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Games like STEINS;GATE ELITE

If STEINS;GATE ELITE is your kind of game, the closest matches are STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT, STEINS;GATE and STEINS;GATE 0 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its anime animation enhances immersion, atmospheric and emotional. 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.

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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.

2019AdventureDeck PlayableWindowsby MAGES. Inc.
STEINS;GATE ELITE — Steam game cover
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Players who liked STEINS;GATE ELITE also play

Steam players who put hours into STEINS;GATE ELITE also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for STEINS;GATE ELITE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    STEINS;GATE returns! Rebooted for the modern era! Featuring fully updated visuals, UI, and an all-new story that breathes new life into the streets of Akihabara.

    2026AdventureCasualSteam ↗
  2. STEINS;GATE

    WHY THIS

    Shares email based decision making and an atmospheric mood with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Second-strongest match for STEINS;GATE ELITE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.

    2016Adventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STEINS;GATE 0

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Third-strongest match for STEINS;GATE ELITE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.

    2018Adventure8.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The VII Enigma

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Ranked #4 for STEINS;GATE ELITE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Fate, love, death... Can the enigma be solved? 『The VII Enigma』is a character-driven sci-fi mystery visual novel. Set in a shadowy world of dystopian conspiracy, you must defy the fabric of reality, navigating the desperate path to the 'true end' against the tyranny of time itself.

    2022Adventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. CHAOS;CHILD

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Ranked #5 for STEINS;GATE ELITE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.

    2019Adventure12.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cyber Paranoia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for STEINS;GATE ELITE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Hospitalized for a mental contagion, you undergo therapy with an android. Experience love, pain, and control as your choices shape his fate – and decide your own reality.

    AdventureSimulationRPGSteam ↗
  7. Quantum Suicide

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for STEINS;GATE ELITE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. CORPSE FACTORY

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Ranked #8 for STEINS;GATE ELITE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to STEINS;GATE ELITE

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. STEINS;GATE

    WHY THIS

    Shares email based decision making and an atmospheric mood with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Reviewers of STEINS;GATE ELITE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.

    2016Adventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. STEINS;GATE 0

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Reviewers of STEINS;GATE ELITE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.

    2018Adventure8.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. memory® – The Original Matching Game from Ravensburger

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of STEINS;GATE ELITE cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    The original matching game from Ravensburger.

    2022Casual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The OG Cake Factory

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of STEINS;GATE ELITE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    You've woken up in this magnificent cake factory, but soon realize that a crazy chef is after you… Get ready to bake cakes in this stressful First-person Horror game!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. 4STORY : The Original

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of STEINS;GATE ELITE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Between Berkilious, the God of Destruction, and Lea, the Goddess of creation, long-lasting antagonism has repeated numerous creations and destructions. In the name of the Goddess Lea, exists the world of Iveria. In this world of chaos, will there be a hero to end this war once and for all?

    2025ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

More from MAGES. Inc.

Other recommendable Steam games by MAGES. Inc., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. STEINS;GATE

    WHY THIS

    Shares email based decision making and an atmospheric mood with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind STEINS;GATE ELITE. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.

    2016Adventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. STEINS;GATE 0

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind STEINS;GATE ELITE. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.

    2018Adventure8.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. CHAOS;CHILD

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind STEINS;GATE ELITE. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.

    2019Adventure12.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds! Enjoy fast and frantic arcade-style beat 'em up gameplay with cute characters. Beat up hordes of weird enemies with awesome special attacks. Local co-op and PVP supported for up to 4 players!

    2015Action14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. CHAOS;HEAD NOAH

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind STEINS;GATE ELITE. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

    2022Adventure12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind STEINS;GATE ELITE. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Fall in love with the lab members all over again in this sweet and slapstick romantic comedy!

    2019Adventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STEINS;GATE: Linear Bounded Phenogram

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind STEINS;GATE ELITE. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    A story for every lab member. Discover a new side of each STEINS;GATE character and get a glimpse of their inner thoughts through 10 new stories.

    2019AdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Memories Off -Innocent Fille-

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind STEINS;GATE ELITE. Shares Adventure with STEINS;GATE ELITE.

    「メモリーズオフ」シリーズ史上最もライトで最もシリアスな二面性のあるシナリオが、切なくて儚い、ただ一つの想いを選ぶ“二者択一の恋物語”(オルタナティブ・ラヴストーリー)へとプレイヤーを誘います。

    2020Adventure7.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about STEINS;GATE ELITE

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 RE:BOOT, STEINS;GATE, STEINS;GATE 0.
Who developed STEINS;GATE ELITE?
STEINS;GATE ELITE was developed by MAGES. Inc. and published by Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd..

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