The relentless cycle of tragedy surrounding Hinamizawa and the club members has finally ended. Peace has returned to the village as it welcomes June 1983. Yet there are other fragments, other memories, other worlds that still lie unexplored. Do you, the challenger who has seen and conquered the tragic past of Hinamizawa, have the heart and fortitude to peer into these tales that previously lay undisturbed? Tread lightly, and remember to savor your time with the club members of Hinamizawa.

The relentless cycle of tragedy surrounding Hinamizawa and the club members has finally ended. Peace has returned to the village as it welcomes June 1983. Yet there are other fragments, other memories, other worlds that still lie unexplored. Do you, the challenger who has seen and conquered the tragic past of Hinamizawa, have the heart and fortitude to peer into these tales that previously lay undisturbed? Tread lightly, and remember to savor your time with the club members of Hinamizawa.

From Novect, the creators of the highly acclaimed The House in Fata Morgana, comes Seventh Lair, a tongue-in-cheek but emotional look at the online interactions between an indie game developer and fans! The story follows the dejected DarkKnight, a 27-year-old indie game developer living at the bottom of the social hierarchy. With his career hanging on by a thread and the regulars on his forums criticizing, trolling, and clamoring for his next release, he declares that his next game will premiere on April Fool's. On the ill-fated day, both creator and fans are suddenly sucked into a fantasy world based on his game and forced to figure out how to clear his buggy, unfinished, monstrosity. As frustrations rise and tempers flare, the players' raw emotions and experiences begin to leak out as they are denied the protections of their online handles. What truths lie behind the masks of their personas? Can they survive the game and each other? Or will they manage to find their way back to reality together? https://youtu.be/Lz2vr8I9Uik Get your copy today! Available in English, Japanese, Chinese, and French!

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GOODBYE, HINAMIZAWA

Makoto & Akira Misaki

HIGURASHI STREAM

Makoto & Akira Misaki

HIGURASHI STREAM

Makoto & Akira Misaki

HIGURASHI STREAM

Makoto & Akira Misaki

HIGURASHI STREAM

Makoto & Akira Misaki

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"In this next game, I won't give you the privilege of being a player!" challenges creator Ryukishi 07, with regards to his newest release, Ciconia When They Cry! In Ciconia When They Cry, World War 3 has come and gone, with nuclear winter only narrowly avoided by new military technology, the Gauntlet, which allows those wielding one to fly like fighter jets, fight like battleships, and repel attacks like tanks without any additional equipment. The Gauntlets require particular talent and special training administered from a young age in order to control, and the young boys and girls capable of mastering of them become known as Gauntlet Knights. The main characters of Ciconia When They will be a group of these young Gauntlet Knights who, after the peaceful competition in the International Battle Standard Festival, become fast friends vowing to prevent another world war together. However, world events are leading directly to World War 4 like a cascading row of dominos, and these "main characters" are nothing but pawns in the global games played by those with a right to sit at the table. Will these youth be forced to murder each other? Can the tragedy of war be prevented by mere pawns? Who are the real players in these games, and will you, the fans of When They Cry, fight for your seat at this deadly game? This newest addition to the When They Cry franchise from Ryukishi07 and 07th Expansion is now available for pre-order on MangaGamer!

The highly-acclaimed, psychedelic BL murder-mystery from indie developer ADELTA is now available on Steam! A wonderful delight for bibliophiles and fans of BL, this intricate story of death and the occult is set in the Taisho era of Japan when the push for modernization threatens the very identity of the nation. Through a stroke of luck, Tamamori begins to live and work at Umebachidou, a used book store. There, he enjoys whiling away his time as a roninseia student preparing for entrance examsand taking advantage of friends who came to Tokyo with him. But... One right after the other, mysterious deaths befall those friends, and Tamamori, realizing he's been repeating the same rainy three days over and over again, finds himself racing throughout Jinbouchou to save them. In this pop-occult mystery that surrounds the deaths of his friends... What is real, and what is a hallucination?

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07th Expansion has decided to re-record all the Higurashi BGM and sound effects in the series so customers will be able to enjoy a fresh new track in modern quality. The game will auto-update itself with the new upgrade.

