[1][2] The gameplay of FairChild offers branching plot lines and a multi choice navigation, where multiple paths and endings are available for completion.

The player will often encounter decision points, where they must select one of the choices in order to further the plot in a specific direction.

Extra menus can be obtained, such as CG, music, H scene and bonus H scenarios, but only after the player meets the mystery man, who appears on the map as a question mark.

The main protagonist of Fairchild is Takanashi Kazuki, a boy whose parents died when he was young, and despite the tragedy, in the present time, he lives an enjoyable, peaceful life in his aunt's house, with his childish, energetic cousin Hazumi Kotori and his sweet, gullible next-door neighbor and friend Hinamori Kokoro.

The project manager for FairChild was Kawahara Tatsumi, Miyazō Tokino and Sora Shimomoto worked on the game's scenario.

ALcot officially released the game in Japan on December 14, 2007, as a DVD ROM, playable on the platform Microsoft Windows for the PC.

On September 27, 2013, FairChild was released as a part of ALcot Classic Works 2013, and still maintains the age rating 18+.

Other games which were also released part of ALcot Class Works 2013 include Clover Heart's, Engage Links, Natsupochi, and Triptych.

[5] Another webcomic has also been published on ALcot's official site, called FairChild - Favorite Dishes, which serialized in the Tech Gian magazine from November 2007 to March 2008.

[8][9] The opening theme is "FairChild", sung by Yui Sakakibara, who is Kotori's voice actor in the game.

On December 14, 2007, an audio CD labelled "FairChild Arrange Soundtrack" was published by ALcot.

Another audio CD was published by Music Boat, and distributed by Ardeur, called "FairChild GM Original Soundtrack", containing two discs.

[3] ALcot also produced a CD for the image song Purest Days, which also comprises the instrumental version.

Lastly, a CD called "FairChild Theme Song Short Version Collection" was produced, on the same day as the arranged soundtrack and Maxi Single, by ALcot.