STEINS;GATE
MAGES. Inc. · 2016 · Visual Novel, Story Rich, Anime, Time Travel, Sci-fi
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About STEINS;GATE
Navigate branching timelines and prevent a dystopian future by using a hacked microwave to send messages into the past, all while fielding calls and texts that reshape reality itself. This award-winning visual novel masterpiece weaves a gripping conspiracy thriller with genuine character drama, offering multiple endings determined by your seemingly mundane choices.
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-
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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Very Good - A story that puts a bow on the (true) ending unlike any time-travel narrative I've experienced so far. I truly think the writing of the overarching plot is stellar here. The sci-fi part of the story is really very coherent and so interesting that I considered its application in real life. The emotional build-up is long and drags a bit in the first half of the novel and the main character's internal monologue can be a bit too exuberant, but it does strum your feelings in some key moments nicely and manages to pull off quite a few surprising twists on you as well. As it's a visual novel, there's hardly any gameplay nor decision space outside of following the main narrative. The way responding to texts on your phone affects the story beats, which is basically the one mechanic of the game, feels basically completely random and doesn't make me feel like I've been given any control over the outcomes whatsoever.
Best show ever.
One of the best sci-fi stories ever told is ultimately about profound human connection. Would you look at that?
10/10 story
El Psy Kongroo
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