Overview
Yume Nisshi (夢日誌) is a Yume Nikki fangame made by Zenmaigahara (Twitter) The game stars Usotsuki (うそつき) (Lit. Liar) Not to be confused with Urotsuki (Yume 2kki Protagonist). Much like other fangame characters, Usotsuki appears to be unable and unwilling to leave her room.
Unlike the other fangames, however, you can bring the save item along with you while you're dreaming.
In this game, there are 18 effects to collect and no endings. As you explore Usotsuki's dreams, more doors appear in the nexus. The latest version of the game is version 0.03.
This game has been discontinued. The creator also mentioned they don't want anyone to make anymore gameplay videos of it. It is speculated that they are angry about "westerners" playing and stealing copyrighted material due to their actions and rants in the past.
Gameplay
Yume Nisshi is a traditional styled fangame that is darker than Yume Nikki, and gives off almost a .flow-like feeling, but has a different "dark" atmosphere. The main gameplay being collecting effects and exploring Usotsuki's dreams.
Like most protagonists, she does not want to, or is unable to leave her room, and she sleeps and dreams.
When entering the dream world, a screen with the writing "Good Night World" in broken, sketchy letters appears, and then you are transported to the Nexus.
As of yet, this game has no ending, but many events.
Plot
Yume Nisshi seems to have certain themes of delicate antiques, but with a sharp edge. It is currently unknown why Usotsuki refuses to leave her room, or why the "Good Night World" picture comes up before entering the dreamworld.
Effects
Effects in Yume Nisshi are known as "Items" in the Japanese versions.
Name | Image | Description |
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Scrapbook | N/A | Allows you to save anywhere in the game. It also shows you the instructions. |
Match | Usotsuki's head becomes a match. Lights up dark areas. At first Usotsuki's head is just a red match head. When pressing SHIFT, the match is lighted. Pressing it again will blow out the flame and she will be left with a black burnt match head. Pressing it a third time will bring it back to red. | |
Nail Bat | The game's weapon effect. Usotsuki holds a nail bat. When interacting with NPC's, she will swing the bat and hit them with it, killing or wounding them. | |
Pyramid Head | Usotsuki's head becomes a pyramid. All monsters will run away from her. This effect is a direct reference to Pyramid Head from the Silent Hill video game series. This effect is inaccessible as of version 0.03. | |
Porcelain Doll | Usotsuki is dressed in a pink doll outfit. Pressing shift will cause her to curtsey. | |
Braids | Usotsuki has braided pigtails. Reference to Madotsuki from Yume Nikki. Pressing SHIFT will cause Usotsuki to sit down. | |
Pigtails | Usotsuki's hair becomes pigtails tied with blue ribbons. Pressing SHIFT will cause Usotsuki to sit down. | |
Rabbit | Usotsuki has a lop eared bunny head and tail. She walks significantly faster. Pressing shift will cause her to bounce. | |
Flower Crown | Usotsuki has a large white flower on top of her head. Pressing SHIFT will cause you leave pollen behind as a landmark. Only 5 can be placed at a time. | |
Horns | Usotsuki has black horns. Pressing SHIFT will cause a red orb to appear between the horns and all NPCs to stop moving or change their form. | |
Proto | Usotsuki's hair becomes green and her dress becomes grey. | |
Snow Bug | Usotsuki turns into a small snow bug/fairy. This causes it to snow and pressing shift will change the amount of snow that falls. | |
Sack | Usotsuki wears a sack over her head. Possible Rule of Rose reference. | |
Straw Hat | Usotsuki wears a straw hat. She tips the hat when pressing shift. | |
Eyeball Box | Usotsuki's head turns into a cube with an eye on each side. Pressing SHIFT will make the cube drop to the ground, hiding all of Usotsuki's body inside it, then the cube close its eye and brings you back to the Nexus. | |
Scarf | Usotsuki wears a purple scarf. As of version 0.03, pressing SHIFT will turn the scarf into a hooded cloak held together with a blue flower pin. | |
Centaur | Usotsuki becomes a centaur with horse ears and four legs. This effect is inaccessible as of version 0.03. | |
Chimera | Usotsuki becomes a chimera. Pressing SHIFT will make Usotsuki meow. This effect was added in version 0.03. | |
Thorns | Usotsuki grows thorns all over her body, her head is tilted, she has three thorns for legs and her speed halves. | |
Ocarina | Usotsuki holds an Ocarina (some kind of a flute). Pressing SHIFT will make music notes jumping out chaotically from the ocarina while Usotsuki plays a couple of tunes on it. This effect was added in version 0.03. |
Gameplay Video
Download/External Links
Version 0.03 (Japanese) | Mediafire Mirror *
- (Mediafire mirror Includes Japanese RTP and App Locale)
Version 0.03 English (A new translation from scratch)
- By HimeNikki
Version 0.03 English (Bundled with v0.02's text)
- Bundled with the previous version (v0.02)'s translation (below).