STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT Launches Today With New World Lines and Endings
The release marks the first consumer console port of the 2011 command-input adventure game STEINS;GATE Hen'i Kuukan no Octet, which is included as a pre-order bonus DLC and scheduled for November distribution.
Key Facts
- STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT launched on August 20, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, and Steam.
- The Xbox Series X|S version of STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT releases on October 29 at 16:00, sold by Spike Chunsoft.
- Prices for STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT start at 6,380 yen for download, 7,480 yen for the standard edition, and 12,980 yen for the limited edition.
- The limited edition of STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT includes an art book, a soundtrack DVD-ROM with 35 tracks, and a live Blu-ray and DVD from the STEINS;GATE 15th LIVE - ONE WORLD - event.
- The DLC STEINS;GATE Hen'i Kuukan no Octet, a 2011 Windows command-input adventure game, gets its first console port in November 2026.
Reporting from 2 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer.
MAGES. and Spike Chunsoft released STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT on August 20 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, and Steam. The remake of the 2009 Xbox 360 visual novel STEINS;GATE is based on the scenario of STEINS;GATE ELITE, adjusted for a faster, more readable pace, with new world lines and ending scenarios added. The game features fully re-recorded voice acting and a remade soundtrack by composer Takeshi Abo. All character art, backgrounds, and event stills were redrawn from line art, with event stills roughly doubled and backgrounds increased by about 1.2 times compared to the original. The animation tool E-mote brings characters to life with subtle facial expressions and natural breathing. The opening theme is "Skylight Observer" by Kanako Ito, reprising her role from the Xbox 360 version. The Xbox Series X|S version launches on October 29 at 16:00, sold by Spike Chunsoft. Prices start at 6,380 yen for download, 7,480 yen for the standard edition, and 12,980 yen for the limited edition, which includes an art book, soundtrack DVD-ROM, and a live Blu-ray and DVD from the 15th anniversary event.
The remake's scenario is based on STEINS;GATE ELITE, but the game adds new world lines and ending scenarios not present in the original. The visual overhaul is substantial: all character designs were redone by huke, and event stills increased to roughly twice the count of the Xbox 360 version, while backgrounds grew by about 1.2 times. Voice acting was re-recorded entirely, and composer Takeshi Abo remade the BGM for the new release.
The limited edition, priced at 12,980 yen for PS5 and Switch, and 14,080 yen for Switch 2, includes a special outer box with huke's newly drawn illustration, a 36-page art book, a soundtrack DVD-ROM with 35 tracks, and a live Blu-ray and DVD from the STEINS;GATE 15th LIVE - ONE WORLD - event held on October 27, 2024, at Mori no Hall 21 in Matsudo, Chiba. The first print of the standard editions for Switch 2, Switch, and PS5 includes a download code for the DLC STEINS;GATE Hen'i Kuukan no Octet, a command-input adventure game originally released for Windows in 2011, now getting its first console port in November. Steam buyers can get the DLC as an early purchase bonus until December 1 at 4:00 AM.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「シュタインズ・ゲート」に新シナリオを追加したリメイク版「STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT」本日発売
- Denfaminicogamer 『シュタゲ』新作『STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT』が本日発売。『ELITE』のシナリオをベースに、新たな世界線とエンディングシナリオが追加