Games Inspired By Yume Nikki

Games inspired by Yume Nikki. (These are not fangames.)

Please only include games whose developers stated they were inspired by Yume Nikki or describe their gameplay as Yume Nikki-like.

Games

;Pale Sky Project
	;Pale Sky Project is an open-world walking simulator where you travel through the bleak and dreamlike scenery of the Pale Skies. The game focuses on visuals and ambience.
	Itch.io
Almari ^[1]
	Almari is a surrealistic, exploration-based RPG where the player must find skills for their character instead of leveling up for them. The game follows the titular Almari who goes a quest to gain emotions after waking up in a void.
	Itch.io
Anodyne ^[2]
	In Anodyne, you explore and fight your way through nature, urban and abstract themed areas in the human Young's subconscious, evoked by a 16-bit-era visual style and a moody, dream-like soundtrack.
	Steam
Astra Hunter Zosma ^[3]
	Astra Hunter Zosma is a treasure-hunting themed RPG with a combo-based battle system. After an incident on a routine exploration, guild member Zosma must venture up the Crescent Moon Tower to return to the surface, with the help of a mysterious new companion. Several areas in the game were (partially) inspired by Yume Nikki.
	Itch.io, Steam
Axial Disc 2 ^[4]
	Axial Disc 2 is a turn-based RPG and the second installment in the Axial series. Join Chip and his party as they battle their way through Stardust City in order to save the world. One of the game's dungeons is a direct reference to Yume Nikki and similar games.
	Itch.io, Steam
Bear in the Snow ^[5]
	Bear in the Snow is a side-scroller with platforming sections and ten levels. You navigate a strange world alongside the unnamed protagonist. Also contains an expanded version of a (formerly) standalone fangame, dreamgame.
	Itch.io
Bem Feito ^[6]
	Bem Feito is a life simulation game set within a virtual emulator. You play through the seemingly little-known game Bem Feito, helping the protagonist Reginaldo complete chores and make friends.
	Steam, Website
Coralina ^[7]
	Coralina is an adventure game about a film student named Cora who finds herself in limbo following a traumatic event. Accompanied by a supposed god of death, Cora must explore this strange new realm and solve the mysterious deaths that have occurred within it.
	Steam
The Count Lucanor
	Inspired by classic games like The Legend of Zelda, Yume Nikki, Silent Hill and Dark Souls, The Count Lucanor is a mystery and horror adventure set in a fairytale world. Join Hans in a fantasy world and experience a unique adventure, full of surprises and challenges. Get hooked on an immersive tale, where every decision counts and every clue is a piece to solve the puzzle and get the treasure. Unravel the sordid secrets of the castle, meet colorful characters, and remember: horror always lurks beneath the surface.
	Steam
Crimson Snow Deluxe ^[8]
	Crimson Snow Deluxe is a psychological horror RPG set in the 1530s. After a tumultuous childhood, Phantom Scott sets out to destroy the world that he has created. The player must follow him on his journey and decide what path he takes...
	Steam
Cursed 2 ^[9]
	Cursed 2 is a point and click action-horror game, and the second installment in the Cursed series. The game features RPG elements such as a leveling system, real-time combat and inventory management. Solve the mysteries of an abandoned town and find your childhood friend.
	Itch.io, Steam
Doki Doki Literature Club! ^[10]
	Doki Doki Literature Club! is a horror visual novel by Team Salvato, inspired by various games such as Yume Nikki, Eversion and Irisu Syndrome. The game follows the protagonist as he joins his school's literature club, writes poems and befriends the girls within it.
	Website, Steam
Dreaming Mary
	Dreaming Mary is a side-scrolling adventure game made using RPG Maker VX Ace Lite. It is inspired by Ib and Yume Nikki. Mary is a girl who loves to dream. In fact, she loves to dream so much she can spend an entire day dreaming. One day, when she falls asleep, she finds herself in a nostalgic place very different from her other dreams. Everyone there knows her and treats her like an old friend, and they invite her to play with them or help them. When she finishes all of their tasks, she is invited deeper into the dream.
	RPGMaker.net
Dreaming Sarah
	Dreaming Sarah is a surreal adventure platformer where you play as Sarah, a girl who is in a coma. The game is inspired by the horror game Yume Nikki.
	Steam, Itch.io
Dyztopia: Post-Human RPG ^[11]
	Dyztopia: Post-Human RPG is a side-scrolling RPG with turn-based combat and multiple endings. In an exploitative post-apocalyptic world, rogue agent Akira flees from their old job and sets off on a journey to better the world. Yume Nikki was cited as a minor inspiration for the game.
	Itch.io, Steam
FAITH: The Unholy Trinity ^[12]
	FAITH: The Unholy Trinity is a survival horror game split into three chapters. Take the role of a young priest and battle against powerful demons and cultists.
