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Steins;Gate (2009)

5pb., MAGES., NITRO PLUS

Android · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Portable · PlayStation Vita · Xbox 360 · iOS

4.32 from 479 ratings · #205 top rated on Grouvee

2030 members have it in their collection · 98 playing now · 1045 backlogged · 492 wish listed

How long? Main story 35h · with extras 32h · 100% 38h (from 16 logged playthroughs)

Steins;Gate is a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus. It is the second game in the Science Adventure series following Chaos;Head. The game is described by the development team as a "hypothetical science ADV" and explores time and time travel in 2010 Akihabara. The gameplay follows non-linear plot lines which offer branching scenarios with courses of interaction.
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Details

Developers
5pb., MAGES., NITRO PLUS
Publishers
5pb., JAST USA, Kadokawa Shoten, MAGES., PQube
Genres
Adventure, Visual Novel
Themes
Historical, Mystery, Science fiction, Survival
Franchises
Steins;Gate
Series
Science Adventure, Steins;Gate
Steam
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Release dates

  • Oct 15, 2009 (Japan) Xbox 360
  • Aug 26, 2010 (Japan) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jun 23, 2011 (Japan) PlayStation Portable
  • Aug 25, 2011 (Japan) iOS
  • Mar 14, 2013 (Japan) PlayStation Vita
  • Apr 25, 2013 (Japan) PlayStation 3
  • Jun 27, 2013 (Japan) Android
  • Mar 31, 2014 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jun 05, 2015 (Europe) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
  • Aug 25, 2015 (North_America) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
  • Dec 10, 2015 (Japan) PlayStation 4
  • Sep 09, 2016 (Worldwide) iOS

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Rating distribution

5 stars
286
4 stars
114
3 stars
41
2 stars
22
1 star
15
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Kenchiin

Status Kenchiin Feb 18, 2026

I am several hours into this one and I am liking it.

I like the sci-fi elements and how it goes through a lot of trial-and-error experiment moments that litttle by little take you to where the story is really going.

I think it has the right amount of sci-fi lore to keep you engaged, while the characters are also …

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I am several hours into this one and I am liking it.

I like the sci-fi elements and how it goes through a lot of trial-and-error experiment moments that litttle by little take you to where the story is really going.

I think it has the right amount of sci-fi lore to keep you engaged, while the characters are also interesting and their interactions are very on-point.

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alex2800

Status alex2800 Jul 8, 2024

Just finished chapter 3. I've seen the anime so I know what's coming, the roller coaster starts about now ....

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grok

Status grok Oct 26, 2022

After trying a few different visual novels and loving them, I am trying Steins:Gate. It has been hyped a lot, and is on a lot of "best of" lists for the genre.

I'm a little over 3 hours in and really struggling to get hooked.

I find the protagonist super annoying. I just started Ch 2, and a few of …

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After trying a few different visual novels and loving them, I am trying Steins:Gate. It has been hyped a lot, and is on a lot of "best of" lists for the genre.

I'm a little over 3 hours in and really struggling to get hooked.

I find the protagonist super annoying. I just started Ch 2, and a few of the events towards the end of Ch1 intrigued me a little. But overall i'm feeling very uninterested.

Going to try to get through Ch 2, and if by then it can't hook me, i'll just accept the story isn't for me.

For fans of this game, when did you feel it got great? It's long, particularly compared to the other two games I played in the genre.

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ViniSD

Status ViniSD Nov 30, 2020

Just finished Steins;Gate, what a great ride. The best VN that I read so far. Loved the time travel here, it make you think to understand its logic. And Okarin development was really good, all the bad things that he went through and the suffering, it make everything really believable. Loved each minute, I will miss these characters.

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