Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 7k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth playing.

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07th Expansion · Visual Novel · May 15, 2015

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
14
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio0 of 3
Subtitles3 of 3

Should I buy Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 83 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 7k player reviews · updated

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
60% of themes are praise40% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
83 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
At first, the story feels almost relaxing, with comedic moments and slice-of-life interactions dominating the opening hours.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack in particular deserves praise for how effectively it shifts between warmth, sadness, dread, and outright terror depending on the situation.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Onikakushi is a masterpiece in fear factor; It builds it up for hours of gameplay, slowly but surely breaking down the peaceful, seemingly never-ending feeling from the beginning of the game.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story83 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Gameplay9 reviews
Divided opinion
Graphics
83% still recommend
Characters
75% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

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SteamOSPlayable
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