The Steins;Gate Re:Boot visual novel will launch on August 20 in Japan, and it’ll be available on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, and, as previously announced, Steam. Pre-orders will began on May 8.
The remake’s cover art, drawn by returning character designer huke, was also revealed along with its opening movie. There’s a video previewing the so-called E-mote character movement feature, plus more preview images, as well.
A press release says that details about the English version of Steins;Gate Re:Boot will be revealed at a later date. It was previously known that the game would be on Steam in 2026 with Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese subtitle options.
Also mentioned in the press release are a new World Line and ending, as well as re-recorded voice lines and and remade background music from composer Takeshi Abo. Reprising their voice roles are Mamoru Miyano as Rintaro Okabe, Kana Hanazawa as Mayuri Shina, Tomokazu Seki as Itaru Ishida, Asami Imai as Chris Makise, Saori Goto as Moeka Kiryu, Yu Kobayashi as Luka Urushibara, Momoi Haruko as Faris NyanNyan, Yukari Tamura as Suzuha Amane, Masaki Terasoma as Yugo Tennoji, Ayano Yamamoto as Nae Tennoji, and Mitsuru Ogata as Dr. Nakabachi.
In Japan, the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PlayStation 5 will get regular, limited edition, and super limited edition physical releases. Digitally, there will be a digital deluxe edition in addition to the regular edition (6,380 yen/~US$40 with tax-included). The super limited edition includes a complete Steins;Gate series DVD soundtrack and a framed illustration drawn by huke, along with the limited edition’s Steins;Gate Re:Boot DVD soundtrack, a DVD and Blu-ray of the Steins;Gate 15th Live – One World – event, and a Steins;Gate Re:Boot art book.
Steins;Gate Re:Boot is advertised as having “fully updated visuals, UI, and an all-new story that breathes new life into the streets of Akihabara.” Its scenario is based on 2018’s Steins;Gate Elite, a remaster of the original Steins;Gate that has footage from the Steins;Gate TV anime adaptation and new animation sequences. The remake was previously scheduled for a 2025 release.
The synopsis on Steam reads:
STEINS;GATE follows a ragtag group of tech-savvy students led by Rintaro Okabe, whose latest invention accidentally gains the ability to send messages to the past, unleashing the power to alter history itself.
As global conspiracies stir and timelines begin to twist, the curtain rises on a future steeped in chaos.
Steins;Gate was first released on Xbox 360 in October 2009. It was developed by 5pb., which merged with AG-ONE to become current developer MAGES in 2011. It has a midquel titled Steins;Gate 0 that inspired its own anime and a number of spin-offs.
Steins;Gate is part of the wider Science Adventure series that includes titles like Chaos;Head, Robotics;Notes, Chaos;Child, Occultic;Nine, and Anonymous;Code.
Update: Added more details about Steins;Gate Re:Boot and the new preview images.
Source: Press release
