# Games like Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones

> The closest matches to Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones: Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs, Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi, The House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence, ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE, and STEINS;GATE. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs](https://imho.run/games/639490/umineko-when-they-cry-answer-arcs) — Same atmospheric mood as Ciconia When They Cry. 954 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/639490/)
2. [Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi](https://imho.run/games/1243670/higurashi-when-they-cry-hou-ch-8-matsuribayashi) — A frequent pick in Ciconia When They Cry players' libraries, and another Adventure. 436 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1243670/)
3. [The House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence](https://imho.run/games/804700/the-house-in-fata-morgana-a-requiem-for-innocence) — Shares narrative branching with Ciconia When They Cry. 388 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/804700/)
4. [ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE](https://imho.run/games/1111380/robotics-notes-elite) — Same atmospheric mood as Ciconia When They Cry. 422 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1111380/)
5. [STEINS;GATE](https://imho.run/games/412830/steins-gate) — Same atmospheric mood as Ciconia When They Cry. 5,168 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412830/)
6. [Analogue: A Hate Story](https://imho.run/games/209370/analogue-a-hate-story) — Also LGBTQ+, like Ciconia When They Cry. 1,271 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/209370/)
7. [CORPSE FACTORY](https://imho.run/games/1414250/corpse-factory) — Shares character driven dialogue with Ciconia When They Cry. 539 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1414250/)
8. [Ace Attorney Investigations Collection](https://imho.run/games/2401970/ace-attorney-investigations-collection) — Shares character driven dialogue with Ciconia When They Cry. 883 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401970/)
9. [Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog](https://imho.run/games/2118420/stories-from-sol-the-gun-dog) — A frequent pick in Ciconia When They Cry players' libraries, and another RPG. 404 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2118420/)
10. [Flowers -Le volume sur hiver-](https://imho.run/games/1921560/flowers-le-volume-sur-hiver-) — Shares narrative branching with Ciconia When They Cry. 85 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921560/)
11. [Muv-Luv Alternative](https://imho.run/games/802890/muv-luv-alternative) — Also Violent, like Ciconia When They Cry. 949 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/802890/)
12. [Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition](https://imho.run/games/438130/root-double-before-crime-after-days-xtend-edition) — Also Violent, like Ciconia When They Cry. 179 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/438130/)
13. [Mediterranea Inferno](https://imho.run/games/2103680/mediterranea-inferno) — Also LGBTQ+, like Ciconia When They Cry. 137 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2103680/)
14. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Shares narrative branching with Ciconia When They Cry. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
15. [Hate Plus](https://imho.run/games/239700/hate-plus) — A frequent pick in Ciconia When They Cry players' libraries, and another Indie. 348 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239700/)
16. [ENIGMA:](https://imho.run/games/494100/enigma) — Also LGBTQ+, like Ciconia When They Cry. 68 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/494100/)
17. [The Red Strings Club](https://imho.run/games/589780/the-red-strings-club) — Also LGBTQ+, like Ciconia When They Cry. 3,165 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/589780/)
18. [The Shell Part II: Purgatorio](https://imho.run/games/2712550/the-shell-part-ii-purgatorio) — Shares narrative branching with Ciconia When They Cry. 86 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2712550/)
19. [1000xRESIST](https://imho.run/games/1675830/1000xresist) — Same atmospheric mood as Ciconia When They Cry. 4,342 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1675830/)
20. [Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen](https://imho.run/games/1151450/utawarerumono-prelude-to-the-fallen) — Same atmospheric mood as Ciconia When They Cry. 454 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151450/)
21. [Winds of Change](https://imho.run/games/594130/winds-of-change) — Also LGBTQ+, like Ciconia When They Cry. 476 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594130/)
22. [Stella of The End](https://imho.run/games/2510770/stella-of-the-end) — Shares character driven dialogue with Ciconia When They Cry. 344 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2510770/)
23. [Fate/stay night REMASTERED](https://imho.run/games/2396980/fate-stay-night-remastered) — Same atmospheric mood as Ciconia When They Cry. 1,576 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2396980/)
24. [The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-](https://imho.run/games/3014080/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academy-) — Same atmospheric mood as Ciconia When They Cry. 3,461 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3014080/)

## Machine-readable

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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1162560
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1162560
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## About Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones

This is the first chapter in newest entry When They Cry visual novel series produced by Ryuukishi07. It features HD graphics, more detailed animations, and newly created songs by many of the composers from Umineko, as well as several new additions.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1162560
- **Developer:** 07th Expansion
- **Publisher:** MangaGamer
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 3, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1162560/ciconia-when-they-cry-phase-1-for-you-the-replaceable-ones)
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