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 and the first mainline entry 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 version 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 Chaos;Head Noah / Chaos;Child Double Pack, featuring upscaled 1080p versions of all of its existing graphical assets.[1]
On March 10, 2022, publisher Spike Chunsoft announced that an English version of Chaos;Head Noah / Chaos;Child Double Pack, featuring the first ever official English translation of Chaos;Head NoAH, would release on October 7, 2022.[2] At their Anime Expo 2022 panel on July 2, Spike Chunsoft announced a PC version of Chaos;Head NoAH, scheduled to release on Steam on the same date as the Nintendo Switch version.[3]
The released version of the official English translation is of noticeably poor quality, with internally inconsistent terminology, names, and phrases, major grammatical errors, confused tense (i.e. translators writing an event which happened in the past as though it happened in the present), and no distinction between spoken and non-spoken dialogue, among many other issues.[4][5]
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Visual Novel Database article
- Kiri Kiri Basara - An English fan site and news resource for the Science Adventure series.
Availability
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Outfit Pack | Lingerie Conversion System character sprite pack. | |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | No microtransactions are present in the game. |
Essential improvements
Improvement patch
| Install Chaos;Head NoAH Overhaul Patch |
|---|
Note: the patch installer will play music. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\mages_steam\CHAOS;HEAD NOAH\*.dat |
| GOG.com | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Mages Inc\CHAOS;HEAD NOAH\CONFIG.DAT %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Mages Inc\CHAOS;HEAD NOAH\PADCONFIG.DAT |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1961950/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\mages_steam\CHAOS;HEAD NOAH\*.dat |
| GOG.com | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Mages Inc\CHAOS;HEAD NOAH\SAVEDATA.DAT |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1961950/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| 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 | "Fullscreen" option is actually borderless windowed. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at the monitor's refresh rate. In-game playtime counter is tied to framerate.[6] | ||
| 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 | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Japanese |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Criware | |
| Cutscenes | Criware |
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 | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
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
- ↑ KiriKiriBasara - Chaos;Head NoAH Review: A Masterpiece Marred - last accessed on 2022-10-07
- ↑ Commite of Zero tweet thread, first post 7 October 2022 - last accessed on 2022-10-07
- ↑ Verified by User:Timo654 on 2022-10-08
