# Games like Higurashi When They Cry Hou+

> The closest matches to Higurashi When They Cry Hou+: Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei, Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi, Siren's Call: Escape Velocity, Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!, and Corpse Party. 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. [Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei](https://imho.run/games/1941110/higurashi-when-they-cry-hou-rei) — Also Gore, like Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 135 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1941110/)
2. [Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi](https://imho.run/games/1034940/higurashi-when-they-cry-hou-ch-7-minagoroshi) — Also Gore and Violent, like Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 373 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1034940/)
3. [Siren's Call: Escape Velocity](https://imho.run/games/2469950/siren-s-call-escape-velocity) — Shares visual novel style and hidden collectibles with Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 91 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2469950/)
4. [Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!](https://imho.run/games/1388880/doki-doki-literature-club-plus) — Shares character interaction with Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 10,428 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/)
5. [Corpse Party](https://imho.run/games/251270/corpse-party) — Shares multiple endings with Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 906 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251270/)
6. [Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc](https://imho.run/games/413410/danganronpa-trigger-happy-havoc) — Same unsettling mood as Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 16,706 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/413410/)
7. [Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs](https://imho.run/games/406550/umineko-when-they-cry-question-arcs) — Also Psychological, like Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 1,736 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/406550/)
8. [The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-](https://imho.run/games/3014080/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academy-) — Shares dialogue choices and multiple endings with Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 3,461 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3014080/)
9. [Tokyo Dark](https://imho.run/games/687260/tokyo-dark) — A frequent pick in Higurashi When They Cry Hou+ players' libraries, and another Adventure. 581 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/687260/)
10. [Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma](https://imho.run/games/311240/zero-escape-zero-time-dilemma) — Also Gore, like Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 2,665 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311240/)
11. [Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head](https://imho.run/games/2697560/mojika-truth-rears-its-ugly-head) — Shares character interaction and visual novel style with Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 106 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2697560/)
12. [SILENT HILL f](https://imho.run/games/2947440/silent-hill-f) — Also Psychological and Gore, like Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 8,417 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2947440/)
13. [Yet Another Killing Game](https://imho.run/games/3217970/yet-another-killing-game) — A frequent pick in Higurashi When They Cry Hou+ players' libraries, and another Indie. 170 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3217970/)
14. [STEINS;GATE](https://imho.run/games/412830/steins-gate) — Shares multiple endings with Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 5,168 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412830/)
15. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — Shares hidden collectibles and dialogue choices with Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
16. [Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter](https://imho.run/games/2759280/kumitantei-old-school-slaughter) — A frequent pick in Higurashi When They Cry Hou+ players' libraries, and another RPG. 164 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2759280/)
17. [Hazy Mind](https://imho.run/games/2380340/hazy-mind) — Shares visual novel style and dialogue choices with Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 107 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2380340/)
18. [Departed Away](https://imho.run/games/2564880/departed-away) — Shares visual novel style and dialogue choices with Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 111 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2564880/)
19. [Muv-Luv Alternative](https://imho.run/games/802890/muv-luv-alternative) — Also Gore and Violent, like Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 949 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/802890/)
20. [outside the door](https://imho.run/games/2680680/outside-the-door) — Also Psychological and Violent, like Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 76 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2680680/)
21. [Raging Loop](https://imho.run/games/648100/raging-loop) — Also Psychological and Gore, like Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 769 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/648100/)
22. [The NOexistenceN of you AND me](https://imho.run/games/2873080/the-noexistencen-of-you-and-me) — Shares character interaction and dialogue choices with Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 4,781 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2873080/)
23. [The Mildew Children](https://imho.run/games/2420350/the-mildew-children) — Shares visual novel style and dialogue choices with Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 66 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420350/)
24. [The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan](https://imho.run/games/939850/the-dark-pictures-anthology-man-of-medan) — Also Gore and Violent, like Higurashi When They Cry Hou+. 3,441 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/939850/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Higurashi When They Cry Hou+

The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2491040
- **Developer:** 07th Expansion
- **Publisher:** MangaGamer
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 9, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

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