STEINS;GATE
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.
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September 8, 2016
9 years and 329 days ago
Steam Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive26,473 reviews97.1%
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Updated: Jul 13, 2026Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher. | Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. has public-company or outside-equity ownership. | |
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Publisher statusHow the game's publishing relationship is classified. | Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. has public-company or outside-equity ownership. | |
Updated: Jul 13, 2026FundingThe known source of funding behind the game. | Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. provides the corporate publishing relationship for this release. | |
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Release statusWhether and how the game has been released. | Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. is listed as a separate publisher for this release. |
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7 itemsAbout the 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-
