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Single-player games like Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.

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Ranked picks

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    Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi — Steam game cover

    Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi

    Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi.

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    2016Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi — Steam game cover

    Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi

    Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi.

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    2015Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs — Steam game cover

    Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs

    Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi.

    Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.

    2016Adventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs — Steam game cover

    Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs

    Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi.

    This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.

    2017Adventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SOULS — Steam game cover

    SOULS

    Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi.

    One day, the boy meets a monster, with whom he builds a strange relationship that is neither friend, nor family, nor owner and pet. How will the boy's future change?

    2017IndieAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi — Steam game cover

    Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi

    Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi.

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective — Steam game cover

    Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

    Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi.

    Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.

    2023ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy — Steam game cover

    Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

    Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi.

    Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.

    2019Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SILENT HILL 2 — Steam game cover

    SILENT HILL 2

    Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi.

    Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

    2024ActionAdventure34.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SILENT HILL f — Steam game cover

    SILENT HILL f

    Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi.

    Hinako's hometown is engulfed in fog, driving her to fight grotesque monsters and solve eerie puzzles. Uncover the disturbing beauty hidden in terror.

    2025ActionAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi — Steam game cover

    Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi

    Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi.

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    2017Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi — Steam game cover

    Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi

    Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi.

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    2018Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi — Steam game cover

    Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi

    Single-player alternative to Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi.

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    2020Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →