Underplayed Gems

Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.1 Onikakushi (2015)

Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.1 Onikakushi cover
Developer
07th Expansion
Publisher
MangaGamer, MangaGamer
Platforms
Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Adventure, Visual Novel
Rating
3.6 of 5, 19 player ratings
Completionist
about 13 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A slowly unfolding, tense mystery experienced through text and ambient sound, where unease builds gradually from a seemingly peaceful rural setting.

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About

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.

Screenshots

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