This page lists the architects of the dream worlds, so to speak, and a brief description, as well as information on which maps they have made and relevant contact information.
Authors are categorized as such: core and associate. The former are the main Japanese team members, who can directly contribute to the game following reservation and runner declaration protocols. On the other hand, the latter are authors foreign to Japan and as such are subject to proxy implementation protocols.
The Six-Month Rule is an agreement between the authors, that if an author fails to update within six months of their previous update, then their maps may be freely edited by other authors (unless otherwise specified). The rule is reset when they update again. It's a pretty good litmus in determining whether an author is active.
To see when an author was last active, please check the Version History or check the changelog.txt file included in the main folder of the game.
If you are interested in contributing to the game's development, please take time to read the Content Contribution Guidelines.
Core Authors
A
A is responsible for only two areas: Graveyard World and the Hospital.
HAL
HAL, from whom Smokin' HAL derives his name, is responsible for the Digital Hand Hub, Stone World, and Geometry World.
20
20 has requested all edits, regardless of how small, to his maps to be described in detail, and to be bug free.
20, also known as Twenty, is the creator of dozens of worlds in the game. His best known are Japan Town, Marijuana Goddess World, Monochrome Feudal Japan, the Underwater Amusement Park, The Docks, and the Sewers, among many others. See here for a complete listing of 20's maps.
Twitter: @twen20ty
Pixiv: twen20ty (ID:608767)
Skype: yume2kki
710
710 has asked that if his maps are edited, to contact him on twitter with the changes.
710 is another prolific map creator. His better-known maps are the Highway, the Botanical Garden, and Onyx Tile World, among others. See here for a complete listing of 710's maps.
Twitter: @yume2kki_710
945
945 created the now-defunct Minigame A.
INT
INT is the creator of Forest World.
Y0M
Y0M created Minigame B, also known as Red-Blue-Yellow.
418
418 created Garden World and the Blue Forest.
Pinu
Pinu (ぴぬ) has a relatively small number of worlds to his name, but all are well-known: Heart World, The Deciding Street, and Dizzy Spirals World.
dedp
dedp has asked that MAP0134 be left alone.
Dedp is a prolific author still active in the development process, known for using edits of publicly-submitted assets in his worlds. He's most known for Flying Fish World and the worlds that connect to and from it, including Square-Square World and the Dark Museum. For a full list of dedp's worlds, see here.
Twitter: @dedp_papiko
Soundcloud: dedp_papiko
Website: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/dedp/
↑V↑
↑V↑ (Wavy Up) is the creator of ↑V↑.
kuraud
kuraud is an active author in the development community. Kuraud is the one who initially added many of the events in Urotsuki's real-life bedroom, including the addition of the Computer and the Game Console. In addition, he created Toy World, the Red Brick Maze, the Mini-Maze, the French Street, and the Day & Night Towers, among others. He also created the Penguin minigame. For a full list of his worlds, see here.
Twitter: @dakuur
sabamiso
Sabamiso (鯖味噌) created a small number of worlds: the Shinto Shrine, The Circus, and Monochrome Street.
They also created another fangame named Hallucigenia (ハルキゲニア).
oudn
Oudn is a prolific author who has created a number of well-known worlds, including the Apartments, the Bug Maze, Mushroom World, Sign World, and the Realistic Beach. For a complete list, see here.
Oudn is also known for their fangame, Yume Graffiti.
Twitter: @oudnbti
Pixiv: http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=1971494
185 Go
185 Go has requested that any edits fit well with the underwater worlds, and for any adjoining worlds to be Penguin and Spacesuit effect-only.
185 Go (百八十五号, No. 185) is responsible for the "deep-sea series" (as he put it), starting with the southern part of Atlantis and moving down the trench through Star Ocean and terminating at Rusted City. He is still active in the development process.
Twitter: @Eresu_Tinju
Bokun
Bokun has created many worlds, his best known being the Intestines Maze, Spelling Room, The Baddies Bar, and the Stone Maze. For a full list, see here.
They have also released If, another Yume Nikki fangame.
Zenmaigahara
Zenmaigahara has requested that any new outfits in the dressing room be unable to be removed from the area.
Zenmaigahara (ぜんまいヶ原), better known for their popular Yume Nikki fangame Yume Nisshi, has created Visine World, Guts World, Cutlery World, Fabric World, Urotsuki's Dream Apartments, and the Plated Snow Country minigame.
