Chaos Family belongs to the time-management genre pioneered by Diner Dash (2004). Manage competing demands across four family members before any single one runs out of happiness — the same core principle that powers Overcooked, Cooking Mama, and Tamagotchi.
Each family member has a different happiness drain rate and random needs. Needs escalate over time, making every second count. Build combos by fulfilling needs quickly back-to-back for score multipliers.