Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
BANGER · Narrative · 2017
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
A BANGER at $29.99.
- Length
- 58.2h
- Value
- $0.52/hr
- Reviews
- 96% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 1280 x 960, 4 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.
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The value story
April 2019 is where it bottomed out, at $14.99. 54 discounts in the 9 years on record. They run about 40 percent off, roughly 8 weeks apart.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 1 percent on value. It is pricier than 98 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 98 percent. The nearest things to it, Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut ($24.99, scores 15) and Sanitarium ($9.99, scores 79), are both worse buys on this math.
$64.21 is where it would stop being a BANGER. It is priced at $29.99.
This site sampled 358 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 1 was written by a buyer who refunded it, sampled from reviews written November 2020 to August 2026.
The drop-off
67% start to 28% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
27 players online when we last checked, on Sep 29, 12:49 UTC.
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What players say
ep ranking for answer arcs: 7>8>6>5 overall ranking 7>3>8>4>6>5>1>2 (i loved all of them + this will probably change) i finally finished umineko after 3 years and i will never forget this indescribable experience. i spent the last 4 hours of the vn sobbing, knowing i was getting closer to the truth and ending. episodes 7 and 8 were truly the highlights of the answer arcs. ep7's revelations changed how i viewed the...
It was a beautiful story, I didn't understand everything and I'm still processing it, but I cried during the ending and I keep thinking about it nonstop. Emotion keeps coming over me and it's hitting hard as I process the story more and more. The story didn't go where I expected and the meaning behind everything that has been shown throughout the arcs surprised me, but in a good way. I love the complex characters...
"<Oh, yeeeah>!! <Very goood>!! <One more>!! What about this dooor?!?! " Erika carries EP5 and partly 6 for me, playing this modded is essential as the added voice acting and PS3 backgrounds and sprites are absolutely peak (especially those Erika lines). EP6 + EP7 are essential for solving the mystery of Rokkenjima, and EP8 is a good emotional finale with some crazy moments and awesome peak Bernkastel logic puzzle...
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Cite this score
Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs scores 92/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/639490/umineko-when-they-cry-answer-arcsReviews 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 26, price as of Oct 1.
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