# Games like STEINS;GATE

> The closest matches to STEINS;GATE: STEINS;GATE 0, STEINS;GATE ELITE, Zero Escape: The Nonary Games, ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE, and CHAOS;CHILD. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [STEINS;GATE 0](https://imho.run/games/825630/steins-gate-0) — Shares multiple endings with STEINS;GATE. 1,543 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/825630/)
2. [STEINS;GATE ELITE](https://imho.run/games/819030/steins-gate-elite) — Shares email based decision making with STEINS;GATE. 440 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/819030/)
3. [Zero Escape: The Nonary Games](https://imho.run/games/477740/zero-escape-the-nonary-games) — A frequent pick in STEINS;GATE players' libraries, and another Adventure. 3,855 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/477740/)
4. [ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE](https://imho.run/games/1111380/robotics-notes-elite) — Also Science, like STEINS;GATE. 422 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1111380/)
5. [CHAOS;CHILD](https://imho.run/games/970570/chaos-child) — Same atmospheric mood as STEINS;GATE. 1,066 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/970570/)
6. [Date Warp](https://imho.run/games/301380/date-warp) — Also Time Travel and Romance, like STEINS;GATE. 130 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301380/)
7. [Yet Another Killing Game](https://imho.run/games/3217970/yet-another-killing-game) — Shares achievement hunting and multiple endings with STEINS;GATE. 170 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3217970/)
8. [Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition](https://imho.run/games/438130/root-double-before-crime-after-days-xtend-edition) — Same atmospheric mood as STEINS;GATE. 179 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/438130/)
9. [The Forgotten City](https://imho.run/games/874260/the-forgotten-city) — Also Time Travel, like STEINS;GATE. 7,104 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874260/)
10. [Muv-Luv Alternative](https://imho.run/games/802890/muv-luv-alternative) — Also Romance, like STEINS;GATE. 949 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/802890/)
11. [CLANNAD](https://imho.run/games/324160/clannad) — Also Romance, like STEINS;GATE. 1,961 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324160/)
12. [Fate/stay night REMASTERED](https://imho.run/games/2396980/fate-stay-night-remastered) — Shares multiple endings with STEINS;GATE. 1,576 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2396980/)
13. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — A frequent pick in STEINS;GATE players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
14. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — Shares achievement hunting with STEINS;GATE. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
15. [YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world](https://imho.run/games/912450/yu-no-a-girl-who-chants-love-at-the-bound-of-this-world) — Also Time Travel and Romance, like STEINS;GATE. 91 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/912450/)
16. [Analogue: A Hate Story](https://imho.run/games/209370/analogue-a-hate-story) — A frequent pick in STEINS;GATE players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,271 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/209370/)
17. [Angels with Scaly Wings™ / 鱗羽の天使](https://imho.run/games/571880/angels-with-scaly-wings) — Shares multiple endings with STEINS;GATE. 1,149 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/571880/)
18. [GNOSIA](https://imho.run/games/1608290/gnosia) — Also Time Travel, like STEINS;GATE. 1,028 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1608290/)
19. [Amnesia™: Memories](https://imho.run/games/359390/amnesia-memories) — Also Romance, like STEINS;GATE. 2,143 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359390/)
20. [The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-](https://imho.run/games/3014080/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academy-) — Shares multiple endings with STEINS;GATE. 3,461 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3014080/)
21. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Shares multiple endings with STEINS;GATE. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
22. [YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story](https://imho.run/games/1293820/you-and-me-and-her-a-love-story) — Shares multiple endings with STEINS;GATE. 1,973 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293820/)
23. [Tokyo Dark](https://imho.run/games/687260/tokyo-dark) — Shares multiple endings with STEINS;GATE. 581 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/687260/)
24. [Heavy Rain](https://imho.run/games/960910/heavy-rain) — A frequent pick in STEINS;GATE players' libraries, and another Action. 6,053 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960910/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=412830&n=20
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- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/412830
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## About STEINS;GATE

STEINS;GATE is a sci-fi adventure visual novel developed by MAGES. Inc. and published by Spike Chunsoft, originally released in 2016 and now available for $8.99. Players navigate a time-travel mystery through email-based decision-making, where every choice irreversibly alters future world-lines. Reviewers highlight that the email system drives interactive storytelling and world-line theory makes every detail matter, with players describing the experience as atmospheric, emotional, immersive, and mysterious. The game features multiple endings, time-travel paradox mechanics, and achievement-hunting. It runs as playable on Steam Deck and spans a long playtime with a sit-down session shape. The title holds a Metacritic score of 87 and carries a 95% positive rating from over 5,100 Steam reviews, with players noting that characters feel like real people with depth and emotional moments hit frequently throughout the narrative.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 412830
- **Developer:** MAGES. Inc.
- **Publisher:** Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 8, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 87
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412830/)
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