The turbulent development history of Chaos;Head
For Chaos;Head NoAH's seventeenth anniversary, let's take a look back at the turbulent development of the SciADV entry that began it all!
News about Chaos;Child
The real-life locations of Chaos;Child
This article and video contains major spoilers for Chaos;Child Shibuya once again takes center stage in the Science Adventure series, this time as the primary setting of Chaos;Child. After most…
Tokyo Project is back
This time, instead of announcing it months in advance, we came straight to Tokyo. Filming has already begun. Some of you may have already guessed it from our Mount Fuji…
Merchandise list revealed for Science Adventure ALL STAR POPUP
GEE!STORE has revealed the full merchandise lineup for the upcoming Science Adventure Series ALL STAR POPUP event, giving fans a first look at the goods that will be available during…
Science Adventure ALL STAR POPUP event coming to Japan in 2026
GEE!STORE has announced a special “Science Adventure Series ALL STAR POPUP” event celebrating the Science Adventure franchise, including iconic titles such as STEINS;GATE and others. The pop-up will feature a…
The sequel Chaos;Child needed: Children’s Revive
Chaos;Child is widely acclaimed for its true ending. But what if I told you it had a sequel just as good as the main story? This is Children's Revive.
Chaos; Love Chu☆Chu Double Pack launches on Nintendo Switch in Japan
MAGES. has released the Chaos; Love Chu☆Chu Double Pack for Nintendo Switch in Japan. This new compilation brings together two romantic comedy epilogue titles from the SciADV series in one…
Chaos;Child tenth anniversary pop-up event revealed
This article contains Chaos;Child spoilers.Merchandise brand "and R," known for its anime-themed pop-up events and collaborative goods, has announced a Chaos;Child tenth anniversary fair starting on Saturday, December 6th. To celebrate…
The real-life story behind sumo stickers from Chaos;Child
The Science Adventure series is famous for incorporating real-life mysteries and conspiracies into its stories. And sumo stickers, one of the key mysteries of Chaos;Child, are no different. The game…
Round-up: Love Chu☆Chu Pre-order Bonuses, Steins;Gate Exhibition, New MAGES. Education Game, and Corpse Party Potentially Canceled
We’ve decided to round up some smaller news items into a single article for convenience, since each one didn’t quite warrant a standalone post. You can watch the video or…
MAGES. reveals Love Chu☆Chu Double Pack opening movie
MAGES. has revealed the official opening movie for the upcoming Chaos; Love Chu☆Chu Double Pack on Nintendo Switch. Watch it below—but note there may be spoiler imagery present.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWkI29JlWOQThe company has…
Tokyo Project update
UPDATE 24.9.2025Unfortunately, due to an unexpected medical emergency, I was unable to travel to Japan last Sunday as originally planned. Because of this, we must postpone the project until a…
Chiyomaru Shikura debuts Love Chu☆Chu Double Pack opening song
As shared by SciADV series executive producer Chiyomaru Shikura, the full opening theme for the upcoming Chaos; Love Chu☆Chu double pack is now on YouTube, viewable below. This is a…
Chaos; series epilogues coming to Switch November 27, 2025
Revealed today via maji-get.jp, MAGES.' official storefront., the epilogue games to Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child—Chaos;Head and Chaos;Child Love Chu✰Chu—will receive a Nintendo Switch release on November 27, 2025. Three purchase…
Tokyo Project announcement
After many months of preparation, it is our pleasure to finally announce that we will be going to Tokyo at the end of September 2025! We will be visiting for…
MAGES. is running their first Xbox game sale in nearly eight years
MAGES. has had an interesting history with Xbox consoles. Despite the platform's troubling lack of popularity in Japan, you might be surprised to hear that they launched the original Steins;Gate…
Review: Are Steins;Gate 0 and Chaos;Child worth it on Nintendo Switch?
