Steins;Gate

Steins;Gate

Developers
	5pb.
	Nitroplus
Publishers
Japan	Nitroplus
North America	JAST USA
Steam	Spike Chunsoft
Engines
Nitroplus	N2System
JAST USA	N2System
Steam	MAGES. Engine
Release dates
Windows	October 15, 2009
Reception
Metacritic	87
OpenCritic	87
IGDB	80
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Relaxed
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Menu-based
Genres	Visual novel
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Contemporary, Japan, Sci-fi
Series	Science Adventure

Steins;Gate is a sci-fi visual novel and the second mainline entry in the Science Adventure series developed by 5pb.

General information

Visual Novel Database article

Steam Community Discussions

Kiri Kiri Basara - An English fan site and news resource for the Science Adventure series.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		JAST USA version on DVD. No difference between original and "Best Edition" aside from price.
Official website		Nitroplus version, Japan only.
Official website		JAST USA version.
Steam		MAGES version.

The Steam release features higher quality artwork in comparison to the original JAST USA/retail release.

Essential improvements

Improvement patch

Install Steins;Gate Steam Patch
A general overall improvement patch that includes many fixes and improvements for translation, image and audio quality as well as an improved font and typography for the visual novel and phone text. Extract the contents of the downloaded zip folder. Run SGPatch-Installer.exe. Note: the patch installer will play music.

Uncompressed FMV videos

Install Steins;Gate Steam HQ FMV Project
Replaces the heavily compressed PC video files with higher quality versions ripped from the PS3 version. Requires the Steins;Gate Steam Patch listed above. Extract the contents of the downloaded zip folder. Copy the languagebarrier folder to the main game folder.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	The game does not contain microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Raider expedition	Adds an additional campaign.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Nitroplus\STEINS;GATE
Steam	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\mages_steam\STEINS;GATE\eng
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/412830/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Nitroplus\STEINS;GATE
Steam	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\mages_steam\STEINS;GATE\eng
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/412830/pfx/

80 save slots and 48 quicksave slots available.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud		274.66 MiB available.

Video

In-game general and graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Maximum resolution of 1920x1080.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Game must be started from launcher, which can't be navigated with a controller.
Controller remapping		Controller controls can be remapped in the launcher.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts		Keyboard and mouse prompts only.
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Separate sliders for voices, music and sound effects with additional sliders for each individual character's voices.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

All versions only include one language.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech				Fan - #1
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by VNX+; download.
Polish				Fan translation [1]
Russian				Fan translation by «TransLab» and for Steam-version.
Spanish				Fan translation by GateofSteiner.

Issues fixed

Game hangs at black screen

Use unofficial patch
See Steins;Gate Steam Patch.

Missing text in main menu on AMD Radeon RX 5000 series and newer

Use dxvk (Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 9/10/11)
Requires Steins;Gate Steam Patch Install the Steins;Gate Steam Patch if not done already. Extract the contents of the downloaded archive. Copy the DLLs from dxvk-1.8.1\x32 into the GATE folder created by the Steins;Gate Steam Patch.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video	2.5.13.0

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4		Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	512 MB		1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible		64 MB of VRAM
Other	Minimum resolution of 1024x768

With Windows XP and Vista, only the 32-bit versions are officially supported.