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| engine    = [[wikipedia:RPG Maker 2003|RPG Maker 2003]]
| engine    = [[wikipedia:RPG Maker 2003|RPG Maker 2003]]
[[wikipedia:RPG Maker MV|RPG Maker MV]] (Mobile)
[[wikipedia:RPG Maker MV|RPG Maker MV]] (Mobile)
| version  = 0.10 (October 1, 2007)<br/>0.10a (February 10, 2012)
| version  = 0.10a (February 10, 2012)
| platform  = PC (Windows 98 onward)<br/>Mobile (Android, iOS)
| platform  = PC (Windows 98 onward)<br/>Mobile (Android, iOS)
| release  = June 26, 2004
| release  = June 26, 2004
| genre    = Adventure / Walking simulator / Psychological Horror
| genre    = Adventure / Walking simulator / Psychological horror
| publisher = KIKIYAMA, AGM Playism, Caerux
| publisher = KIKIYAMA, AGM Playism, Kadokawa, Caerux
}}
}}


'''''Yume Nikki''''' (ゆめにっき, pronounced [[wikipedia:Help:IPA/Japanese|/jɯmeꜜ ɲiʔki/]]) is a freeware game created by [[Yume Nikki:KIKIYAMA|KIKIYAMA]]. The game was made using RPG Maker 2003, and is regarded as one of the most original applications of the software, as well as the start of a possible new genre of games.
'''''Yume Nikki''''' (''ゆめにっき'', ''Dream Diary'', Japanese pronunciation: [[wikipedia:Help:IPA/Japanese|/jɯme ɲikki/]]) is a freeware game created by [[Yume Nikki:KIKIYAMA|KIKIYAMA]], using the RPG Maker 2003 engine. The game was initially released on June 26, 2004, under version 0.00. The game received several updates until October 1, 2007, when version 0.10 was released.<ref name="hpnews">Changelog on Kikiyama HP: https://www3.nns.ne.jp/~tk-mto/news.html</ref>


''Yume Nikki'' means "Dream Diary" in Japanese (and thus can be written as 夢日記, although the game title is always in [[wikipedia:hiragana|hiragana]]). The game follows a girl named [[Yume Nikki:Madotsuki|Madotsuki]] as she dreams. The goal is to seek out and acquire all 24 "[[Yume Nikki:effects|effects]]". It otherwise has no actual plot or dialogue, and nearly the entire game is left up to speculation.
The player takes control of a girl named [[Yume Nikki:Madotsuki|Madotsuki]] to explore her dreams. The object of the game is to seek out and acquire all 24 "[[Yume Nikki:effects|effects]]". The game otherwise has no plot or dialogue, and most of the game's content is left to interpretation.


The game was initially released on June 26, 2004, under version 0.00. The game received numerous updates until October 1, 2007, when version 0.10 was released.<ref name="hpnews">Changelog on Kikiyama HP: https://www3.nns.ne.jp/~tk-mto/news.html</ref> The game became popular outside of Japan due to its unique presentation; events such as the now-iconic [[Yume Nikki:Events#Uboa|Uboa event]] were spread across the internet. The first ''Yume Nikki'' translation was made by the fan website ''Uboachan'', and served as the most popular translation until the Steam release.
The game became popular outside of Japan due to its unique presentation. Discussion of events and secrets such as the [[Yume Nikki:Events#Uboa|Uboa event]] spread across the Internet. The first ''Yume Nikki'' translation was made by the fan website Uboachan, and remained the most popular translation until the official English Steam release.


''Yume Nikki'' was added to the Playism distribution platform on February 10, 2012 under version 0.10a, about five years since original distribution. This was followed up by an official English localization releasing worldwide on July 11, 2012. KIKIYAMA built version 0.10a on October 6, 2007 to incorporate bug fixes for version 0.10 that were released in a separate patch titled '''Yumesyuusei'''.<ref name="hpnews"></ref> The download link on their website was never replaced to host version 0.10a, leaving its distribution to AGM Playism.
==Versions==


On January 9th, 2018, 0.10a was released on Steam for free by AGM Playism and Kadokawa.<ref>Official Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/650700/Yume_Nikki/</ref> The release of ''Yume Nikki'' on Steam created a surge in popularity due to being easily accessible without the requirement of Japanese encoding and locale.
=== Version 0.10a ===
The current version of ''Yume Nikki'' was originally uploaded to the Playism distribution platform on February 10, 2012 as version 0.10a, roughly five years after the release of 0.10. This was followed by an official English localization releasing worldwide on July 11, 2012.  


