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DeskWorks Inc. · Published by SHUEISHA GAMES
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
“Chronoscript: The Endless End” is an exploration-based action-adventure game where you, an editor trapped within a manuscript, must unravel a thousand-year story that writes itself beyond its end—across 2D pages and a 3D manor.
Action, Adventure, RPG · 2026 · More free games
Navigate the twisty paths of Chronoscript: The Endless End, an immersive adventure where your choices shape a tale that never ends. As an editor trapped within a manuscript, uncover the mysteries across both 2D pages and a complex 3D manor.
About this game
A thousand years of words… waiting for your final mark.
"Chronoscript: The Endless End" is an exploration-based action-adventure game where you, as an editor trapped within a manuscript, are to unravel the mystery of a thousand-year story that writes itself beyond its end.
◆ Prologue
The year is AD 2026.
After finally bringing his long-running series to an end, a certain Editor receives a mysterious summons from a new Author.
He makes his way to the Author's grand residence, sequestered deep in the mountains. There, he is bitten by a mosquito and instantly loses consciousness.
When he wakes, he finds himself trapped within The Endless End, a manuscript penned by the Vampire Mistress of the estate.
◆ Discover "Chronoscript: The Endless End"
Chronoscript: The Endless End is an innovative, exploration-based action-adventure game comprised of two worlds: a 3D rendered grand residence littered with thousands of manuscript pages, and the 2D pen-and-ink illustrated worlds within them.
Face off against the Ruined, twisted remnants of those who lost their lives in the waking world. Grow stronger through exploration and battle, and immerse yourself in the winding narrative of the Immortal Vampire and her Editor.
A unique approach to spatial perspective awaits you.
◆ Hard-hitting action
Inspired by the tough, action-packed combat of classic 2D platformers. Experience a dynamic combat system as you submerge in pools of ink, unlock unique abilities through exploration and combat, and feel yourself evolve as the game progresses.
◆ Eradicate the Ruined
Souls who met gruesome deaths in life have been resurrected and now stand in your way as twisted, corrupted versions of their past selves. Defeat them to unravel the tragic threads of their fate.
◆ Traverse the Many Eras Depicted within the Manuscript
The Vampire Author has lived for a millennium, and within her manuscript pages unfold stories she's recorded through time from all over the world.
◆ Intricate artwork
The story's protagonist, enemies, and backdrops are all hand-drawn with pen and ink. The frame-by-frame animation style gives them an eerie sense of life.
◆ Dramatis Personae
・ The Vampire: Viola S Chambers
An author cursed with immortality, she has been writing The Endless End for a millennium. Having lived for so many centuries, and undertaken so many stories, she has lost sight of the end.
Now, she calls upon our Editor in hopes that he will be able to uphold his ancestor's promise and finish the tale.
・ The Editor: Frederick G Muller
A taciturn editor who has brought many a long-running publication to a concise finish. After answering a summons to a secluded grand estate from a new author, he becomes trapped within the thousands of pages of her manuscript.
He must now dive deep to make sense of each bewildering story, while also attending to the Author's anguish and loneliness to bring The Endless End to its conclusion.
◆ Developer: DeskWorks Inc.
DeskWorks Inc. is a small development team specializing in unique art styles and gameplay experiences. With a deep love for and understanding of exploration-based action-adventure games as players, they now bring their best ideas to the genre as developers.
◆ Designer: Mari Shimazaki
Character designer for Bayonetta (1, 2 & 3), as well as Okami. Also the primary designer for the anime Princession Orchestra.
◆ Composer: Yasunori Mitsuda
Composer, arranger, and producer of Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Xenogears, and titles from the Xenoblade Chronicles series.
Born on January 21, 1972, he joined Square (now known as Square Enix) in 1992, and made his musical debut with the game Chrono Trigger in 1995. After acting as the lead composer on Xenogears, he left the company in 1998 and became an independent creator. He worked as a freelancer for many years, then formed his own company, Procyon Studio, in 2001.
