Adventure · September 8, 2016

STEINS;GATE (2016)

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-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: 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-

Adventure releases from 2016

76 Adventure titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume21.1k Steam reviewsTop 11% in Adventure
Positive rating97% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 15%
Metacritic87/100Genre average 77 — top 11% of Adventure titles
Concurrent peak157 playersTop 16% in Adventure by live player count
Engagement hours13 h averageTop 27% for session depth among Adventure

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Visual Novel · 691
  • Story Rich · 562
  • Anime · 530
  • Time Travel · 494
  • Sci-fi · 437
  • Great Soundtrack · 361
  • Multiple Endings · 350
  • Choices Matter · 257
  • Singleplayer · 221
  • Science · 214
  • Adventure · 186
  • Atmospheric · 184
  • Romance · 179
  • Mystery · 179
  • Psychological Horror · 159

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

97%Overwhelmingly Positive · 21.1k reviews

20.4k positive · 632 negative

Metacritic

87/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.9/10

Curator recommendations

22.8k

Peak concurrent players

157

Press Quotes

“An exemplary visual novel with a thrilling premise, memorable characters, and a fantastic 'true' ending that may very well move you to tears.” 8/10 – Destructoid “In the end, Steins;Gate is simply a fantastic visual novel. It has great characters which you can't help but come to care about and a complex and interesting time travel system which draws you in and never lets go. Add to these elements a plot that is equal parts tense and heartwarming and you…

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

13h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

4h

Current engagement

Achievements

42

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 8, 2016
DeveloperMAGES. Inc.
PublisherSpike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Base price$8.99
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (4)

  • English
  • Japanese volume_up
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • Japanese
  • Traditional Chinese

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Editions & Packages

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