Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi
A sound novel finale confronting a village's recurring tragedies
07th Expansion · Published by MangaGamer · Released May 14, 2020
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 892
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 96% of 25 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 12
- peak 24h 17
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi?
This final chapter of a single-player sound novel takes place in Hinamizawa, a small Japanese village, in 1983. You read from the protagonist's perspective with character art, backgrounds, and music as the story follows recurring deaths and disappearances linked to opposition to an abandoned dam project.
For you if...
- +you enjoy reading mysteries told across multiple chapters
- +you value character backstories and a concluding chapter
Not for you if...
- −you want action rather than a story to read
- −you prefer a self-contained story over a series finale
What players say
95% of 892 reviews are positive · 96% of 25 in the last 30 days
Players praise the conclusion and how it ties up the wider story. Some criticize the pacing and the handling of the fragment sequence.
Screenshots and trailer
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- Pentium III 800 MHz
- Graphics
- 128MB DirectX 9c Compatible (Pixel Shader 2.0+)
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1024 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7+
- Processor
- Pentium 4 1.4GHz
- Graphics
- 256MB DirectX 9c Compatible (Pixel Shader 2.0+)
- Memory
- 1024 MB RAM
- Storage
- 2048 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 14
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
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