Flowchart of all the locations.
Yume Nikki has many interconnected locations that vary wildly in theme and size. Some locations also house collectible effects and may also contain events.
The dream world is an intricate labyrinth of openly looping regions and obscure pathways, but most regions of the game can be considered as part of an individual 'world' with connections to other sections and worlds. This is a list of all the central worlds of Yume Nikki.
Real World
The only location in the game that actually exists, though a dream version of it is present as well.
現実の部屋
The place Madotsuki starts, both in the real world and the dream world. In the real world, she can't leave her room, but she can play
NASU and save the game.
Original Locations
These are the places in the dream world that are accessible to the player from the very start of the dream, most of which have floating backgrounds and objects plastered around seemingly randomly. They lead to all of the deeper locations, and contain half of all of the effects.
扉部屋
A hub containing doors leading to the dream version of Madotsuki's Room and the twelve original locations. It is one of the few places to not have any music, making it suspenseful.
ブロックの世界
A world full of blocks of varying shapes and sizes with an isometric perspective, almost like a maze. The
Hat & Scarf effect lies inside, with a similar hat and scarf being worn by
Mafurako, this world's only inhabitant.
水溜りの世界
A dark world filled with puddles reflecting a dark sky, lamp posts that can be turned on and off, and a flight of stairs leading downwards to the
Dense Woods A. The
Umbrella effect can be found here.
暗闇の世界
A pitch-black world with tribal patterns on the ground that requires the Lamp effect to see them. The
Knife effect is found here. Creatures known as
Pissipissini wander here while a ghost-like entity named
Follony may follow Madotsuki.
雪の世界
A snowy world with evergreen trees, igloos, and a
bed. One of the igloos contains a portal to the Pink Sea while another has a
sleeping girl. A wandering
Yuki-onna is found here, which gives Madotsuki the
Yuki-onna effect.
壁画の世界
A world filled with large murals depicting strange creatures. A manhole that leads to The Sewers can be found here. Two
Mouth Monsters with long hair can be found near pools of blood, giving Madotsuki the
Long Hair and
Blonde Hair effects.
落書きの世界
A colorful world with sound-making tiles that form a large mosaic featuring two odd creatures. An elevator to the Mall, a women's restroom, and the
Bicycle effect can all be found here, with the latter being directly west of the Nexus door.
目玉の世界
A world filled with grasping arms, gouged eyeballs, and bouncing legs. One of the arms has an eye embedded in its palm, which gives the
Medamaude effect upon interaction. A
blue head here takes the player to the Footprint Path.
蝋燭の世界
A world filled with many lit candles, some even
walking. A
dwarf runs across this world, which will reward Madotsuki with the
Midget effect if she can catch him. An incredibly fast
Toriningen also lives here, able to outspeed Madotsuki easily.
盾民族の世界
The home of the rather lethargic and immobile
Shield-Folk, as well as many odd tiles resembling eyes. A spinning
Nekoin can be found here, which gives the
Cat effect upon finding them. There is also a gate leading to the Static Maze here.
数字の世界
An unsettling area adorned with numbers on the ground and many odd characters.
Zippertiles cover the walls, one of which can lead to
KyuuKyuu-kun and the
FACE event.
One room in this world is filled with over one hundred
Wheelies.
Deeper Locations
These worlds are accessed from the original locations and have more depth and personality to them, containing more than simple backgrounds and random objects. The remaining half of the effects that the player must get are found within some of these places.
顔絨毯広場
A small area filled with carpets resembling masks. Found in-between a pair of pillars in the Forest World, this area connects to Hell. There is a lunatic Toriningen here.
地獄
A massive, bright red labyrinth with many branching pathways filled with lunatic Toriningen. There are many dead ends and connections to other areas.
白黒世界
The second largest area in the game: a monochrome land notable for its unnerving art style and sheer amount of strange characters and events found within, but not a single effect.
樹海
A rather large area full of trees that connects to various other locations. Rain falls heavily, and a few
Jellyfish populate the area. The
Stoplight effect can be found here.
樹海の電車
A seemingly normal train car that has
a few monsters sitting inside. Sitting on one of the seats for approximately seven seconds leads Madotsuki to the Witch's Island.
樹海の島
A forest beside a lake of some sort. It appears to be windy, as the
Nopperabou Witches' dresses wiggle slightly. A long bridge crossing the lake leads to the
Witch effect.
