Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
A horror sound novel revisiting Hinamizawa through four chapters
07th Expansion · Published by MangaGamer · Released Nov 9, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 199
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Aug 1, 2024
What is Higurashi When They Cry Hou+?
This single-player sound novel contains four chapters tied to Hinamizawa. You read from a protagonist's perspective while music, backgrounds, and character art accompany stories about a spreading outbreak and an early version of the series' story.
For you if...
- +you want more stories involving Hinamizawa and its characters
- +you enjoy psychological horror told through text and music
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action over reading a visual novel
- −you want a story that stands apart from the series
- −you dislike fanservice or shifts away from horror
What players say
87% of 199 reviews are positive
Players praise the Bus Stop chapter for its look at the series' origins and find Outbreak's premise interesting. They criticize uneven writing in the later stories and the amount of fanservice.
Screenshots and trailer
Higurashi When They Cry Hou+ system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 8+
- Processor
- Pentium III 800 MHz
- Graphics
- 128MB DirectX 9c Compatible (Pixel Shader 2.0+)
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- Processor
- Pentium 4 1.4GHz
- Graphics
- 256MB DirectX 9c Compatible (Pixel Shader 2.0+)
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Higurashi When They Cry Hou+ have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Higurashi When They Cry Hou+ run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Native resolution not supported
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- Cloud saves are not shared across platforms
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 17
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Japanese.
Does Higurashi When They Cry Hou+ use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
