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| Developer(s) | Kadokawa Games |
| Publisher(s) | Playism |
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| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Yume Nikki: Dream Diary is a 2018 adventure horror game developed by Kadokawa Games and published by Playism. The game is a reboot of the 2004 indie game Yume Nikki, and according to Playism, was produced with supervision by the original game's creator Kikiyama. The game borrows basic elements, including 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 elements, 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 on February 21, 2019.