Keiichi Maebara moves to the quiet village of Hinamizawa in the summer of 1983, quickly befriending Rena Ryuuguu, Mion Sonozaki, Satoko Houjou, and Rika Furude. However, as the annual festival approaches, he uncovers a string of murders and disappearances linked to the village's patron god, Oyashiro. His friends remain eerily silent, fueling his paranoia. As bizarre events unfold, Keiichi questions their trustworthiness, plunging into the mysteries of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni,
