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Another good entry in the 'Yume Nikki fangame' subgenre. (I think that I found a place inspired by the backrooms.)

I haven't played through nearly all of what this game has to offer but I wanted to review it now that I've played for a few hours. This is probably one of the most expansive Yume Nikki fangames I've played, and I've played quite a few. You will have a lot to explore in this game! It's a fully fleshed out large game, which can be rare to find in this genre. The art style is very nice and the maps look great. I love how some maps are cute while others are really creepy. Every map has it's own mood. While I call it a fan game, this game introduces a lot of interesting gameplay mechanics that Yume Nikki didn't have and it pleasantly surprised me. I won't spoil any of it, but one thing I will point out is that instead of collecting effects, you collect objects which will open up more places to explore once you find where to use them. At least the first set of objects I've used opened up a new area (my favorite map in the game so far). I'm pretty excited to find a place to use some of the other ones I've collected and see what happens! I can't wait to see what new things this developer creates, they are very talented and creative, which shows through in this game. I really hope th…

Much better than I expected from a Yume Nikki inspired/fan game. I actually spent about 8 hours blind before using a walkthrough, even though I mostly play other games on 'Story mode' difficulty. The overall challenge and high difficulty aren't surprising, although few parts are really nasty, such as: 1. Few areas may expand or contain new objects after you do something else. 2. Few areas (e.g. [spoiler]rainy swamp[/spoiler]) are very complicated, where I missed many objectives. 3. Some beings can force you to wake up. It's time-consuming if they appear in a very deep area. Despite that, I think I got around 70% progression within the first 8 hours. So it's not that insane, although I bet I would spend at least another 8 hours on the 30% I somehow missed if I decided not to use a walkthrough. Just like Yume Nikki, I can't really make heads or tails of what the main characters actually think or experience, even though there's overall less content compared to it. Anyway, I can recommend this game if you actually enjoy Yume Nikki or are specifically looking for a surreal exploration game that intentionally gives almost no help/hints.

As others have said, very similar to Yume Nikki. Definitely has a dark tone, and is fairly explicit if you manage to figure out the endings.

Definitley one of the best Yume Nikki inspired games!

Very good stuff, excellent on the audio-visual level. Despite their attempts to change that, it remains LuN's best work in my opinion. Way more creative than Yume Nikki though not as extensive. Clearly a labour of love and awesome dream exploration simulator.