If you've been wondering why a review of a 2016 game popped back up on the review section, it's because Steins;Gate 0 finally landed on Steam! Coinciding with the airing of the new anime series, PC gamers can now experience the beta worldline with all of the classic Steins;Gate characters and some new ones in this darker universe.

Having tried the PC version myself, I can say that it is a great port with all of what made the game great on PS4. This visual novel plays flawlessly with its vibrant visuals, animations and top-notch voice acting from the original cast. However there is still no English dub for those looking for that feature. Nevertheless, it's the story that the most gripping here and will have you hooked for hours, particularly considering its branching storylines. By adding artificial intelligence as its central hook, Steins;Gate 0 couldn't feel more relevant today. It was just yesterday that Google showcased its AI handling a phone call in a very human-like way to book an appointment. If that isn't an auditory uncanny valley of sorts, then I don't know what is...

The game costs 29,99€ at launch bu if you already own the original Steins;Gate, you can save 10% on Steins;Gate 0 with the discounted Steam bundle. But that’s not all, STEINS;GATE will be up on Steam for a lower price! Steins;Gate Elite, a remaster that features newly animated sequences for certain endings, will also be available for Steam in 2018.

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Steins;Gate 0 Official GBAtemp Review
Steins;Gate 0 Steam Page

 

[sarkwalvein]

I guess this one runs well on wine, as well as the previously available fan-frankesteined together PC version made out of the Japanese PC game and the PS Vita English text. I've been playing that one on my Mac all this time.

Hmmm... I will sure end up buying it, but I sure hope for a Switch version, or at least a native macOS version (well, you can get a PC, you know), or even an XBOX ONE version (yeah, you're a lost cause... not to mention you even talk to yourself as if you were another person).

 

[DarthDub]

I guess this one runs well on wine, as well as the previously available fan-frankesteined together PC version made out of the Japanese PC game and the PS Vita English text. I've been playing that one on my Mac all this time.

Hmmm... I will sure end up buying it, but I sure hope for a Switch version, or at least a native macOS version (well, you can get a PC, you know), or even an XBOX ONE version (yeah, you're a lost cause... not to mention you even talk to yourself as if you were another person).

Portendo Switch! Port all the games!

 

[sarkwalvein]

Portendo Switch! Port all the games!

If they port for portability I am on for it! Specially for this type of games, you know they did well on the Vita for a reason!

 

[Flirkyn]

Funny I just finished that one on my Vita last Saturday (and the first game two week ago tho I saw the anime when it was broadcasted). It was freaking amazing and one of the best Visual Novel I've played! I'm now playing Chaos Head (I already played about half of it in 2009 but never finished it) and Chaos Child. I recommend them for the fans of Steins gate. Chaos Head is not as good but still interesting and Child seems pretty awesome after two chapter. Just don't watch either of the anime adaptation ahah

Damn I want more info about Robotics;Notes western release and I want a Chaos Head Noah release T-T

 

[carstene1ns]

I thought about buying a PSVita just for this game... nice it gets a PC release.

 

[Deleted-379826]

I thought about buying a PSVita just for this game... nice it gets a PC release.

The anime is airing now as well!

 

[ov3rkill]

If you cannot wait for the anime, then this VN should be enough to purge that Steins;Gate hunger.
Assuming you also like playing a visual novel game of course. More details and multiple endings.
I'm assuming the anime will follow the true ending route the same with the first Steins;Gate anime.