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2009PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable97 % positive26.99 €

A celebrated visual novel about a self-styled mad scientist in Akihabara who accidentally sends messages into the past and gets tangled in shifting timelines. Its playful, nerdy humor gradually turns into a gripping, emotional sci-fi thriller.

Strong, story-driven narrative
Choices with consequences
Sci-fi setting
Dark, serious atmosphere

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The closest matches for Steins;Gate are Steins;Gate Elite, Steins;Gate 0 and Anonymous;Code. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Steins;Gate special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Steins;Gate Elite

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2016PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable91 % positive59.99 €

Strong, story-driven narrative
Choices with consequences
Sci-fi setting

A visual novel remake about a group of amateur inventors who send messages to the past and tangle with time itself. The Elite version swaps the static art for animated footage from the anime, keeping the gripping, emotional time-travel story intact.

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Steins;Gate 0

Choices with consequences

A dark, emotional visual novel sequel to Steins;Gate in which Okabe struggles with trauma and guilt in a timeline without time travel, torn over whether to change the past again. Your choices lead to different endings in a dense, time-travel-driven story.

Anonymous;Code

Choices with consequences

A Science Adventure visual novel from the Steins;Gate team in which a hacker can alter reality by saving and loading the world, drawing him into a conspiracy. The twisty sci-fi story takes center stage, with decisions leading to different endings.

Analogue: A Hate Story

Choices with consequences

A sci-fi visual novel in which you investigate the logs of an abandoned generation ship and talk with two AIs about its rigid, patriarchal society. Your relationships with them steer you toward one of five endings.

Ever17: The Out of Infinity

Strong, story-driven narrative

A classic visual novel about seven people trapped in a damaged underwater theme park. Famed for its intricate mystery plot and one of the genre's best-known twists.

Memory's Dogma Code: 01

Strong, story-driven narrative

A sci-fi visual novel set in Japan in 2030, where memories can be digitized and archived. As Hiroki, you have one week to uncover the truth behind your best friend's death before his memories are erased.

Chaos;Head

Dark, serious atmosphere

A dark psychological visual novel about a socially withdrawn student drawn into a string of gruesome murders as delusion and reality blur together. The opener of the Science Adventure series thrives on oppressive atmosphere and a twisting plot.

Wonderful Everyday: Down the Rabbit-Hole

Dark, serious atmosphere

A dense, dark visual novel about Tokyo high school students, an end-of-the-world prophecy and heavy philosophical themes. It thrives on atmosphere, characters and an intricate, emotional narrative.

Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness

Strong, story-driven narrative

A visual novel set in the dystopian Psycho-Pass universe, where you follow detectives Nadeshiko and Takuma through a case full of moral gray areas. It focuses on dialogue, investigation and the question of what justice means in a society under constant surveillance.

Bustafellows

Choices with consequences

A noir-flavored otome visual novel where you investigate murders in a crime-ridden city while growing close to dangerously charming men. Mystery, romance and slick stylish presentation take center stage.