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CHAOS;HEAD

Titles
CHAOS;HEAD
Chaos;Head
Chaos;Head
카오스;헤드
Chaos;HEAd
Chaos;Head
Chaos;Head
AliasesChäoS;HEĀd, Chäos;HEAd, C;H, カオスヘッド, カオヘ
Play timeMedium (27h30m from 98 votes)
DeveloperMAGES. & NITRO PLUS
PublishersNITRO PLUS
TLWiki & Project Blue Sky & NeidZero
Mogu Hanhuazu
ChaosWORLD
Aozora
Relations
Alternative version

CHAOS;HEAD NOAH

Shares characters

Memories Off 6 ~T-Wave~

LinksWikipedia (en), Wikipedia (ja), Wikidata, MobyGames, GameFAQs, HowLongToBeat, IGDB, PCGamingWiki, Lutris, VNStat
Shopssponsored links» JP¥ 3300 @ DLsite
Related anime[DB-ANN] Chaos;Head (TV Series, 2008)

Description

Takumi is a high school student. He is withdrawn and is not interested in 3D things. In his town, a mysterious serial murder case happens and people get panicked. One day, when he chats on the internet, a man suddenly contacts him and gives him a URL. He goes to the website and finds a blog image that suggests a next murder case... On the next day, it really happens...

[From HimeyaShop]

Delusional Protagonist 3.0 Delusion 3.0 Daydreams 2.9 Otaku Protagonist 2.9 Protagonist with Voice Acting 2.9 Paranoia 2.9 Madness 2.9 Modern Day Shibuya 2.9 Science Fiction 2.8 Conspiracy 2.8 Murder Mystery 2.8 Protagonist with Psychological Problems 2.8 ADV 2.8 Fighting HeroineS 2.8 Existential CrisisS 2.8 Built-in Encyclopedia 2.8 Gamer Protagonist 2.8 Descriptions of Violence 2.8 Male Protagonist 2.7 One True EndS 2.7 ConstructsS 2.7 Psychological Horror 2.7 Modern Day Tokyo 2.6 Fear of Death 2.6 Lip Sync 2.6 Internet 2.6 Hikikomori Protagonist 2.6 Student Heroine 2.5 2000s 2.5 Pretending HeroineS 2.5 Heroine with Zettai Ryouiki 2.5 Other Perspectives 2.4 High School Student Heroine 2.4 Late Branching PlotS 2.4 Protagonist with a Face 2.4 TortureS 2.4 Drastic Character DevelopmentS 2.4 No Sexual Content 2.4 Protagonist's Senpai as a Heroine 2.4 Student Protagonist 2.4 Denpa 2.4 Graphic Violence 2.3 Bad Ending(s) 2.3 Attempted SuicideS 2.3 Desperation 2.3 Sword CombatS 2.3 Bloody Scenes 2.3 Ponytail Heroine 2.3 Heroine with Glasses 2.3 Playtime Counter 2.2 Drama 2.2 Mystery 2.2 Protagonist's Younger Sister as a Heroine 2.2 Timid Protagonist 2.2 Suicidal ProtagonistS 2.2 Tsundere Heroine 2.2 Horror 2.1 Imouto-type Heroine 2.1 Protagonist's Sister as a Heroine 2.1 Secret IdentityS 2.1 Insert Songs 2.1 Mind Screw 2.1 Multiple Endings 2.0 High School 2.0 Detective Work 2.0 Brief Branches Only 2.0 Avoidable Death of Protagonist (obsolete)S 2.0 Emotionless Heroine 2.0 Heroine with Ahoge 2.0 High School Student Protagonist 2.0 In Medias Res 2.0 MetafictionS 2.0 Music Recollection 2.0 Protagonist's Full Sister as a Heroine 2.0 Societal CollapseS 2.0 Suicidal HeroineS 2.0 Sword Wielding Heroine 2.0 Sword Wielding ProtagonistS 2.0 Unlockable Gallery 2.0 Infodumping 1.9 Police 1.9 Enforced Playing Order 1.9 Brief NVL Scenes 1.9 Nurse Support Character 1.8 ESPS 1.8 BetrayalS 1.8 Kuudere Heroine 1.8 Linear Plot 1.7 Genre Savvy Protagonist 1.7 Death of ProtagonistS 1.7 Protagonist with Imaginary Friends 1.7 Loli Heroine 1.7 High Amount of Special Effects 1.6 Game Over 1.6 Heroine with Multiple PersonalitiesS 1.5 Flashback 1.5 Protagonist's Sister as a Support Character 1.3 Hospital 1.3 Meaningless Choices 1.3 Pre-rendered 3D Backgrounds 1.2 CannibalismS 1.2 Changeable Clothes 1.2 Heroine with Intake Hairstyle 1.0 Unlockable Bonus ContentS 1.0 Mid-game Videos 0.9 Otaku Heroine 0.8 Hetare Protagonist 0.8 Foolish Friend 0.6 BullyingS 0.6 Timed Choices 0.5 Photographic Backgrounds 0.5 Bad Endings with Story 0.3 Death of HeroineS 0.3 Kissing Scene 0.2 DystopiaS 0.2

