Adventure · January 9, 2018

Yume Nikki (2018)

group1M–10M owners
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.

Adventure releases from 2018

73 Adventure titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Adventure titles

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Indie · 423
  • Free to Play · 419
  • RPGMaker · 404
  • Psychological Horror · 402
  • Surreal · 378
  • Exploration · 343
  • Pixel Graphics · 338
  • Horror · 337
  • Walking Simulator · 328
  • Atmospheric · 317
  • Psychological · 304
  • Female Protagonist · 299
  • 2D · 297
  • Singleplayer · 294
  • Dark · 293

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume8.6k Steam reviewsTop 27% in Adventure
Positive rating94% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 34%
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 77% for session depth among Adventure

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

1h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Release & Availability

Release dateJan 9, 2018
Developerkikiyama
PublisherPLAYISM
Base priceFree-to-play
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support

Features & Capabilities

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (2)

  • English
  • Japanese

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Yume Nikki