Twitter: @YumeNisshi
Jekyle
Jekyle is the creator of Christmas World.
n3
n3, better known as koronba, is actually most known for his music, but he also made a small number of worlds, including Grass World, the Dark Alleys, the Construction Frame Building, and Floating Stones World. See here for the full list.
Twitter: @nnn_koronba (deactivated)
Bandcamp: koronba (deactivated)
YouTube: koronba sakamoto
Soundcloud: Nnn Koronba (deactivated)
9G87ZOr0ks
9G87ZOr0ks contributed to the Hospital and Graveyard World.
tKp9vEGEfhCD
TKp9vEGEfhCD made a few well-known maps: the Dark Forest, the Laboratory, Soldier Row, the Forest Carnival, and the Abandoned Chinatown.
Yuki-Hitsuji
Yuki-Hitsuji (ゆきひつじ) created the Gallery Of Me, the Underground TV Complex, Jigsaw Puzzle World, the Mask Shop, and the Lorn Tower.
yXu.N9nxhI
YXu.N9nxhI is the designer of Gimmick Runner.
wXeoWvpbbM
WXeoWvpbbM is the creator of Monochrome GB World and the Sunken City.
Zoo
Zoo is the creator of Dream Beach and the School.
Uwonozoki
Uwonozoki (うをのぞき) created two worlds: Fountain World and the Boogie Street. Aside from these, the most well-known of their contributions is the Apartment Amoeba.
They also made a Yume Nikki fangame called Yume Aruki.
Twitter: @uwonozoki
Tonden
Tonden requested to be contacted if any edits are to be made.
Tonden created the Eyeball Archives.
wataru
Wataru (わたる) was the most prolific author on the team, with eighty maps in total, having created a myriad of worlds with largely soft post-apocalyptic themes. These include the Overgrown City, Rose Church, and Depths. For the full list, see here. Wataru is also responsible for the implementation of the Egg collectibles. In recent versions, most, if not all, contributions done by Wataru have been scrapped (with the exception of menu themes and wallpapers, which have all been repurposed).
Twitter: @zazazazazazawa (deactivated)
Pixiv: wataru (ID: 2090244) (deactivated)
Skype: zazazazazazawa
Email: [email protected] (deactivated)
spelude
spelude has requested to be contacted if any wallpapers are to be implemented into her worlds. MAP0691(spelude)、MAP0692(絵本の中)、MAP0697(彼岸花)、MAP0698(ﾂﾅｷﾞ金平糖)、MAP0699(星座)、MAP0711(珈琲カップ)、MAP0716(小部屋)、MAP0717(絵本) 、MAP0721(花瓶)、MAP0722(裏花瓶)、MAP0726(手)、MAP0727(手室内)、MAP0728(ﾂﾅｷﾞ空中)、MAP0730(ケレウス) can be edited without permission. Other maps can only be edited with her consent.
Spelude has created multiple worlds, most famously the Red Lily Lake and the now-removed Butterfly Forest. She was also responsible for bringing back the Fantasy Library. Spelude has also created multiple music tracks.
Ca
Ca (Calcium) is the creator of the Maple Shrine.
Yeris
Yeris (イェリス) is an author who created a number of worlds within a short time period, notably Pencil World and Binary World, and is still active in the team. See here for more.
They are also the creator of the fangame Yume Tsuduri.
Twitter: @Yeris_Yume2kki
GALAXY
GALAXY (Starman) is the author of the Cyber Maze, part of Sugar World, and the town of the same name.
Mosenite
Mosenite (モセニテ) is the creator of Bridged Swamp Islands, The Ceiling, Lotus Waters, Seaside Village, the Cultivated Lands, the Rapeseed Fields, and the area of the same name.
Mike
Mike (みけ) is the author of the Red Rock Caves.
G-Seeker
G-Seeker (Gシーカー) is an author who created the Dream Bank around 0.103g, only to leave the project very soon after.
natl
natl has requested all edits be well-documented.
Natl expanded on the Cyber Maze and created worlds such as Florist, Dream Mexico, and the Cocktail Lounge.
Twitter: @natl_yume2kki
310 of the Twelfth Room
310 (12部屋目の310) has no worlds, but is instead one of the most prominent programmers and the author responsible for maintaining much of the events that occur in the waking world. These include the Kura Puzzles, Urotsuki's computer, and the Music Room.
Anon
Anon (アノン) is most well known for making the Buried City and the Burial Desert. She also created the Industrial Tower and the Chaos Exhibition, as well as assets for spelude's Vase World.
985
985 is the author responsible for the Lavender Temple and the Galactic Park. They have recently created the Jade Sky Hamlet and The Slums.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Yumeno_985
Discord: 985#3984
Kuroku
They have stated others can freely add connections to their worlds.
