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YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY- cover art

YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-

KADOKAWA CORPORATION · PLAYISM · 2018-02-22

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 21, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 22, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

As long as I have dreams in my heart, I can never escape. I can never awaken from my dreams. Maybe if I follow the dream just past this doorway, then someday I can wake up again...

YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY- is an Action, Adventure, Indie game released in 2018, priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a review sentiment of Mixed (70% of 1516 reviews).

2
playing now
70%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
61/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
3.6h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Yume Nikki: Dream Diary is a 2018 horror-themed adventure game developed by Kadokawa Games and published by Playism. It is a reboot of the 2004 indie game Yume Nikki and was produced with supervision from the original game's creator, Kikiyama. The game borrows basic elements, such as some abandoned design concepts, from its predecessor, but also contains significant changes. As in Yume Nikki, the player controls a girl named Madotsuki from a third-person perspective and explores worlds inside her dreams. Dream Diary adds platforming and puzzle gameplay, and the game is rendered in 3D.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 56 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 36% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (406 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 38k–92k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,525 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2019-10-14) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 7 of 11 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
25225220182026Week of 2018-02-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-14 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$3.992018-02-232026-08-232018-02-23 — best price $19.992018-09-19 — best price $11.992018-11-21 — best price $9.992019-01-10 — best price $9.992019-02-12 — best price $19.992019-05-06 — best price $19.992019-06-03 — best price $19.992019-08-15 — best price $7.992019-10-14 — best price $3.992019-11-12 — best price $19.992020-01-02 — best price $19.992020-02-17 — best price $19.992020-03-16 — best price $7.992020-05-06 — best price $19.992020-06-25 — best price $7.992020-11-09 — best price $19.992021-02-11 — best price $5.992021-05-06 — best price $19.992021-06-24 — best price $3.992021-10-04 — best price $19.992021-11-24 — best price $7.992022-02-03 — best price $19.992022-09-12 — best price $3.992022-12-10 — best price $19.992023-01-16 — best price $3.992023-05-27 — best price $19.992023-10-26 — best price $3.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-08-07 — best price $3.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-01-22 — best price $3.992025-06-04 — best price $19.992026-01-17 — best price $3.992026-05-24 — best price $19.992026-08-23 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

108342026-05-30 — 61 pageviews2026-06-03 — 56 pageviews2026-06-07 — 73 pageviews2026-06-11 — 34 pageviews2026-06-15 — 50 pageviews2026-06-19 — 54 pageviews2026-06-23 — 56 pageviews2026-06-27 — 66 pageviews2026-07-01 — 81 pageviews2026-07-05 — 88 pageviews2026-07-09 — 65 pageviews2026-07-13 — 90 pageviews2026-07-17 — 85 pageviews2026-07-21 — 72 pageviews2026-07-25 — 97 pageviews2026-07-29 — 60 pageviews2026-08-02 — 73 pageviews2026-08-06 — 65 pageviews2026-08-10 — 108 pageviews2026-08-14 — 71 pageviews2026-08-18 — 60 pageviews2026-08-22 — 60 pageviews2026-08-26 — 59 pageviews2026-08-30 — 64 pageviews2026-09-03 — 62 pageviews2026-09-07 — 60 pageviews2026-09-11 — 62 pageviews2026-09-15 — 65 pageviews2026-09-19 — 48 pageviews2026-09-23 — 67 pageviews2026-09-27 — 54 pageviews2026-10-01 — 51 pageviews2026-10-05 — 72 pageviews2026-10-08 — 56 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
86.5%
earned "Was it... just a dream?"
35.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,08818%23
Switch (Nintendo)150%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2.5DCuteAnimeActionHorrorPuzzleStealthSurrealPlatformerStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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