Now he creates scores for all kinds of media genres including television, film, anime, and games. He also composes for several well-known musicians, and has garnered experience as an album producer, assisting in organizing live performances and official recordings within Japan and abroad. He is also a published writer, and pursues many different projects outside of the musical scene.
His body of works more comprehensively includes Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht, Soma Bringer, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Soul Sacrifice Delta, the Inazuma Eleven series (1-3, GO, GO2: Chrono Stone, GO: Galaxy, Balance of Ares, and Orion no Kokuin), the Black Butler series (Book of Circus, Book of Murder, and Book of the Atlantic), Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ignis, Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut, Soul Covenant, Delicious in Dungeon, and many more.
Our esteemed guest creators have fully joined forces with the team, giving their all towards development.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Dual Core 2.8 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4 GB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 16 GB available space
Recommended
- OS: Windows 11 or later
- Processor: Quad Core 2.8 GHz
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4 GB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 16 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
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Free Demo Now Available!
Hello, everyone!August is here and summer is in full swing! The heat may be relentless, but we've got some news to make things even hotter! After sharing our development history, showcasing trailers, and going through hands-on preview sessions with the press... the time has finally come for all of you to experience the game for yourselves!- Free Demo Now Available on Steam!Starting today, August 20th, the free demo for Chronoscript: The Endless End is live on Steam! 🎉Thank you for your patience, and we hope you'll enjoy diving into the manuscript pages and exploring the worlds within it this weekend.- Demo Highlights ✒️First up, check out the trailer packed with everything that makes this demo special! 👉 Demo Trailer: In this demo, you'll play through the prologue, from our protagonist, the "editor" Frederick, arriving at the manor and finding himself trapped in the world of the manuscript pages, all the way to his encounter with the mysterious vampire "author," Viola! You'll explore the game's unique environments, where beautifully hand-drawn 2D stages and a synchronized 3D-rendered manor intertwine. We hope you'll enjoy this fresh gameplay feel for yourselves! The demo offers around 30 minutes of gameplay—but beware: a hidden boss fight awaits along the way, and it's a formidable one that won't go down easy...! We like to emphasize that what you'll experience this time is merely the "prologue" of the endless story. As you look back on the new stage footage we've shared so far, let your imagination wander to the "proofreading" journey that lies ahead 📖 🔥Hidden Boss Battle 🔥For those who're looking for a challenge, we've also included "Extra: Boss Challenge Battle" in the demo. A special mode focused on an intense showdown with a powerful boss, unlocked after completing the main exploration! A portion of the main character's skill is unlocked in this mode, letting you take on an even more challenging and exhilarating fight 👿If you're confident in your speed, your cl...Read full article on Community Announcements (kaho.inoue)AnnouncementsOfficial
A World First! Playable Demo @Bilibili World 2026
Hello everyone! Following our latest trailer at the Future Game Show back in June, this very weekend, we're bringing the first-ever playable demo of Chronoscript: The Endless End to the Shueisha Games booth at Bilibili World 2026 in Shanghai! If you're there in person, be sure to stop by the Shueisha Games booth! ■ Exhibition details here ↓https://m.bilibili.com/opus/1218576895887540248?plat_id=231&share_from=dynamic&share_medium=iphone&share_plat=ios&share_source=WEIXIN&share_tag=s_i×tamp=1783070661&unique_k=rzXiMfdRead full article on Community Announcements (kaho.inoue)AnnouncementsOfficial
Devblog Summer 2026
