Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi

Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi

Steam Deck Playable

07th Expansion · Visual Novel · Apr 28, 2017

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $7.99. It has been as low as $5.19.

98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 99 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The rest story is revolved heavily around Shion’s love for Satoshi Hōjō and his disappearance, as Shion figures out how the ‘curse system’ works.
99 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The haunting soundtrack—ranging from gentle piano pieces to eerie ambient drones—plays a vital role in amplifying the story’s emotional resonance.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Allow me to start by saying that it's advised to add a mod to treat the graphics like with the console, adding things like an opening movie, text boxes instead of novel format, and other such adjustments.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters99 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $7.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.19.

4 points recordedtoday · $7.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
16
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.