Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi

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App ID	577480
App Type	Game
Store Name	Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch. 5 Meakashi
Developer	07th Expansion
Publisher	MangaGamer
Franchise	When They Cry, MangaGamer
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	29803295
Last Record Update	28 June 2025 – 16:04:06 UTC ()
Release Date	28 April 2017 – 22:58:06 UTC ()

😍 91.32%

834 reviews

In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer

07th Expansion

metacritic_name

Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch. 5 Meakashi

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Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

MangaGamer

Store Release Date

28 April 2017 – 22:58:14 UTC ()

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Yes

Primary Genre

Adventure (25)

Store Genres

Adventure (25)

Steam Release Date

28 April 2017 – 22:58:06 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

18 September 2019 – 19:31:11 UTC () (1568835071)

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library_capsule

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japanese

ひぐらしのなく頃に奉目明し編

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Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, Vorbis SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game doesn't support Steam Deck's native display resolution and may experience degraded performance
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 3 December 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 3711217

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-5
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

3 January 2017 – 22:42:26 UTC (), in changelist #2583261

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

2 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes		Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes		Yes	Yes

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timestamp	5 September 2024 – 07:54:57 UTC

Trailers

256681742 ↴
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Steam charts

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9 players right now
15 24-hour peak
49 all-time peak 14 December 2017

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Twitch stats

0 viewers right now
1,984 24-hour peak
11,286 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~49.8 k by Gamalytic
~56.1 k by VG Insights
~363.1 k by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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User reviews history

😍 Overwhelmingly Positive
91.32% SteamDB Rating
814 97.6% positive reviews
20 2.4% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
28 April 2017	Steam Release	-
13 December 2017	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble MangaGamer and Friends Bundle	-

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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi had an all-time peak of 49 concurrent players on 14 December 2017.

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