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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi

07th Expansion / Apr 28, 2017 / Adventure

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Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Can your PC run it?

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Part	Your PC	MinimumNot sure	RecommendedNot sure
CPU	Not set	Pentium III 800 MHz Can't tell	Pentium 4 1.4GHz Can't tell
GPU	Not set	128MB DirectX 9c Compatible (Pixel Shader 2.0+) Can't tell	256MB DirectX 9c Compatible (Pixel Shader 2.0+) Can't tell
RAM	Not set	512 MB RAM Can't tell	Not listed Can't tell

What's new

BGM & SFX update

2019-04-01

07th Expansion has decided to re-record all the Higurashi BGM and sound effects in the series so customers will be able to enjoy a fresh new track in modern quality. The game will auto-update itself with the new upgrade.

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What players say

Overwhelmingly Positive

97% positive, 596 reviews

Recommended10 hrs played

The beginning of the "Answers" arc is pretty good. Not the best one, for sure, but I can't say it was bad, either. One of my biggest gripes here is that Shion, as presented here, is a difficult protagonist to find any kind of compassion for, I struggled with that for a while. Some of the sister-switching logic also got too complicated near the end. Nevertheless, all of those are minor at best, and it is still a true...

7 found this helpful, 2025-10-17

Recommended10 hrs played

Through The Eyes Of The Demon One of the most popular chapters among the players, and deservingly so. ‘Meakashi’ is the mirrored version of ‘Watanagashi’ chapter which reveals all of its secrets and hidden meanings (well, maybe leaving out just a few). Out of all Higurashi protagonists, Shion is one of the more complex and tragic ones, and although she’s not entirely my favorite, I still sympathize with her much...

7 found this helpful, 2025-12-19

Recommended34 hrs played

I asked for the truth. I thought that if I could just see things from the other side, everything would finally make sense. Now I am not so sure I wanted that. This time the story did not hide behind confusion. It did not trap me in fear of the unknown. Instead, it showed me everything step by step, clearly, painfully, without mercy. What once felt like mystery now feels like inevitability. Every look, every word,...

3 found this helpful, 2026-03-20