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CHAOS;CHILD

MAGES. Inc. · Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. · 2019-01-22

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Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Text

Releases: Jun 25, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Jan 22, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 23, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 31, 2017 (iOS), Jun 25, 2015 (PlayStation Vita), Jun 25, 2015 (PlayStation 3)

From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.

CHAOS;CHILD is an Adventure title released in 2019 for $24.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 4116 reviews).

21
playing now
93%
positive of 4.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
88/100
IGDB user rating (17 ratings)
4.75★
PlayStation Store rating (1,061 ratings)
37h
to beat · rushed 25h · completionist 59h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

21 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Chaos;Child is a 2014 visual novel video game developed by Mages. It is the fourth main entry in the Science Adventure series and a thematic sequel to Chaos;Head Noah. It was initially released for Xbox One, and later for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch. An English localization was released for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita by PQube in 2017, and for Windows and Switch by Spike Chunsoft in 2019.

Trailer

CHAOS;CHILD trailer thumbnail

CHAOS;CHILD - Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 21 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 420 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~53/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 103k–247k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,116 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2025-07-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 21 of 62 observed days · $20.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
979720192026Week of 2019-01-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

86182026-09-15 06:00 — 28 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 86 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 20 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 46 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 71 players2026-09-21 20:00 — 23 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 49 players2026-09-24 11:00 — 32 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 36 players2026-09-27 02:00 — 53 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 31 players2026-09-29 17:00 — 36 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 18 players2026-10-02 08:00 — 49 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 59 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 23 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 56 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 52 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 20 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 44 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 80 players2026-10-12 21:00 — 32 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 33 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 21 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
8816Jan 2019Aug 2026Jan 2019 — avg 60 · peak 95Apr 2019 — avg 17 · peak 39Jul 2019 — avg 43 · peak 94Oct 2019 — avg 18 · peak 38Jan 2020 — avg 37 · peak 74Apr 2020 — avg 26 · peak 49Jul 2020 — avg 42 · peak 78Oct 2020 — avg 45 · peak 119Jan 2021 — avg 45 · peak 92Apr 2021 — avg 18 · peak 46Jul 2021 — avg 38 · peak 84Oct 2021 — avg 42 · peak 136Jan 2022 — avg 22 · peak 49Apr 2022 — avg 17 · peak 44Jul 2022 — avg 31 · peak 74Oct 2022 — avg 23 · peak 63Jan 2023 — avg 25 · peak 55Apr 2023 — avg 25 · peak 59Jul 2023 — avg 29 · peak 66Oct 2023 — avg 21 · peak 57Jan 2024 — avg 35 · peak 83Apr 2024 — avg 31 · peak 67Jul 2024 — avg 42 · peak 83Oct 2024 — avg 38 · peak 137Jan 2025 — avg 45 · peak 100Apr 2025 — avg 29 · peak 67Jul 2025 — avg 50 · peak 211Oct 2025 — avg 36 · peak 101Jan 2026 — avg 35 · peak 79Apr 2026 — avg 51 · peak 123Jul 2026 — avg 42 · peak 75Aug 2026 — avg 70 · peak 165
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$34.99$4.992019-01-232026-10-142019-01-23 — best price $34.992019-08-08 — best price $13.992020-01-02 — best price $34.992020-06-25 — best price $13.992020-11-16 — best price $34.992021-06-24 — best price $13.992021-11-01 — best price $34.992022-10-07 — best price $24.992022-12-12 — best price $17.492023-02-13 — best price $12.492023-03-20 — best price $12.492023-06-11 — best price $9.992023-08-14 — best price $24.992023-11-28 — best price $24.992024-03-07 — best price $9.992024-05-06 — best price $24.992024-10-28 — best price $24.992024-12-19 — best price $9.992025-03-03 — best price $12.492025-04-03 — best price $24.992025-06-08 — best price $12.492025-07-27 — best price $4.992025-11-03 — best price $24.992026-03-09 — best price $4.992026-06-11 — best price $24.992026-08-30 — best price $24.992026-09-04 — best price $24.992026-09-09 — best price $24.992026-09-14 — best price $24.992026-09-19 — best price $24.992026-09-24 — best price $12.492026-09-29 — best price $12.492026-10-04 — best price $12.492026-10-09 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

121382026-06-01 — 94 pageviews2026-06-05 — 92 pageviews2026-06-09 — 83 pageviews2026-06-13 — 59 pageviews2026-06-17 — 72 pageviews2026-06-21 — 73 pageviews2026-06-25 — 63 pageviews2026-06-29 — 89 pageviews2026-07-03 — 81 pageviews2026-07-07 — 59 pageviews2026-07-11 — 77 pageviews2026-07-15 — 56 pageviews2026-07-19 — 64 pageviews2026-07-23 — 57 pageviews2026-07-27 — 77 pageviews2026-07-31 — 51 pageviews2026-08-04 — 75 pageviews2026-08-08 — 74 pageviews2026-08-12 — 77 pageviews2026-08-16 — 102 pageviews2026-08-20 — 102 pageviews2026-08-24 — 85 pageviews2026-08-28 — 67 pageviews2026-09-01 — 80 pageviews2026-09-05 — 79 pageviews2026-09-09 — 65 pageviews2026-09-13 — 93 pageviews2026-09-17 — 69 pageviews2026-09-21 — 74 pageviews2026-09-25 — 43 pageviews2026-09-29 — 70 pageviews2026-10-03 — 70 pageviews2026-10-07 — 69 pageviews2026-10-10 — 65 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
65.4%
earned "Digital Native"
25.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-01-23 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,82433%34
PS4 (PlayStation)1,43872%34
PS4 (PlayStation)1,26683%34
PS Vita (PlayStation)1,16788%34
PS4 (PlayStation)1,05273%34
Xbox One (Xbox)93769%34
PS Vita (PlayStation)93382%34
PS Vita (PlayStation)88882%34
PS3 (PlayStation)64893%34
PS4 (PlayStation)60286%34
PS Vita (PlayStation)55193%34
PS4 (PlayStation)53086%34
PS Vita (PlayStation)50694%34
Switch (Nintendo)300%0
Switch (Nintendo)170%0
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

GoreAnimeHorrorSci-fiMysteryViolentThrillerAdventureStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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