Yume Nikki

Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
	Steam artwork
Developer(s)	Kikiyama
Publisher(s)	Kikiyama; Playism;
Engine	RPG Maker 2003
Platform(s)	Windows
Release	June 26, 2004
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Yume Nikki^[b] is a 2004 adventure game created by the pseudonymous Japanese developer Kikiyama. The player controls a girl named Madotsuki and explores her dreams, collecting 24 effects that change her appearance and equipment. Random events also occur throughout the game in the form of cutscenes and unique gameplay sequences. The game was developed using RPG Maker 2003 without a traditional plot or battle system. Gameplay instead focuses on exploration of the dream world.

Yume Nikki was distributed as freeware on Kikiyama's personal website beginning in June 2004, with updates continuing until 2007. Despite its limited distribution format, it gained a cult following on the Japanese textboard 2channel and later outside of Japan by its fan-made English translation. The game has received praise for its surreal visual style and emphasis on open-ended exploration; its nonlinear gameplay and lack of combat led some critics to describe it as a precursor to walking simulators. Its visual style and horror elements inspired numerous fangames and influenced many later indie games. Yume Nikki was published on Steam by Playism in 2018. A 3D reboot, Yume Nikki: Dream Diary, was also released the same year.
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