Hello everyone!Hot on the heels of our last Devblog, here comes our third update already! We've reached June, and the signs of full-blown summer are drawing near. Undeterred by the muggy air, we're here to deliver some red-hot news!Centered on the latest information we revealed at the global gaming event "Summer Game Fest 2026," we've packed this update full of news—new maps, new visuals, and the all-star lineup of creators bringing this game to life alongside us!■ Latest trailer revealed at the Future Game Show 2026 Summer Showcase and a Fall 2026 release confirmed!At the Future Game Show 2026 Summer Showcase, we unveiled the latest trailer for Chronoscript: The Endless End! And the moment you've all been waiting for - the game's release window is now set for Fall 2026!Right now, the whole team is hard at work "editing," determined to deliver the best possible experience to all of you ✒️We can almost raise the curtain on the story, bare with us just a little longer!In this trailer, we also revealed a brand-new stage, "Ancient Egypt," for the first time 🏜️The setting of the story winds back through time—from the modern and medieval eras to an even more distant past ⏳A labyrinth wreathed in swirling sand, emerging suddenly from the pages of a manuscript. Will our hero manage to escape it…?Be sure to check out the trailer for a glimpse of this beautiful and mysterious world!■Key Art & 3D character models revealed for the first time!We've unveiled a key art featuring the two characters at the heart of this game, along with their in-development 3D models, for the very first time!1. The lonely author who has marked a thousand years of time: Viola S Chambers 🌹A vampire author cursed with immortality, who has spun "the endless story" across countless eras. Having lost sight of where the tales she carries are meant to end, she clings to an ancient oath and entrusts the "editing" of her own story to the descendant of a certain bloodline.2.The taciturn editor who will bring a...Read full article on Community Announcements (wataru.morita)AnnouncementsOfficial
Devblog Spring 2026
Hello, everyone!It has been a little while since our last devblog, but development on Chronoscript: The Endless End has been moving steadily forward.In this devblog, we will share details on the newly announced stage, “Age of Discovery,” and round up the development-history updates we have been sharing bit by bit on X!New Stage - “Age of Discovery” Trailer Now Available!In our latest trailer, we unveiled a brand-new area in Chronsocript, “the Age of Discovery”! Have you had a chance to watch it? 👀 Set across a vast, windswept ocean, this stage brings records of exploration and pioneering to life within the manuscript's pages. We hope the trailer captures that sense of adventure and mystery 🎥 Manuscript pages swaying between the waves... and the twisted forms of enemies corrupted “remnants” lurking beneath the surface. What expressions will the many sea-dwelling creatures designed by our talented game designer, Namu Nanba, take on in this chapter? For everyone reading this devblog, we’ve prepared a special video that introduces just a little more of the Age of Discovery. Please take a look!Development History Recap📝We will continue rounding up the development records we have been sharing little by little on X here in the devblog.Whether you have seen them before or are reading them for the first time, we hope you will enjoy looking back with us. The Paper and Ink Laboratory - Raising the Resolution of the WorldOne element that is essential to establishing the world of Chronoscript is the presence of manuscript paper.Inside the 3D manor, 2D manuscript pages are scattered around. Within those pages lies an exploration-based action game. To make that concept work as actual in-game footage, we have been carrying out steady rounds of testing.The first thing we tackled was ink experimentation.We dropped different kinds of ink onto different kinds of paper, checking how they spread and what impressions their shapes created. Ink expression is something we want to treat with ...Read full article on Community Announcements (rui.tojo)AnnouncementsOfficial
Chronoscript: The Endless End at Taipei Game Show in Taiwan!
Taipei Game Show 2026 attendees (January 29–February 1, TaiNEX 1) can watch Chronoscript: The Endless End at the Shueisha Games booth. This innovative action-adventure traps you within a thousand-year manuscript that writes itself beyond its ending. See the dual world unfold—a cluttered 3D manor and intricate 2D hand-drawn manuscript pages. Watch as players unlock ink-traversing moves, defeat corrupted souls through hard-hitting platformer combat, and uncover the truth about a writer who has lived for a millennium.Thousands of manuscript pages. One ending that won't end. Come see the mystery.Read full article on Community Announcements (kaho.inoue)
