Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei
Released Jun 2022
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
97% positive · 282 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei is a visual novel (sound novel) that released on June 2, 2022. It contains three self-contained story arcs (Saikoroshi-hen, Hirukowashi-hen, and Batsukoishi-hen), all of which are fully included in the base release. The store description presents these as a complete package of additional stories set in the Higurashi world. There are no DLC listings, no unreleased content, no developer announcements of future updates, and no roadmap of any kind. The two developer news posts on record carry no development signal. This is a standalone, finished visual novel release — it launched as a complete product and there is no indication of any planned additions.
Evidence
Store description presents three fully described story arcs as the complete contents of the release, with no mention of future content or updates.
Two developer news posts were scanned; neither contained any development signal, announcements of future content, or roadmap information.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
MangaGamer
Achievements
7
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Story
The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over.
Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983.
Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete.
There are many worlds not yet explored.
Three such worlds await in here, but are you prepared to reveal what was left in obscurity?
Saikoroshi-hen
This is a tale of Furude Rika reaching the summer of 1983. Her power allows her to choose one of many worlds, but is this world truly the best for her?
The difficulty here is malicious, for all you dear connoisseurs who prefer it that way.
Hirukowashi-hen
This is a tale involving a peculiar dispute over the most precious jewels - the Magatama of Fuwarazu, capable of granting mutual love - which befalls the club members.
Batsukoishi-hen
Within these pages is a bible of blazing passion for today's modern, apathetic youths! Even though it was meant as an after-party for Meakashi-hen, it completely ruins the impact of that chapter! Deemed too dangerous for consumption, this legendary scenario was sealed away!
Continue only if you can vow that you are truly degenerate.
Gameplay
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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