Higurashi: When They Cry Steam Sale Runs Through September 15
The sale arrives months after the June 2026 announcement of a new anime marking the 20th anniversary of the 2006 adaptation, giving newcomers a cheap entry point into the original sound novels.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
The Higurashi: When They Cry sound novel series is on sale on Steam through September 15, with discounts up to 50 percent. The sale covers the question arcs, answer arcs, and side stories from the Hou compilation, including free access to Onikakushi. The series comes from Ryukishi07, who also wrote Silent Hill f.
The Steam sale breaks down by arc. The four question arcs, Onikakushi through Himatsubushi, are 50 percent off, with Onikakushi free. The four answer arcs, Meakashi through Matsuribayashi, are 35 percent off. Rei and Hou Plus are 10 percent off.
The Hou chapters include a toggle between original and new illustrations. Hou Plus, released in 2022 as a remastered compilation, contains only the added scenarios on Steam. The series began as a doujin game sold at Comiket in 2002 and was adapted into an anime in 2006, with a new anime announced in June 2026 for the adaptation's 20th anniversary.
- Higurashi: When They Cry Hou - Onikakushi: Free
- Higurashi: When They Cry Hou - Watanagashi: 50% off
- Higurashi: When They Cry Hou - Tatarigoroshi: 50% off
- Higurashi: When They Cry Hou - Himatsubushi: 50% off
- Higurashi: When They Cry Hou - Meakashi: 35% off
- Higurashi: When They Cry Hou - Tsumihoroboshi: 35% off
- Higurashi: When They Cry Hou - Minagoroshi: 35% off
- Higurashi: When They Cry Hou - Matsuribayashi: 35% off
- Higurashi: When They Cry Hou - Rei: 10% off
- Higurashi: When They Cry Hou Plus: 10% off
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Denfaminicogamer 【最大50%オフ】『ひぐらしのなく頃に』シリーズがSteamでセールを開催中。6月には新作アニメも発表された人気作