<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
My	I-Application
Darling	I-Application
's	I-Application
Embrace	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
5pb.	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
in	O
English	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Science	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
spin-off	O
from	O
the	O
2009	O
game	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
romantic	O
comedy	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
world	O
from	O
the	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
builds	O
romantic	O
relationships	O
with	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Naotaka	O
Hayashi	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
scenario	O
supervision	O
by	O
Tatsuya	O
Matsubara	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
where	O
5pb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
Chiyomaru	O
Shikura	O
planned	O
the	O
story	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
;	O
after	O
having	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
he	O
realized	O
that	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
being	O
fully	O
established	O
,	O
he	O
could	O
let	O
other	O
writers	O
work	O
on	O
it	O
and	O
bring	O
in	O
new	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	O
Darling	O
's	O
Embrace	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
from	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
romantic	O
comedy	O
visual	O
novel	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
world	O
line	O
than	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
multiple	O
routes	O
,	O
each	O
focusing	O
on	O
Okabe	O
building	O
a	O
romantic	O
relationship	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
any	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
states	O
or	O
routes	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
Chiyomaru	O
Shikura	O
planned	O
the	O
story	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
game	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
,	O
My	O
Darling	O
's	O
Embrace	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
other	O
writers	O
under	O
scenario	O
supervision	O
by	O
Tatsuya	O
Matsubara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
change	O
came	O
from	O
when	O
Shikura	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
and	O
realized	O
that	O
since	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
had	O
been	O
fully	O
established	O
,	O
he	O
could	O
let	O
other	O
writers	O
who	O
understand	O
the	O
world	O
work	O
on	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
projects	O
and	O
bring	O
new	O
ideas	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
My	O
Darling	O
's	O
Embrace	O
as	O
a	O
romance	O
game	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Matsubara	O
,	O
came	O
from	O
how	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
trend	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
develop	O
secondary	O
games	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
that	O
explored	O
characters	O
more	O
in	O
depth	O
;	O
he	O
did	O
however	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
water	O
down	O
the	O
main	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
narrative	O
by	O
portraying	O
Okabe	O
's	O
struggle	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
again	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
decided	O
to	O
set	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
peaceful	O
,	O
fun	O
worldline	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
several	O
other	O
platforms	O
:	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2013	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
original	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
its	O
spin-off	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Linear	I-Application
Bounded	I-Application
Phenogram	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
collection	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Divergencies	I-Application
Assort	I-Application
along	O
with	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
and	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Linear	I-Application
Bounded	I-Application
Phenogram	I-Application
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
both	O
available	O
separately	O
and	O
in	O
bundles	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
bundle	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
ticket	O
to	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
and	O
a	O
metal	O
charm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
English	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	O
Darling	O
's	O
Embrace	O
was	O
met	O
by	O
"	O
positive	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zenji	O
Ishii	O
at	O
Famitsu	O
compared	O
My	O
Darling	O
's	O
Embrace	O
favorably	O
to	O
other	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
manages	O
to	O
create	O
drama	O
and	O
tension	O
despite	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
tragic	O
element	O
to	O
it	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
particularly	O
cited	O
Luka	O
and	O
Moeka	O
's	O
routes	O
as	O
interesting	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
different	O
atmosphere	O
that	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
romantic	O
route	O
with	O
an	O
otokonoko	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
manages	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
player	O
reconsider	O
their	O
opinion	O
on	O
Moeka	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
did	O
note	O
that	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
sense	O
of	O
safety	O
and	O
how	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
go	O
off	O
into	O
a	O
more	O
serious	O
direction	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
might	O
feel	O
unsatisfying	O
of	O
something	O
impactful	O
to	O
some	O
players	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
fits	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
tone	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
chapters	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
considered	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
everyday	O
activities	O
and	O
light	O
conversation	O
part	O
of	O
what	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Eisenbeis	O
at	O
Kotaku	O
called	O
the	O
art	O
excellent	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
might	O
"	O
sate	O
 [ players' ] 	O
appetites	O
"	O
while	O
waiting	O
for	O
the	O
then	O
upcoming	O
game	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
their	O
"	O
Gold	O
Award	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
31,666	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
bundle	O
in	O
fifth	O
place	O
,	O
selling	O
an	O
additional	O
11,041	O
copies	O
;	O
this	O
boosted	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
putting	O
it	O
in	O
seventh	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
hardware	O
charts	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
with	O
24,849	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
eighteenth	O
with	O
5,397	O
copies	O
sold	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
9,223	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
enter	O
the	O
weekly	O
top	O
20	O
charts	O
at	O
all	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
