CHAOS;CHILD

Critic reviews

• Nintendo World Report

  Donald Theriault · Nov 06, 2022

  4.0

  Chaos;Child is a visual novel with a long common route - the story must be explored in full before splitting off into character-specific endings and the “true ending.” The “delusion” system of choices at specific points is retained from Head, though they aren’t anywhere as sexually charged as the original.

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• NintendoLife

  Trent Cannon · Oct 12, 2022

  8.0

  Despite some small issues with the text's formatting, the story is compelling enough to keep most players invested through the long runtime. With solid characters and some genuinely surprising twists, fans of visual novels will want to get their hands on this one if they haven’t played Chaos;Child before.

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• RPG Site

  James Galizio · Jan 21, 2019

  9.0

  If you're going to read Chaos;Child, which you should, despite my issues the Steam release is the best way to do so unless you're specifically pining for it on a portable platform. While I'm not sure if I'd recommend it as anyone's first Visual Novel - it's a long one, with particularly graphic content - if you're looking for a work with something powerful to say, Chaos;Child is more than worth your time.

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• GameSpew

  Chris Mc · Oct 23, 2017

  6.0

  If you hate loot boxes, don’t blame developers. In the wake of recent AAA releases, loot boxes of all things – those shiny exploding crates that give you stuff – have become the centre of many gamers’ ire this week. Everyone seems to have jumped into the debate including OpenCritic, a game review aggregation service, […]

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• Push Square

  Jade Sayers · Oct 19, 2017

  8.0

  Chaos;Child is a great example of a visual novel done right. Its interesting and engaging storyline keeps you wanting more, with the characters lifting an already good game to another level. Some dynamics miss the mark slightly, but ultimately add to the bigger picture and widen the scope of the plot in general, so they're worth persevering with across multiple playthroughs.

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• Hey Poor Player

  Kenny McKee · Oct 18, 2017

  8.0

  Chaos;Child is a rather intense addition to the Science Adventure genre, but it’s still an excellent time all around. Sporting a devilishly clever story with plenty of twists and turns, and packed to the brim with raw emotion, this isn’t a Visual Novel that you’ll want to miss. Just be sure that you can handle some of the game’s more grotesque moments. After all, Throwing up is Takuru’s job! (Because he seriously gets sick a lot in this game.)

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