Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi is a visual novel, mystery and anime game developed by 07th Expansion and published by MangaGamer.
Released on May 15th 2015 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 2 languages: English and Japanese.

It has received 5,195 reviews of which 4,999 were positive and 196 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍

The game is free to play on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP, 7, 8
  • Processor: Pentium III 800 MHz
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: OSX 10.8: "Mountain Lion"
  • Processor: 1 Ghz or faster processor
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu or equivalent
  • Processor: 1 Ghz or faster processor
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

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March 2025
The "getting to know all the characters" part of the game dragged on a bit too long, but once things got going, they REALLY got going. I was convinced to pick up the bundle. Looks like I have a new horror series to get into!
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Oct. 2024
Came for the "horror", stayed for the plot. The first chapter is free, but I'd pay for it. Read it. The true mystery of it all still keeps me up at night. Probably one of my favorite VNs of all time. I don't really have more words, just a heck of a lot of feelings. I really should watch the anime at some point, eh? ♥
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Sept. 2024
As someone who's seen all the anime like 10+ years ago, it's still just a good as I remember. The games give you the full experience and so this is a must play for newcomers and fans alike!
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July 2024
Mii~! What else can I say other then great game based on a great anime… The less said about the sequel anime the better though do yourself a favour… Download the 07 mod it's an easy installer process… Other than that I guess all that's left to say is Nipah~!
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July 2024
I already knew. And it was still amazing. I'm fairly familiar with Onikakushi. Watched the anime for it and read the manga (I even rewatched it once with a friend). But by far the best version is the og, the VN. Each version has it's points, the anime really nails the atmosphere, and the manga is straight up suspenseful in a way you can't explain better then "turn the page." The VN however, really has the whole cake. The ost is great, I like the backgrounds, and the character art is simple yet effective. One of the biggest things that sets the VN apart from the several adaptations is the tips. As a person who loves to wring things dry, the tips are a wonderful inclusion. They are so good for adding that extra bit of detail that I crave from one of my favorite things. Last point for the VN is in the medium itself. Reading a VN already has several perks for immersion and creating a finer audio visual experience. But seriously, the ability to stop for a moment and take a deep breath is so invaluable to the experience. Setting the pace of the horrors awaiting you, to your own mouse clicks was surprisingly engaging. And makes for some nice moments where I purposely slowed down during more intense parts to enhance that intensity. Higurashi no naku koro ni is one of (if not) my favorite horror stories/experiences ever. I'm a big enjoyer of this franchise as it is. And after a long break from it, I really wanted to re-experience it again. And I'm very happy that I decided to finally do that by reading the VN. I'm so into this shizz that I'm literally taking notes as I play. If that doesn't show you how much this game got me invested, then I dunno what will. Highly recommend for horror enjoyers, and adaptation enjoyers that want a little more.
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
9.3
4,999
196
Online players
27
Developer
07th Expansion
Publisher
MangaGamer
Release 15 May 2015
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