Hira Hira Hihiru
Worth it · Narrative · 2023
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $24.99, a BANGER if it drops to $19.13.
- Length
- 13.8h
- Value
- $1.81/hr
- Reviews
- 98% positive
Buy now or wait
The Autumn Sale is on until Oct 8. It is at full price today.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales on record.
- Autumn Sale cooldown
- None on record
- Typical seasonal cut
- 35% ($16.24)
- Deepest seasonal cut
- 40% ($14.99)
- Last discount ended
- 25 days ago
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 1920ｘ1080 Intel HD Graphics 4000 or other shader model 4.0, 4 GB of storage. Windows only.
"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
It has never been cheaper than $13.74. That was June 2026. It has been discounted 22 times in the 3 years tracked here, typically at 30 percent off, with about 7 weeks between sales. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago. It becomes a BANGER at $19.13, a level the record has reached 15 times.
On value it sits in the top 2 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 94 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 99 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Pentiment ($9.99, scores 92) beats it on value, while it beats Death and Taxes ($12.99, scores 73).
Of the 310 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written November 2023 to August 2026.
What players say
Very interesting story and characters that kept me engaged. There's only a few choices to be made but they make a big difference in the two stories being told. I made one wrong mistake so I got one good and one bad ending. Thanks to the convenient skip option I was able to get through the game again quickly and experience the missing good ending and the different story leading up to it. Good translation, only a few...
If there's one visual novel writer whose every word I truly savor, it's Setoguchi Ren'ya. I'm genuinely glad that another of his works has received an English translation. This one feels quite different from his previous titles, it reads more like a literary novel than a typical visual novel. That's not a bad thing at all, sometimes it's refreshing to step away from familiar anime tropes and one-dimensional...
Really well written humanistic visual novel about marginalized people and their struggles and hopes by viewing this world through the eyes of two protagonists: the first is a doctor specialized in the zombie-like disease that is the core of this story and the other a student being thrust into caring for somebody close to him. Enjoyed this story immensely - also loved the art and music. Check this out if you are...
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Cite this score
Hira Hira Hihiru scores 80/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2314820/hira-hira-hihiruReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 1.
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