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Umineko When They Cry: Question Arcs

Welcome to the world of "Umineko When They Cry" (When Seagulls Cry). Welcome to the Rokkenjima of October 4, 1986. You have been given a chance to catch a glimpse of the family conference held annually by the…

8 July 2016

Umineko When They Cry: Question Arcs is an adventure developed by 07th Expansion, released 8 July 2016 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Umineko When They Cry: Question Arcs is

Umineko When They Cry: Question Arcs is an adventure game developed by 07th Expansion and released in 2016. It was published by MangaGamer. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on NScripter.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The remaining life in the old family head who has built up a vast fortune is very slim. To his children, the greatest point of contention at this family conference is the distribution of his inheritance. Everyone desires all that money, no one relents, and no one believes. Who will gain the old head's vast inheritance? Where is the 10 tons of gold that the old head is said to have hidden? Can the unnerving riddle of the epitaph which is said to point to the location of that gold be solved? In the midst of this, a suspicious letter is sent from one claiming to be a witch. The presence of a 19th person on this island, which should only have 18, begins to hang in the air. Brutal murders…
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are drama, fantasy, horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Umineko When They Cry series

Umineko When They Cry: Question Arcs is the 30th of 62 entries we hold in the Umineko When They Cry series. The next entry was Umineko When They Cry: Episode 5 - End of the Golden Witch in 2017.

See all 62 Umineko When They Cry games in release order →

What it launched against

Umineko When They Cry: Question Arcs launched on 8 July 2016, within three weeks of Inside, Starbound, VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action and Furi.

Released around the same time: Inside, Starbound, VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, Furi.

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When did Umineko When They Cry: Question Arcs come out?
Umineko When They Cry: Question Arcs was released on 8 July 2016 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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