Kuroku (黒九) is the author most known for adding the Dojo, for which they have periodically released patches to update its content and art. They also made the DNA Room and the Green Tea Graveyard.
Twitter: @kuro9_yume2kki
juda
juda is the author whose work is characteristic for its highly limited use of colour, only using three or four individual colours on each object. They created the Scorched Wasteland, Paradise, Ice Floe World, and Mangrove Forest.
kappa
kappa is a recent author who created the Container Forest, Gray Relic World, and the Escalator. In addition, they have events to their name in GALAXY Town and the Hand Fields. For a full list of their maps, see here.
shigurin
shigurin is responsible for the Strange Plants World, the Underground Laboratory, the Polluted Swamp, the Despair Road, the Rooftops, and the Monochromatic Abyss, among many others. She also helped associate authors noildoof and Río add their worlds.
Twitter: @_shigurin
2i9
2i9 is a recent author most well known for worlds that evoke the fear of disgust, such as Whipped Cream World, the Butterfly Passage, and the Mutant Pig Farm, though he has worlds in other styles such as Sea Lily World. A full list of his content can be found here. He also helped associate authors Río, Nulsdodage, and Lemniscate add their worlds.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/uXs1clq_gnfS (deactivided)
light
light is a recent author who added the House Over the Rainbow, the High-rise Building, and the Head World.
VANEGI
VANEGI is the composer of two of the BGMs in Urotsuki's PC, and is also responsible for creating the Matoran Keyboard and the Dining Hall, an addition to the Bathhouse.
Twitter: @VANEGI_Yume2kki
qxy
qxy is a skilled author whose worlds are known for their realist style and heavily geometric worlds. A good portion of their worlds are located in lenghty semi-linear routes within Urostuki's mind; many of these worlds also contain unique mechanics that set them apart from any other worlds in the game. Recently, qxy has become a prominent part of Yume 2kki's core developer team, regularly fixing bugs and adding various quality of life improvements to it. They're responsible for the Snowy Forest, FC Caverns, Aurora Lake and more. For a full list of his worlds, click here. He also helped associate authors Kong and Ruri add their worlds.
ROKU95
ROKU95 is an author known for their unique art style with softly blurred assets and bits of extraneous color embedded within otherwise ordinary tiles. They created worlds such as the Ancient Crypt, Psychedelic Stone Path, Negative Space, and more. For a full list of their worlds, click here.
Nantai
Nantai (軟体, Soft Body, which appears to be associated with molluscs) is an author known for their simplistic world design, along with creating their own BGMs for some of them. Common visuals in Nantai's worlds include old Japanese architecture and folklore, ghosts and yokai, and molluscs. Most of their worlds are somewhat isolated off from the rest of Urostuki dreams. They're responsible for the Rainbow Tiles Maze, Rock World, Jumbotron Hub and more. For a full list of their worlds, click here.
Twitter: @Monoka_Nantai
maptsuki
maptsuki is an author characterized by the many puzzles and secrets scattered around their worlds, along with the introduction of important NPCs in them such as the Five Guardians and more. They are responsible for creating the Dream Park, Shadowy Caves, Guardians' Temple and more. For a full list of their worlds, click here.
Twitter: @Yume2kki_MAPYouTube: まっぷつき
Nuaah
Nuaah (ぬあー) is an author known for their unusual style and worlds with unique construction and perspective, along with creating their own BGMs for their worlds. They are responsible for the Spherical Space Labyrinth, Miraculous Waters, Robotic Institution, and more. For a full list of their areas, click here.
Twitter: @Nuaah_Box
Kake
Kake is responsible for expanding the Monochrome GB World with the GB Fields.
Yasakoten
Yasakoten (やさこてん) is an author characterized by their prominent use of neon colors. They are responsible for creating the Oriental Pub and the Sparkling Dimension. They also helped associate author Sniperbob add his worlds.
Discord: yasakoten#7481
Kontentsu
Kontentsu is an author whose worlds are characterized for being heavily inspired by the original Yume Nikki, and feature many recurring visual motifs and characters. These include NPCs called "01-kun", repeated instances of the number 28, and a separate dreamer known as "???-tsuki" who is found within a second Nexus deep in the dream world. They are responsible for creating the Digital Forest, the Opal Ruins and more. For a full list of their worlds, see here. They also helped associate author Sniperbob add his worlds.
