For a while now, many have wondered why
Higurashi‘s release has been delayed, and today we’re excited to finally share that our acquisition of
Higurashi Hou has been one of those reasons! This acquisition means that our upcoming release on Steam will be the definitive version of Higurashi both for Japan and the West! This also means that we’ll be releasing every single chapter of Higurashi contained in Hou: all four Question Arcs, all four Answer Arcs (Higurashi Kai), all three arcs of Higurashi Rei (which were previously never released in English!), Hinamizawa Teiryuujyo (the never-before-released original concept story for the Higurashi series), Higurashi Outbreak (a chapter formerly available only in drama CD format), and a brand-new arc exclusive to
Higurashi Hou–the Kamikanshi Chapter. All 14 of these chapters will be released individually on Steam and our website as translation progresses.
What does this mean for the Steam version of Higurashi? It means a long list of new features will be included!
- Options to switch between the new sprites and the old
- New Higurashi Hou sprites will also be redone in the new sprite style
- The BGM that were replaced in the initial release will be restored to the original versions
- Options to switch between playing in English and Japanese on-the-fly