Of course it’s a great game
Mon Dec 05 2022 Justin[44]but it has a minor glitch where the controls will get highlighted if you hold them for too long. This doesn’t affect gameplay though but it is kind of visually off putting and with the haptic buzz it’s a little interrupting. Visually the game is the same with only a major difference of the number keys being on screen which cover up gameplay a little bit. I under stand why it’s there, I just wish they’d put the actions in the menu so the game could be more visually appealing. These problems won’t get fixed though obviously because the game hasn’t been updated in years and I’m sure Kadokawa is done developing this port. If you want the true Yume Nikki experience I suggest playing it on PC the way Kikiyama intended; plus it’s free on PC and Steam!
Much better than the reviews say...
Sat Jun 08 2019 VibesLitAfter reading the reviews, I had serious doubts about buying this app. But because I absolutely love this game so much, I decided to bite the bullet and I bought the app. First thing I noticed that that it was half the speed of the original. Many reviews say this, but I quickly discovered that you just have to turn off low power mode to have it run at normal speed. It is just like the original but with some inaccurate names for the effects, but other than that, I would say this is really worth it if you like Yume Nikki.
But, there is only one problem. You can’t rotate the screen. It is always with the charger pointing to the right side of the phone, and even if you rotate the phone, nothing changes. But it’s not even that big of a problem, it’s only an issue if you are charging your phone and it creates an awkward angle.
Overall, great app, and the other reviews are making it seem really bad, which it’s not. I like it a lot.
Great game, terrible port
Fri Mar 08 2019 W. HutchisonFirst of all, I never bother with reviews, but Yume Nikki is a game so near and dear to my heart that I can’t stand seeing it done so dirty. First of all, the price point. If I’m going to /pay/ for a game that’s free on PC, it better be good. Especially more than a dollar.
A huge issue in the game is the framerate. Going up/down staircases easily takes double the time it would normally, and the bike effect and speed glitch do little to help that. It takes an excessive amount of time. The controls aren’t intuitive, but I understand porting a game like this onto a device with no keyboard is difficult.
Another technical issue is the fact that the music clips almost constantly, making some areas a pain to be in with sound on.
There’s also a nitpick with the changing of some names. Medamaude and yuki onna have been changed to “eye palm” and “snow woman,” which makes it hard for a die hard fan to locate in the menu.
I’m excited to have a version I can take anywhere, but there are too many flaws right now for me to be able to excuse having to pay three dollars for an otherwise free game.
Actually had no problems with bugs but the controls are confusing
Thu Jul 01 2021 Holly'sMom13So I actually had no problems with bugs and glitches. Actually it works perfectly fine but however the controls for the game are difficult to say but easy to know because when I used the chair on the dreamworld I had to go backwards to get to the desk but I hope the game can get updated sooner or in the future.
Actually runs good! (Read for slow fix)
Fri Jun 12 2020 PineconeMilkA lot of reviews here say that the game runs slowly and thanks to another review, I found out that this is due low power mode being on, so make sure to charge up before playing! Other than that, at least for ME, everything worked fine; the sound, graphics, and overall mechanics had no problems at all and I was able to enjoy the game on my phone. Paying was worth it for me because it was otherwise incompatible with my Mac because of the new Catalina update 😔 I get that it should be free, but this sacrifice was worth it for me to be able to play this incredibly captivating game. 💗
Great Game, Ok Port
Sun May 18 2025 CD HarmonistSo I’ve never played Yume Nikki before, and after the pain of trying to get it to run on PPSSPP (it’s a long story) I just decided to get the iOS port. I haven’t played it much, but after a little bit, I noticed a couple bad issues with the port. It looks, sounds, and runs great (with low power mode OFF) on my iPhone 14, but the touch controls are really bad. I tried connecting my Backbone, but it doesn’t work. There’s also clicking in the audio sometimes, and again, the touch controls are just miserable. If you hold on it for too long, it highlights it and does haptic feedback. Other than the awful touch controls and it costing money, it’s a good port.
Worked great
Mon Sep 05 2022 WondachueI didn’t have any issues with any bugs save for one - when the game is backgrounded and foregrounded again the sound is lost. This wasn’t a huge deal for me though, since I just chose to restart the app if that happened and the sound would be back. I was able to complete the game with no other issues.
Apart from the one sound issue I think the port was great. I used to play Yume Nikki on my computer before trying this port, and it’s as I remembered it.
You can move through on screen controls or by tapping on the screen. I think the tap to move feature really helps make the game more playable on the phone.
One reviewer was mentioning black screens, but some of the worlds are meant to be dark. If that is what they were experiencing then that wouldn’t be a bug. I didn’t have any issues with any of the worlds.
All in all really happy this port exists!
Brilliant Game, Terrible Port
Mon Oct 19 2020 Miss7583968I love Yume Nikki. It is a great game, and I was very excited to play it on my phone. I was hoping that it was free but I was willing to pay a few dollars for it anyway. However, after I downloaded this game and pressed play, all that I saw was a flashing screen. No matter how many times I closed down the app or reopened it the screen would still just flash wildly. I could hear the game’s music but nothing appeared on the screen. So if you buy this game just know that this might happen to you. I was hopeful that this would be at least an ok port after seeing some of the reviews, but no, I just got ripped off. The game is great but this is simply unplayable. If you want to play this game please get it on a PC, not on here. I am so disappointed.
Turn off wifi to fix crashing
Tue Apr 22 2025 Gracelyn P.Downloaded this game, and could not get past the first couple of screens before it crashed. Absolutely unplayable until I switched off my wifi and now it plays perfectly fine.
Not quite sure why this game keeps attempting to use my wifi/ data though. I turned off cellular on this game after being prompted and it didn’t seem to affect anything.
The game itself shows its age with an outdated clunky ui. Still, I enjoyed playing the game. Hope this review helps anyone who ends up in a similar situation
It works!!!! (There is Uboa)
Tue Feb 21 2023 LAMPREYH0LEI played it today and I went to Poniko’s house and turned the light off (tap the screen where the switch is) and UBOA was there and I got teleported to the bloody world after trying to stab it
Also the controls are confusing at first but they end up working out (and super helpful for the wilderness)
It should be free still bc original was but ehhhhhhhhh
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