It’s up to the player to solve the mystery and ensure the annual event ends for good. A mysterious person is reenacting a murder case that was allegedly covered up. All of the deaths are connected to a dam construction project. Someone is killed, and someone else goes missing. Every year, there is a mysterious death in June. Higurashi When They Cry Hou takes place in the 58th year of Showa in Japan in the small village of Hinamizawa. The first chapter of #Higurashi will be free-to-own on our website & Steam until an effective vaccine for COVID-19 is discovered. Starting today, we will be hosting a unique campaign here at MangaGamer, The Hinamizawa Virus Bundle, for those struggling with the ongoing pandemic. The Steam ratings are all “Overwhelming Positive.” Higurashi When They Cry Hou launched the first chapter in May 2015. There’s no time frame for when this may be, so players may be able to download the title into 2021 and beyond. The first chapter of the game is free-to-own, whether it was downloaded from the MangaGamer website or Steam until an “effective vaccine” for COVID-19 has been discovered. The first chapter of Higurashi When They Cry Hou was released for free following the launch of Chapter 8 on Steam. The company announced on Twitter that they are hosting The Hinamizawa Virus Bundle for those struggling with the effects of COVID-19. MangaGamer, a company specializing in localizing Japanese visual novels in English, recently announced a unique campaign.

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