Chaos;Child cover art

Chaos;Child

Chaos;Child is the fourth game in the Science Adventure series, set six years after the events of Chaos;Head. It is also described as a "Delusional Science Adventure".

82 18 December 2014

Chaos;Child is an adventure developed by 5pb., released 18 December 2014 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Xbox One. The main story takes about 36.7 hrs to finish.

Verified Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Chaos;Child is

Chaos;Child is an adventure game developed by 5pb. and released in 2014. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.
Description from Wikipedia · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror, mystery and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 34 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Chaos;Child holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 13 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 36.7 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 58.7 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5, 4 GB RAM and Intel HD Graphics Series (With 1GB memory allocation). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 17GB.

Full requirements and PC checker →

What it launched against

Chaos;Child launched on 18 December 2014, within three weeks of The Talos Principle, Resident Evil, Elite: Dangerous and LISA. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Talos Principle, Resident Evil, Elite: Dangerous, LISA.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Chaos;Child yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

Know one? Send it in and we will test it →

Official trailer

Trailer thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

Quick answers

Chaos;Child — frequently asked questions

When did Chaos;Child come out?
Chaos;Child was released on 18 December 2014 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Chaos;Child?
At minimum, Chaos;Child needs Intel Core i5, 4 GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics Series (With 1GB memory allocation) graphics, 17 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Chaos;Child?
The main story of Chaos;Child takes around 36.7 hrs, or 58.7 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Chaos;Child?
The PC version needs about 17 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("17 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

If you like this

Games like Chaos;Child

See all