List of Higurashi When They Cry titles

The Higurashi When They Cry visual novel series is originally produced by the Japanese dōjin soft maker 07th Expansion, but features games produced in collaboration with Alchemist and Twilight Frontier. The games take place in the fictional Japanese town of Hinamizawa, and the stories revolve around a group of young friends and the strange events that occur in the village. The games have been released for Microsoft Windows PCs, the PlayStation 2, and the Nintendo DS handheld console. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is a series of murder mystery visual novels that requires relatively little player interaction as most of the gameplay is composed of reading text which signifies either dialogue between characters or the inner thoughts of the protagonist who the player assumes. The games utilize intermissions where the player can obtain several TIPS which allow the player to read various supplementary information that may or may not be useful in solving the mystery.

The Japanese series logo

The series debuted in Japan on August 10, 2002 with Onikakushi-hen, the first in a series of eight original games divided into the "question arcs" consisting of the first four games, and the "answer arcs" consisting of the latter four. The answer arcs shared the common title Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai. An additional fandisc known as Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei followed, and was the final game in the series produced by 07th Expansion. The eight original PC games were released in English by MangaGamer with the first four games released in December 2009.^[1] The last four games, however, were released individually starting with Meakashi-hen in February 2010.^[2] Alchemist has released six more games based on the original series, two for the PlayStation 2 and four for the Nintendo DS. Twilight Frontier produced a dōjin game 3D versus third-person shooter game entitled Higurashi Daybreak which was later ported to the PlayStation Portable by Cavia and Alchemist.

Original releases

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Title	Details
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Onikakushi-hen Original release date(s):[3][1] JP: August 10, 2002 WW: December 15, 2009 FRA: October 31, 2009	Release years by system: 2002—Microsoft Windows PC[3]
	Notes: Published and developed by 07th Expansion[3] English localization by MangaGamer[1] French localization by Saffran Prod
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Watanagashi-hen Original release date(s):[3][1] JP: December 29, 2002 WW: December 15, 2009 FRA: October 31, 2009	Release years by system: 2002—Microsoft Windows PC[3]
	Notes: Published and developed by 07th Expansion[3] English localization by MangaGamer[1] French localization by Saffran Prod
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Tatarigoroshi-hen Original release date(s):[3][1] JP: August 15, 2003 WW: December 15, 2009 FRA: July 1, 2010	Release years by system: 2003—Microsoft Windows PC[3]
	Notes: Published and developed by 07th Expansion[3] English localization by MangaGamer[1] French localization by Saffran Prod
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Himatsubushi-hen Original release date(s):[3][1] JP: August 13, 2004 WW: December 15, 2009 FRA: July 1, 2010	Release years by system: 2004—Microsoft Windows PC[3]
	Notes: Published and developed by 07th Expansion[3] English localization by MangaGamer[1] French localization by Saffran Prod

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai

Title	Details
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Meakashi-hen Original release date(s):[3][2] JP: December 30, 2004 WW: February 28, 2010 FRA: May 21, 2011	Release years by system: 2004—Microsoft Windows PC[3]
	Notes: Published and developed by 07th Expansion[3] English localization by MangaGamer[1] French localization by Saffran Prod
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Tsumihoroboshi-hen Original release date(s):[3][4] JP: August 14, 2005 WW: April 15, 2010 FRA: May 21, 2011	Release years by system: 2005—Microsoft Windows PC[3]
	Notes: Published and developed by 07th Expansion[3] English localization by MangaGamer[1] French localization by Saffran Prod
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Minagoroshi-hen Original release date(s):[3] JP: December 30, 2005 WW: May 31, 2010 FRA: May 25, 2012	Release years by system: 2005—Microsoft Windows PC[3]
	Notes: Published and developed by 07th Expansion[3] English localization by MangaGamer[1] French localization by Saffran Prod
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Matsuribayashi-hen Original release date(s):[3] JP: August 13, 2006 WW: July 15, 2010 FRA: May 25, 2012	Release years by system: 2006—Microsoft Windows PC[3]
	Notes: Published and developed by 07th Expansion[3] English localization by MangaGamer[1] French localization by Saffran Prod

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei

Title	Details
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei Original release date(s):[3] JP: December 31, 2006 WW: June 3, 2022	Release years by system: 2006—Microsoft Windows PC[3]
	Notes: Published and developed by 07th Expansion[3] English localization by MangaGamer

Expanded releases

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri

Title	Details
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Original release date(s):[5][6] JP: February 22, 2007	Release years by system: 2007—PlayStation 2[5][6]
	Notes: Published and developed by Alchemist[5][6]
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri: Kakera Asobi Original release date(s):[7][8] JP: December 20, 2007	Release years by system: 2007—PlayStation 2[7][8]
	Notes: Published and developed by Alchemist[7][8]

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna

Title	Details
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Daiichikan Tatari Original release date(s):[9][10] JP: June 26, 2008	Release years by system: 2008—Nintendo DS[9][10]
	Notes: Published and developed by Alchemist[10][11]
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Dainikan Sō Original release date(s):[12] JP: November 27, 2008	Release years by system: 2008—Nintendo DS[12]
	Notes: Published and developed by Alchemist[12][13]
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Daisankan Rasen Original release date(s):[14] JP: May 28, 2009	Release years by system: 2009—Nintendo DS[14]
	Notes: Published and developed by Alchemist[14][15]
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Daiyonkan Kizuna Original release date(s):[16] JP: February 25, 2010	Release years by system: 2010—Nintendo DS[16]
	Notes: Published and developed by Alchemist[16][17]

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hō

Title	Details
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hō Original release date(s): JP: August 17, 2014 WW: November 9, 2023	Release years by system: 2014—Microsoft Windows PC[18] 2018—Nintendo Switch[19] 2019—PlayStation 4[20]
	Notes: Published and developed by 07th Expansion[18] English localization by MangaGamer Console ports published by Entergram[19] Console versions include all content from Sui, in addition to three Hō-exclusive arcs updated with the same presentation.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hō + Original release date(s): JP: January 28, 2022 WW: November 9, 2023	Release years by system: 2022—Microsoft Windows PC
	Notes: Published and developed by 07th Expansion English localization by MangaGamer

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui

Title	Details
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui Original release date(s): JP: March 12, 2015	Release years by system: 2015—PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita[21]
	Notes: Published by Kaga Create[21] Includes all 19 chapters of the console ports previously included in the Kizuna series, and also the drama CD arc, Hajisarashi-hen. All the arcs are now fully voiced.

Other series

Higurashi Daybreak

Title	Details
Higurashi Daybreak Original release date(s): JP: August 13, 2006	Release years by system: 2006—Microsoft Windows PC
	Notes: Published and developed by Twilight Frontier
Higurashi Daybreak Kai Original release date(s): JP: April 22, 2007	Release years by system: 2007—Microsoft Windows PC
	Notes: Published and developed by Twilight Frontier
Higurashi Daybreak Portable Original release date(s):[22][23] JP: November 27, 2008	Release years by system: 2008—PlayStation Portable[22][23]
	Notes: Published by Alchemist and developed by Cavia[22]
Higurashi Daybreak Portable Mega Edition Original release date(s):[24] JP: November 26, 2009	Release years by system: 2009—PlayStation Portable[24]
	Notes: Published by Alchemist and developed by Cavia

References

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External links

• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Archived September 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at 07th Expansion (in Japanese)
• Higurashi Daybreak at Twilight Frontier (in Japanese)