Yume Nikki: Dream Diary

Yume Nikki: Dream Diary
Steam artwork
DeveloperKadokawa Games
PublisherPlayism
Platforms
Release
  • Windows
  • February 23, 2018
  • Switch
  • February 21, 2019
GenreAdventure
ModeSingle-player

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.

Dream Diary was released on Windows on February 23, 2018, and received mixed reviews from critics, who complimented the visuals, music, and atmosphere, but criticized its gameplay. In general, they felt that it was an upgrade in some ways but was missing significant factors in the appeal of the original game. It received a Nintendo Switch release in 2019.