<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
science	O
fiction	O
visual	O
novel	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
5pb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Science	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
following	O
Chaos	B-Application
;	I-Application
Head	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
includes	O
branching	O
scenarios	O
with	O
courses	O
of	O
interaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JAST	O
USA	O
released	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
both	O
digitally	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
physical	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
,	O
while	O
PQube	O
released	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	O
versions	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan	O
disc	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
My	I-Application
Darling	I-Application
's	I-Application
Embrace	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
non-canon	O
8-bit	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	O
Hen'i	O
Kuukan	O
no	O
Octet	O
or	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
8bit	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
game	O
,	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Linear	I-Application
Bounded	I-Application
Phenogram	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
game	O
,	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
an	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
visual	O
novel	O
titled	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
which	O
presents	O
fully	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
from	O
the	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
anime	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
,	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
game	O
called	O
8-bit	B-Application
ADV	I-Application
Steins	I-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Famicom	O
adventure	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gates	I-Application
gameplay	O
requires	O
little	O
interaction	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
spent	O
reading	O
the	O
text	O
that	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
which	O
represents	O
either	O
the	O
dialogue	O
between	O
the	O
various	O
characters	O
or	O
the	O
thoughts	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
other	O
visual	O
novels	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
specific	O
points	O
in	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
where	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
choice	O
to	O
affect	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
these	O
decision	O
points	O
,	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
presents	O
the	O
user	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
approximately	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
Chaos	B-Application
;	I-Application
Head	I-Application
,	O
in	O
Akihabara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Chiyomaru	O
Shikura	O
,	O
who	O
headed	O
the	O
planning	O
of	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
Akihabara	O
was	O
chosen	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
easy	O
place	O
for	O
acquiring	O
hardware	O
parts	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
the	O
ideal	O
place	O
for	O
people	O
interested	O
in	O
inventing	O
and	O
tinkering	O
with	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
cause	B-Application
and	I-Application
effect	I-Application
is	O
featured	O
prominently	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
travels	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
numerous	O
times	O
to	O
perform	O
different	O
actions	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
alter	O
what	O
has	O
happened	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
also	O
features	O
hard	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Okabe	O
Rintaro	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
appears	O
in	O
Robotics	O
;	O
Notes	O
as	O
DaSH	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
main	O
character	O
in	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Robotics	B-Application
;	I-Application
Notes	I-Application
DaSH	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiryu	O
Moeka	O
is	O
a	O
tall	O
girl	O
who	O
Okabe	O
bumps	O
into	O
in	O
Akihabara	O
and	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
IBN	B-Device
5100	I-Device
personal	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
Lab	O
Member	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
side-story	O
manga	O
,	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	O
Bōkan	O
no	O
Rebellion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Okabe	O
gives	O
him	O
the	O
nickname	O
"	O
Mr.	O
Braun	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
passion	O
for	O
CRT	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
"	O
Braun-tube	O
TVs	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
side-story	O
manga	O
,	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	O
Onshū	O
no	O
Braunian	O
Motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Akihabara	O
district	O
of	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
undoing	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
D-Mails	O
that	O
caused	O
shifts	O
in	O
the	O
timeline	O
,	O
Rintaro	O
regains	O
possession	O
of	O
an	O
IBN	B-Device
5100	I-Device
PC	O
that	O
they	O
lost	O
earlier	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
crack	O
into	O
SERN	O
's	O
systems	O
and	O
delete	O
the	O
evidence	O
of	O
Rintaro	O
's	O
original	O
D-Mail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
failure	O
,	O
Rintaro	O
receives	O
a	O
message	O
from	O
his	O
future	O
self	O
,	O
telling	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
save	O
Kurisu	O
without	O
altering	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
him	O
developing	O
a	O
time	O
machine	O
is	O
to	O
fool	O
his	O
past	O
self	O
into	O
believing	O
Kurisu	O
had	O
been	O
killed	O
and	O
thus	O
achieving	O
the	O
final	O
divergence	O
value	O
of	O
1.048596	O
%	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
dubs	O
'	O
Steins	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
the	O
Steins	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
world	O
line	O
,	O
safe	O
from	O
the	O
threat	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
world	O
war	O
,	O
Rintaro	O
and	O
Kurisu	O
manage	O
to	O
reunite	O
by	O
chance	O
(	O
or	O
by	O
fate	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
Akihabara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Faris	O
NyanNyan	O
Ending	O
,	O
Okabe	O
decides	O
to	O
not	O
send	O
the	O
D-Mail	O
that	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Faris	O
's	O
father	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
the	O
IBN	B-Device
5100	I-Device
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
collaborative	O
work	O
between	O
5pb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Nitroplus	O
after	O
Chaos	B-Application
;	I-Application
Head	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
planning	O
for	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
was	O
headed	O
by	O
Chiyomaru	O
Shikura	O
of	O
5pb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Ryohei	O
Fuke	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
'	O
Huke	O
 '	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
illustrators	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Black	O
Rock	O
Shooter	O
franchise	O
)	O
whereas	O
the	O
gadgets	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Sh	O
@rp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shikura	O
,	O
Hayashi	O
,	O
Matsuhara	O
,	O
Abo	O
,	O
and	O
Isoe	O
had	O
all	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Chaos	B-Application
;	I-Application
