Ryukishi07's Higurashi work is in an active licensing cycle: the original sound novels are discounted on Steam through September 15, 2026, and the 2009 mahjong spinoff is set for an HD remaster in 2027. His crossover role connects Higurashi and SILENT HILL f, for which he wrote the scenario.
Ryukishi07 appears in these stories through two roles: as the creator of Higurashi When They Cry and as the scenario writer for SILENT HILL f. Those two roles were made explicit in a July 15, 2026 collaboration bundle on Steam that paired SILENT HILL f with Higurashi When They Cry Hou+, and the bundle included additional Higurashi scenarios. The connection between the horror series is credited to his work on both.
Higurashi's back catalogue has kept moving through 2026. A Steam sale discounted the sound novel series, including the question arcs, answer arcs, and Hou side stories, by up to 50 percent through September 15, with Onikakushi available free. On the 07th Expansion side, MangaGamer released the global version of Rose Guns Days Season 2 on Steam on July 31, following Season 1's April 10 launch. The Rose Guns Days release supports HD upscaling and costs 1,700 yen, with a 10 percent discount until August 14. It is not a Higurashi title, but it is part of the same Steam rollout of 07th Expansion's library.
The most recent announcement is a 2027 HD remaster of Higurashi When They Cry Mahjong, a 2009 mahjong title that shipped for arcades and handheld consoles. City Connection will release it for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Steam, and the remaster keeps the original scenario supervised by Ryukishi07 along with animation effects built from more than 7,000 drawings. Three modes are included: Oyashiro Mode, Club Activity Mode, and Club Activity Mode Extra: Tile-Crushing Chapter. The announcement came with a trailer and a Steam store page.
Across these stories, the throughline is that Ryukishi07's Higurashi-associated catalogue is being kept available and expanded on current platforms, while his work on SILENT HILL f ties the newer horror title back to the older series through bundles and shared authorship.
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Sep 15
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.
Sep 3
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.
Aug 9
MangaGamer released the global version of Rose Guns Days Season 2, a hardboiled action ADV by 07th Expansion, on Steam on July 31. The game, set in a fictional Japan that surrendered after a natural disaster before the atomic bombing, supports HD upscaling and costs 1,700 yen, with a 10 percent discount until August 14.
Jul 15
Konami released a collaboration bundle of SILENT HILL f and Higurashi When They Cry Hou on Steam on July 15, 2026. The bundle includes SILENT HILL f, Higurashi When They Cry Hou+, and additional Higurashi scenarios. Ryukishi07, the original creator of the Higurashi series, wrote the scenario for SILENT HILL f, forming the connection between the two horror titles. To commemorate the bundle, a special illustration by kera, who handled character and creature design for SILENT HILL f, was posted on the official SILENT HILL X account. The illustration shows Hinako Fukami from SILENT HILL f and Rena Ryugu from Higurashi standing together. Separately, SILENT HILL f is on sale for 50% off on Steam and the PlayStation Store, priced at 4,290 yen. The Steam sale runs until July 28, and the PS Store sale runs until July 29. The collaboration bundle itself is also discounted due to the sale price. SILENT HILL f, released in September 2025, is set in the Japanese mountain village of Ebisugaoka and follows protagonist Hinako as she explores a grotesque town. Higurashi When They Cry Hou is a sound novel collection that includes the original arcs and new scenarios.