Discord: コンテソツ#1262Twitter: @Kontentsu_yume2
srd
Srd is an author characterized by their use of either vibrant colours or monochrome shades in their work, usually generating a nostalgic feeling. They are responsible for creating the Octagonal Grid Hub, Frozen Woods, Colorless Valley, and more. For a full list of their areas, click here.
aediorugap
Aediorugap is an author characterized by many vast, mazelike worlds within Urotsuki's dream as well as a unique simplistic art style. Their worlds are notable for featuring certain audio backing tracks that consist of foley sound effects, such as the sound of an active laundry machine. They are responsible for creating the Laundromat, Totem Hotel, Omurice Labyrinth and more. For a full list of their areas, click here.
Kurokagi
Kurokagi (黒鍵) is an author whose style is currently characterized by simplistic looping worlds. So far, it seems their current contributions are still incomplete, as exemplified by the lack of BGM in any of these worlds. They are responsible for creating the Unending River, Amorphous Maroon Space, and the Black Sphere World.
octave
Octave is an author whose style is marked by various distinctions among 2kki's authors. Their visual style often employs creative uses of foreground and background to establish a unique setting. The sound design of Octave's worlds is also noteworthy, featuring music tracks that sometimes add or alter layers depending on what the player does. Octave is responsible for creating the Robotic Slaves Tunnel, Handheld Game Pond, Obentou World and more. For a full list of their areas, click here.
Twitter: @octave_yume2kki
Towihanu
Towihanu (とゐはぬ) is an author known for collaborating with octave to create Astral World.
Moriwo
Moriwo (森温(モリヲ)) is an author whose style is known for their highly detailed spriting style that heavily relies on uses of shadows and contrasting deep colours, many of which use hand-drawn panoramas to archieve more detailed areas. They created created worlds such as the Mountaintop Ruins, Rusty Urban Complex, Azure Garden, and more. For a full list of their worlds, click here.
Twitter: @morisan081
Horatsuki
Horatsuki (ほらつき) cwhose style is known for their simplistic artstyle resembling the original Yume Nikki, along with most of their worlds having some sort of unique interaction. They created created worlds such as the Tricolor Passage, Atelier, Pastel Sky Park and more. For a fill list of their worlds, click here.Twitter: @dream_horatsuki
Akahara Imori
Akahara Imori (赤波良ゐもり) is the author responsible for Lotus Park.
Yume wo Samayou
Yume wo Samayou (夢を彷徨う) is an author wich their work feature different puzzles to solve in order to reach certain points. They are responsible for creating the Shape World and the Obstacle Course.
Associate Authors
Associate Authors are authors that cannot directly add their worlds to Yume 2kki due to being non-Japanese speakers, or having no posting access to 5ch due to lacking either a 5ch premium pass or a Japanese IP. These authors' worlds are only added with the help of their proxies, the core authors.
noildoof
noildoof, from the US, is the first Western author to add her worlds to Yume 2kki. She has cited fellow author wataru as a major inspiration. Her worlds feature heavy use of pastel colors and detailed pixel art with memorable NPCs in them. She is one of the most prominent Western authors, and has created worlds such as the Tesla Garden, the Blue Cactus Islands, the Graffiti City, and more. A full list of her worlds can be found here.
She also known for her fangame Deep Dreams.
Twitter: @noildoof
Discord: @Noildoof#6181
Youtube: noil doof
Tumblr: https://noildoof.tumblr.com
Ruri
Ruri (ルリ) is a former author from the US. Her worlds are very detailed and distinct from one other, which were located all over the dream world. She created the now-removed Crystal Caves, Nightmarish Wilds, TV Labyrinth, Chemical Research Facility, and Volcanic Subterrain.
She currently works alongside the developers of another fangame, Uneven Dream (Outotsu Yume).
Youtube: Lapis Lazuli
Río
Río is a Chilean author, whose contributions are inspired heavily by the work of fellow author wataru in both spriting style and world design, though with a considerably warmer tone, a more varied set of creations, and a distinct painterly aesthetic. Most of his worlds are located in lengthy "routes" deep within Urotsuki's mind. Additionally, Río has composed some of the music for his worlds. Notable worlds of his include the Silent Sewers, Tomb of Velleities, Forgotten Megalopolis and more. For a complete list of his areas, see here.
Discord: Río#6179
Youtube: RíoHydra
Twitter: @RioTheHydra
nulsdodage
nulsdodage is a South Korean author. Prominent to his work are more technically-advanced, puzzle-focused areas. He is also known for fixing bugs and making sure the worlds of the most recent authors contribute to things like the Map Completion rate and the Music Room. He is the responsible for the Data Stream, along with the GB Tunnel sub-area in the Monochrome GB World; he has additionally provided numerous music contributions, including the music for Opal Ruins A.
