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Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones

07th Expansion · MangaGamer · 2019-10-03

Steam

Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Oct 04, 2019 (Mac), Oct 04, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

This is the first chapter in newest entry When They Cry visual novel series produced by Ryuukishi07. It features HD graphics, more detailed animations, and newly created songs by many of the composers from Umineko, as well as several new additions.

Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones is a $39.99 Adventure game released in 2019, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 568 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

2
playing now
92%
positive of 568 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 43 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 29,294 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 14k–34k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 568 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2025-03-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
818120192026Week of 2019-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 19:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 14:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 4 players2026-10-15 13:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
561Oct 2019Aug 2026Oct 2019 — avg 56 · peak 257Dec 2019 — avg 6 · peak 15Feb 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2020 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2020 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2020 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2020 — avg 3 · peak 13Dec 2020 — avg 4 · peak 13Feb 2021 — avg 5 · peak 32Apr 2021 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2021 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 9Oct 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Jun 2023 — avg 1 · peak 8Aug 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2023 — avg 2 · peak 4Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Feb 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$9.992019-10-042026-08-182019-10-04 — best price $37.992019-12-03 — best price $39.992020-01-23 — best price $35.992020-03-06 — best price $39.992020-06-25 — best price $33.992020-11-02 — best price $39.992020-12-22 — best price $33.992021-02-15 — best price $39.992021-06-24 — best price $33.992021-11-01 — best price $39.992021-12-22 — best price $33.992022-02-03 — best price $39.992022-10-17 — best price $29.992022-11-29 — best price $39.992023-03-16 — best price $29.992023-07-13 — best price $39.992023-09-19 — best price $25.992023-11-28 — best price $39.992024-01-18 — best price $23.992024-03-21 — best price $39.992024-06-27 — best price $23.992024-11-01 — best price $39.992024-12-20 — best price $23.992025-03-10 — best price $39.992025-06-26 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $39.992025-12-18 — best price $19.992026-01-27 — best price $39.992026-05-14 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $39.992026-08-18 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Player tags

AnimeActionLGBTQ+Sci-fiMysteryViolentAdventureStory RichSingleplayerVisual Novel

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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