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Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
38 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This novel is very good. Even though I didn't buy in to its reputation of being the "greatest VN or greatest piece of fiction", I still think this is a must-read just because of how unique and ambitious it is in the…”
“I read more words in this game and the answers arc than I did from textbooks, cumulatively, for my entire undergrad. I would do it all over again if I could and I would play this game the exact same way. It is a love…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This novel is very good. Even though I didn't buy in to its reputation of being the "greatest VN or greatest piece of fiction", I still think this is a must-read just because of how unique and ambitious it is in the…”
“Pretty cool! It was a bit too dark for me and I quit after Chapter 1, but I enjoyed what I played of it. I've separately listened to the music which is excellent. Would recommend!”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This novel is very good. Even though I didn't buy in to its reputation of being the "greatest VN or greatest piece of fiction", I still think this is a must-read just because of how unique and ambitious it is in the…”
“ACTUAL PLAYTIME (NINTENDO SWITCH PORT): 80.1h it's hard to describe what this game is trying to say, which is why it is over a million words long. That is not discouragement, but a challenge. There is a deeply complex…”
“you should really read this 120 hours mystery visual novel, it's definitely not going to irrevocably change the course of your life :)”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Play it with any fan patch. It took me 7 years since I started Higurashi, and enough time has passed to let me enjoy Umineko freely. I managed to avoid pretty much all the spoilers, so I got to experience it to its…”
“Umineko is a natural progression from Higurashi When They Cry, with a larger focus on meta-narrative aspects. The structure is similar: a scenario (murders taking place on a "closed" island) plays out multiple times…”
“this is so much fun, i've never had a game where the actual gameplay is only all in your head. I've never *get* people who reads a lot of detective mystery novel. Now I get it. It's amazing how engaging a Kinetic VN…”
14 of the 104 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“This novel is very good. Even though I didn't buy in to its reputation of being the "greatest VN or greatest piece of fiction", I still think this is a must-read just because of how unique and ambitious it is in the…”
“[spoiler]UNRELIABLE NARRATION. UNRELIABLE DAMN NARRATION.[/spoiler] I consider this novel to be cheating. It's interesting at first only because you don't expect it to [spoiler]be lying to you so blatantly.[/spoiler]…”
“oh zamn people were right , be patient tho , to me i got hooked at the end of ep2”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“[spoiler]UNRELIABLE NARRATION. UNRELIABLE DAMN NARRATION.[/spoiler] I consider this novel to be cheating. It's interesting at first only because you don't expect it to [spoiler]be lying to you so blatantly.[/spoiler]…”
“I don't know if I've ever had anything I've read or seen continuously blind side me like this visual novel has. I never felt like it came out of nowhere either, it more felt that I let my guard down around it despite…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“[h1] MAKE SURE YOU PATCH THE GAME WITH 07TH MOD!!! IT ADDS ALOT INCLUDING VOICE ACTING AND CGS!!! [/h1] Where do I even begin? Umineko has total and utter enchanted me with its story, by far one of the best written visual novels I have had the pleasure of reading. All the…”
— a player, Steam review · 92 hrs played“beautiful mystery novel, the ost is amazing and the story keeps you hooked. would highly recommend playing with the 7th-mod for the voices! the voice acting really made more scenes hit harder!”
— a player, Steam review · 77 hrs played“game so peak it made me reconsider my life choices and my outlook on life (deadass)”
— a player, Steam review · 121 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Higurashi When They Cry Hou+ Now Available on Steam!
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Ciconia When They Cry - The Newest Title from The Creator of Higurashi and Umineko is Now Available!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Great Soundtrack · Visual Novel · Mystery · Story Rich · Cult Classic · Anime · Horror · Psychological Horror · Fantasy · Atmospheric · Detective · Philosophical (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 | 22 |
| 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: 3 GB available space