Choose Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei
Choose Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei if it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei launched in 2022.
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei vs Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei and Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei (2022) is 4 years older than Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga (2026). Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei: 135 reviews, Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga: 79). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga
Choose Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga if you want a Casual game with Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga launched in 2026.
Both Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei and Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.6% vs 96.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei |  Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Adventure | Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 16.19 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.6% positive (135 reviews) | 96.2% positive (79 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 07th Expansion | NEKONEKO-SOFT |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei (2022) is 4 years older than Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga (2026).
- Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei: 135 reviews, Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga: 79).
- Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga (5.99 USD vs. 16.19 USD).
- Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga has no Deck rating yet.
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei vs Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga — FAQ
- Should I play Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei or Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga first?
- If you want chronology, Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei (2022) came out before Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei and Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga similar?
- They overlap on Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.