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Also known as Steins Gate, S;G

Steins;Gate is a 2009 science fiction visual novel game developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus. It is the second game in the Science Adventure series, following Chaos;Head. The story follows a group of students as they discover and develop technology that gives them the means to change the past. The gameplay in Steins;Gate includes branching scenarios with courses of interaction.

OverviewAI-generated

Steins;Gate is a single-player adventure and visual novel developed by MAGES., Nitro Plus, and 5pb. It was published by PQube, JAST USA, MAGES., Kadokawa Shoten, and 5pb. The title is part of the Steins;Gate franchise.

The game was released on August 25, 2009, and received a publication date of October 15, 2009. It is available on PC, iOS, Android, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation 4, and PC (Microsoft Windows). The Entertainment Software Rating Board assigned it a Mature rating.

Critical reception includes a RAWG rating of 4.35, a Metacritic score of 87, and an IGDB rating of 91 based on 348 ratings. Critics gave it an 80 from four reviews. A Wikidata review score is listed as 69 out of 100.

Synthesized by Vinony from 20 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, RAWG, IGDB. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Game data

Metacritic 87
Released
2009-08-25
User rating
4.35 / 5
Genres
Adventure, RPG
Platforms
PC, iOS, Android, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PSP
ESRB
Mature

via RAWG

Game details · IGDB

80Critic score · 4 ratings
91User score · 348 ratings

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.

Released
2009
Genres
Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Game modes
Single player
Franchise
Steins;Gate
Developer
MAGES., Nitro Plus, 5pb.
Publisher
PQube, JAST USA, MAGES., Kadokawa Shoten, 5pb.

Key facts

Video game.director
Tatsuya Matsubara
Video game.title
Steins;Gate
Video game.image
Steins;Gate cover art.jpg
Video game.border
yes
Video game.caption
Windows cover, featuring (left to right) Rintaro Okabe, Kurisu Makise, and Mayuri Shiina
Video game.publisher
5pb.
Video game.artist
Huke
Video game.composer
Takeshi Abo
Video game.series
Science Adventure
Video game.genre
Visual novel
Video game.modes
Single-player

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
video game
Country of origin
Japan
Composer
Takeshi Abo
Production company
Nitroplus
Narrative location
Tokyo
Developer
5pb. Inc.
Official website
steinsgate.jp
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operating system
iOS
topic's main category
Category:Steins;Gate
publication date
2009-10-15
Commons category
Steins;Gate
derivative work
Steins;Gate
distributed by
PlayStation Store
social media followers
2865
character designer
Huke
input device
touchscreen
language of work or name
Traditional Chinese
title
Steins;Gate
compatible with
Steam Deck
review score
69/100
Sources (9)

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Encyclopedic overview

30 sections
Contents
  • Gameplay
  • Synopsis
  • Setting and themes
  • Characters
  • Plot
  • ''True End'' route
  • Alternate endings
  • Production
  • Development
  • Inspiration
  • Release history
  • Reception
  • Reviews
  • Sales
  • Related media
  • Video games
  • Internet radio show
  • Manga
  • Light novel
  • Drama CDs
  • Anime series
  • Theatrical film
  • Music
  • Board game
  • Live-action play
  • Live-action TV series
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Steins;Gate is a 2009 science fiction visual novel game developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus. It is the second game in the Science Adventure series, following Chaos;Head. The story follows a group of students as they discover and develop technology that gives them the means to change the past. The gameplay in Steins;Gate includes branching scenarios with courses of interaction.

Steins;Gate was released in Japan for the Xbox 360 in October 2009. The game was ported to Windows in August 2010, PlayStation Portable in June 2011, iOS in August 2011, PlayStation 3 in May 2012, PlayStation Vita in March 2013, and Android in June 2013. JAST USA released the PC version in North America in March 2014, both digitally and as a physical collector's edition, while PQube released the PS3 and Vita versions in North America and Europe in 2015. Additionally, the iOS version was released in English in September 2016. The game is described by the development team as a speculative science ADV.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Steins;Gate” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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