Nov 262025
I don’t think we ever talked about the Steins;Gate remake, probably because I thought “Why?” when I heard the news and then forgot all about it.
Steins;Gate Re:Boot was announced last year, intended for a 2025 release.
It recently got delayed to 2026, quickly followed by the announcement of a PC release and localization.
Steins;Gate Re:Boot is a remake of the original Steins;Gate that features updated character designs, new locations, and (the part I’m most interested in) new story elements.
To be honest, my main thought about it is still largely “Why?” because aside from the character sprites now having animation, I think the original game looks better. On top of that, they held a showcase that confirmed it’s using Steins;Gate Elite’s script as a base. I never played Elite, but I know it cut a significant number of lines because of the anime-style presentation and is often considered the inferior version as a result, so it’s disappointing that Re:Boot is using the reduced script.
On the other hand, a new ending has been added, so I’m curious about what that could be.
Now, there’s been a fair amount of fan attention drawn to some oddities in the trailer like unexplained glitch graphical effects in the backgrounds, as well as the emphasis on it being a reboot rather than just calling it a remake, which has caused speculation that it could actually be a secret sequel revisiting the events of the game after Anonymous;Code…
…which I haven’t played yet, so I can’t offer many thoughts on that.
So there’s only one thing for me to do, and that’s to catch up on these games before Steins;Gate Re:Boot comes out! If it really is just a remake, though, I’m much more interested in the sequel that was teased so long ago.
What do you think of Steins;Gate Re:Boot?
I feel like this game has been remade so many times with so few differences each time, they should just add a way for fans to say “yeah I played it already” and let them skip ahead… but then they couldn’t sell it for full price xD
I still have barely scratched the surface of the other related games, so I guess I will see how the internet reacts to the release!