Twitter: @nulsdodage
Youtube: Nulsodage
Lemniscate
Lemniscate is a Canadian author, whose style is characterized by heavily detailed panoramas, as well as his use of vibrant blue and pink shades of colour in his worlds. He is responsible for the Holographic Chamber, Ether Caverns, and the Fluorescent City; additionally, he composed music for some of his own worlds, as well as some tracks used by other authors.
Twitter: @2kki_lemniscate
sniperbob
Sniperbob is an Israeli author, whose style is characterized by simple and scribbly designs, as well on a focus on body horror. His worlds are accessible from different parts of the dream world at different depths, usually from darker worlds. He is responsible for the T-Folk World, Fused Faces World, Crazed Faces Maze and more. For a full list of his areas, see here.
He is also one of the developers of another fangame, Uneven Dream (Outotsu Yume).
Discord: sniperbob#2575
Twitter: @sniperbob5
YouTube: Yume 2kki Wiki
Kong
Kong is a Brazilian author whose work is characterized by detailed pixel art, reminiscent of Earthbound/Mother. He created the NES Glitch Tunnel.
Discord: ! Khalazar Jönk Köng#4952
Twitter: @KhJonkong
Miscellaneous Authors
Miscellaneous Authors are those who have contributed to Yume 2kki without adding worlds, instead adding music files, graphic sets for free to use purposes or others.
Camellia
Camellia is a Japanese music composer that has made the following music: camellia_japanish, camellia-japanish2, camellia_hysar2, camellia-themepark, 2_2, 2_8, 2_10, 2_11, 2_12, 2_13, 2_16, 2_18, 2_19, 2_20, 2_21, 2_22, 2_23, 2_24, 2_27, 2_28, 2_29, 2_31, 2_32, 2_35, 2_37, 2_38, 2_39, 2_40, 2_45, 2_46, 2_47, 2_48, 2_49, 2_50,2_51, 2_52, 3, 4_3, 6_3, 7, trom_piano, 2_2, Cave_2, and enter_2.
Twitter: @cametek
tAkaDaGOxA
tAkaDaGOxA changed the Yume 2kki title screen.
30
30 is one of the very first authors to contribute to Yume 2kki, being in the project before Urotsuki was the main protagonist, he was responsible for fixing bugs and making changes to switches, variables and events.
1
1 is one of the very first authors to contribute to Yume 2kki, he was responsible for fixing bugs and fixing graphics.
63
63 was an author responsible for creating Urotsuki's Balcony aswell as adding the feature to pinch yourself awake.
805
805 was an author responsible to making adjustments to events aswell as making adjustments to sound effects.
784
784 was an author responsible for creating some of Yume 2kki's battle animations, he was also responsible of convincing 805 to remove some unused BGMs.
780
780 was responsible for creating the Telephone's effects sound effect.
626
626 is an author responsible for creating these following music: 626-india, 626-tb303, 626-ryukyu, 626-seagull.
YLJTirrg6w
YLJTirrg6w was responsible for adding an unknown BGM.
JjEcExX/zg
JjEcExX/zg was responsible for creating some unknown sound effects.
575
575 is responsible for creating the default footstep noise.
90
90 is responsible for creating an unknown BGM.
152
152 is responsible for creating these following music: 152-organ33, 152-woo,and 152-you.
893
893 is responsible for expanding the Library as well as adding 3 books to it.
143
143 is responsible for adding a book in the Library.
826
826 is responsible for adding a book in the Library.
qs0UrDFJ
qs0UrDFJ is an author responsible for creating the following music: qs0UrDFJ-bgm007, qs0UrDFJ-bgm041, qs0UrDFJ-bgm047, qs0UrDFJ-bgm054, qs0UrDFJ-bgm060, qs0UrDFJ-title_Rv and qs0UrDFJ-title.
803
803 is an author responsible for creating the following music: 803-1.
932
932 is responsible for creating the following music: 932-warm.
903
903 is responsible for creating the following music: 903-suna001.
937
937 is responsible for creating the following music: kikai004.
28
28 is responsible for creating the following music: bgm055.
69
69 is an author responsible for creating these following music: setunai, se018-0016, and se-2.
272
272 is an author responsible for creating these following music: yumepo1, yumepo3, yumepo4, yumepo5, yumepo6, yumepo7, yumepo8, yumepo9, yumepo10, yumepo11 and also for creating yumeppoi.