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{{quote|''You will find out... that sleeping can be a form of emotional escape and can with sustained effort be abused.''|'''[[David Foster Wallace]]''', ''[[Infinite Jest]]''}}
In 2004, Japanese [[Freeware]] developer Kikiyama popped open the RPG Maker 2003 game application and thought to herself, "Hey, wouldn't it be an ''awesome'' idea to make something that'll creep a lot of people out?" Such is the origin of ''Yume Nikki'' (Japanese for "dream diary"), a bizarre adventure game that's been described as "''[[
The plot is simple: as Madotsuki, a girl that seems to have an obsession with a single, incredibly depressing video game, all you can do each day is sleep - during which you must travel throughout her [[Dream World|dreamscape]] to collect "effects" and reach new areas in the world. It's extremely open-ended, with little hints as to how to actually progress; really, it's more about exploring the strange and disturbing things that go on in her mind than anything else.
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** ''[[LCDDEM]]'' which implements a more serene atmosphere.
** ''SICKMIND''
** ''[[Amnesia (fangame)|Amnesia]]'': which stars a ghost girl.
** ''Answered Prayers:'' which is currently unfinished but seems to be shaping up to be a deconstruction of this kind of game, given that {{spoiler|your character can talk.}}
** ''[http://dreamvsdream.99k.org/ Dream vs. Dream]'': A work in progress fighter fangame which includes characters from ''Yume Nikki'' and several of the more popular fangames.
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