This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
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Release Date | Jan 9, 2018 |
Price | Free |
Steam Rating (All Reviews) | 93.8% (very positive) Top 15% |
Steam DB Rating (All Reviews) | 90.7% Top 3% |
Reviews | 6.6K Top 4% |
Curators | 122 reviews Top 4% |
Median Play Time | 5.2 hours Top 30% |
Followers | 13.5K Top 10% |
Owners | ± 683.6K Top 4% |
Copies Sold | ± 457.8K Top 3% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see Yume Nikki's Steam rating and reviews between January 2018 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 93.7% (November 2023) to 91.2% (August 2018).
The 6.6K reviews Top 4% suggest that Yume Nikki is an AAA level success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows Yume Nikki's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (65%), followed by Spanish - Spain (8%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 26 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has 2 translations (English and Japanese). More translations could have boosted the game's popularity.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in Yume Nikki, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 11 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 7.3 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 45 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Yume Nikki and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours.