Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
Live player count and Steam charts
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 52 | +2 | +4.0% | 110 |
| Jun 2026 | 50 | +7 | +16.3% | 110 |
| May 2026 | 43 | +6 | +16.2% | 87 |
| Apr 2026 | 37 | -4 | -9.8% | 73 |
| Mar 2026 | 41 | 0 | 0.0% | 81 |
| Feb 2026 | 41 | -2 | -4.7% | 76 |
| Jan 2026 | 43 | +9 | +26.5% | 86 |
| Dec 2025 | 34 | +4 | +13.3% | 65 |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | -5 | -14.3% | 50 |
| Oct 2025 | 35 | +6 | +20.7% | 69 |
| Sep 2025 | 29 | -2 | -6.5% | 57 |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | -1 | -3.1% | 54 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Jan 16, 2026Higurashi When They Cry Chapter 1 Onikakushi is now available in Chinese!
- Nov 10, 2023Higurashi When They Cry Hou+ Now Available on Steam!
- Jun 3, 2022Higurashi Rei On Sale Now!
- Mar 31, 2022Enjoy a Tale of Indie Development From the Creators of The House in Fata Morgana!
- Dec 2, 2021【HIGURASHI】GOODBYE, HINAMIZAWA
- Nov 3, 2021【HIGURASHI】Return to Hinamizawa
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 15:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in East & Southeast Asia. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 23 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