We're celebrating Halloween early today with our Steam release of the adult murder-mystery, Kara no Shojo! Set in 1950s post-war Japan, you take on the role of private eye Tokisaka to aid the police in uncovering and catching a serial murderer that is targeting young women and leaving their remains styled after the sinners in Dante's Inferno. Examine the crime scenes yourself for clues, try to track down and interrogate witnesses for leads, and do you best to piece together the mystery before this killer targets someone close to you! Can you catch the killer in time?! Find out today! If you have difficulty finding the store page, remember to update your Steam settings to allow the display of adult products.

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Tsumihoroboshi will be released on June 14th, 2018!

The final four chapters of Umineko: When They Cry are now available on Steam! http://store.steampowered.com/app/639490/Umineko_When_They_Cry__Answer_Arcs/ And we also have a release date for Umineko: Golden Fantasia! Drawing from the highly-acclaimed visual novel, this 2D tag-team fighting game features 19 different characters from the series that can be paired to create a wide variety of different match-ups! Combine meta world abilities and fighting styles between partners to create your best tag-team for crushing the competition! Change-up your tag-outs to control the flow the battle--whether pressing an attack, halting a rushdown, escaping from potential stun or guard break, or to recover chip damage--timing your tag is an important key to victory! Featuring both story mode and multiplayer, competitive play, Golden Fantasia will be coming to Steam on December 8th! http://store.steampowered.com/app/550340/Umineko_Golden_Fantasia

The final four chapters of Umineko: When They Cry are now available on Steam! http://store.steampowered.com/app/639490/Umineko_When_They_Cry__Answer_Arcs/ And we also have a release date for Umineko: Golden Fantasia! Drawing from the highly-acclaimed visual novel, this 2D tag-team fighting game features 19 different characters from the series that can be paired to create a wide variety of different match-ups! Combine meta world abilities and fighting styles between partners to create your best tag-team for crushing the competition! Change-up your tag-outs to control the flow the battle--whether pressing an attack, halting a rushdown, escaping from potential stun or guard break, or to recover chip damage--timing your tag is an important key to victory! Featuring both story mode and multiplayer, competitive play, Golden Fantasia will be coming to Steam on December 8th! http://store.steampowered.com/app/550340/Umineko_Golden_Fantasia

Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch. 5 Meakashi is now available!

Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch. 5 Meakashi is now available!

Meakashii will be released on April 28th, 2017!

Meakashii will be released on April 28th, 2017!

Hello, everyone! Thank you all very much for your patience. We're pleased to announce the fourth installment of Higurashi When They Cry Hou, Himatsubushi, is now available here on Steam! http://store.steampowered.com/app/526490/ This is the last chapter in the Question Arcs, the final suspicion raised before the answers begin to fall in place, so don't miss this piece of the puzzle! Like previous chapters, enjoy a variety of achievements, trading cards, and more! Don't forget to check out our 07th Expansion page: http://www.mangagamer.org/07thExpansion/ Question Arcs bundle: http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/709/ Help spread the word on twitter with #Higurashi and introduce new fans to this remastered version of such a great series from 07th Expansion!

Hello, everyone! Thank you all very much for your patience. We're pleased to announce the fourth installment of Higurashi When They Cry Hou, Himatsubushi, is now available here on Steam! http://store.steampowered.com/app/526490/ This is the last chapter in the Question Arcs, the final suspicion raised before the answers begin to fall in place, so don't miss this piece of the puzzle! Like previous chapters, enjoy a variety of achievements, trading cards, and more! Don't forget to check out our 07th Expansion page: http://www.mangagamer.org/07thExpansion/ Question Arcs bundle: http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/709/ Help spread the word on twitter with #Higurashi and introduce new fans to this remastered version of such a great series from 07th Expansion!

Himatsubushi will be released on October 7th, 2016!

Himatsubushi will be released on October 7th, 2016!

Umineko When They Cry (Question Arcs) Now Available!

Umineko When They Cry (Question Arcs) Now Available!

Higurashi When They Cry Hou – Ch 3 Tatarigoroshi is now live and available for download!

Umineko When They Cry (Question Arcs) Coming this July 8th!

Tatarigoroshi will be released on June 24th, 2016!

We've recently pushed out an update for Higurashi, which will address some of the issues people have brought up on the Steam forums. You can read the comprehensive list of changes below.

1.09 Update

• The game will now scale down content to fit the screen when using full screen resolutions where content would normally have been cut off on the left and right side.
• If the game window is too small at launch, it will automatically resize to a usable resolution.
• Tweaked the screen shake effect to be a bit smoother.

