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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“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
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:48 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| 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 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| 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