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Chaos on Deponia

With this long-expected sequel to the critically highly acclaimed and lavishly praised Deponia, the player enters round two. Chaos on Deponia turns out to be even wackier than its predecessor and instantly…

80 6 November 2012 from $1.99

Chaos on Deponia is an adventure developed by Daedalic Entertainment, released 6 November 2012 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux. It currently starts at $1.99 at Steam. The main story takes about 17 hrs to finish.

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What Chaos on Deponia is

Chaos on Deponia is an adventure game developed by Daedalic Entertainment and released in 2012. It was published by Daedalic Studio West. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Visionaire.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Such a Chaos! Rufus' home Deponia is an enourmous, the whole planet comprising junkyard - and authorized by the Elysian Council of Elders to blast off. Only the beautiful Goal could prevent this. But Goal is stuck with Rufus at the swimming black market, the filthiest dump of Deponia. And her brain implant, where the secret codes for the return to Elysium are saved, is heavily damaged. Fortunately you can get at the swimming black market almost everything - includes a operation at the brain. But when Goals consciousness get broken into three pieces while the operation, then the chaos is complete: Rufus needs to bring back all three personality fragments to reason - all this before Goas…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 34 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Chaos on Deponia holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 112 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 17 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $1.99, that works out to about $0.12 per hour of the main story.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.5 GHz (Single Core) or 2 GHz (Dual Core), 2 GB RAM and OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (Shared Memory is not recommended). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $1.99 at Steam, 90% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Chaos on Deponia launched on 6 November 2012, within three weeks of Hotline Miami, Assassin's Creed III, Halo 4 and Euro Truck Simulator 2. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Hotline Miami, Assassin's Creed III, Halo 4, Euro Truck Simulator 2.

Cheats and codes

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

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Characters

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Quick answers

Chaos on Deponia — frequently asked questions

When did Chaos on Deponia come out?
Chaos on Deponia was released on 6 November 2012 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Chaos on Deponia cost?
The cheapest current price for Chaos on Deponia is $1.99 at Steam, which is 90% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Chaos on Deponia?
At minimum, Chaos on Deponia needs 2.5 GHz (Single Core) or 2 GHz (Dual Core), 2 GB RAM, OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM (Shared Memory is not recommended) graphics, 5 GB HD space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Chaos on Deponia?
The main story of Chaos on Deponia takes around 17 hrs.
Is Chaos on Deponia worth it?
That depends on what you want from it, so here are the numbers rather than an opinion: the cheapest price we track today is $1.99, and the main story takes about 17 hrs, which works out to $0.12 per hour of play. Our cost-per-hour tool compares that with other games.
How many GB is Chaos on Deponia?
The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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