YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-
2018/Active Gaming Media, Kadokawa Games
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.
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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.
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- Banner: Steam · Steam Web API Terms of Use; artwork (c) its publisher
- Screenshots (5): IGDB.com · Twitch Developer Services Agreement (IGDB); artwork (c) its publisher
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