Choose Yume Nikki
Choose Yume Nikki if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 6,195 Steam reviews back the pick.
Yume Nikki vs Funeral
Yume Nikki and Funeral both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Yume Nikki (2018) is 4 years older than Funeral (2022). Yume Nikki scores higher on Steam reviews (94.7% positive) than Funeral (63.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Funeral
Choose Funeral if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Funeral launched in 2022.
Both Yume Nikki and Funeral sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Yume Nikki |  Funeral | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.7% positive (6,195 reviews) | 63.2% positive (19 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | kikiyama | Sysreb Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Yume Nikki (2018) is 4 years older than Funeral (2022).
- Yume Nikki scores higher on Steam reviews (94.7% positive) than Funeral (63.2% positive).
- Yume Nikki is free; Funeral is paid (2.99 USD).
- Yume Nikki is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Funeral has no Deck rating yet.
Yume Nikki vs Funeral — FAQ
- Should I play Yume Nikki or Funeral first?
- If you want chronology, Yume Nikki (2018) came out before Funeral (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Yume Nikki and Funeral similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Yume Nikki free?
- Yes — Yume Nikki is a free-to-play Steam title. Funeral is paid (2.99 USD).
- Does Yume Nikki run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Yume Nikki is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Funeral doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.