Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan REMASTER is an HD remaster of the 2009 arcade and PSP mahjong game, set for a 2027 release on PC (Steam), PS5, and Nintendo Switch. A playable demo ran at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture.
City Connection announced on September 15, 2026 that it will release Higurashi When They Cry Mahjong REMASTER for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Steam in 2027. The announcement came with a trailer and the opening of a Steam store page. The game is an HD remaster of the 2009 dramatic mahjong title Higurashi When They Cry Mahjong, which shipped for arcades and handheld consoles. It keeps an original scenario supervised by Higurashi creator Ryukishi07 and animation effects built from more than 7,000 drawings.
The remaster includes three modes. Oyashiro Mode has Keiichi Maebara playing life-or-death matches to avert the Hinamizawa tragedy. Club Activity Mode is for free matches among club members with punishment games. Club Activity Mode Extra: Tile-Crushing Chapter is the scenario added in the handheld version. Cheating techniques are part of play, and an Auto Mode lets the CPU take over for players who do not know mahjong. An Extra Gallery unlocks newly drawn guest illustrations and voice dramas after clearing the story.
A playable demo followed at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which ran September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture. In the demo, players take Keiichi into two-player mahjong matches and can trigger three cheating techniques. The demo gave the remaster a hands-on answer ahead of its 2027 release.
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan REMASTER is a 2027 HD remaster of the 2009 arcade and PSP mahjong game, coming to PC (Steam), PS5, and Nintendo Switch. City Connection showed a playable demo at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which ran September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture. Players take Keiichi into two-player mahjong matches and can trigger three cheating techniques.
City Connection announced on September 15, 2026 that it will release Higurashi When They Cry Mahjong REMASTER for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Steam in 2027. The announcement came with a trailer and the opening of a Steam store page. The game is an HD remaster of the 2009 dramatic mahjong title Higurashi When They Cry Mahjong, which shipped for arcades and handheld consoles. It keeps an original scenario supervised by Higurashi creator Ryukishi07 and animation effects built from more than 7,000 drawings. Three modes are included: Oyashiro Mode, in which Keiichi Maebara plays life-or-death matches to avert the Hinamizawa tragedy; Club Activity Mode, for free matches among club members with punishment games; and Club Activity Mode Extra: Tile-Crushing Chapter, the scenario added in the handheld version. Cheating techniques are part of play. An Auto Mode lets the CPU take over for players who do not know mahjong, and an Extra Gallery unlocks newly drawn guest illustrations and voice dramas after clearing the story.