Head	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
"	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
"	O
had	O
no	O
specific	O
meaning	O
,	O
being	O
coined	O
from	O
the	O
German	O
word	O
"	O
Stein	O
"	O
meaning	O
stone	O
,	O
and	O
tying	O
in	O
with	O
famous	O
physicist	O
Albert	O
Einstein	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
website	O
that	O
simply	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Project	O
S;	B-Application
G	I-Application
and	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
5pb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matsuhara	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
producer	O
for	O
Chaos	B-Application
;	I-Application
Head	I-Application
,	O
had	O
previously	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
centred	O
on	O
Akihabara	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
with	O
Nitroplus	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
second	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
around	O
the	O
theme	O
""	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
countdown	O
expired	O
and	O
the	O
name	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kana	O
Hanazawa	O
stated	O
that	O
she	O
was	O
happy	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
selected	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
as	O
she	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
common	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
serious	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
earlier	O
visual	O
novels	O
written	O
by	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kanno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Eve	B-Application
Burst	I-Application
Error	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
time-travel	O
adventure	O
YU-NO	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Girl	I-Application
Who	I-Application
Chants	I-Application
Love	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Bound	I-Application
of	I-Application
this	I-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
was	O
first	O
declared	O
gold	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
;	O
with	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
made	O
available	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
later	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
;	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
members	O
and	O
then	O
publicly	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
both	O
limited	O
and	O
regular	O
editions	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
additional	O
CGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
downloadable	O
contents	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
opening	O
movie	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
opening	O
theme	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
ending	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Apple	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
that	O
shared	O
a	O
new	O
opening	O
movie	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
spin-off	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darling	I-Application
of	I-Application
Loving	I-Application
Vows	I-Application
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
featuring	O
higher	O
quality	O
assets	O
then	O
the	O
previous	O
releases	O
,	O
titled	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
HD	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
first-print	O
copies	O
of	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
became	O
playable	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
through	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
on	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
spin-offs	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darling	I-Application
of	I-Application
Loving	I-Application
Vows	I-Application
and	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Linear	I-Application
Bounded	I-Application
Phenogram	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
PQube	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
release	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physical	O
versions	O
were	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
Canada	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
only	O
available	O
at	O
VideoGamesPlus.ca	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
took	O
over	O
publishing	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Mages/5pb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
Famitsu	O
Awards	O
gave	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
visual	O
novel	O
an	O
annual	O
Game	O
of	O
Excellence	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
2015	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Award	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Handheld	O
/	O
Mobile	O
Game	O
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Senji	O
Ishii	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
praised	O
the	O
scenario	O
for	O
its	O
detail	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
events	O
that	O
were	O
overlooked	O
as	O
insignificant	O
later	O
returned	O
to	O
affect	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4Gamer.net	O
commented	O
that	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
is	O
comparable	O
to	O
428	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shibuya	I-Application
Scramble	I-Application
and	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
gem	O
that	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
seen	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
praised	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
producer	O
Tomoya	O
Asano	O
,	O
who	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
appealing	O
and	O
likable	O
characters	O
and	O
a	O
scenario	O
that	O
surprised	O
players	O
"	O
;	O
this	O
led	O
to	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
writer	O
Naotaka	O
Hayashi	O
writing	O
the	O
plot	O
and	O
characters	O
for	O
the	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
Bravely	B-Application
Default	I-Application
:	I-Application
Flying	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
English	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
visual	O
novel	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
highest-rated	O
PC	O
game	O
of	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
game	O
of	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
placed	O
fourth	O
in	O
overall	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
sales	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
Japan	I-Application
on	O
the	O
year	O
starting	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
ending	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
2nd	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
game	O
charts	O
,	O
selling	O
63,558	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
300,000	O
copies	O
have	O
been	O
shipped	O
across	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2014	O
,	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
UK	O
charts	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
topped	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
chart	O
,	O
came	O
third	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
chart	O
,	O
and	O
entered	O
at	O
#18	O
on	O
the	O
All-Format	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
has	O
sold	O
between	O
50,000	O
and	O
100,000	O
downloads	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Steins	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
visual	O
novel	O
series	O
has	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
including	O
100,000	O
copies	O
of	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
had	O
an	O
estimated	O
total	O
of	O
160,000	O
players	O
by	O
July	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
spawned	O