	GOG, Itch.io, Steam
Foursun ^[13]
	Foursun is a short 3D puzzle game. In a dream world disguised as the protagonist's home, the player must solve the mystery of the entity living in this world to escape. Some of the assets for this game were originally created for the now unavailable fangame Traumruf.
	Itch.io
Garenburg Penitence: The Riflebird ^[14]
	Garenburg Penitence: The Riflebird is an action-puzzle game where the player matches colorful spheres match-3 style. The game's story mode has you explore a world-ending psyche to uncover the truth. The game is set to have multiple gameplay modes such as limited color palettes and multiplayer.
	Steam
Ishi no Hakoniwa (石の箱庭)
	Ishi no Hakoniwa (lit. Stone's Garden) is a puzzle escape game created by Baron in RPG Maker 2003.
	Download
Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass
	Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass is a Japanese-style RPG inspired by Yume Nikki along with various SNES-era JRPGs such as Earthbound and the Breath of Fire series. You play a young boy named Jimmy who goes on a quest to save his family from an alien threat.
	Steam, Demo
Kimi no Ashiato (キミノアシアト)
	Kimi no Ashiato (キミノアシアト, lit. Your Footsteps) is an adventure game created by Kishiki Kishi (既色鬼子) in RPG Maker 2000. It was inspired by Yume Nikki and its fangames.
	Website
LISA: THE FIRST
	LISA: THE FIRST is a Yume-Nikki style exploration game. It was made in RPG Maker 2003 and released on October 9th, 2012. It is the predecessor to LISA: THE PAINFUL. It is an exploration of Lisa Armstrong's mind as she tries to cope with the burden of being abused by her father Marty.
	RPGMaker.net, Steam, Lisa RPG Wiki Page
Lobby Loitering ^[15]
	Lobby Loitering is a 2D exploration/adventure game following Marcel as he tries to return to his home dimension after being accidentally transported to another reality. You traverse through a number of alternate dimensions, finding secrets and helping strangers along the way.
	Itch.io, Steam
回 Maze
	回 Maze is a short surrealistic horror game created by Space Debris in RPG Maker 2000. It was heavily inspired by Yume Nikki and The Path.
	Website
Meikyū Gō Mayoroba (迷宮郷まよろば) ^[16]
	Meikyū Gō Mayoroba (迷宮郷まよろば, lit. Labyrinth Town Mayoroba) is an adventure game that takes place in a labyrinthian dream-like world. As the player, you explore this strange world, completing quests and collecting treasures along the way.
	Website
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk... ^[17]
	Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk... is a short psychological horror game following an unnamed girl as she visits a grocery store to buy milk. The player acts as a shared inner monologue and is given insight into the protagonist's troubled mind.
	Itch.io, Steam
M o RE Lie s
	M o RE Lie s is a surreal exploration game inspired by Yume Nikki and Don't Hug Me I'm Scared. You play as Henry, an antisocial adolescent who explores the world around him in search of the ten "Lies".
	Itch.io
Neftelia
	Neftelia is a Yume Nikki-inspired game created by 14ch Eternal Gomez, who also creates other games unrelated to Yume Nikki. The game draws inspiration not only from Yume Nikki, but from LSD: Dream Emulator as well. Neftelia has a sequel called Neftelia 2.
	Website, Pre-patched Download
Neftelia 2
	Neftelia2, a direct sequel to Neftelia, is a Yume Nikki-inspired game created by 14ch Eternal Gomez. Just like its prequel, the game draws inspiration not only from Yume Nikki, but from LSD: Dream Emulator as well.
	Website
Neko Yume 猫夢
	Neko Yume 猫夢 (lit. Cat Dream) is a surreal first-person exploration game, inspired by Yume Nikki and LSD Dream Emulator. You explore a randomly generated dream world in search of four lost cats.
	Itch.io
Nepenthe ^[18]
	Nepenthe is a RPG with hand-drawn visuals and an "Adventure" mode that uses a bullet hell-based combat system. You play as an amnesiac bald man as he explores a bizarre land known as Carithia.
	Itch.io, Steam
Neuromaze ^[19]
	Neuromaze is an action-arcade game where players must survive and battle their way through an ever-changing labyrinth. The game's graphics were inspired by Yume Nikki.
	Itch.io, Newgrounds
Night Illusion
	Night Illusion is a horror RPG-style game (like Ib, Yume Nikki, etc) currently in the works. In this game you wake up and go for milk for breakfast, but you feel that something strange is going to happen...
	GameJolt
Night Poetry ^[20]
	Night Illusion is a roguelike RPG where you explore a mysterious town and uncover the secrets of its past.
	Itch.io (Demo), Steam
OMORI
	OMORI is a horror RPG with turn-based combat and status effects based on the party's emotions. You play a hikikomori teenager named Sunny, confront his fears and uncover the secrets of his past.
	Steam, Website
One Shot
	OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
	Steam, Website, RPGMaker.net (initial freeware version)
Outer Outage ^[21]
