List of Higurashi When They Cry titles

The games take place in the fictional Japanese town of Hinamizawa, and the stories revolve around a group of young friends and the strange events that occur in the village.

The games have been released for Microsoft Windows PCs, the PlayStation 2, and the Nintendo DS handheld console.

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is a series of murder mystery visual novels that requires relatively little player interaction as most of the gameplay is composed of reading text which signifies either dialogue between characters or the inner thoughts of the protagonist who the player assumes.

The answer arcs shared the common title Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai.

An additional fandisc known as Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei followed, and was the final game in the series produced by 07th Expansion.