YumeCore
Released Feb 2018
"YumeCore" is a new type of game combining side-scrolling beat-’em-up action with adventure-style investigation that puts the “aii” in “kawaii.” Fight your way through the waking dreams of the sickly girl Soboko to escape the hospital.
95% positive · 231 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
YumeCore is a self-contained side-scrolling beat-'em-up that launched on February 15, 2018. Following launch, the developer released a handful of patches through mid-2018 — adding a stage select screen and English translation revisions in April 2018 (Ver1.1), a Chinese translation in July 2018 (Ver1.3), and a small Chinese text fix on July 4, 2018 (Ver1.132). The only DLC ever released is the Original Soundtrack, which shipped on March 13, 2018. No further updates, announcements, or content releases have been made since July 4, 2018. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no developer roadmap, and no statements about future content. The store description presents the game as a complete experience. The game shipped as a finished product and all post-launch activity was limited to localization and bug fixes, which concluded in mid-2018.
Evidence
Ver1.132 patch fixing Chinese text — the last known developer communication.
Original Soundtrack DLC released. The only DLC ever listed; no unreleased DLC entries exist.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
takayakata
Achievements
21
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
YumeCore features side-scrolling beat-'em-up action inside of a dream-warped hospital. Defeat the crazed patients with punches, throws, and a variety of items to clear the stages!
A girl named Soboko has a lucid dream while staying in the hospital.
Excited by the new experience, she acts as a temporary nurse to calm the rampaging patients…by force! But like all dreams, things are not as they seem...
There’s more than just fighting!
Explore the hospital in the real world for items to give Soboko an edge in punishing the crazed denizens of the dream world!
Many strange but cute enemies await, such as girls who spit water, girls who are long, girls who are VERY long, girls who hop about, and more.
Plus, face down end-stage bosses in heated battles!
- Story
A girl named Soboko has a lucid dream while staying in the hospital.
Excited by the new experience, she acts as a temporary nurse to calm the rampaging patients…by force! But like all dreams, things are not as they seem...
- Fusion of beat-’em-up & adventure elements
There’s more than just fighting!
Explore the hospital in the real world for items to give Soboko an edge in punishing the crazed denizens of the dream world!
- Unique characters
Many strange but cute enemies await, such as girls who spit water, girls who are long, girls who are VERY long, girls who hop about, and more.
Plus, face down end-stage bosses in heated battles!
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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