{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0c447e8b04f083c0b7cd889c","clusterId":"c_e0a20d909e4b1d89962c3378","slug":"higurashi-mahjong-game-returns-in-hd-remaster-for-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Higurashi Mahjong Game Returns In HD Remaster For 2027","summary":"City Connection announced on September 15, 2026 that it will release Higurashi When They Cry Mahjong REMASTER for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Steam in 2027. The announcement came with a trailer and the opening of a Steam store page. The game is an HD remaster of the 2009 dramatic mahjong title Higurashi When They Cry Mahjong, which shipped for arcades and handheld consoles. It keeps an original scenario supervised by Higurashi creator Ryukishi07 and animation effects built from more than 7,000 drawings. Three modes are included: Oyashiro Mode, in which Keiichi Maebara plays life-or-death matches to avert the Hinamizawa tragedy; Club Activity Mode, for free matches among club members with punishment games; and Club Activity Mode Extra: Tile-Crushing Chapter, the scenario added in the handheld version. Cheating techniques are part of play. An Auto Mode lets the CPU take over for players who do not know mahjong, and an Extra Gallery unlocks newly drawn guest illustrations and voice dramas after clearing the story.","whyItMatters":"City Connection has built a business on reviving old mahjong games, and this remaster puts a 2009 arcade and handheld title from AQ Interactive back on current platforms with the original drama CD cast intact.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe voice cast returns from the original drama CDs. Soichiro Hoshi voices Keiichi Maebara, Mai Nakahara is Rena Ryugu, Satsuki Yukino plays both Mion and Shion Sonozaki, Mika Kanai is Satoko Hojo, Yukari Tamura is Rika Furude, and Yui Horie is Hanyu. Fumiko Orikasa, Miki Ito, Chafurin, Takehito Koyasu, Toru Okawa, Toshihiko Seki, Fumihiko Tachiki, Jurota Kosugi, and Shizuka Okohira round out the roster.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCity Connection developed and will publish the remaster, and the copyright line credits Ryukishi07 and 07th Expansion. The game will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which runs from September 17 at Makuhari Messe, at the City Connection booth in Hall 2, C03, with a mahjong tile styled sticker for visitors who try it. The Auto Mode is aimed at players who do not know mahjong rules, while the animation direction covers riichi, ippatsu, and tsumo calls in addition to movie sequences for entrances, special moves, and reward scenes.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"City Connection is remastering Higurashi's 2009 cheating mahjong game with the original drama CD cast back: Soichiro Hoshi, Mai Nakahara, Satsuki Yukino, Mika Kanai, Yukari Tamura, Yui Horie. Out 2027 on Switch, PS5, and Steam.","twitterPost":"Life-or-death mahjong where cheating is allowed. City Connection's Higurashi When They Cry Mahjong REMASTER brings back the 2009 arcade title with 7,000-plus animation drawings and an Auto Mode for players who never learned the rules.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"City Connection has dated Higurashi When They Cry Mahjong REMASTER for 2027 on Switch, PS5, and Steam, with a trailer and Steam page out now. The 2009 arcade and handheld cheating mahjong game returns with Ryukishi07's scenario and the original drama CD cast. A playable build heads to Tokyo Game Show 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/042/G104275/20260914053/\",\"title\":\"Life-or-death mahjong with cheating allowed returns. \\\"Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan\\\" to get an HD remaster, launching in 2027 on PC/PS5/Switch\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260915z\",\"title\":\"Higurashi When They Cry Mahjong Remaster Announced for Switch/PS5/Steam in 2027; The 2009 Higurashi Cheating Mahjong Game Gets an HD Remaster, Featuring a Scenario by Ryukishi07\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/15/172275.html\",\"title\":\"Life-or-death cheating mahjong 'Higurashi no Kukoro ni Jan REMASTER' set for 2027 revival, from City Connection, the company behind 'Suchie-Pai,' 'Super Real Mahjong,' and other strip mahjong remasters\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":8970,"outputTokens":1288,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789443864,"createdAt":"2026-09-15T03:39:10.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-15T03:43:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-15T03:43:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e0a20d909e4b1d89962c3378","canonicalTitle":"命懸け＆イカサマ上等の麻雀ゲームが復活。「ひぐらしの哭く頃に 雀」がHDリマスターで2027年にPC/PS5/Switchで発売","representativeArticleId":"a_596ebc986fff86e4ed2adce7","sourceCount":4,"writtenSourceCount":3,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan REMASTER\"],\"studios\":[\"City Connection\"],\"people\":[\"Ryukishi07\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-15T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-15T03:00:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-15T03:56:42.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/042/G104275/20260914053/","title":"命懸け＆イカサマ上等の麻雀ゲームが復活。「ひぐらしの哭く頃に 雀」がHDリマスターで2027年にPC/PS5/Switchで発売"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260915z","title":"『ひぐらしの哭く頃に 雀』のリマスター版がSwitch/PS5/Steamで2027年に発売決定。竜騎士07氏のシナリオも楽しめる、2009年の『ひぐらし』イカサマ麻雀ゲームがHDリマスター"},{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260915-467546/","title":"『ひぐらしのなく頃に』の麻雀ゲームがまさかの復活、『ひぐらしの哭く頃に 雀 REMASTER』発表。負けると死、イカサマあり"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/15/172275.html","title":"命賭けイカサマ麻雀『ひぐらしの哭く頃に 雀 REMASTER』2027年復刻決定。『スーチーパイ』『スーパーリアル麻雀』など脱衣麻雀復刻を手掛けたシティコネクションより"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan REMASTER"],"studios":["City Connection"],"people":["Ryukishi07"],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["City Connection will release Higurashi When They Cry Mahjong REMASTER in 2027 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Steam.","Higurashi When They Cry Mahjong REMASTER is an HD remaster of a dramatic mahjong game that released in 2009 for arcades and handheld consoles.","The remaster keeps an original scenario supervised by Higurashi creator Ryukishi07 and animation effects using more than 7,000 drawings.","Higurashi When They Cry Mahjong REMASTER will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 at the City Connection booth in Hall 2, C03, starting September 17.","The remaster's three modes are Oyashiro Mode, Club Activity Mode, and Club Activity Mode Extra: Tile-Crushing Chapter."]}