A press release from MangaGamer announced that they will release a new Higurashi: When They Cry sound novel game. The official title for the game is Higurashi: When They Cry Hou-Rei. 07th Expansion originally released the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei. The sound novel contains three arcs: “Saikoroshi-hen,” “Hirukowashi-hen,” and “Batsukoishi-hen.”
MangaGamer describes the story as:
The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free froom the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored. Three such worlds await here but are you prepared to reveal what was left in obscurity.
The five-episode When They Cry -Rei ova adapted both “Saikoroshi-hen” and “Hirukowashi-hen.” This was released in 2009. Afterward, another OVA titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira adapted the “Batsukoishi-hen” arc. The first episode for this arc was released in 2011.
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MangaGamer has been releasing Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou as 14 individual chapters since 2015. The company released the eighth and final chapter in May 2020.
Entergram released the same title Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou on Nintendo Switch in July 2018. It was then released on PlayStation 4 in January 2019. The company has also released Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou EG THE BEST sound novel, on both consoles in August 2020.
07th Expansion released the first chapter of the visual novels in 200. Since then, the game has been adapted into many different manga and anime titles. The story of Higurashi revolves around murders that coincide with an annual festival in a quiet rural village. However, what makes the Higurashi anime and visual novels different from others is how they’re structured. The plot for Higurashi revolves around questions and answer arcs, in which the viewer/player must piece everything together to figure out the mystery. Each arc and answer is not in order, so it is up to the player to answer the questions with the given arcs.
Higurashi: When They Cry Hou-Rei will be released on Steam on June 2nd.