ゼンマイ荒野
A vast expanse of curly plants and arid soil, reviled for being difficult to navigate. Many events and the
Towel effect hide inside. There is also a giant pyramid with a long staircase.
バラック集落
A small village located past a fence in the Wilderness. It is filled with shacks and telephone poles, and
Pirori wander the streets. One shack houses a
seahorse head.
FC世界(右手側)
One of the few FC worlds, accessed after interacting with a random Pirori. The
Buyo Buyo effect can be found here, as well as some wandering
Lizardmen.
空中庭園
A small park at the top of the Wilderness pyramid. It features a prominent background of a beautiful city night. The
Maussan Bros and
Organoid can be found here.
浅瀬
Found through one of the igloos in Snow World, this area houses
Poniko in her house. The area is filled with little islands and colored balloons that teleport Madotsuki.
下水道美術館
A gloomy sewer system where the
Nopperabou effect and a large creature named
Big Red wait. Holes in the wall show images of cartoonish but disturbing entities.
腹の中
An empty, looping area reached via Big Red's gaping maw. There are a few windmills and the
Fisherman which leads to the Docks.
湖回廊
This area is divided
into two sections, one accessible from Hell, the other from Windmill World. The
Fat effect can be found in the former section.
デパート
A slightly gloomy complex, vaguely resembling a shopping mall. Escalators lead to the area's different floors. The
Flute effect can be found in one of the rooms.
足跡通路
A dark road marked by white footprints and riddled with the multicolored
Henkei Shita and
Goppa creatures. It connects Eyeball World to Hell.
タイル通路
A narrow, checkered path with an abstract background. A hard-to-evade lunatic Toriningen patrols the area.
ノイズ部屋
A small, invisible maze that leads to the FC House. Static flashes in the background periodically. A non-maze section of it is accessible before entering FC World A.
FC小屋
The most easily accessible FC World that resembles the beginning of the game
Mother. Inside, the
Demon effect is obtained, and there's a long stairway leading to the
Goblins.
ネオン通路
A narrow passage of noisy red and purple neon tiles in front of a dark background. It connects Neon World to Hell.
電燈の世界
A moderately-sized world with many lamps. The smallest lamp takes Madotsuki to a sectioned off part of the Checkered Tile Path. The
Lamp effect is found here.
ギロチン部屋
A small, looping area that houses the
Severed Head effect and numerous lunatic Toriningen. There is also a larger version of this area with eight lunatic Toriningen chasing after you.
地獄の十字路
A much smaller and linear version of Hell, resembling a crossroad with closets on each end. In the very middle is
Madotsuki's Ghost, who is a minor source of
speculation by fans.
ブロック大空洞
A large area full of floating platforms with interconnecting teleporters, the Teleport Maze can be accessed via the
Dense Woods B. Completing the maze takes Madotsuki to FC World A.
FC世界(小大陸側)
This FC World is a little less open-ended, with a smaller overworld section. After crossing a tiny bridge, Madotsuki is taken to a small castle with an entrance to the
FC Dungeon.
FC地下遺跡
This giant maze is very dark, requiring the Lamp effect. The walls are decorated with odd-looking faces. The
Famicom Glitch event can be found here.
ベッドの中の階段
A diagonal staircase found by sleeping in one of five random beds in the dream world. Going downstairs will lead to a corridor with an elevator and a large fire.
倉庫
An obscure area accessed through Staircase of Hands by using the Umbrella or Yuki-onna effects on the flames that block your path. The
Poop Hair effect is found here.
宇宙船
A monochrome spaceship, complete with an organ and a nice view of space. It is owned by an alien known as
Seccom Masada-sensei by fans. There is also a bed here.
火星
A rocky wasteland reached after the Spaceship has crashed. There is a steaming vent on top of a summit, accessible by using the Midget effect to go inside.
Inaccessible Locations
These are the only locations that are inaccessible to the player without some means of hacking, although Yume Nikki:FC World C was planned to be a full location according to an unused event in version 0.09.
FC世界
A fairly large portion of the main FC overworld map that goes completely unused. There even exists another small map that could connect to here.
テストマップ
A small room used to test out different features of the game, such as the mirror that used to give the Fat effect or the
Witch's Flight event. Only reachable by hacking.