STEINS;GATE
Released Sep 2016
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
97% positive · 26K reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $29.99
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Evaluation
STEINS;GATE launched on Steam on September 8, 2016 as a port of the original visual novel. The game shipped as a complete, self-contained story with no post-launch content additions — only bug fix patches were released after launch (in November 2016, February 2018, and September 2017 for Chinese language support). There are no DLC listings, no unreleased content, and no developer statements indicating future additions to this specific title.
The news posts from the developer's Steam page largely concern other games in the Science Adventure series — STEINS;GATE ELITE (a separate animated remaster released February 2019), ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE and DaSH (October 2020), and ANONYMOUS;CODE (September 2023) — rather than new content for STEINS;GATE itself. These are distinct products, not expansions to this game.
The store description presents the game as a finished literary work, emphasizing its award history and critical acclaim without referencing any planned updates or ongoing content. There are no unreleased DLC entries on the store page. The game launched complete and has remained so throughout its Steam lifespan.
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STEINS;GATE launched on Steam as a complete visual novel with all features included at launch.
Store description presents the game as a complete, self-contained visual novel with no mention of planned updates, DLC, or ongoing content.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Achievements
42
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
-Decide The Fate Of All Mankind-
CAN YOU CHANGE THE COURSE OF FATE?
AND SAVE THE ONES CLOSEST TO YOU?
STEINS;GATE is the award-winning time travel science-fiction interactive visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus.
It is widely considered to be one of the finest Visual Novels ever made.
STEINS;GATE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via mail, using a modified microwave. Their experiments into how far they can go with their discovery begin to spiral out of control as they become entangled in a conspiracy surrounding SERN, the organisation behind the Large Hadron Collider, and John Titor who claims to be from a dystopian future.
Interaction with the game takes place through the “phone trigger” system, where the player can receive calls and text messages and decide whether to reply to them or not, changing the outcome of the game’s plot.
Features:
8/10`EXEMPLARY` -DESTRUCTOID-
`A REMARKABLE WORK` -US GAMER-
`A MODERN CLASSIC` -KOTAKU-
`UNFORGETTABLE` -GAMEMASTER-
★★★★★5/5 -EUROGAMER-
34/40 -Famitsu-
CAN YOU CHANGE THE COURSE OF FATE?
AND SAVE THE ONES CLOSEST TO YOU?
STEINS;GATE is the award-winning time travel science-fiction interactive visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus.
It is widely considered to be one of the finest Visual Novels ever made.
STEINS;GATE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via mail, using a modified microwave. Their experiments into how far they can go with their discovery begin to spiral out of control as they become entangled in a conspiracy surrounding SERN, the organisation behind the Large Hadron Collider, and John Titor who claims to be from a dystopian future.
Interaction with the game takes place through the “phone trigger” system, where the player can receive calls and text messages and decide whether to reply to them or not, changing the outcome of the game’s plot.
Features:
- Non-Linear Visual Novel - Discover multiple different endings depending on your choices in-game.
- HD 1080P - Enjoy the game with HD graphics and illustrations.
- Phone Trigger System - Interact via Rintaro’s cellphone to answer or ignore calls, and send and recieve emails. Your everday choices in life steer the story!
- 30-50 hours of reading time
8/10`EXEMPLARY` -DESTRUCTOID-
`A REMARKABLE WORK` -US GAMER-
`A MODERN CLASSIC` -KOTAKU-
`UNFORGETTABLE` -GAMEMASTER-
★★★★★5/5 -EUROGAMER-
34/40 -Famitsu-
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