Mini reviews

By tabula-rasa on 2020-12-24Vote: 9
<report>One of the best denpa VNs out there with tight pacing and narrative, great climax and an amazing protagonist who's the highlight of the story. Does a fantastic job with atmosphere and suspense and good developments, very good psychological horror. A really strong start to the SciADV series, I can't wait for Noah's English release!
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By Tsumugu on 2021-11-08r1790Vote: 8
<report>It's mindfuckery is almost on par with song with saya, but everything about Chaos;Head and its story is very very confusing, it left me wondering even after finishing it on what have i just read, but nonetheless the visual novel is far greater than the anime (as they all say) , but it doesnt compare to its successor Chaos;Child but this one is probably the most intriguing visual novel from MAGES.
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By ontheholynight on 2022-10-02Vote: 6
<report>to me it's based (8), horrifying (+1), lack of other girls' route (-1) my exposure to sciadv was steins gate and it was surprising for me that they have another wildly different roster of stories for me to enjoy. start sciadv from chaos head imo
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By lexaed on 2021-04-09Vote: 7
<report>It was really good. That's my first sciadv. I didn't play at any others yet but this one was pretty good. The story is decent and characters are good. I like it. If you wanna sea an interesting not big detective visual novel, go ahead and download it. It is not a superior visual novel, but you should give it a try. 7/10
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By altvega on 2021-08-04Vote: 8
<report>Despite being an incomplete version, it's still an incredibly awesome story. Cool concepts, some parts of the plot fit the themes very well. A great idea and damn good implementation. No doubt NoAH will be even better.
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By nemorir on 2022-01-03Vote: 9.5
<report>Characters are, it could be said, the main focus of the story, though in a sense understood after playing. The main character can't get boring, and is mental and unique. Some side characters are quite well-written, too.

Plot focuses on psychological factors mixed in with the paranormal and paranoia. It is something different and beautifully crafted. It is also joy to see all insanity and wack that can unfold by the choices.

Soundtrack and the sounds, in general, are wonderful. From a quiet, in front of PC scene, to a surreal one. The opening theme is one of the best. The voice acting is quite good, too.

Visuals use 2D sprites with 3D scenes, and it works strangely well. The whole atmosphere created is just immersive.

Some characters are weak, and endings might be a bit unsatisfying.
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By PhantomSonzai on 2022-06-10r72213Vote: 7.5
<report>Great story and atmosphere, great protagonist who goes through some amazing development, but feels extremely rushed towards the end due to the story being incomplete. I would HIGHLY recommend you play Chaos;Head Noah instead, which is the complete version (as of right now it's untranslated but it will be within a few months of me writing this).

The original Chaos;Head is a great game but when compared to other SciADV entries it feels incomplete. There are only three endings and two of them are near identical, the cast goes underdeveloped, and worst of all, there are a few plot threads that are introduced and then dropped without any resolution. Noah is clearly the story they had been planning from the start and makes this version completely obsolete.
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By Remi-Eternal- on 2022-04-30Vote: 8
<report>It was supposed to be a Great VN but instead we gave it 8/10

The MC of this show is clearly better than Steins;Gate's Okabe, which is cool but... The show is a disappointment that feels incredibly rushed and incomplete
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