Umineko is a heartfelt and thoughtful game. It does not challenge you to think, as an adversary. It invites you to think, gently, lovingly, as a companion. Despite being a kinetic visual novel (one lacking choices), it is not a passive, one-way story. Umineko is a dialogue between you, the reader, and Ryukishi07. He wants your input. He wants your contribution to its world.

Even as far back as Higurashi chapter 1, Ryukishi07 encourages hypothesizing. He takes the reader’s hand and walks through possibilities to get you thinking. Umineko goes a step further and shines a spotlight directly on the thought process.

This is not to say that Umineko is purely heady. Those who read between the red are rewarded with a beautiful story about magic and what it is to be human, to be flawed, to hurt and be hurt, and most of all, to love.

If you love horror, mysteries, love stories, or just fiction in general, this is a top tier story you absolutely do not want to miss.

Umineko is a heartfelt and thoughtful game. It does not challenge you to think, as an adversary. It invites you to think, gently, lovingly, as a companion. Despite being a kinetic visual novel (one lacking choices), it is not a passive, one-way story. Umineko is a dialogue between you, the reader, and Ryukishi07. He wants your input. He wants your contribution to its world. Even as far back as Higurashi chapter 1, Ryukishi07 encourages hypothesizing. He takes the reader’s hand and walks through possibilities to get you thinking. Umineko goes a step further and shines a spotlight directly on the thought process. This is not to say that Umineko is purely heady. Those who read between the red are rewarded with a beautiful story about magic and what it is to be human, to be flawed, to hurt and be hurt, and most of all, to love. If you love horror, mysteries, love stories, or just fiction in general, this is a top tier story you absolutely do not want to miss.