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Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “rich, emotionally powerful storytelling” (29 of 71 reviews) and “exceptional, genre-spanning soundtrack” (6); the most common complaint is “overlong, meandering answer arcs” (10). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
29 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Literature if it was good”
“maybe one of the greatest stories ever told”
6 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Play it with any fan patch. It was truly worth it to actively engage with solving the story. I think you genuinely lose part of the experience if you don't. The drop off point is after episode 6, finish up all your…”
“One of, if not, the best stories I've read. Same goes for voice acting. The story structure, place in the meta, and themes are incredibly unique as well. It's one of the few pieces of media that asks questions I haven't…”
“The Answer Arcs almost make the Question Arcs feel tame, as the story digs in to past events and character reveals. The soundtrack gets increasingly more fire with each passing episode.”
3 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Play it with any fan patch. It was truly worth it to actively engage with solving the story. I think you genuinely lose part of the experience if you don't. The drop off point is after episode 6, finish up all your…”
“This is probably the first visual novel i've ever been truly invested in. i tried fate/stay night a few years back but only completed one route. it's also one of the few VNs that actually has some sort of Interactivity…”
10 of the 71 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“The Umineko Answer arcs are like trying to read a mystery novel while fireworks explode between your face and the pages. As time goes on there's less and less information for you to even see, fireworks or not. The total…”
10 of the 71 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“The Umineko Answer arcs are like trying to read a mystery novel while fireworks explode between your face and the pages. As time goes on there's less and less information for you to even see, fireworks or not. The total…”
“It lost me at times towards the middle of ep 8 but the rest of the story more than makes up for it. A beautiful and rich story with amazing characters”
“One of, if not, the best stories I've read. Same goes for voice acting. The story structure, place in the meta, and themes are incredibly unique as well. It's one of the few pieces of media that asks questions I haven't…”
Counted across 71 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“Erika backshots will be daily. I repeat erika backshots will be daily. It was written in red.”
— a player, Steam review · 84 hrs played“I have known Erika Furudo for a day and a half, but if anything happens to her I will kill everyone in this mansion and then myself.”
— a player, Steam review · 154 hrs played“I dedicate this review to my beloved witch, Beatrice”
— a player, Steam review · 90 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Great Soundtrack · Visual Novel · Mystery · Story Rich · Adventure · Anime · Horror · Philosophical · Cult Classic · Singleplayer · Detective · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese |
| Achievements | 23 |
| Official site | https://07th-expansion.net/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP and up Processor: Pentium III 800 MHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 1280 x 960 Storage: 4 GB available space