STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT

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Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

MAGES. Inc. · Visual Novel · Aug 19, 2026

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$59.99
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
41
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio1 of 4
Subtitles4 of 4

Should I buy STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Linux compatibility: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 137 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise44% are divided11% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
46 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
One interesting addition in RE:BOOT is that Moeka gets her own route and ending, based on material from the Drama CD, giving her more room to develop compared with the original game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
30 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
Inc. and published by Spike Chunsoft Co, bringing the classic story into a modern presentation with updated visuals, UI, refreshed character designs, dynamic presentation, and a brand new scenario and ending.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
The game also keeps the original professional voice cast, with all the characters fully voiced, while the soundtrack includes both re recorded material and new music.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
7 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
The phone mechanic is back and, to be honest, this is one of the things that could actually use a remake.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story46 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Gameplay7 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
75% still recommend
Steam Deck
63% still recommend
Controls
80% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Players complain
Linux compatibility
75% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$59.99

The lowest we've tracked is $53.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $59.99

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