Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi

Last updated: 2026-02-24
  • Satisfying and epic conclusion
  • Strong character development
  • Engaging and thought-provoking themes
  • Plot inconsistencies and issues
  • Boring and tedious gameplay
  • Pacing and structural issues
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi header

Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
725
Positive
69095.2%
Negative
354.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
57,156
Estimated revenue
$456,676
Game price
$8
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
10.38%
Estimated copies lost
79
Estimated revenue lost
$631
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
10.4%
Avg playtime 0.6h
72.7%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
114.2%
Avg playtime 25.5h
24192.7%
Avg playtime 28h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.6 rev/day
Quarterly7.2 rev/qtr
Days covered2,110.9 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
260 total
Organic purchasers25397.3%
Voted up: 95%
Key activations72.69%
Voted up: 100%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
260 total
First impression0-2h124.62%
Voted up: 83%
Mid game2-10h135.00%
Voted up: 100%
Late game10-20h7227.7%
Voted up: 97%
Endgame20h+16362.7%
Voted up: 95%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.92% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
80.0%
Global baseline 95.4%
5 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 725 total.