In late 2019 and 2022 respectively, Western SciADV fans were finally rewarded with English-language ports of Steins;Gate 0 and Chaos;Child for the Nintendo Switch. These were two integral series sequels—to…
That time they surveyed high schoolers about Gero Froggy
Ah, Gero Froggy. Who can forget those beautiful uglycute mascots from Chaos;Head, the frogs who stirred up passions and won the hearts of millions? No, who would want to forget…
Chaos; series pop-up event planned for January
Note: Images in this article may contain spoilers.As announced by @KanaproOfficial, a Chaos; series double pop-up event is in the works, commemorating the tenth anniversary of Chaos;Child's initial release on…
MAGES. shares New Year’s messages, celebrates series anniversaries
Via Twitter, MAGES. has shared New Year's messages celebrating 2024 and several of their series' anniversaries. View the messages and our translations below: 明けましておめでとうございます。旧年中は誠にありがとうございました。今年は『CHAOS;HEAD NOAH』と『STEINS;GATE』が発売15周年『CHAOS;CHILD』が10周年過去を振り返り未来を目指す一年となりそうです。ｲﾏﾊﾄﾞｺﾆﾓﾅｲ~♪本年もよろしくお願い致します。#カオヘ #カオチャ #シュタゲ pic.twitter.com/zEa0od0cSJ— 科学アドベンチャーシリーズ公式 (@kagakuadv)…
Chaos;Head and Chaos;Child Love Chu☆Chu fan translations announced
Via their Twitch channel, fan group Committee of Zero—known for their wide range of SciADV series improvement patches, and recently, their Chaos;Head NoAH overhaul patch—has announced plans to release fan translations…
Shikura stream highlights: 1–3 new SciADV titles under consideration; Anonymous;Code insights
MAGES. representative director Chiyomaru Shikura hosted last week a livestream on the Japanese streaming site TwitCasting, wherein he shared a number of insights related to the Science Adventure series. A…
“MAGES;FES” live event announced for January 2023
Per their official Twitter account, MAGES. has unveiled a new, upcoming live event: MAGES;FES, the first program of its kind since 2020's SciADV Live.The event, to be hosted on January…
Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child now available on GOG.com
Via Spike Chunsoft, both Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child are now available for purchase through the GOG.com storefront for PC. A 10% launch discount is additionally in effect, and will remain…
Adventures into CHAOS; — An interview with SciADV producer Tatsuya Matsubara
It's been a long time coming, but the wait is almost over! In just six days, the CHAOS; DOUBLE PACK will launch in the West, bringing with it the first-ever…
Chaos; series digital Switch preorders available discounted; new trailer
Announced today by Spike Chunsoft, digital preorders are now available for the upcoming Nintendo Switch releases of Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child.An exclusive preorder discount applies: between now and October 7,…
Chaos; series Nintendo Store pages available; new screenshots
Store listings for the Chaos; series—Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child—are now available via the Nintendo Store. These titles are expected to be available for digital purchase on October 7, 2022, at…
Anonymous;Code, SciADV-themed limited merchandise to be sold at Nakano Marui
Images featured in this article may contain spoilers for Chaos;Head, Chaos;Child, and Robotics;Notes DaSH.Announced today via their official website, Nakano Marui will host a limited SciADV-themed pop-up shop between August…
Spike Chunsoft to feature the Chaos; Double Pack at Anime Expo live panel
Announced today via Twitter, Spike Chunsoft, Inc. will host a live panel at Anime Expo on July 2; therein, the Chaos; Double Pack, among other upcoming Spike Chunsoft-published games, will…
Spike Chunsoft confirms Chaos; Double Pack localization for October 7, 2022
An English localization of the Chaos; Double Pack—a dual-game package featuring both Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child—has been confirmed, via Spike Chunsoft.View the announcement post here. Both a trailer and an…
Chaos; Double Pack English localization to release on October 7, 2022
Confirmed today via a listing on VideoGamesPlus, the Chaos; Double Pack—a dual-game package featuring both Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child—will receive an official English localization on October 7, 2022. At present, only…
MAGES. seemingly confirms English release of Chaos;Head NoAH, Chaos;Child Switch port
Via Twitter, it appears MAGES. intends to release an English localization of the Chaos; Double Pack featuring Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child. This may mark the first time Chaos;Head NoAH will…
Chaos; Double Pack now out in Japan on Nintendo Switch
The Chaos; Double Pack, a two-game bundle for the Nintendo Switch featuring Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child, is now officially available for purchase in stores and digitally in Japan. The Nintendo…
Chaos; Double Pack now available for digital preorder in Japan
The Nintendo Switch ports of Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child are now available for preorder on Nintendo's Japanese online storefront; buyers can choose to buy the games separately, or in a…
Chaos; Double Pack preorder bonuses receive modifications; one change reverted
The following article contains spoilers for Chaos;Head and Chaos;Child. Moderately NSFW imagery is also featured; viewer discretion is advised. Readers may remember when, in November, we reported that the upcoming…
MAGES. to host Chaos; art exhibit booth at Comiket 99, new Anonymous;Code images to be shown
As announced on December 14, 2021, MAGES. intends to host a Chaos; series-focused art exhibit booth at Japan's Comiket 99, on December 30 and 31. Notably, it seems yet-unreleased images…
Chaos; Double Pack boxart revealed
The imagery featured in this article contains Chaos;Head and Chaos;Child spoilers. Via Famitsu, the boxart for the previously announced Chaos; series double pack has been officially unveiled, and can be…
Chaos;Head NoAH and Chaos;Child to receive dual Nintendo Switch release on February 24, 2022
MAGES. has revealed a new trailer for the previously announced Chaos; series dual pack, which is now confirmed for a February 24, 2022 release on the Nintendo Switch in Japan.…
Modern Chaos;Head NoAH ports planned for February 2022; Anonymous;Code officially delayed to next year
A recent interview with Makoto Asada, director of MAGES.' Division 8, has brought with it some news regarding the future of the Science Adventure series; importantly, modern ports of Chaos;Head…
Digital PS3, Vita versions of Chaos;Head, Chaos;Child to become unavailable due to new Sony payment restrictions
Announced yesterday via their official website, Sony Interactive Entertainment will be disabling PayPal, credit card, and debit card payment options for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita games beginning October 27,…
Science Adventure, TOKYO VIDEO GAMERS collaboration announced
Announced via their Twitter account, the TOKYO VIDEO GAMERS bar café will be hosting a Science Adventure series collaboration between August 7 and August 31; during this period, themed merchandise,…
Chaos;Child 100% Guide
As a preface to this guide, please be sure to install this fan improvement patch for the game for the best experience.If you're interested in sharing your current thoughts on the…
SciADV vocalist Kanako Itou leaves MAGES.
