Rank 01Why this
Shares email based decision making with STEINS;GATE ELITE.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
Games like STEINS;GATE ELITE
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- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked STEINS;GATE ELITE also play
The closest matches to STEINS;GATE ELITE: STEINS;GATE, STEINS;GATE 0, CHAOS;CHILD, ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE, and Muv-Luv Alternative. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Time Travel and Science, like STEINS;GATE ELITE.
- $34.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2018
Rank 03Why this
Also Thriller and Gore, like STEINS;GATE ELITE.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2019
Rank 04 
ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as STEINS;GATE ELITE.
Rank 05 
Muv-Luv Alternative
Why this: Also Gore and Romance, like STEINS;GATE ELITE.
Rank 06 
Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
Why this: Also Gore and Violent, like STEINS;GATE ELITE.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like STEINS;GATE ELITE
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- 89% of 179 reviews
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: MAGES. Inc.
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 87% of 440 reviews
- Genres: Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Animated scenes trigger based on choices
- Anime animation enhances immersion
- Emotional character relationships drive engagement
- Atmospheric
- Emotional
- Immersive
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Why this: Also Gore and Romance, like STEINS;GATE ELITE.
Lucid9: Inciting Incident
Why this: Also Gore and Violent, like STEINS;GATE ELITE.
Kidnapped Girl
Why this: Also Romance and Violent, like STEINS;GATE ELITE.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Muv-Luv Alternative
Why this: Also Gore and Romance, like STEINS;GATE ELITE.
Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
Why this: Also Gore and Violent, like STEINS;GATE ELITE.
Fate/stay night REMASTERED
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as STEINS;GATE ELITE.
More from MAGES. Inc.
Other recommendable Steam games by MAGES. Inc., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
Why this: Also Gore and Violent, like STEINS;GATE ELITE.
STEINS;GATE: Linear Bounded Phenogram
Why this: Also Time Travel and Science, like STEINS;GATE ELITE.
Memories Off -Innocent Fille-
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as STEINS;GATE ELITE.
About STEINS;GATE ELITE
The closest matches to STEINS;GATE ELITE: STEINS;GATE, STEINS;GATE 0, CHAOS;CHILD, ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE, and Muv-Luv Alternative. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If STEINS;GATE ELITE is your kind of game, the closest matches are STEINS;GATE, STEINS;GATE 0 and CHAOS;CHILD — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, emotional and immersive, and single out its animated scene triggering and email based decision making. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About STEINS;GATE ELITE: STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.
Is STEINS;GATE ELITE worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 87% of 440 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 28 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Animated scenes trigger based on choices
- Anime animation enhances immersion
- Emotional character relationships drive engagement
- Streamlined pacing feels cinematic
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Just a souped down version of the OG, nothing wrong with it, but there is virtually nothing different from the anime. So if you've never played or watched the anime then yeah you can play it but remember it cuts off a lot of lines from the…”
“I am an admittedly rabid fan of Steins;Gate, but like others have said, there is little reason to buy this if you've played the original game and/or watched the anime. It's essentially just clips from the anime looped and timed to go with…”
People who play it also play: STEINS;GATE, STEINS;GATE 0, CHAOS;CHILD
Mobile version
STEINS;GATE ELITE is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:
- No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-06, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-06, source)
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Frequently asked about STEINS;GATE ELITE
Can I run it?
Does STEINS;GATE ELITE run on Steam Deck?
STEINS;GATE ELITE is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
What games are most similar to STEINS;GATE ELITE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside STEINS;GATE ELITE are STEINS;GATE, STEINS;GATE 0, CHAOS;CHILD.
Who developed STEINS;GATE ELITE?
STEINS;GATE ELITE was developed by MAGES. Inc. and published by Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd..