BAD END vs TOKYO CHRONOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BAD END
A visual novel where player choices have deadly real-world consequences. Follow a protagonist seeking the truth behind his friend's death by playing a dangerous game.
- Interactive visual novel
- Life-or-death choices
- Mystery story
- Multiple languages supported
- Character introductions
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It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a mobile Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself. -- Story -- Kyuuhei Inui has never been one to take rumors as anything but that - rumors, until his best friend had died while playing the game... Kyuuhei is driven to find out the truth behind his friend's mysterious death by any means possible. After exhausting all ideas, he decided the only way to find out the truth is to play 'BAD END' himself. Will Kyuuhei risk his life to get to the bottom of the game's mystery or will he meet his demise? -- Supported languages -- Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French -- Official website -- Introducing characters and others. https://arai-create.net/en/badend/ -- Support information -- * If any errors are found while playing, please report them to us by E-mail before posting them in a review. We will fix the errors as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding. * Please feel free to E-mail us with any questions regarding the game. Thank you! -- Unsupported devices / Trouble shooting -- Please check this information. https://www.yox-project.com/en/support/support_ios.htm -- Acknowledgements -- https://www.yox-project.com/en/acknowledgements/adv_ios.htm
TOKYO CHRONOS
Experience a critically acclaimed VR mystery adventure on your smartphone. Unravel a captivating story of lost memories and a murder mystery in a deserted Shibuya with your childhood friends. Featuring stunning character design and an all-star voice cast.
- Mystery adventure gameplay
- Engaging storyline
- All-star voice cast
- Character design by LAM
- Multiple subtitle languages
- Award-winning VR experience
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The award-winning, critically acclaimed VR mystery adventure game is finally available on smartphones! Tokyo Chronos is the first installment of the Chronos Universe. Character design by LAM and voiced by an all-star cast. The opening theme is performed by Eir Aoi, and the ending theme by ASCA. ■Story When you wake up, you find yourself in Shibuya, completely alone. Trapped in this world with you are eight of your childhood friends and fellow high school students. Mystery, veiled in lost memories and cryptic messages awaits you: "I am dead. Who killed me?" Who am I? Why have my memories vanished? And who is the culprit? Like fragments scattered by a shattered mirror, where does the truth of this world lie? ■Characters Kyosuke Sakurai (VA. Yuto Uemura) Karen Nikaido (VA. Yui Ishikawa) Yu Momono (VA. Ibuki Kido) Yuria Togoku (VA. Shoko Yuzuki) Sai Kamiya (VA. Romi PARK) Ai Morozumi (VA. Kaori Sakurai) Sota Machikoji (VA. Keisuke Ueda) Tetsu Kageyama (VA. Yuki Kaji) Lowe (VA. Ryohei Kimura) ■Artists Eir Aoi / R!N / Wolpis Carter / Nejishiki / Yosuke Kori ■Voice Languages: Japanese ■Subtitle Languages: Japanese / English / Chinese (Traditional / Simplified)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BAD END at 68% against TOKYO CHRONOS's 0%. BAD END also leads on price ($3.99 vs $13.99) and rating (4.0 vs 3.0). TOKYO CHRONOS's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
BAD END costs $3.99 and TOKYO CHRONOS $13.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BAD END holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BAD END has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of BAD END's written reviews are positive against 0% of TOKYO CHRONOS's.
BAD END ships an update every 5 months, TOKYO CHRONOS daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BAD END | TOKYO CHRONOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $13.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 1024 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | YOX-Project | Izanagigames, Inc. |
Customer experience
BAD END
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In-app purchases
BAD END
No in-app purchases
TOKYO CHRONOS
No in-app purchases