Announced via her personal blog in late September, prominent Science Adventure vocalist Kanako Itou has officially left MAGES. She was best known for SciADV songs "Skyclad Observer," "Find the Blue,"…
Several Science Adventure soundtracks made officially available on YouTube
Via YouTube, MAGES. has made a number of Science Adventure soundtracks available to listen to for free. Below is a list of the playlists containing these soundtracks; please be wary…
MAGES. acquired by mobile gaming/VR services company COLOPL
Via gamebiz.jp, MAGES., the company in charge of the Science Adventure series and various other fictional franchises, has been bought out by COLOPL, a Japanese company focused on the production…
SciADV Live event rescheduled to January 26, 2020
Per the series' official Twitter account, the "Science Adventure Live" event, initially scheduled to be held on October 12, 2019 but temporarily cancelled due to a typhoon, has been officially…
SciADV Live event temporarily cancelled, rescheduling in progress
#科学ADVライブ2019 【科学アドベンチャーライブ 10月12日公演中止のお知らせ】https://t.co/XygtiPbZ11 pic.twitter.com/1BtkLugknc — 科学ADV公式◆『STEINS;GATE』10周年 (@kagakuadv) October 11, 2019 Per its official website, the Science Adventure Live concert has been temporarily cancelled in anticipation of Typhoon Hagibis, which is expected…
Famitsu interview with Chiyomaru Shikura: more information now available
The following article contains spoilers for Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0. The latest Famitsu Weekly magazine issue is now out, and we have summarized the important points of the interview with…
MAGES. went independent from Dwango and Kadokawa
MAGES. has announced in a press release that Chiyomaru Studio has bought all MAGES. stocks owned by Dwango, a Japanese media company which is also a direct subsidiary of Kadokawa…
Spike Chunsoft to reveal 2 new MAGES. game localizations at Anime Expo
During their latest Twitch live-stream, Spike Chunsoft - the current publisher of Science Adventure games for the West - announced that they will reveal two new MAGES. title localizations at…
New Steins;Gate + Chaos;Child Steam bundle, S;G Elite 10% off
Per Spike Chunsoft's Steam announcement, Steins;Gate Elite is now available at a 10% discount on Steam, and will remain on sale until April 1, 2019 at 6:00 PM PST. This sale…
Chaos;Child Steam Review
Chaos;Child is the fourth game in the Science Adventure Series, and the sequel to Chaos;Head. It was initially released in 2014 for Japanese audiences, and in 2017 on the PlayStation…
Chaos;Child is getting an English release on Steam
Spike Chunsoft has revealed that they will be releasing Chaos;Child on PC through Steam on January 23, 2019.UPDATE: Depending on your region, the game may be releasing for you on either…
An interview with CINEPRESTO
SciADV community member CINEPRESTO recently visited Spike Chunsoft's California office for a tour, and to appear on their stream as a guest star. While there, he was given the opportunity to…
Community member CINEPRESTO visits Spike Chunsoft tomorrow, video message from SciADV producer Tatsuya Matsubara to be shown
A member of the community will be visiting Spike Chunsoft's California office tomorrow for a special stream! Spike Chunsoft has granted us permission to list some highlights of the upcoming…
SciADV pre-release concepts and tentative future release plan shown by Chiyomaru Shikura
In his latest TwitCasting stream, Chiyomaru Shikura showcased a slideshow presentation featuring a variety of new, never before seen content. Concept art for logos of various Science Adventure games were shown, along…
Chaos;Child PS4 review
Chaos;Child's premise has a spoiler for Chaos;Head's ending, which is mentioned in this article. Please keep this in mind. In 2009, a horrifying serial murder case and a devastating earthquake…
Chiyomaru Shikura June 16, 2018 stream: Announcements and Analysis
What began as a small stream of Steins;Gate 8-Bit, an upcoming preorder bonus game for Steins;Gate Elite, quickly turned into quite a bit of good news for fans of the…
5pb./MAGES. executive director possibly confirms localization for various SciADV titles
In a surprising turn of events, 5pb./MAGES.’ executive director Chiyomaru Shikura recently tweeted in English about the company’s new relationship with the North American branch of Spike Chunsoft. For the uninitiated,…