Chaos;Head NoAH
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| 5pb. | |
| Nitroplus | |
| Publishers | |
| Spike Chunsoft | |
| Engines | |
| MAGES. Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 7, 2022 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Relaxed |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Menu-based |
| Genres | Visual novel |
| Art styles | Anime |
| Themes | Contemporary, Detective/mystery, Japan, Supernatural |
| Series | Science Adventure |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Chaos;Head | 2008 |
| Steins;Gate | 2009 |
| Steins;Gate: Variant Space Octet | 2011 |
| Chaos;Child | 2016 |
| Steins;Gate 0 | 2016 |
| Steins;Gate Elite | 2019 |
| Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram | 2019 |
| Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace | 2019 |
| Robotics;Notes DaSH | 2020 |
| Robotics;Notes Elite | 2020 |
| Chaos;Head NoAH | 2022 |
| Anonymous;Code | 2023 |
Chaos;Head NoAH is a horror mystery visual novel in the Science Adventure series developed by 5pb. It is an expanded re-release of Chaos;Head, featuring redrawn widescreen background graphics and illustrations, and most notably several expansions to the original game's story including entire new heroine routes.
Chaos;Head NoAH was originally released for the Xbox 360 in Japan on February 26, 2009, followed by ports to the PlayStation Portable and mobile devices across 2010 and 2012. A PlayStation 3 port was released on November 22, 2012, heavily edited in order to receive a CERO D age rating. An updated Nintendo Switch port of the game based on the edited PlayStation 3 version was released in Japan on February 24, 2022, bundled alongside its thematic sequel Chaos;Child as the "Chaos; Double Pack", featuring upscaled 1080p HD versions of all of its existing graphical assets.[1]
On March 10, 2022, publisher Spike Chunsoft announced that an English version of the Chaos; Double Pack, featuring the first-ever official English translation of Chaos;Head NoAH, would be releasing on October 7, 2022.[2] At their Anime Expo 2022 panel on July 2, Spike Chunsoft also announced that a PC port of Chaos;Head NoAH would be releasing on Steam on the same date as the Nintendo Switch version.[3]
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
- Visual Novel Database article
- Kiri Kiri Basara - An English fan site and news resource for the Science Adventure series.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | |
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Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| None | None. | |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | No microtransactions are present in the game. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1961950/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1961950/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | Maximum resolution is 1920x1080. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Separate sliders for voices, music and sound effects with additional sliders for each individual character's voices. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Japanese |
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | 2.5.13.0 |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 7, 8.1, 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 17 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics Series 1 GB of VRAM |
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| Sound (audio device) | DirectSound compatible | |
| Other | Minimum resolution of 1280x720 | |
- Listed CPU and GPU requirements equate to Intel Core i5-3475S.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1961950/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1961950) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Chaos;Head - Wikipedia - last accessed on 2022-07-06
- ↑ CHAOS;HEAD NOAH / CHAOS;CHILD DOUBLE PACK Coming to Nintendo Switch™ on October 7, 2022 - last accessed on 2022-07-06
- ↑ Spike Chunsoft, Inc. Announces New Title, Details on Upcoming Releases at Anime Expo 2022 Official Panel - last accessed on 2022-07-06