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Let’s Talk About the Steins;Gate Re:Boot News

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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?

Celebrating All Things Romantic: Steins;Gate: My Darling’s Embrace

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Feb 092024
 

Steins;Gate is not only one of the first true visual novels I’ve ever played, but also one of my all-time favorites. I absolutely loved it.

Despite that, I never got around to playing Steins;Gate: My Darling’s Embrace, a lighthearted spin-off/fandisc with more of a romantic comedy approach.

So what better time than now, during Celebrating All Things Romantic?

If you’re at all familiar with Steins;Gate, you know that the basic premise kicks off when the main character Okabe and his friends learn they can send emails into the past (which they then refer to as D-Mails) and change the timeline through these messages. My Darling’s Embrace begins with Okabe finding himself at the other end of a D-Mail change where they’ve begun to develop new gadgets to sell… although he sent so many D-Mails that he doesn’t quite know what one caused this.

Things quickly spiral out of control when he and Kurisu end up stuck wearing a new gadget that shocks them whenever they argue. They prepare to send a D-Mail into the past to change it… and your choice there determines which route you end up on.

There are six routes, and each takes the story in a different direction focused on one of the characters. A couple of the routes (mainly Suzuha’s) hint at romance more than showing it, but most have the growing relationship as a core part of the route. They’re all sweet and funny, an entertaining look at how Okabe’s relationships could develop under other circumstances.

I especially enjoyed Moeka’s route, which was so wholesome and nice to see.

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And unlike in the main game, Luka is still a guy for his route this time.

Above everything else, My Darling’s Embrace reminded me of how much I love the Steins;Gate story and its characters. While the main story might become an intense thriller, and that’s still one of its biggest draws, it was nice to relax and read some lighthearted rom-com antics with this cast.

So if you’re a fan of Steins;Gate and want to some more romance-focused routes with its characters, check out Steins;Gate: My Darling’s Embrace!

Steins;Gate Elite is a “Full Animation Adventure Game”

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Sep 202017
 

Back in May, Steins;Gate Elite was announced for the PS4 and Vita in Japan.

Very few details were revealed, but it sounded like some sort of enhanced remake of Steins;Gate.

Now the Switch has been added to the list of platforms, and Steins;Gate Elite has been described further as “a full animation adventure game.”

All of the animation from the Steins;Gate anime will be used, along with new animation for the routes that weren’t in the anime.

No one seems quite sure what to make of this.

I loved Steins;Gate and also enjoyed its sequel/midquel, but I don’t quite see the point of making a fully animated visual novel.

Is it like an expanded version of the anime, except you can answer Okabe’s phone and make choices to lead to the different routes, like in the visual novel? That’s interesting, but is there really an advantage over reading the visual novel? Is it intended for people who don’t like visual novels but don’t want to just watch the anime? Who is the target audience?

Steins;Gate Elite will be out in 2018 in Japan, so we’ll see what it’s like then. No localization news has been announced so far.

What do you think of this idea? Am I just missing the appeal? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

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