Games like Yume Nikki
Closest overall match: Cthulhu Saves the World (★ 2.9). Highest rated: Finding Paradise at ★ 4.3. Quickest to finish: Year Walk at about 1 hours.
Looking for something like Yume Nikki? Our model ranked 25 games by how much they share with it. The strongest common threads are Singleplayer, 2D and Great Soundtrack.
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51%
1. Cthulhu Saves the World
Shares RPG Maker, RPGMaker, Fantasy, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 1 more tags; rated 0.9 lower.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 2.9
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 37%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG, Indie
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51%
2. Year Walk
Shares Surreal, Walking Simulator, Dark, Horror and Great Soundtrack and 1 more tags.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 87
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 88%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG, Indie
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51%
3. Dear Esther
Shares Experimental, Walking Simulator, Partial Controller Support, Great Soundtrack and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 85%
- Shared genres
- 3, Casual, Indie
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50%
4. To the Moon
Shares Psychological, RPG Maker, RPGMaker, Walking Simulator and Female Protagonist and 3 more tags; rated 0.5 higher.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 91%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG, Casual, Indie
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50%
5. Gemini Rue
Shares Dystopian, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 79%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG, Indie
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50%
6. Mountain
Shares Experimental, Partial Controller Support, Great Soundtrack and Singleplayer; rated 0.7 lower.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.1
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 60%
- Shared genres
- RPG, 14, Casual, Indie
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50%
7. Finding Paradise
Shares RPG Maker, RPGMaker, Horror, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 1 more tags; rated 0.5 higher.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 96%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG, Indie
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49%
8. Primordia
Shares Dystopian, Dark, 2D and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 72
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 89%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG, Indie
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49%
9. Samorost 2
Shares Surreal, Fantasy, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2005
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 89%
- Shared genres
- 3, Casual, Indie
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48%
10. Gish
Shares 2D and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2004
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 51%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
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48%
11. Aquaria
Shares Female Protagonist, Fantasy, Partial Controller Support, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 1 more tags; rated 0.3 lower.
- Year
- 2007
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 43%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie
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48%
12. Purrfect Date
Shares Horror, Great Soundtrack and Singleplayer; rated 1.7 lower.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 2.1
- Playtime
- 1h
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG, 14, Casual, Indie
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48%
13. Uplink
Shares Experimental, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; rated 0.5 lower.
- Year
- 2001
- Rating
- ★ 3.3
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 32%
- Shared genres
- 14, Indie
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48%
14. Avadon: The Black Fortress
Shares Female Protagonist, Fantasy, 2D and Singleplayer; rated 1.0 lower.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 2.8
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 27%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG, Indie
-
48%
15. A Bird Story
Shares RPG Maker, RPGMaker, Surreal, Walking Simulator and Partial Controller Support and 3 more tags.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 66
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 93%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG, Indie
-
48%
16. Blackwell Unbound
Shares Female Protagonist, 2D and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 96%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG, Indie
-
48%
17. Thirty Flights of Loving
Shares Experimental, Surreal, Walking Simulator, Great Soundtrack and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 93%
- Shared genres
- 3, Casual, Indie
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47%
18. Little Inferno
Shares Surreal, Dark, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 68
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 79%
- Shared genres
- 3, 14, Casual, Indie
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47%
19. The Void
Shares Surreal, Dark, Horror, 2D and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2008
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 38%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG, Casual, Indie
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47%
20. Shelter
Shares Walking Simulator, Female Protagonist, Partial Controller Support, Great Soundtrack and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 69
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 71%
- Shared genres
- 3, 14, Casual, Indie
-
47%
21. Osmos
Shares Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 54%
- Shared genres
- 14, Casual, Indie
-
47%
22. Knights of Pen and Paper 2
Shares Fantasy, 2D and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 57%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG, 14, Indie
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47%
23. Windosill
Shares Surreal and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 91%
- Shared genres
- 3, Casual, Indie
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47%
24. Battle for Wesnoth
Shares Fantasy, 2D and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2003
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 33%
- Shared genres
- RPG, Indie
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47%
25. Sunless Sea
Shares Dark, Horror, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 26%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG, Indie
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What is the best game like Yume Nikki?
On our similarity model, Cthulhu Saves the World is the closest match to Yume Nikki — shares RPG Maker, RPGMaker, Fantasy, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 1 more tags; rated 0.9 lower.
Which game like Yume Nikki is rated highest?
Finding Paradise holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.3/5 from 248 players.
Are there games like Yume Nikki on Android or iOS?
Yes — we found 23 games like Yume Nikki on Android & iOS. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Yume Nikki on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
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