visual novel
Steins;Gate 0
By Mages, released 1 Jan 2015
- Microsoft Windows
- PlayStation 3
- PlayStation Vita
- science fiction video game
What it is
Steins;Gate 0 is a science-fiction visual novel from Mages and a sequel set on an alternate worldline after the original story’s events. Its story follows young students as they try to bend time and prevent World War 3, with artificial intelligence added to the series’ time-travel theme. Familiar characters return alongside a new cast.
The story’s direction can respond to choices made through a smartphone interface: whether you answer calls and how you respond affect the outcome. The game is listed for Windows and supports single-player. Steam features include Achievements, Trading Cards, Cloud, Family Sharing, partial controller support, and Remote Play on Phone and Tablet. The description frames the central question around saving someone the protagonist loves while trying to save humanity. Players looking for a story-led game with branching outcomes will find its central interaction in those phone responses.
What players like, and what they don't
- Alternate-worldline sequel to the original story.
- Artificial intelligence joins the time-travel theme.
- Phone responses affect the story outcome.
- Steam Remote Play supports Phone and Tablet.
- Steam Achievements and Trading Cards are listed.
- Windows is the only listed platform.
- Controller support is partial.
- Listed as single-player only.
Who it suits
For players interested in a single-player science-fiction visual novel about time travel, artificial intelligence, and an alternate worldline. The phone-response choices may suit readers who want their decisions to affect the story’s outcome.
Steins;Gate 0 centers its science-fiction story on time travel, AI and choices made through a phone interface. Its listed Steam features include Remote Play on Phone and Tablet, though Windows is the only listed platform.
