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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi

07th Expansion · MangaGamer · 2015-05-15

SteamGOG

Adventure

Franchise: Higurashi When They Cry · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text, Auditory

Releases: May 15, 2015 (Linux), May 15, 2015 (Mac), May 15, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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 free-to-play Adventure game released in 2015, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 6830 reviews).

29
playing now
96%
positive of 6.8k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

29 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

The 58th year of Shouwa, early summer It’s June, and the summer heat has arrived earlier than it does most years. By day there are crickets, and by night there are cicadas. We’re in Hinamizawa, a small village in the countryside. There are fewer than two thousand people here. But every year, there is an event. This event is a mysterious death. (The series has run from 1979 to 1983) On a certain day in June, someone dies, and someone else goes missing. The series of deaths is connected to the upheaval surrounding the dam construction project. A murder case that was covered up is being reenac(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 29 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,038 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~130/week).
  • · Review velocity up 57% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 28,945 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

GOG$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.19 at Steam (2017-12-21) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 51 of 51 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15815820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

82242026-09-15 13:00 — 74 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 31 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 27 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 62 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 40 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 32 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 33 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 50 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 36 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 49 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 47 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 35 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 29 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 62 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 37 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 37 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 52 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 39 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 33 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 82 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 48 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 34 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 49 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 29 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
580Dec 2014Aug 2026Dec 2014 — avg 0 · peak 0Jul 2015 — avg 36 · peak 182Nov 2015 — avg 15 · peak 36Mar 2016 — avg 7 · peak 16Jul 2016 — avg 11 · peak 33Nov 2016 — avg 5 · peak 17Mar 2017 — avg 5 · peak 17Jul 2017 — avg 7 · peak 21Nov 2017 — avg 6 · peak 20Mar 2018 — avg 9 · peak 19Jul 2018 — avg 15 · peak 42Nov 2018 — avg 8 · peak 23Mar 2019 — avg 6 · peak 14Jul 2019 — avg 10 · peak 23Nov 2019 — avg 8 · peak 24Mar 2020 — avg 15 · peak 48Jul 2020 — avg 30 · peak 55Nov 2020 — avg 47 · peak 93Mar 2021 — avg 28 · peak 48Jul 2021 — avg 33 · peak 66Nov 2021 — avg 18 · peak 40Mar 2022 — avg 15 · peak 31Jul 2022 — avg 20 · peak 38Nov 2022 — avg 21 · peak 45Mar 2023 — avg 16 · peak 29Jul 2023 — avg 23 · peak 40Nov 2023 — avg 14 · peak 27Mar 2024 — avg 16 · peak 33Jul 2024 — avg 24 · peak 45Nov 2024 — avg 19 · peak 39Mar 2025 — avg 36 · peak 95Jul 2025 — avg 32 · peak 60Nov 2025 — avg 30 · peak 50Mar 2026 — avg 41 · peak 81Jul 2026 — avg 57 · peak 110Aug 2026 — avg 48 · peak 76
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$5.99$0.002015-05-162026-10-152015-05-16 — best price $5.392015-10-29 — best price $4.492015-12-22 — best price $4.192016-04-28 — best price $4.192016-10-28 — best price $4.792016-12-22 — best price $4.192017-03-30 — best price $4.192017-10-26 — best price $3.892017-12-21 — best price $1.192018-05-22 — best price $4.492018-06-21 — best price $1.492018-09-03 — best price $1.492018-11-01 — best price $5.992018-11-27 — best price $5.992019-01-04 — best price $5.992019-04-14 — best price $5.992019-06-18 — best price $5.992019-09-09 — best price $1.492019-11-26 — best price $1.792020-01-02 — best price $5.992020-03-06 — best price $5.992020-04-20 — best price $5.992026-08-27 — best price $0.002026-08-31 — best price $0.002026-09-04 — best price $0.002026-09-08 — best price $0.002026-09-12 — best price $0.002026-09-16 — best price $0.002026-09-20 — best price $0.002026-09-24 — best price $0.002026-09-28 — best price $0.002026-10-02 — best price $0.002026-10-06 — best price $0.002026-10-10 — best price $0.002026-10-14 — best price $0.002026-10-15 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
75.9%
earned "Farewell..."
25.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9,91845%14

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCuteDarkAnimeLinearClassicMysteryAdventureStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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