On August 30th, 2018, an officially licensed version for iOS and Android was released by CAERUXLab for $2.99 USD, making it the only release of the game to cost money.<ref>''Yume Nikki'' on the Caerux website: https://caerux.com/news/yumenikki/</ref> The game was remade using RPG Maker MV, a more modern version of RPG Maker, likely due to the engine's native mobile support.
KIKIYAMA built version 0.10a on October 6, 2007 to incorporate bug fixes for version 0.10 that were released in a separate patch titled '''"Yumesyuusei"'''.<ref name="hpnews" /> The download link on KIKIYAMA's website was never replaced to host version 0.10a, leaving its distribution to AGM Playism.


==Releases==
On January 9th, 2018, 0.10a was released on Steam for free by AGM Playism and Kadokawa.<ref>Official Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/650700/Yume_Nikki/</ref> The release of ''Yume Nikki'' on Steam made the game more easily accessible to new players, since it no longer requires players to change their systems to Japanese locale in order to run it.
Besides the official releases of the game, several fan translations have been made as well, most of which translating only the in-game text. A file archiver that can read characters from foreign languages is needed to extract most of the below releases, and a locale switcher or emulator may be necessary to run the game afterwards. More information and help with related issues is covered in the [https://ynfg.yume.wiki/Technical_Difficulties Technical Difficulties] page.


There are numerous [[Yume Nikki:Translation Differences|translation differences]] between the popular Uboachan fan translation, the official Steam translation, and the official mobile release. There are also unique issues in all three, although gameplay is mostly not affected.
=== Mobile Version ===
On August 30th, 2018, an officially licensed version for iOS and Android was released by CAERUXLab for US$2.99, making it the only release of the game to date to cost money.<ref>''Yume Nikki'' on the Caerux website: https://caerux.com/news/yumenikki/</ref> The game was remade using RPG Maker MV, a more recent edition of RPG Maker that has native mobile support.
 
=== Other Versions ===
Besides the official releases of the game, several fan translations have been made, most of which translate only the in-game text.
 
A file archiver compatible with foreign encodings such as Shift-JIS is needed to extract most of the below releases. Additionally, a locale switcher or emulator may be necessary to successfully run the game afterwards.
 
More information and help with encoding and locale issues can be found on the [https://ynfg.yume.wiki/Technical_Difficulties Technical Difficulties] page.
 
There are numerous [[Yume Nikki:Translation Differences|translation differences]] between the Uboachan fan translation, the official Steam translation, and the official mobile release. There are also unique technical issues in all three, although gameplay is mostly unaffected by these issues.
 
== Lists of Releases ==


===Official Releases===
===Official Releases===
*[https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se332192.html Version 0.10 original upload by KIKIYAMA]
{| class="wikitable"
**[http://www3.nns.ne.jp/pri/tk-mto/yumesyuusei.lzh ''Yumesyuusei'' patch for version 0.10]
|-
*[https://playism.com/product/yumenikki Playism (defunct)]
!Version
**[https://archive.org/details/yume-nikki-010a Archive.org Mirror]
!Language
*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/650700/Yume_Nikki/ Steam]
!Date
*Mobile:
!Download
**[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yume-nikki/id1453117329 Apple App Store] (US store link)
|-
**[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caerux.yumenikkien Google Play]
|0.10
|Japanese
|October 1st, 2007
|[https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se332192.html Vector.co.jp]
|-
|0.10 (Yumesyuusei Patch)
|Japanese
|October 6th, 2007
|[http://www3.nns.ne.jp/pri/tk-mto/yumesyuusei.lzh ''Yumesyuusei'' patch for version 0.10]
|-
|rowspan=2|0.10a (Playism)
|Japanese
|February 10th, 2012
|rowspan=2|[https://playism.com/product/yumenikki Playism]<br>[https://archive.org/details/yume-nikki-010a Internet Archive]
|-
|English
|July 11th, 2012
|-
|0.10a (Steam)
|Japanese,<br>English
|January 9th, 2018
|[https://store.steampowered.com/app/650700/Yume_Nikki/ Steam]<br>[https://archive.org/details/yume-nikki-010a Internet Archive]
|-
|1.0.7 (Mobile)
|Japanese,<br>English
|August 30th, 2018
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yume-nikki/id1453117329 Apple App Store]<br>[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caerux.yumenikkien Google Play]
|}


