Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
Released Nov 2017
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.
95% positive · 1,527 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $29.99
Can't confirm — worth a look
We couldn't confirm these stores carry this game.
Green Man Gaming Steam key Search IndieGala Steam key Search Prices in USD, as listed by each store.
Buying through an affiliate store helps support the site
Evaluation
Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs is a complete, self-contained visual novel product. It is the second half of the Umineko series, comprising episodes 5 through 8, and was released on November 17, 2017. The store description presents it as a finished package — "the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes five through eight" — with no mention of planned updates or additional content.
The developer's news posts since launch are entirely focused on other titles in the broader "When They Cry" franchise (Higurashi chapters, Ciconia, etc.) rather than new content for this game. The only post directly related to this title after launch was a February 15, 2018 bug fix patch that addressed save file display issues, text readability, a rare sprite bug, and added Linux support. No roadmaps, DLC announcements, expansions, or future content of any kind have been communicated for this game.
There are no unreleased DLC entries in the store listing. The game shipped as a complete narrative package — a direct port of a finished visual novel — and all available evidence points to it having launched as a finished product with no post-launch content cycle intended or delivered.
Evidence
Launch announcement confirms all four Answer Arcs chapters (episodes 5–8) are now available on Steam, presenting the release as a complete package
Store description presents the game as the complete 2nd half of the Umineko series, covering episodes 5 through 8, with no mention of future content or updates
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
MangaGamer
Achievements
23
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
This is the 2nd half of the "Umineko When They Cry" sound novel series, featuring episodes five through eight. The answer arcs will teach you many things, but solving the mystery of the epitaph is still up to you.
Welcome back to the world of "Umineko When They Cry." (When Seagulls Cry)
Welcome back to the Rokkenjima of October 4, 1986.
You have once again been given a chance to catch a glimpse of the family conference held annually by the Ushiromiya family. The remaining life in the old family head who has built up a vast fortune is very slim.
To his children, the greatest point of contention at this family conference is the distribution of his inheritance.
Everyone desires all that money, no one relents, and no one believes.
Who will gain the old head's vast inheritance? Where is the 10 tons of gold that the old head is said to have hidden? Can the unnerving riddle of the epitaph which is said to point to the location of that gold be solved?
In the midst of this, a suspicious letter is sent from one claiming to be a witch. The presence of a 19th person on this island, which should only have 18, begins to hang in the air.
Brutal murders repeat, and unsolvable riddles are left at the scene. How many will die? How many will live? Or will everyone die?
Is the culprit one of the 18, or not?
Is the culprit a "human", or a "witch"?
Please, enjoy this isolated island, western mansion, mystery-suspense gadget of the good old days to the fullest.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
Something about this evaluation looks wrong Report illegal or harmful content