The year is 1983 and the place is Hinamizawa, a sleepy countryside village far from the rest of civilization. Keiichi has just moved to the town with his parents and quickly makes new friends in Rena, Mion and a few other girls. But soon Keiichi discovers that there’s a hidden, brutally violent and murderous past to Hinamizawa that its residents keep secretive to outsiders. As he investigates the town’s troubled past, Keiichi begins to realize that those who are close to him may not be as they seem…
Rabbit Doubt is a popular new mystery game in which a ‘wolf' kills off each of a group of ‘rabbits' one by one. If the rabbits determine the identity of the wolf, they win the game; but if they suspect the wrong individual, the rabbits all die. Eiji, Rei, Mitsuki, Haruka, Yuu and Hajime are six friends who were meeting for the first time at a karaoke bar, but then, while separated, they lost consciousness and came to in a mysterious building - one of their bodies impaled on the wall. A real life game of Rabbit Doubt has begun. With paranoia and suspicion abounding, the survivors struggle to piece clues together before the Wolf picks them off one by one.
One night, Hiroshi is bothered by incessant knocking coming from the hall outside his door. He sees a large, stringy-haired woman pounding on his neighbor's apartment door, though she leaves soon after. However, the next day the woman returns, and this time she seems to have her cold, frightening sights set on Hiroshi...
Fifteen-year-old Tsubasa's parents divorced three years ago, separating her from her beloved twin sister Arisa. However, they've communicated secretly with letters and are now meeting with each other for the first time since the event. Arisa is everything Tsubasa is not - she's popular, gentle, has good grades and has a new boyfriend, while Tsubasa can't seem to find girl friends to be cutesy with and has earned a reputation of being a delinquent leader. The two decide to switch places for a day and Tsubasa is enamored with Arisa's school life. But beneath the surface of Arisa's life lies dark secrets, not only about her classmates, but also Arisa herself. Tsubasa must infiltrate her beloved sister's life in order to discover the truth behind shocking events taking place...
Long ago, Jina’s ancestors killed a giant serpent that was bound for heaven in order to eat its flesh and stop a person from dying. Their deed did not go unpunished, for the serpent cursed the family and promised that one person of each generation would be killed by those closest to them. Unfortunately for young Jina, she may be next in line for this tragic role...
Higurashi is MUCH, MUCH BETTER than Two Will Come, but both have the same sort of undertone: someone is going to die, what will happen next? Both are supernatural and slow moving but have various twists. Consider Higurashi a strong rec for TWC, not necessarily the other way around, but decent enough of a rec to bring up.