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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.

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Release DateJun 2, 2022
Price$ 5.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96.1% (very positive) Top 5% / 96.6%  Top 4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)85.5% Top 10% / 86.2%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)129  / 145
Curators32 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time6.4 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar1.1 hour  Top 25%
Followers835 
Owners± 5.3K 
Copies Sold± 4.8K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 22.6K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei's Steam rating and reviews from June 2022 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 96.3% (September 2023) to 98.9% (December 2022).

The 145 reviews suggest that Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei might be a reasonable indie success. The November 2022 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei's reviewers. The most popular language is English (66%), followed by Russian (10%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 14 languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Japanese). More translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei for positive reviews. (The amount of negative reviews was too low.) The time in game is acceptable, with 10 hours in the 80th percentile.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • entertaining
  • disturbing
  • essential reading
  • charming
  • insightful
  • well-thought-out-scenarios
  • good-story
  • riveting
  • cool-tied-together-story
  • revealing-information
  • too-much-text
  • unnecessary-details
  • over-explaining
  • reintroducing
  • underdeveloped-characters
  • overdone-villain
  • predictable-characters
  • embarrassing-content
  • inappropriate-fanservice

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 96.1% rating  Top 5% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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