YumeCore

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"YumeCore is a single-player Hack and Slash game with great plot, graphics, and music. In YumeCore, you play as Soboko, a girl who enters a lucid dream in a hospital and must fight off crazed patients. The game combines beat-'em-up and adventure elements, allowing you to explore the hospital for items to give Soboko an edge in combat. With unique and cute enemies, as well as intense boss battles, YumeCore is a hilarious and enjoyable experience."

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

91%

Audience ScoreBased on 106 reviews

story14 positive mentions

YumeCore features a charming art style and a unique aesthetic that adds to its quirky appeal.
The combat, while simple, is surprisingly satisfying and offers a decent challenge, especially during boss fights.
The game is filled with humor and engaging characters, making it a fun and entertaining experience despite its short length.

The game is very short, clocking in at around an hour, which may leave players wanting more content.
Gameplay can feel janky at times, particularly with the controls and hitboxes, leading to frustrating moments during combat.
The lack of meaningful adventure elements and poor checkpoint system detracts from the overall experience, making some sections tedious.

story
31 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is generally perceived as engaging and charming, featuring funny characters and a cozy conclusion, despite being straightforward and brief, spanning only three levels. While some players found the narrative enjoyable and fitting for the game's goofy tone, others noted that the minimalistic storytelling and short length left it feeling light on content. Overall, the story complements the fun beat 'em up gameplay and unique visuals, making for an entertaining experience.
- “The story is straightforward but permeated with funny characters and dialogue, as well as a cozy conclusion.”
- “Extremely fun beat-'em-up mixed with an interesting little adventure story.”
- “I wasn't expecting much from the story, but I found it engaging towards the end.”
- “Game only took an hour to finish, and very little happens in the story as a result.”
- “Edit: the main story is only 3 levels long.”
- “It's good, but mind that it's pretty light on content, story and gameplay.”
graphics
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics feature a charming, simplistic art style reminiscent of MS Paint, which complements its playful tone and quirky atmosphere. While the visuals lack significant variation, they are enhanced by surprising animation details and a unique aesthetic that fits well with the game's overall theme. Players appreciate the cute characters and engaging combat, though some find the repetitive backgrounds and basic visuals a drawback.
- “Really charming art style, surprisingly satisfying combat, and a lot of secrets and stuff to unlock for completionists.”
- “The graphics and soundtrack are interesting and fit the game's mysterious atmosphere a lot.”
- “The art style strikes a charming balance between trippy and simplistic, and the game's bosses and fighting system have the perfect amount of depth for its 1-1.5 hour run time.”
- “The visuals are very basic, but they fit the game's silly, playful tone, and there are some surprising details in the animations.”
- “The art style strikes a charming balance between trippy and simplistic, but the graphics lack the polish expected in modern games.”
- “The graphics feel outdated and do not do justice to the creative potential of the game's concept.”
music
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally well-received, featuring catchy compositions that complement its unique aesthetic and mysterious atmosphere. However, some players note a lack of variation in the soundtrack, with the sound font occasionally becoming grating. Overall, the music enhances the game's charm, contributing positively to the overall experience.
- “The soundtrack has a selection of nice compositions, though the sound font can get a bit grating.”
- “So, an entirely decent story and game, with a catchy soundtrack and cute pixel art to boot.”
- “This is a cute little beat 'em up with a great soundtrack.”
- “The music feels out of place and doesn't match the game's overall tone.”
- “The soundtrack is repetitive and lacks variety, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “While the game has a decent story, the music fails to enhance the experience.”
humor
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is praised for its quirky and entertaining humor, featuring funny character expressions, dialogue, and absurd enemies that elicit frequent laughter. Its lighthearted approach complements the straightforward story, while the balance of humor and seriousness enhances the overall experience. Players appreciate the cute graphics and engaging characters, making it a delightful and entertaining short game.
- “It's a short game about escapism, with some funny humor.”
- “The story is straightforward but permeated with funny characters and dialogue, as well as a cozy conclusion.”
- “I found myself frequently laughing, whether that be for the characters' expressions, the dialogue, or the ridiculous enemies.”
gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is generally praised for its easy-to-learn controls and engaging mechanics, offering a fun experience that can be challenging based on player skill. However, some players noted confusing control mechanics and a lack of depth, with the game feeling short on content and story. Overall, while the gameplay is enjoyable and visually appealing, it may leave some players wanting more.
- “The controls are easy to learn and the gameplay can be challenging depending on how experienced you are at playing video games.”
- “It is very fun, plays well, has good characters, looks beautiful, the colors remind me of vaporwave, good gameplay, amazing mechanics, good story.”
- “- balanced gameplay”
- “However, the game does just have to spell out how to grab as a way to dispose of certain enemies, taking away a bit from the otherwise intuitive design of learning the mechanics, when the game is otherwise able to let you learn on your own.”
- “As mentioned above, the only complaints I have are that it has a few confusing control mechanics (pressing left and right repeatedly to throw enemies during a grapple) and as far as I could tell, it doesn't have any controller support.”
- “It's good, but mind that it's pretty light on content, story, and gameplay.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its intriguing graphics and soundtrack, which effectively enhance the overall mysterious vibe.
- “The graphics and soundtrack are interesting and fit the game's mysterious atmosphere perfectly.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is praised for its emotional depth, being described as a charming and heartwarming experience despite its beat-em-up genre. Players find it to be a delightful blend of quirky elements that evoke genuine feelings.
- “Wonderful, charming, and weird little beat-em-up that is actually kind of heartwarming!”