Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei is a fandisc to the Higurashi games, including three further side stories/arcs and some commentary. The setting and characters are the same.

Although the [url=/r34866]release[/url] for this visual novel also contains all the Higurashi sound novels 07th Expansion previously released, this entry is only concerned with the completely new content featured in the release: • Higurashi Outbreak • Higurashi Outbreak ~Kamikashimashi-hen~ • Hinamizawa Bus Stop • Mehagashi-hen