About
Chaos;Child is the fourth game in the Science Adventure series and the thematic sequel to Chaos;Head NoAH. It was initially released in 2014 for Japanese audiences. An English-language localization was released in 2017.
The game takes place in 2015, six years after the events of Chaos;Head. The player follows Takuru Miyashiro and the rest of the Newspaper Club as they investigate a series of murders known as “the Return of the New Generation Madness.”
At multiple points during the story, a gameplay mechanic called the “Delusion Trigger” appears. The player can decide if they want the protagonist to witness a positive delusion, a negative delusion, or no delusion at all. These choices may change Takuru’s viewpoint, as well as who he trusts. Depending on the player’s delusion choices, the story may branch at certain points.
Where to buy
Chaos;Child has been released on the Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and 4, PlayStation Vita, PC, and mobile phones in Japan. In the West, it is available in English on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PC via Steam, and Nintendo Switch.
The game’s Steam page can be viewed here. We highly recommend installing this fan patch for the Steam release, as it introduces a large number of quality-of-life improvements.
Additional content
Chaos;Child anime – We recommend avoiding the anime adaptation—it only had twelve episodes and an OVA to adapt a story that is much longer than any of the other Science Adventure titles. This low episode count cheapens many vital scenes and plot twists that needed more time to unfold.