1.08 Update

• Added the chapter preview screen after clicking start game.
• Updated drawing code used on mac and linux releases. Characters should no longer sometimes appear blury.
• The engine is now set to pick the optimal rendering engine for your system rather than defaulting to DirectX 9 (on windows).

• Scripts in the 'Scripts' folder no longer automatically recompile. If you're making changes, please use the 'Update' folder to have scripts automatically recompile.

1.07 Update

• Additional typo fixes.

• Added support for changing aspect ratio.
• Added support for moving the main UI.
• Added support for specifying name tags (see init.txt and test.txt for usage).

1.06 Update

• Fixed negative screen transition occurring abnormally slow.
• Corrected an issue where you could cancel out of dialogs by right clicking even after hitting yes, causing the game to possibly break in horrifying ways.
• Fixed the same kind of issue on the save/load screen.
• The "Are you sure you want to load" dialog now shows the correct language for the text preview rather than always English.
• Fixed a few more text issues.

1.05 Update

• Fixed some typos.

• Added a Chinese compatible font, set fontid to 3 in init.txt to use.
• The game should be a bit smarter about what scripts to recompile.

1.04 Update

• To prevent some funny business from going on, you can no longer save while viewing tips.
• When returning from viewing tips, saving your game on the chapter screen will no longer cause you to return to the last line of the tip you viewed when you load. It should also have the correct save title.
• Attempting to save your game immediately after loading your game no longer causes unpredictable behaviour.
• When loading a game, returning to the title screen, or finish reading a tip, auto mode and skip mode will automatically cancel.
• The game will automatically recompile scripts in the update folder after a game update.
• Fixed some missing Japanese kanji that weren't present in font that appears in the after-scenario review party.
• Fixed some typos.

1.03 Update

• Fixed a script/text desync issue in the festival scene.
• Fixed a bug in which save file names would show up in the wrong language when saving at the end of a chapter.
• Corrected one of the 'tips obtained' images being incorrect due to a recent correction.

1.02 Update

• Press the 'P' key to swap between the original and new sprites. Note that to prevent bizarre bugs, you can only do this while the game is waiting for input.

• Init.txt and Flow.txt are now provided so you can make changes.
• Init.txt also has some new tools that were added to allow for easier control over the text window.

• A few more typo and consistency fixes.
• The text shader was incorrectly targeting shader 3.0, which may have made some systems unable to see text properly.

1.01 Update

• Added additional hotkeys. You can advance text using return, right arrow, page down, or the number pad enter button. The backlog can be brought up using left arrow or page up. You can turn on auto mode using the 'A' key, skip mode using the 'S' key, and toggle full-screen with the 'F' key. Also added keyboard shortcuts on several other screens.
• You can now use the 'L' key to switch between English and Japanese text display at any time.

• To assist modders, Cyrillic language characters were added to the game font.
• An 'update' folder was added to the StreamingAssets directory. For those interested in modding or making changes to the script files, placing scripts in this folder will take priority over those in the Scripts folder and will not be overwritten when we push out game updates.

• A wide variety of typos and grammatical errors have been fixed.
• Fixed the incorrect background music playing when accessing the tips screen.
• The tips screen will return to the previously viewed page when returning.
• Fixed the beta (β) character not being displayed correctly in the Japanese script.
• Fixed a bug where when advancing rapidly multiple frames in a row, the game may not properly clear the 'wait for text' state, causing the caret to be incorrectly visible while the text hasn't finished typing yet.
• Fixed an issue where titles from saved games were being loaded before the selected language was being loaded, causing them to always show in English regardless of the specified language.
• Fixed an issue where the black bars would fail to completely cover the out of bounds area when the full-screen resolution is sufficiently large.
• Fixed the settings option for 'allow skip unread text' being written incorrectly in Japanese.
• Fixed a bug where the new sprites would always be shown for the tips images regardless of which sprites you had selected to use.
• Added the ability to swap languages without going to the settings menu by simply hitting the L key.
• Fixed a bug where save games would not show the Japanese name if they were saved while playing in English.
• Fixed a bug where switching languages after loading a save game would cause some previous text to no longer be visible.

Higurashi When They Cry Hou – Ch 1 Onikakushi is now live and available for download!

Onikakushi will be released May 15th, 2015!