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.
- Visual Novel (124)
- Horror (96)
- Anime (89)
- Mystery (81)
- Psychological Horror (81)
- Story Rich (68)
- Dark (50)
- Adventure (41)
- Atmospheric (36)
- Great Soundtrack (34)
- Psychological (34)
- Linear (28)
- Singleplayer (28)
- Cute (27)
- Classic (19)
- Gore (18)
- Indie (15)
- Violent (6)
- 2D (6)
Release Date | Nov 13, 2015 |
Price | $ 7.99 |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 97.3% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 3% / 96.7% Top 4% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 91.4% Top 2% / 91.1% Top 2% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 978 Top 15% / 1.2K Top 15% |
Curators | 72 reviews Top 10% |
Median Play Time | 17.2 hours Top 10% |
Play Time per Dollar | 2.2 hours Top 10% |
Followers | 5.9K Top 15% |
Owners | ± 161.7K Top 15% |
Copies Sold | ± 29.3K Top 20% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 116.3K Top 20% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi's Steam rating and reviews between November 2015 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (November 2015) and 96% (December 2019), with relatively small variations.
With 1.2K reviews Top 15%, Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi could be an indie success or even a small AAA success.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (65%), followed by Russian (9%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 22 different languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Japanese), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 26 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste. The negative review time is high (median is 14 hours), it can be a sign that Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
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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 score of 97.3% Top 3% should be considered while evaluating them.
Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.