Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi

Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi

Steam Deck Verified

07th Expansion · Visual Novel · May 15, 2015

Yes, worth playing.

It's free to play.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
7k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 103 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 7k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise25% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I actually watched the anime first before playing, and while the anime covers the same story in about 1.2 hours, the game stretches it to around 14 hours.
103 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The experience is primarily text-driven, with static visuals, character portraits, music, and sound effects carrying the emotional weight of the story.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The experience is primarily text-driven, with static visuals, character portraits, music, and sound effects carrying the emotional weight of the story.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters103 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Graphics6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay7 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
14
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.