Umineko: Golden Fantasia

Umineko: Golden Fantasia

Released Dec 2017

The tag-team fighting game based on the original "Umineko When They Cry" series, finally released on Steam, in English and with improved rollback netplay!

91% positive · 530 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

Umineko: Golden Fantasia launched on Steam on December 8, 2017 as a complete package — a port of the original Japanese doujin fighting game from 2010, with the Cross Expansion included, English localization, and rollback netplay. The store description explicitly notes it "includes the Cross Expansion," indicating the game shipped as a full bundle with no additional paid content planned. Since launch, the publisher (MangaGamer) and a community maintainer have continued to issue netplay and quality-of-life patches. A notable milestone was the July 2024 announcement of a "Community Beta Patch" — an independently maintained branch supported by MangaGamer, focused on modernizing the game's netplay and training mode features. This was followed in April 2025 by a further experimental netplay update fixing desyncs for specific characters. These updates are technical improvements to an existing, complete product, not new story or gameplay content. There is no announced DLC, no unreleased content in the store listing, no roadmap for new characters or modes, and no developer statement suggesting further content is planned. The game launched as a finished product and has only received maintenance and community-driven technical improvements since. The most recent developer communication was on April 10, 2025.
Evidence
Game launched on Steam on December 8, 2017, described as a complete package including the Cross Expansion, with rollback netplay and a full roster of 19 characters.
news post · Dec 9, 2017 source content shipped
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Store description states the release 'includes the Cross Expansion,' indicating the game shipped as a complete bundle with all known content.
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Details

Developer
Publisher
MangaGamer
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP · Local/Split Screen

About this game


The tag-team fighting game based on the original "Umineko When They Cry" series, finally released on Steam, in English and with improved rollback netplay!

George, Jessica, and Rosa from the Ushiromiya family join the fray, as this release of Golden Fantasia includes the Cross Expansion from the original Japanese version! All the lines used during combat, story mode, as well match opening and closings are fully voiced in Japanese to bring realism to your combat!


In Golden Fantasia, matches are tag-team fights between two pairs of characters from the Umineko series, each sharing HP building SP for each other through a unique mechanic - the touch system!

During combat players can consume their SP Gauge and initiate their Meta World, but only if your opponent chooses to or otherwise cannot argue their truth and cancel yours!

The 1st Movement is beginning!

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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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