is a Japanese
murder mystery dojin soft visual novel series produced by
07th Expansion. The first game in the series,
Legend of the Golden Witch, was first released at
Comiket 72 on August 17, 2007 playable on
Windows; the game sold out in thirty minutes. The story focuses on a group of eighteen people on a secluded island for a period of two days, and the mysterious murders that befall most of the people. The goal of the game is to discern whether the murderer is human or of some other supernatural source.
Umineko is the third title in the
When They Cry series, preceded by
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, and followed by
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru.