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Yume Nikki cover art

Yume Nikki

kikiyama · PLAYISM · 2018-01-09

Steam

AdventureCasualIndieFree To Play

Modes: Single player

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.

51
playing now
94%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
6,323
twitch viewers (latest)
79/100
IGDB user rating (99 ratings)
3.8h
to beat · completionist 5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

51 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

The story of Yume Nikki is mostly up to the player's interpretation. All we know for sure is that Madotsuki, the game's silent protagonist, lives alone in her apartment which she refuses to leave and which contains a desk, a single Famicom game console, a balcony, and, most importantly, a bed. Upon going to bed, Madotsuki explores her dreams, a surreal world full of illogically connected, smaller worlds to gather "effects." What exactly these dreams and effects represent in Madotsuki's personal life is, again, up to interpretation. Even Madotsuki's name, a name that isn't a real name in Japan,(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 51 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 8% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-26

Review momentum

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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

79272026-08-06 22:00 — 56 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 30 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 62 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 63 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 39 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 46 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 73 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 48 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 55 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 67 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 38 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 48 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 79 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 40 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 44 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 45 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 39 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 40 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 63 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 34 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 42 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 48 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 42 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 42 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 59 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 48 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 30 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 41 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 51 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Twitch viewers

202026-08-26 19:15 — 2 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

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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