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CHAOS;CHILD cover art

CHAOS;CHILD

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

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Adventure

Modes: Single player

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.

104
playing now
93%
positive of 4.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
88/100
IGDB user rating (17 ratings)
37h
to beat · rushed 25h · completionist 59h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

104 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 104 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 14% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 102k–245k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,083 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$24.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$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 9 of 19 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

114332026-08-12 03:00 — 57 players2026-08-12 19:00 — 57 players2026-08-13 10:00 — 68 players2026-08-14 02:00 — 71 players2026-08-14 18:00 — 68 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 102 players2026-08-16 02:00 — 86 players2026-08-16 18:00 — 81 players2026-08-17 10:00 — 111 players2026-08-18 02:00 — 63 players2026-08-18 17:00 — 93 players2026-08-19 09:00 — 103 players2026-08-20 01:00 — 48 players2026-08-20 17:00 — 73 players2026-08-21 08:00 — 92 players2026-08-22 00:00 — 33 players2026-08-22 16:00 — 97 players2026-08-23 08:00 — 108 players2026-08-23 23:00 — 41 players2026-08-24 15:00 — 109 players2026-08-25 07:00 — 73 players2026-08-25 23:00 — 34 players2026-08-26 15:00 — 114 players2026-08-27 08:00 — 90 players2026-08-28 00:00 — 34 players2026-08-28 16:00 — 93 players2026-08-29 08:00 — 85 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 104 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$34.99$4.992019-01-232026-08-302019-01-23 — best price $34.992019-07-10 — best price $34.992019-11-01 — best price $34.992020-03-06 — best price $34.992020-07-09 — best price $34.992020-11-16 — best price $34.992021-05-06 — best price $34.992021-10-04 — best price $34.992022-07-07 — best price $34.992022-10-31 — best price $22.492022-12-12 — best price $17.492023-01-05 — best price $24.992023-02-27 — best price $24.992023-04-04 — best price $24.992023-06-29 — best price $9.992023-08-14 — best price $24.992023-11-21 — best price $12.492024-01-04 — best price $24.992024-04-18 — best price $9.992024-06-19 — best price $9.992024-10-28 — best price $24.992024-12-18 — best price $9.992025-01-16 — best price $12.492025-03-13 — best price $12.492025-04-22 — best price $12.492025-06-08 — best price $12.492025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-10-06 — best price $24.992026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-06-11 — best price $24.992026-08-19 — best price $24.992026-08-30 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

126462026-06-01 — 94 pageviews2026-06-04 — 114 pageviews2026-06-07 — 110 pageviews2026-06-10 — 72 pageviews2026-06-13 — 59 pageviews2026-06-16 — 49 pageviews2026-06-19 — 48 pageviews2026-06-22 — 58 pageviews2026-06-25 — 63 pageviews2026-06-28 — 98 pageviews2026-07-01 — 75 pageviews2026-07-04 — 94 pageviews2026-07-07 — 59 pageviews2026-07-10 — 68 pageviews2026-07-13 — 59 pageviews2026-07-16 — 61 pageviews2026-07-19 — 64 pageviews2026-07-22 — 53 pageviews2026-07-25 — 64 pageviews2026-07-28 — 68 pageviews2026-07-31 — 51 pageviews2026-08-03 — 55 pageviews2026-08-06 — 121 pageviews2026-08-09 — 86 pageviews2026-08-12 — 77 pageviews2026-08-15 — 84 pageviews2026-08-18 — 99 pageviews2026-08-21 — 100 pageviews2026-08-24 — 85 pageviews2026-08-27 — 75 pageviews2026-08-29 — 51 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

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.

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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