Yume Nikki is a 2004 freeware exploration game by Kikiyama, made with RPG Maker 2003, in which the player guides Madotsuki through a series of surreal dream worlds with almost no dialogue or conventional objectives. Its numbered background tracks, including BGM 017, circulated among fans through gameplay videos, soundtrack uploads and soundboards, becoming shorthand for dreamlike, unsettling internet aesthetics. The clip remains popular with editors who want instant recognition from the game's cult following without using a longer musical excerpt.
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A short ambient background music loop from Yume Nikki, the surreal 2004 RPG Maker game by Kikiyama, used in dreamlike edits and eerie gaming videos.
This short clip captures a few seconds of the background music from Yume Nikki, looping a sparse, slow-moving electronic melody that feels both calm and strangely empty. Soft tones drift without a strong beat, leaving space that makes the listener feel as though they are wandering through a quiet, half-remembered dream. That mix of nostalgia and quiet unease is why it works so well as atmosphere: it does not demand attention, but it changes the mood of a scene, making ordinary footage feel lonelier, stranger, and a little haunted.