additional	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hiyoku	I-Application
Renri	I-Application
no	I-Application
Darling	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Chaos	B-Application
;	I-Application
Head	I-Application
Love	I-Application
Chu	I-Application
Chu	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
,	O
though	O
ports	O
later	O
followed	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
game	O
,	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Linear	I-Application
Bounded	I-Application
Phenogram	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2013.Steins	O
;	O
Gate	O
:	O
Hen'i	O
Kuukan	O
no	O
Octet	O
is	O
a	O
non-canon	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
True	O
End	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC-88	B-Device
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
typing	O
short	O
commands	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
and	O
explore	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
all	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
characters	O
drawn	O
in	O
a	O
low-color	O
pixelated	B-Algorithm
style	O
with	O
emulated	O
scanlines	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
chiptune	O
music	O
played	O
through	O
an	O
emulated	O
FM	O
chip	O
with	O
no	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premise	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
Okabe	O
Rintaro	O
receiving	O
a	O
D-Mail	O
from	O
himself	O
in	O
2025	O
that	O
states	O
that	O
he	O
must	O
save	O
the	O
future	O
by	O
reclaiming	O
an	O
IBN	B-Device
5100	I-Device
from	O
a	O
person	O
under	O
the	O
alias	O
"	O
Neidhardt	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
person	O
is	O
Takumi	O
Nishijō	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Chaos	B-Application
;	I-Application
Head	I-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
runs	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
player	O
name	O
in	O
his	O
favorite	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
the	O
D-Mail	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Neidhardt	O
"	O
lives	O
in	O
Shibuya	O
and	O
has	O
"	O
inherent	O
,	O
supernatural	O
abilities	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
his	O
power	O
as	O
a	O
megalomaniac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
non-canon	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
contains	O
many	O
easter	O
eggs	O
and	O
references	O
that	O
connect	O
Chaos	B-Application
;	I-Application
Head	I-Application
and	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
spin-off	O
game	O
titled	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
Senkei	O
Kōsoku	O
no	O
Phenogram	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Science	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
games	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
fully	O
animated	O
,	O
using	O
all	O
the	O
footage	O
from	O
the	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
anime	O
series	O
along	O
with	O
newly	O
produced	O
animation	O
for	O
most	O
story	O
routes	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
;	O
the	O
animation	O
is	O
played	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
script	O
and	O
voiced	O
dialogue	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Internet	O
radio	O
show	O
to	O
promote	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
named	O
""	O
began	O
broadcasting	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Internet	O
radio	O
shows	O
are	O
recorded	O
in	O
MP3	B-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Yomi	O
Sarachi	O
and	O
serialized	O
by	O
Media	O
Factory	O
in	O
their	O
Monthly	O
Comic	O
Alive	O
from	O
2009	O
to	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Udon	O
Entertainment	O
from	O
2015	O
to	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
book	O
containing	O
information	O
and	O
designs	O
of	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Enterbrain	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
light	O
novel	O
sequel	O
,	O
set	O
6	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
titled	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Committee	O
of	O
Antimatter	O
,	O
was	O
to	O
ship	O
on	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Chiyomaru	O
Shikura	O
announced	O
on	O
his	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
that	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
would	O
be	O
adapted	O
into	O
an	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
original	O
net	O
animation	O
shorts	O
,	O
titled	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
between	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
IBM	O
to	O
promote	O
cognitive	B-General_Concept
computing	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
has	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
episode	O
23	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
aired	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
rebroadcast	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
depicting	O
an	O
alternate	O
ending	O
which	O
leads	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
film	O
,	O
titled	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
−	O
Load	O
Region	O
of	O
Déjà	O
Vu	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
versions	O
featured	O
new	O
songs	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
all	O
sung	O
by	O
Itō	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
a	O
new	O
ending	O
theme	O
titled	O
sung	O
by	O
Yui	O
Sakakibara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
background	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
shortened	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
vocal	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
by	O
Afilia	O
Saga	O
East	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
sings	O
the	O
opening	O
to	O
the	O
sequel	O
game	O
of	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
can	O
be	O
heard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
Double	O
Pack	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
the	O
original	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
Hiyoku	O
Renri	O
no	O
Darling	O
,	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
bonus	O
soundtrack	O
entitled	O
"	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
Symphonic	O
Material.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
was	O
later	O
expanded	O
upon	O
and	O
released	O
commercially	O
on	O
a	O
2-disc	O
set	O
,	O
as	O
"	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
Symphonic	O
Reunion	O
"	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anime	O
features	O
four	O
pieces	O
of	O
theme	O
music	O
;	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
is	O
"	O
Hacking	O
to	O
the	O
Gate	O
"	O
by	O
Kanako	O
Ito	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
ending	O
theme	O
is	O
by	O
Yui	O
Sakakibara	O
(	O
in	O
ending	O
credits	O
she	O
is	O
mentioned	O
as	O
FES	O
from	O
Chaos	B-Application
;	I-Application
Head	I-Application
band	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
ending	O
themes	O
of	O
episode	O
23	O
and	O
24	O
are	O
and	O
"	O
Another	O
Heaven	O
"	O
both	O
by	O
Kanako	O
Ito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
live-action	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
play	O
Living	O
ADV	O
:	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
finished	O
its	O
eight-day	O
run	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
's	O
Zepp	O
Diver	O
City	O
Theater	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
live-action	O
television	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Skydance	O
Television	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2020	O
at	O
the	O
annual	O
Science	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Live''	O
event	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