===Fan Translations===
===Fan Translations===
*[https://uboachan.net/yumenikki_portable.zip English - Uboachan]
{{MissingInfo|Figure out initial release dates.}}
**[https://archive.uboachan.net/media/src/Yume_Nikki.rar Installer version]
{| class="wikitable"
*[https://etrdream.com/yume-nikki Arabic - etrdream (الحلم المتجدد)]
|-
*[https://yumenikki.forumfree.it/?t=78961945#entry655824207 Italian - GiAnMMV on the Italian forums]
!Language
*[https://fokifox.itch.io/yumenikkirus Russian - fokifox on itch.io]
!Translator(s)
*[https://github.com/Roavello/yumenikki_ua/releases/tag/0.10a Ukrainian - Roavello on GitHub]
!Date
!Download
|-
|Arabic
|etrdream
|N/A
|[https://etrdream.com/yume-nikki Etrdream.com]
|-
|Chinese<br>Chinese (simplified)
|Sarah
|N/A
|rowspan=2|[https://github.com/ynoproject/ynotranslations YNO Translations Github]
|-
|Danish
|RødGrødMedFløde
|N/A
|-
|English
|Uboachan
|N/A
|[https://uboachan.net/yumenikki_portable.zip Uboachan]<br>[https://archive.uboachan.net/media/src/Yume_Nikki.rar Uboachan Installer version]
|-
|Esperanto
|Cloudythoughts,<br>Leo9
|N/A
|rowspan=6|[https://github.com/ynoproject/ynotranslations YNO Translations Github]
|-
|Estonian
|Takne77
|N/A
|-
|Finnish
|Cool Person,<br>miikka847
|N/A
|-
|French
|Carbonara
|N/A
|-
|German
|Harti
|N/A
|-
|Hebrew
|Sniperbob
|N/A
|-
|Italian
|GiAnMMV
|February 7th 2022
|[https://yumenikki.forumfree.it/?t=78961945#entry655824207 Forumfree.it]
|-
|Korean
|lich65
|N/A
|rowspan=3|[https://github.com/ynoproject/ynotranslations YNO Translations Github]
|-
|Portuguese
|Hieshe
|N/A
|-
|Romanian
|nekhnona
|N/A
|-
|Russian
|fokifox
|N/A
|[https://fokifox.itch.io/yumenikkirus Itch.io]
|-
|Spanish
|Pats,<br>Voyager
|N/A
|rowspan=2|[https://github.com/ynoproject/ynotranslations YNO Translations Github]
|-
|Toki pona
|tan jan nimiala
|N/A
|-
|Ukrainian
|Roavello
|N/A
|[https://github.com/Roavello/yumenikki_ua/releases/tag/0.10a Roavello's Github]
|-
|Vietnamese
|VioletNeiv
|N/A
|[https://github.com/ynoproject/ynotranslations YNO Translations Github]
|}