	Outer Outage is a 2.5D, collectathon platformer with surreal mixed-media graphics. During a vacation on Planet Cluster, Blemie gets his ship stolen by the evil robot Retri. To get his ship back, Blemie must journey out and collect Outages, creatures powered by electricity, to get past Retri's security defenses.
	Itch.io
PILLORY ^[22]
	PILLORY is a surreal RPG set in a forgotten afterlife. The game is marked by monochromatic visuals and a combat system where party members propose ideas on each turn to try and identify enemy weaknesses. The White Desert area from Yume Nikki was an inspiration for the game's aesthetics.
	Steam
PURPLE ^[23]
	PURPLE is a horror game set in mid-90's California. Randall Purpura returns to his apartment following a lengthy hospital visit and begins to befriend his new neighbors. As the days pass and things take an ominous turn, the player must work to solve the mysteries of Randall's past.
	Itch.io
Quantum Eternity ^[24]
	Quantum Eternity is a surreal exploration game similar to Yume Nikki, LSD: Dream Emulator and #21: The World. The game features 120 areas with randomized events. The game was followed by two sequels: Quantum Origination and Quantum Corrosion.
	GameJolt
Radio_Wishers
	Radio_Wishers is a Yume Nikki styled game created by fizzsea where you follow three amnesiacs trapped in a strange building. The only way these three can recover their memories are through finding them in their dream worlds, and have to work together in order to escape.
	Itch.io (Demo), Website
REalM: Walk Of Soul
	REalM: Walk of Soul (or just named "REalM") is a 2D surreal horror game where you'll need to solve challenging puzzles to access new areas in the open, nightmarish world you're in. The game was originally conceived as a Yume Nikki fangame but with added elements from the survival horror genre, like Resident Evil and Silent Hill.
	Steam, Website
Shoot Trip Die ^[25]
	Shoot Trip Die is an action roguelike shooter with multiple stages. The player controls Chester BoDean who gets thrown into a wormhole by his former boss and now must fight his way home. The world and enemy designs were inspired by Yume Nikki.
	Steam, Newgrounds (Demo)
SIGNALIS ^[26]
	SIGNALIS is a survival horror game set in a dystopian retrotech future. The game uses a 2.5D top-down perspective, featuring resource management and puzzle mechanics. After awakening in a wrecked vessel, android Elster journeys into the planet she's stranded on in search of her lost partner.
	Steam
Strange Smoke
	Strange Smoke is a 3D exploration game where the player traverses through surrealistic worlds. The game alternates between an isometric and top-down perspective.
	Roblox
Strange Telephone
	Strange Telephone is a 2D adventure game. You play as a girl named Jill and she can travel to different strange world by dialing 6 digit number on a telephone named Graham, you can collect items from certain world and solving some puzzle to reach multiple endings. It was heavily inspired by Yume Nikki with its sprite aesthetics, music and the strange world you explore.
	Steam
Tales From The Other Side ^[27]
	Tales From The Other Side is a turn-based RPG following an amnesiac protagonist who awakens in a parallel dimension called the FLYPSIDE. You as the player must help the protagonist return home to the abyss, meeting friend and foe along the way.
	Itch.io (Demo), Steam
Teocida ^[28]
	Teocida is a puzzle-platforming horror game set in a surreal, esoteric landscape. The game follows a seer who sets out to find successors who will be able to keep her doctrine alive.
	Itch.io, Steam
Terminal 00
	Terminal 00 is an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) where players try to uncover the secrets behind a mysterious website. The game takes inspiration from Yume Nikki among other things.
	Website (Contains flashing images)
Toilet in Wonderland (トイレ・イン・ワンダーランド)
	Toilet in Wonderland is a gag adventure game created by Team Nonsense in RPG Maker 2000. It tells a story about a constipated girl named Mira who explores a toilet-filled Wonderland inhabited with many wacky characters. It was inspired by Yume Nikki, Ao Oni, Legend of Zelda, Alice in Wonderland, Silent Hill, etc.
	Website, English Version
Undertale ^[29]
	Undertale is a RPG with a bullet hell/turn-based combat system and multiple routes. You play as a child who falls into an underground world full of monsters and must find their way out.
	Steam, Website
Whose dream is it?
	Whose dream is it? is a first-person exploration game where the player can explore multiple surreal dream worlds. This game was heavily inspired by Yume Nikki and LSD Dream Emulator.
	Itch.io
Wintertwined ^[30]
	Wintertwined is a puzzle horror game that takes place during a snowy apocalypse. As people-shy Winter and their guardian Giles seek shelter from a snowstorm, they must work together to survive the night and uncover the secrets of the cabin they're staying in.
	Itch.io, Steam

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