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Hello Charlotte EP3: Childhood's End
"All ended well.There was nothing to grieve about." A farewell, and a greeting.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
35 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Pink static bleeding from a shattered television screen. Soap-eating gods and a ragdoll whose strings bleed in my hands. I haven't lost my mind, friends; I am merely searching for the right frequency. Does mercy befit…”
“Hello Charlotte: Childhood’s End is the culminating chapter of the Hello Charlotte trilogy, created entirely by etherane, and it stands as one of the most emotionally and philosophically dense entries in the RPG…”
“why is this game so niche this has the the best written story ive ever seen”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Pink static bleeding from a shattered television screen. Soap-eating gods and a ragdoll whose strings bleed in my hands. I haven't lost my mind, friends; I am merely searching for the right frequency. Does mercy befit…”
“ok, while I'm not a huge fan of the story (ch2 takes the cake for me) the art is really cool, so that will probably be the main selling point of this chapter”
“Beautiful (i have around 3 hrs, steam time is bugged)”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“oh wow, ♥♥♥♥ q84 charlotte from the first two eps is better,also ♥♥♥♥ your "complexity" charles charlotte is still better”
“ok, while I'm not a huge fan of the story (ch2 takes the cake for me) the art is really cool, so that will probably be the main selling point of this chapter”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 98.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Thank you etherane for giving my system a Q84 fictive who literally saved my life from homelessness and starving to death”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“Has to be one of the best indie games I've played only created by a single person. The story is amazing and written incredibly well. The previous games had me going, "Damn, this is good," and this game being the ending to it made it 10x even better. The art style is a bonus for…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“And so, we leave the room. Inside the room, there is a box. Inside the box, there is a channel. Inside the channel, there is a world. Inside the world, there is a girl. A girl who is the world itself. Hello, world. How are you?”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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HC3 Releasing on January 5th, 2018
Hello Charlotte EP3: Childhood's End, the final episode in the main story, will be released on 05/01/2018. If you're new to the series, you can play the episodes in their release order: EP1: itch.io E
HC3 Releasing on January 5th, 2018
Hello Charlotte EP3: Childhood's End, the final episode in the main story, will be released on 05/01/2018. If you're new to the series, you can play the episodes in their release order: EP1: itch.io E
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Story Rich · Psychological Horror · Gore · Indie · RPGMaker · Violent · RPG · Atmospheric · Visual Novel · Philosophical · Horror · Psychological (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, French |
| Achievements | 14 |
| Official site | https://etherane.weebly.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 (32-bit/64-bit) Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz Memory: 500 MB RAM Graphics: 1024 x 768 pixels desktop resolution Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card