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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. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“[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 count fetched 2026-07-11 12:27 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 · 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 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (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: 3 GB available space