===Older Releases===
===Older Releases===
[[Yume Nikki:Old Versions|Old versions]] released before 0.10 had been mostly lost to time, until some were found by the #[https://gatobot.neocities.org/lainvestigacionyn/ LaInvestigaciónYN] team. Information on ''Yume Nikki'''s version history is found on the  page.
[[Yume Nikki:Old Versions|Old versions]] released before 0.10 had been mostly lost to time until some were found by the [https://gatobot.neocities.org/lainvestigacionyn/ #LaInvestigaciónYN] team.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Old Version Downloads
|-
|-
!Version
!Version
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!Download
!Download
|-
|-
|0.09
|0.00
|2005/12/17
|June 26th, 2004
|
|''Missing''
*[https://mega.nz/file/r9BiXIAI#MHbcRskUDhN2fHaV0oAx3v-6v9lOZAvRm4UV9sNi-Eo Mega]
|-
*[https://archive.org/details/yume-nikki-0.09 Internet Archive]
|0.01
|July 6th, 2004
|''Missing''
|-
|-
|0.08
|0.02
|2005/07/30
|July 20th, 2004
|[https://mega.nz/file/RNAUED6Q#aCKJcZm4OXdKaxdQolb8Hr_miam6bQdXbe59fUwLJPA Mega]
|''Missing''
|-
|-
|0.07
|0.03
|2005/04/29
|September 7th, 2004
|[https://mega.nz/file/pIAU2ZbD#r-NOo0HIsGL3F5tRhoCT371IjBwaT_7u21JhkhaG6cI Mega]
|''Missing''
|-
|-
|0.06
|0.04
|2005/01/29
|October 2nd, 2004
|
|[https://mega.nz/file/hJYhRSTI#rX-Tqnj-bbDflgFGRd_AItaJTaxaRkobnQmK5DJ2Km8 Mega]<br>[https://archive.org/details/yume-nikki-0.04 Internet Archive]
*[http://www.mediafire.com/file/15c33918e1hl13p/yumenikki0.06.lzh MediaFire]
*[https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mf506zx8xskj13iiu1ctf/yumenikki0.06.lzh?rlkey=3rt4kl6b908wezzhez7pyzlyn&dl=1 Dropbox]
|-
|-
|0.05
|0.05
|2004/11/26
|November 26th, 2004
|''Missing''
|''Missing''
|-
|-
|0.04
|0.06
|2004/10/02
|January 29th, 2005
|
|[http://www.mediafire.com/file/15c33918e1hl13p/yumenikki0.06.lzh MediaFire]<br>[https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mf506zx8xskj13iiu1ctf/yumenikki0.06.lzh?rlkey=3rt4kl6b908wezzhez7pyzlyn&dl=1 Dropbox]
*[https://mega.nz/file/hJYhRSTI#rX-Tqnj-bbDflgFGRd_AItaJTaxaRkobnQmK5DJ2Km8 Mega]
|-
*[https://archive.org/details/yume-nikki-0.04 Internet Archive]
|0.07
|April 29th, 2005
|[https://mega.nz/file/pIAU2ZbD#r-NOo0HIsGL3F5tRhoCT371IjBwaT_7u21JhkhaG6cI Mega]
|-
|0.08
|July 30th, 2005
|[https://mega.nz/file/RNAUED6Q#aCKJcZm4OXdKaxdQolb8Hr_miam6bQdXbe59fUwLJPA Mega]
|-
|0.09
|December 17th, 2005
|[https://mega.nz/file/r9BiXIAI#MHbcRskUDhN2fHaV0oAx3v-6v9lOZAvRm4UV9sNi-Eo Mega]<br>[https://archive.org/details/yume-nikki-0.09 Internet Archive]
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 14:38, 18 March 2025

Yume Nikki
YumeNikkiTitleScreen.png
The title screen of ''Yume Nikki''
Basic Info
Latest Version 0.10a (February 10, 2012)
Developer KIKIYAMA
Engine RPG Maker 2003

RPG Maker MV (Mobile)

Release Date June 26, 2004
Other
Genre Adventure / Walking simulator / Psychological horror
Platform PC (Windows 98 onward)
Mobile (Android, iOS)
Publisher KIKIYAMA, AGM Playism, Kadokawa, Caerux


Yume Nikki (ゆめにっき, Dream Diary, Japanese pronunciation: /jɯme ɲikki/) is a freeware game created by KIKIYAMA, using the RPG Maker 2003 engine. The game was initially released on June 26, 2004, under version 0.00. The game received several updates until October 1, 2007, when version 0.10 was released.[1]

The player takes control of a girl named Madotsuki to explore her dreams. The object of the game is to seek out and acquire all 24 "effects". The game otherwise has no plot or dialogue, and most of the game's content is left to interpretation.

