In the beginning it was only an afterschool club activity, but their game eventually engulfed all of Hinamizawa. Upon testing its effects on the school faculty, the club members of the Hinamizawa Branch School decided a club game in which they will duel each other to see which pair gets to keep the magatama. With its magical powers, the holder of the red magatama would unconditionally fall for the holder of the white one. The magatama are actually the sacred treasure of the Furude Shrine. In it was a pair of magatama, one red and one white. On a peaceful day at Hinamizawa, a small box drops on Furude Rika's head when she was sweeping in the Furude Shrine. Higurashi Day break was ported to the PlayStation Portable on Novemby Alchemist.

Also, a related short story, ' Higurashi Outbreak', was included in the original soundtrack of the game, which was released on Apalong with the expansion Higurashi Daybreak Kai. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei's Hirukowashi-hen arc is based on this game.

This game uses the same voice cast as the drama CD of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Ryukishi07, the writer of the original game, provided the script for Higurashi Day break. It was Twilight Frontier's first attempt in making a 3D computer animated game. It was first released on Augand is based on the popular visual novel Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Higurashi Day break is a Japanese dōjin third person shooter developed by Twilight Frontier.

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