favorite games of all time. The story is minimalistic yet powerful, and the visuals will haunt your dreams. The music is incredibly unique as well; If you are a game dev—study it.”

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Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔ ✔
Japanese ✔ ✔
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About This Game

An RPG Maker tour de force, and a divisively controversial work for fans.


You are free to explore the various dream worlds at your own pace.
If you check certain characters or items in the game you will collect an “Effect”. These “Effects” can be used to change the main character’s appearance.

Some of these “Effects” have special actions or animations which you can activate by pressing 1 or 3 on the number pad.

Yume Nikki is a very unique title that has become one of the most well-known indie games to come out of Japan.

It is unlike any other RPG, especially in the fact that there really is no action or dialogue to speak of. This gives the game a very dark and foreboding atmosphere. Can you make it to the secret ending?

  • There are no particular goals nor story of which to speak. You simply walk around.
  • Checking certain characters inside the dream will increase the number of "Effects".
  • Using "Effects" will cause the main character's appearance to change.
  • (During this time, you can use the 1 or 3 keys to implement special movements and effects.)
  • Using the same "Effect" a second time will cause the character to revert to their original form.
  • "Effects" can only be discarded inside rooms with many doors.

FAQ

Q. There is a glitch or aspect ratio issue in the game.
A. Please switch to Window mode by pressing F4 or Alt + Enter.

Q. Why does the Japanese version crash?
A. The Japanese language coding in this game runs only on Japanese system locales. If you want to play the game in Japanese and it crashes, please change your system locale to Japanese.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 2000 / XP / vista / 7
    • Processor: MMX Pentium(R)200MHz（Pentium(R)II450MHz or above recommended）
    • Memory: 32 MB RAM
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
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