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Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs

07th Expansion · MangaGamer · 2016-07-08

SteamGOG

Adventure

Franchise: Umineko When They Cry · Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 08, 2016 (Mac), Jul 08, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 08, 2016 (Linux)

Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.

73
playing now
95%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

73 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

The remaining life in the old family head who has built up a vast fortune is very slim. To his children, the greatest point of contention at this family conference is the distribution of his inheritance. Everyone desires all that money, no one relents, and no one believes. Who will gain the old head's vast inheritance? Where is the 10 tons of gold that the old head is said to have hidden? Can the unnerving riddle of the epitaph which is said to point to the location of that gold be solved? In the midst of this, a suspicious letter is sent from one claiming to be a witch. The presence of a 1(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 73 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 330 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~41/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 71k–171k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,842 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99-40%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99-40%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2020-04-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 29 of 47 observed days · $5.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
484820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

99522026-08-12 01:00 — 95 players2026-08-12 16:00 — 89 players2026-08-13 08:00 — 57 players2026-08-14 00:00 — 70 players2026-08-14 16:00 — 78 players2026-08-15 08:00 — 59 players2026-08-16 00:00 — 75 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 99 players2026-08-17 08:00 — 74 players2026-08-17 23:00 — 77 players2026-08-18 15:00 — 79 players2026-08-19 07:00 — 55 players2026-08-19 23:00 — 86 players2026-08-20 14:00 — 89 players2026-08-21 06:00 — 59 players2026-08-21 22:00 — 78 players2026-08-22 14:00 — 98 players2026-08-23 06:00 — 80 players2026-08-23 21:00 — 84 players2026-08-24 13:00 — 71 players2026-08-25 05:00 — 52 players2026-08-25 21:00 — 88 players2026-08-26 13:00 — 73 players2026-08-27 06:00 — 57 players2026-08-28 11:00 — 58 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 65 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 84 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 73 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$9.992016-07-082026-08-302016-07-08 — best price $22.492017-03-10 — best price $18.742017-11-22 — best price $14.992018-09-24 — best price $14.992018-12-13 — best price $12.492019-04-29 — best price $12.492019-09-16 — best price $24.992020-01-23 — best price $12.492020-04-30 — best price $9.992020-11-11 — best price $12.492021-02-11 — best price $12.492021-06-09 — best price $12.492021-11-05 — best price $12.492022-02-14 — best price $14.992022-06-28 — best price $24.992022-10-17 — best price $14.992022-12-12 — best price $14.992023-03-16 — best price $14.992023-07-04 — best price $24.992023-10-03 — best price $24.992023-12-13 — best price $14.992024-03-12 — best price $14.992024-05-16 — best price $14.992024-07-16 — best price $14.992024-10-16 — best price $14.992024-11-26 — best price $14.992025-01-24 — best price $24.992025-04-03 — best price $24.992025-09-23 — best price $24.992025-11-04 — best price $24.992026-01-15 — best price $14.992026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-05-28 — best price $24.992026-08-18 — best price $24.992026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
64.5%
earned "Welcome to Rokkenjima"
34.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,22846%22

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

Player tags

AnimeMagicHorrorFantasyMysteryAdventureDetectiveStory RichAtmosphericCult Classic

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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