Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki is a 32-bit freeware game developed by Kikiyama, a Japanese solo game designer. The game was created using RPGMaker 2003. The game is considered one of the most original applications of RPGMaker 2003 and the beginning of a possible new game genre. "Yume Nikki" means "Dream Diary" in Japanese, and the game follows a young girl named Madotsuki in her dreams. Her goal is to find and acquire all 24 "effects". Otherwise, the game has no plot, and almost the entire game is left to speculation.
Story
The story of Yume Nikki is largely left to the player's interpretation. All we know is that Madotsuki, the game's mute protagonist, lives alone in her apartment, which she refuses to leave and which contains a desk, a single Famicom game console, a balcony and, most importantly, a bed. When she goes to bed, Madotsuki explores her dreams, a surreal world full of illogically connected smaller worlds, to collect "effects". What exactly these dreams and effects mean in Madotsuki's personal life is again left up to interpretation. Even Madotsuki's name, a name that is not a real name in Japan, is left to interpretation.