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Yume Nikki

kikiyama · PLAYISM · 2018-01-09

Steam

AdventureCasualIndieFree To Play

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jul 26, 2016 (Web browser), Jun 26, 2004 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

Yume Nikki is a free-to-play Adventure, Casual, and Indie game released in 2018, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 10,614 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

25
playing now
94%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
6,323
twitch viewers (latest)
6323.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
79/100
IGDB user rating (99 ratings)
3.8h
to beat · completionist 5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

25 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Yume Nikki is a 2004 surrealist adventure game created by the pseudonymous Japanese developer Kikiyama. The player controls Madotsuki, the protagonist and player character of the game, and explores her dreams. Various collectible "effects" are scattered around Madotsuki's dream world, which, when equipped, changes her appearance, equipment, or both. Random events 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 the exploration of the dream world.

Trailer

Yume Nikki trailer thumbnail

Yume Nikki - Steam Release Trailer

≈326,144 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 25 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,283 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~160/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-26

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
96696620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 966 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

74212026-09-15 12:00 — 32 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 45 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 33 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 40 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 74 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 31 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 27 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 36 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 49 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 40 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 32 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 35 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 31 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 45 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 56 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 24 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 26 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 30 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 43 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 31 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 57 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 34 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 25 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
17813Jan 2018Aug 2026Jan 2018 — avg 178 · peak 463Apr 2018 — avg 23 · peak 48Jul 2018 — avg 19 · peak 43Oct 2018 — avg 17 · peak 38Jan 2019 — avg 18 · peak 35Apr 2019 — avg 13 · peak 30Jul 2019 — avg 16 · peak 34Oct 2019 — avg 18 · peak 38Jan 2020 — avg 18 · peak 36Apr 2020 — avg 22 · peak 40Jul 2020 — avg 24 · peak 43Oct 2020 — avg 26 · peak 47Jan 2021 — avg 29 · peak 52Apr 2021 — avg 25 · peak 52Jul 2021 — avg 30 · peak 52Oct 2021 — avg 28 · peak 54Jan 2022 — avg 30 · peak 56Apr 2022 — avg 32 · peak 59Jul 2022 — avg 35 · peak 63Oct 2022 — avg 32 · peak 62Jan 2023 — avg 36 · peak 64Apr 2023 — avg 36 · peak 63Jul 2023 — avg 41 · peak 68Oct 2023 — avg 32 · peak 61Jan 2024 — avg 38 · peak 71Apr 2024 — avg 39 · peak 72Jul 2024 — avg 43 · peak 82Oct 2024 — avg 40 · peak 63Jan 2025 — avg 37 · peak 72Apr 2025 — avg 36 · peak 65Jul 2025 — avg 42 · peak 77Oct 2025 — avg 36 · peak 66Jan 2026 — avg 40 · peak 65Apr 2026 — avg 35 · peak 61Jul 2026 — avg 49 · peak 81Aug 2026 — avg 48 · peak 89
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Attention

1.1k2652026-06-04 — 316 pageviews2026-06-08 — 331 pageviews2026-06-12 — 296 pageviews2026-06-16 — 417 pageviews2026-06-20 — 327 pageviews2026-06-24 — 345 pageviews2026-06-28 — 433 pageviews2026-07-02 — 381 pageviews2026-07-06 — 381 pageviews2026-07-10 — 399 pageviews2026-07-14 — 370 pageviews2026-07-18 — 393 pageviews2026-07-22 — 397 pageviews2026-07-26 — 393 pageviews2026-07-30 — 386 pageviews2026-08-03 — 355 pageviews2026-08-07 — 345 pageviews2026-08-11 — 502 pageviews2026-08-15 — 393 pageviews2026-08-19 — 334 pageviews2026-08-23 — 365 pageviews2026-08-27 — 331 pageviews2026-08-31 — 355 pageviews2026-09-04 — 367 pageviews2026-09-08 — 356 pageviews2026-09-12 — 362 pageviews2026-09-16 — 322 pageviews2026-09-20 — 334 pageviews2026-09-24 — 317 pageviews2026-09-28 — 319 pageviews2026-10-02 — 296 pageviews2026-10-06 — 265 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DDarkIndieHorrorSurrealRPGMakerAtmosphericExplorationFree to PlaySingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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