<s>
is	O
a	O
2004	O
adventure	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
pseudonymous	O
Japanese	O
developer	O
Kikiyama	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
girl	O
named	O
Madotsuki	B-Application
and	O
explores	O
her	O
dreams	O
,	O
collecting	O
24	O
effects	O
that	O
change	O
her	O
appearance	O
and	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
2003	I-Application
without	O
a	O
traditional	O
plot	O
or	O
battle	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
on	O
Kikiyama	B-Application
's	O
personal	O
website	O
beginning	O
in	O
June	O
2004	O
,	O
with	O
updates	O
continuing	O
until	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
visual	O
style	O
and	O
horror	B-Application
elements	O
inspired	O
numerous	O
fangames	B-Application
and	O
influenced	O
later	O
indie	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
was	O
published	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
by	O
Playism	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3D	O
reboot	O
,	O
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Diary	I-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
is	O
an	O
exploration-based	O
adventure	O
game	O
with	O
no	O
dialogue	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
or	O
plot	O
;	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
no	O
way	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
girl	O
named	O
Madotsuki	B-Application
who	O
lives	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
save	O
their	O
progress	O
by	O
sitting	O
at	O
Madotsuki	B-Application
's	O
desk	O
and	O
writing	O
in	O
her	O
dream	O
diary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sleeping	O
in	O
her	O
bed	O
causes	O
Madotsuki	B-Application
to	O
start	O
dreaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
leaving	O
the	O
room	O
,	O
Madotsuki	B-Application
enters	O
an	O
area	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Nexus	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
new	O
doors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
explore	O
these	O
areas	O
and	O
collect	O
24	O
different	O
Effects	O
,	O
which	O
change	O
Madotsuki	B-Application
's	O
appearance	O
or	O
equipment	O
when	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
objects	O
can	O
send	O
Madotsuki	B-Application
to	O
different	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
,	O
unlocked	O
after	O
the	O
player	O
collects	O
all	O
24	O
Effects	O
,	O
shows	O
Madotsuki	B-Application
jumping	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
balcony	O
of	O
her	O
apartment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
was	O
independently	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kikiyama	B-Application
,	O
a	O
pseudonymous	O
Japanese	O
developer	O
about	O
whom	O
very	O
little	O
is	O
known	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
created	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
the	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
2003	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kikiyama	B-Application
first	O
shared	O
a	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
textboard	O
2channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2011	O
to	O
2018	O
,	O
Kikiyama	B-Application
's	O
status	O
was	O
unknown	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
unresponsive	O
to	O
all	O
contact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
by	O
publisher	O
Playism	O
,	O
and	O
Kadokawa	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
RPG	O
Maker	O
software	O
,	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Kikiyama	B-Application
was	O
still	O
alive	O
and	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
Kikiyama	B-Application
was	O
interviewed	O
by	O
Toby	O
Fox	O
in	O
his	O
Famitsu	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
,	O
surreal	O
visual	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
visual	O
style	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
16-bit	O
graphics	O
of	O
EarthBound	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giada	O
Zavarise	O
of	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
pixel-art	O
style	O
influenced	O
a	O
movement	O
of	O
indie	O
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
like	O
Ao	B-Application
Oni	I-Application
and	O
Ib	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
receiving	O
a	O
limited	O
Japanese-only	O
release	O
,	O
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
later	O
gained	O
a	O
larger	O
cult	O
following	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
its	O
fan-made	O
English	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caty	O
McCarthy	O
of	O
USgamer	O
compared	O
its	O
proliferation	O
across	O
the	O
internet	O
in	O
the	O
mid-2000s	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
open-ended	O
nature	O
and	O
the	O
accessibility	O
offered	O
by	O
the	O
RPG	O
Maker	O
software	O
,	O
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
has	O
inspired	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
fangames	B-Application
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
attempted	O
to	O
explore	O
theories	O
about	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
;	O
notable	O
fangames	B-Application
include	O
and	O
.flow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
influenced	O
other	O
indie	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Ao	B-Application
Oni	I-Application
,	O
Ib	B-Application
,	O
Lisa	O
:	O
The	O
First	O
,	O
and	O
Undertale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
games	O
journalist	O
Lewis	O
Denby	O
started	O
a	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
named	O
Dream	O
Diary	O
which	O
explores	O
the	O
history	O
and	O
theories	O
surrounding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
origins	O
and	O
its	O
rise	O
in	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
has	O
seen	O
semi-official	O
adaptations	O
into	O
a	O
manga	O
and	O
light	O
novel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
manga	O
and	O
light	O
novel	O
were	O
criticized	O
for	O
providing	O
explanations	O
for	O
things	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
left	O
open	O
to	O
interpretation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
merchandise	O
distributor	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
adaptations	O
were	O
not	O
created	O
as	O
canonical	O
extensions	O
of	O
Kikiyama	B-Application
's	O
original	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
a	O
two-week	O
countdown	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
Kadokawa	O
Games	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
countdown	O
,	O
a	O
reboot	O
called	O
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Diary	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
rendered	O
in	O
3D	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
under	O
the	O
supervision	O
of	O
Kikiyama	B-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
some	O
design	O
concepts	O
and	O
characters	O
left	O
unused	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dream	O
Diary	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregate	I-Application
site	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Smith	O
of	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
lost	O
the	O
"	O
mysterious	O
horror	B-Application
and	O
charm	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Lynn	O
of	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
felt	O
that	O
Dream	O
Diary	O
's	O
visuals	O
were	O
a	O
"	O
solid	O
translation	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
into	O
3D	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
defining	O
open-ended	O
gameplay	O
had	O
been	O
sacrificed	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
adventure	O
game	O
tropes	O
.	O
</s>
