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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 · Perspectives: Text

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.

Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs is an Adventure game released in 2016, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (95% of 2863 reviews).

83
playing now
95%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

83 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 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
  • · 83 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 8% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 72k–172k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,863 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$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 67 of 85 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

102312026-09-15 06:00 — 54 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 54 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 73 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 61 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 67 players2026-09-21 20:00 — 70 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 52 players2026-09-24 11:00 — 40 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 53 players2026-09-27 02:00 — 68 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 41 players2026-09-29 17:00 — 45 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 53 players2026-10-02 08:00 — 36 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 85 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 85 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 48 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 79 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 72 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 65 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 102 players2026-10-12 21:00 — 87 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 46 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 83 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
750May 2016Aug 2026May 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Sep 2016 — avg 10 · peak 28Jan 2017 — avg 12 · peak 30May 2017 — avg 8 · peak 25Sep 2017 — avg 8 · peak 19Jan 2018 — avg 26 · peak 56May 2018 — avg 13 · peak 31Sep 2018 — avg 16 · peak 46Jan 2019 — avg 25 · peak 61May 2019 — avg 22 · peak 50Sep 2019 — avg 15 · peak 31Jan 2020 — avg 34 · peak 64May 2020 — avg 50 · peak 89Sep 2020 — avg 32 · peak 70Jan 2021 — avg 72 · peak 128May 2021 — avg 61 · peak 108Sep 2021 — avg 39 · peak 74Jan 2022 — avg 47 · peak 93May 2022 — avg 38 · peak 66Sep 2022 — avg 33 · peak 66Jan 2023 — avg 49 · peak 92May 2023 — avg 30 · peak 60Sep 2023 — avg 35 · peak 59Jan 2024 — avg 47 · peak 90May 2024 — avg 30 · peak 54Sep 2024 — avg 39 · peak 68Jan 2025 — avg 47 · peak 94May 2025 — avg 40 · peak 67Sep 2025 — avg 36 · peak 62Jan 2026 — avg 63 · peak 112May 2026 — avg 64 · peak 124Aug 2026 — avg 74 · peak 119
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$9.992016-07-082026-10-142016-07-08 — best price $22.492017-03-30 — best price $18.742018-02-15 — best price $17.492018-11-22 — best price $12.492019-04-29 — best price $12.492019-11-01 — best price $24.992020-03-16 — best price $12.492020-10-29 — best price $12.492021-02-11 — best price $12.492021-06-28 — best price $24.992021-12-22 — best price $14.992022-06-06 — best price $14.992022-10-17 — best price $14.992023-01-03 — best price $24.992023-04-24 — best price $14.992023-09-12 — best price $24.992023-12-13 — best price $14.992024-03-20 — best price $24.992024-06-05 — best price $24.992024-09-25 — best price $14.992024-11-26 — best price $14.992025-03-03 — best price $14.992025-07-18 — best price $24.992025-10-20 — best price $14.992026-01-15 — best price $14.992026-04-14 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $24.992026-08-31 — best price $14.992026-09-10 — best price $14.992026-09-20 — best price $14.992026-09-30 — best price $14.992026-10-10 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — 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.

Where its players are

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

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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