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Games like Steins;Gate

2009USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable97 % positive−70 % 26.99 € 8.09 €

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.

  • Companions and relationships
  • Emotional impact
  • Dialogue and role-playing
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

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In short: Games like Steins;Gate

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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Ever17: The Out of Infinity

98 %Match

2002PC, PlayStation, Xbox

Brings what grabs you about Steins;Gate: emotional impact, dialogue where you play your role and a strong story.

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.

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Analogue: A Hate Story

Dialogue and role-playing

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.

Little Busters!

Companions and relationships

A Key visual novel that blends slice-of-life comedy with friendship and deeply moving, tearjerking routes. Riki and the Little Busters form a baseball team and uncover the secrets of the girls and the world around them.

Chaos;Child

Strong, story-driven narrative

A dark visual novel in which a high school student investigates a string of bizarre murders in Shibuya. Its delusion-trigger mechanic blends psychological thriller, mystery and science fiction into a gripping story.

Muv-Luv Alternative

Emotional impact

A sprawling sci-fi visual novel in which Takeru is thrown into a parallel world where humanity is losing a desperate war against alien BETA. It delivers a powerful emotional tale of courage, loss and love, with almost no gameplay but huge narrative depth.

Hate Plus

Companions and relationships

You have three real-time days to piece together what went wrong on a derelict generation ship, working alongside a spunky but badly traumatized AI companion. It is a dark visual novel where your choices shape how the mystery unfolds, and it continues the story of Analogue: A Hate Story.

Anonymous;Code

Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

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