Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 917 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 21.9h for positive, 18.9h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (85.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (14)

• The House of Love and Mercy Experienced a memory of escape. 100%
• Weight of History Got one step closer. 98%
• Another Chance Experienced a memory of punishment. 96%
• Challenging a God Finished the prologue. 95%
• It's All Coming Together Completed the puzzle. 90%
• The First Miracles Welcome a new student. 90%
• Just One Week Began preparations. 89%
• Setting Up the Pieces Continued preparations. 88%
• 48-Hour Operation Even more preparations! 88%
• The Door to the 19th Preparations complete. 88%
• And So, The Shining Future... Finished the final battle. 86%
• Detective - Matsuribayashi Read all TIPS in Matsuribayashi. 82%
• Matsuribayashi Staff Room Had a chat with Ryuukishi07. 79%
• The Possibilities of Forever Went beyond. 60%