Yume Nikki

Yume Nikki favors exploration over a guided adventure: wander dark dream worlds and collect Effects that change the protagonist’s appearance. At $0.00 from Steam, it is best suited to players seeking an open-ended, unusual experience with little dialogue. Steam player reviews are 94%% positive from 10,714 reviews. Yume Nikki costs $0.00 on Steam; the next announced Steam sale begins Dec 17, 2026 – Jan 4, 2027, though participation and discounts are not guaranteed.

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94%Steam Reviews10.7K reviews

Released: Jan 9, 2018

Indie · Psychological Horror · Free to Play · Surreal · Pixel Graphics

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GAMIVOYume Nikki EN/JA Global·Platform:·Checked 2026-10-19from~ $1.00(~ €0.89)Buy now

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01About Yume Nikki

Explore a dark dream world at your own pace, moving between unusual connected places. Rather than focusing on combat or dialogue, the experience centers on wandering and discovering strange characters and objects. The Steam PC version supports single-player. The interface is available in English and Simplified Chinese. Released January 9, 2018. 94%% positive from 10,714 Steam player reviews.

Credits

Developer

kikiyama

Publisher

PLAYISM

Steam player reviews

94%positiveVery Positive10,714 Steam reviews

Lowest recorded in 36 months

$0.002023-09-05 · SteamBase game · same records as the chart above; USD history, not a regional Steam low.

Language support

Language	Interface	Subtitles	Audio
English	Yes	Yes	—
Japanese	Yes	Yes	—

Steam PC edition data · 2026-10-16

02Before you buy

Free exploration

On Steam PC, explore dream worlds at your own pace. Certain characters and items grant Effects that change the protagonist’s appearance.

Language

The Steam version lists English and Simplified Chinese interface support, with subtitles for both. Full audio is not listed.

03Frequently asked questions

What do you do in the game?

You walk through different dream worlds. The description says there is no particular goal or substantial story.

What are Effects?

Certain dream-world characters and items grant Effects. These alter the protagonist’s appearance and can trigger special movements.

Does it have a story or set goals?

The description emphasizes wandering through a dark dream world rather than following fixed objectives.

Popular Steam reviews

Native-language selection · 10 reviews

Selected helpful reviews in this language show both recommendations and criticisms. This selection does not represent the overall positive rating; opinions reflect the version reviewed.

RecommendedSteam player

01/10/2018

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2.6 hours at review538 people found this helpful

Not recommendedSteam player

08/21/2022

way too scarey, ejactulated when i saw the lamp maneShow moreShow less

0.2 hours at review115 people found this helpful

RecommendedSteam player

01/10/2018

finallyShow moreShow less

0.1 hours at review341 people found this helpful

Not recommendedSteam player

06/10/2023

This is a great game, for the people that it's meant for. It requires a lot of patience (especially if you don't have the Effect which increases your movement speed), a very good memory for where you have and haven't been (unless you don't mind wasting time going back over territory you've already seen), and a lot of time. It didn't take me too long to realize the game's environments were way too vast for me to attempt exploring on my own while keeping my sanity, so I found a walkthrough to take me through the Effects so I could see the game's conclusion. Before playing, I read a primer for new players which said that there was no 'winning' or 'losing' Yume Nikki, and I think they were right. I've gotten into some experimental games, but personally I think this required a bit too much time and patience with too little direction for me to appreciate. In fairness, I probably should've taken the game's own description to heart and given this one a miss. That said, if the description of the game does pique your interest, by all means don't let me dissuade you.Show moreShow less

2.6 hours at review96 people found this helpful

RecommendedSteam player

04/15/2019

Before you read any other review, read these two things: This is a game that's best played blind, or not at all, as it's very experience sensitive. In fact, some of the reviews you read here are already telling you too much about the game. Read this one instead. Probably the worst game tutorial ever. It doesn't tell you anything a 6 year old couldn't figure out by mashing keys until something happens, setting you up to die of boredom and frustration later on. Keep reading and I'll explain. I'll first try to quickly describe why you may find this game interesting, without polluting your experience, what sucks about it, and how to make it better. Would you like this? The psychological horror tag up there is wrong, but it's on the right track. Yume Nikki will try to unnerve you, and generally creep you out, and it will be successful- but it's not trying to be scary. It'll get you, hm, halfway there. If you're worried about jump scares, Yume Nikki has none, but there are a few things that can jump you, especially if you're jumpy like me. I played my first few hours with my finger glued to the 9 key. If you're expecting something to aim for in Yume Nikki, you will be disappointed, a lot of the fun of the game comes from exploration, and discovering things in Madotsuki's dreams for yourself, by yourself. This is a trippy game, and a lot of interesting and surprising things happen when you throw mud against the wall just to see what sticks. In fact, that might be the biggest part of the game. If guessing and exploiting the logic of a dream world sounds fun to you, definitely play this. If you're like me, you'll be so fascinated without being certain why. Criticisms, and advice to make the game more enjoyable. This is an old game, made in 2004. You could tell by how often you'd get stuck in this game without only a tiny bit of help from a friend who played the game. Yume Nikki has not aged well as a game full of brick walls that's easily ruined by guides in an era where access to guides is easier than before, and players have less patience than ever. Here's what will probably happen: You'll start the game, read the tutorial, will get completely charmed by the dream world. Eventually, the wonder wears off and the list of dead ends grows with your frustration. Painstakingly walking past all this stuff you've already seen 100 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ times will bore you to death. The crushing boredom and infuriating frustration will force you into giving up the game, or checking the wiki, where you'll inevitably read enough to spoil the game, or enough to completely kill it for yourself. So, because the game's tutorial is more useless than EA is with all the franchises and ips they bought, I'm taking over the job. Some 'effects' have passive effects like, for example, moving through water faster. Some 'effects' can also be activated by pressing 1, 2, or z and do things like making you hop, or sit. Some of those activated effects require special conditions to happen. You can drop your currently equipped effect in the Room of Doors by pressing 5. This is useful, but I won't say when and why. The dream world logic is weird and nearly unpredictable. Don't underestimate the power of an umbrella, don't be afraid to try random ♥♥♥♥ just to see what happens, and don't fool yourself into thinking you got it figured out. When you start getting tired of walking, get the bicycle. Open the purple door in the Room of Doors, the one farthest from the entrance, and look for it there. It's closeish. Final thoughts So, outside of the fact that you almost need a chaperone to enjoy Yume Nikki when you start, and that this is a very uncommon and thus not popular way for a game to entertain it's players... This is a game I can just barely recommend. Don't get me wrong, I had fun, Yume Nikki is an experience worth trying, even though it throws the player out on their ass and expects them to magically figure out some trick to get around x or reveal y. Besides, it's free, and if you're reading this, you're already curious. What are you still doing here? Go play it.Show moreShow less

33.1 hours at review320 people found this helpful

Source: original Steam user reviews. Helpful votes are an archived snapshot, not live data. Last collected: 08/15/2026.