The game became popular outside of Japan due to its unique presentation. Discussion of events and secrets such as the Uboa event spread across the Internet. The first Yume Nikki translation was made by the fan website Uboachan, and remained the most popular translation until the official English Steam release.

Versions

Version 0.10a

The current version of Yume Nikki was originally uploaded to the Playism distribution platform on February 10, 2012 as version 0.10a, roughly five years after the release of 0.10. This was followed by an official English localization releasing worldwide on July 11, 2012.

KIKIYAMA built version 0.10a on October 6, 2007 to incorporate bug fixes for version 0.10 that were released in a separate patch titled "Yumesyuusei".[1] The download link on KIKIYAMA's website was never replaced to host version 0.10a, leaving its distribution to AGM Playism.

On January 9th, 2018, 0.10a was released on Steam for free by AGM Playism and Kadokawa.[2] The release of Yume Nikki on Steam made the game more easily accessible to new players, since it no longer requires players to change their systems to Japanese locale in order to run it.

Mobile Version

On August 30th, 2018, an officially licensed version for iOS and Android was released by CAERUXLab for US$2.99, making it the only release of the game to date to cost money.[3] The game was remade using RPG Maker MV, a more recent edition of RPG Maker that has native mobile support.

Other Versions

Besides the official releases of the game, several fan translations have been made, most of which translate only the in-game text.

A file archiver compatible with foreign encodings such as Shift-JIS is needed to extract most of the below releases. Additionally, a locale switcher or emulator may be necessary to successfully run the game afterwards.

More information and help with encoding and locale issues can be found on the Technical Difficulties page.

There are numerous translation differences between the Uboachan fan translation, the official Steam translation, and the official mobile release. There are also unique technical issues in all three, although gameplay is mostly unaffected by these issues.

Lists of Releases

Official Releases

Version Language Date Download
0.10 Japanese October 1st, 2007 Vector.co.jp
0.10 (Yumesyuusei Patch) Japanese October 6th, 2007 Yumesyuusei patch for version 0.10
0.10a (Playism) Japanese February 10th, 2012 Playism
Internet Archive
English July 11th, 2012
0.10a (Steam) Japanese,
English 		January 9th, 2018 Steam
Internet Archive
1.0.7 (Mobile) Japanese,
English 		August 30th, 2018 Apple App Store
Google Play

Fan Translations

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Language Translator(s) Date Download
Arabic etrdream N/A Etrdream.com
Chinese
Chinese (simplified) 		Sarah N/A YNO Translations Github
Danish RødGrødMedFløde N/A
English Uboachan N/A Uboachan
Uboachan Installer version
Esperanto Cloudythoughts,
Leo9 		N/A YNO Translations Github
Estonian Takne77 N/A
Finnish Cool Person,
miikka847 		N/A
French Carbonara N/A
German Harti N/A
Hebrew Sniperbob N/A
Italian GiAnMMV February 7th 2022 Forumfree.it
Korean lich65 N/A YNO Translations Github
Portuguese Hieshe N/A
Romanian nekhnona N/A
Russian fokifox N/A Itch.io
Spanish Pats,
Voyager 		N/A YNO Translations Github
Toki pona tan jan nimiala N/A
Ukrainian Roavello N/A Roavello's Github
Vietnamese VioletNeiv N/A YNO Translations Github

Older Releases

Old versions released before 0.10 had been mostly lost to time until some were found by the #LaInvestigaciónYN team.

Version Date Download
0.00 June 26th, 2004 Missing
0.01 July 6th, 2004 Missing
0.02 July 20th, 2004 Missing
0.03 September 7th, 2004 Missing
0.04 October 2nd, 2004 Mega
Internet Archive
0.05 November 26th, 2004 Missing
0.06 January 29th, 2005 MediaFire
Dropbox
0.07 April 29th, 2005 Mega
0.08 July 30th, 2005 Mega
0.09 December 17th, 2005 Mega
Internet Archive

References

  1. ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Changelog on Kikiyama HP: https://www3.nns.ne.jp/~tk-mto/news.html
  2. ↑ Official Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/650700/Yume_Nikki/
  3. ↑ Yume Nikki on the Caerux website: https://caerux.com/news/yumenikki/
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