
Steins;Gate
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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
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
- Publisher
- Spike Chunsoft
- Series
- Science Adventure
- Composer
- Takeshi Abo
- Production company
- Nitroplus
- Narrative location
- Tokyo
- Developer
- 5pb. Inc.
- Platform
- PlayStation 4
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Official website
- steinsgate.jp
Show 14 more facts
- operating system
- iOS
- topic's main category
- Category:Steins;Gate
- publication date
- 2009-10-15
- Commons category
- Steins;Gate
- uses
- time loop
- 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)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
30 sectionsContents
- 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.