i don't know how to rate this game, but i have 300+ hours on it so i thought i'd log it. very fun.

probably the best game ever made? it's up there for sure. absolute masterpiece. i got into this because of my love for these types of rpgs, plus my love for abstract and non-linear storytelling (shoutout 2 david lynch), and it's truly something special. nothing else offers the sense of exploration that this game does. you could interpret this game an infinite number of ways, and that's what makes it good. it's driven by emotions. it doesn't have any dialogue, but it still makes you feel so much. also probably one of my favorite game soundtracks, even if its mostly comprised of loops. i ❤️ yume nikki.

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i know this is baby's first rpg, but i truly adore it. i played this a number of years ago, when i was way younger than i am now, and it really shaped my interests, i think. such a great cast of characters, some absolutely perfect endings, (people sleep on the netural endings! they're great!) dialogue that sounds like it's written by a child, but it all works so well. the true lab part is by far the best part of the game. the only reason this isnt a 5 is because the genocide route stinks very badly. i know the message it's trying to convey, but it comes off needlessly edgy and weird, especially that ending. it was executed 1000 times better in deltarune chapter 2's snowgrave route. sans fight's cool tho.