<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
5pb	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
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
period	O
of	O
the	O
2009	O
game	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	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
in	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
PQube	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
internationally	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
meeting	O
Maho	O
and	O
her	O
co-worker	O
Alexis	O
Leskinen	O
,	O
Okabe	O
becomes	O
a	O
tester	O
for	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
system	O
Amadeus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
by	O
Chiyomaru	O
Shikura	O
,	O
using	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
audio	O
dramas	O
and	O
light	O
novels	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
for	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
routes	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
adaptation	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
reads	O
through	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
passages	O
of	O
text	O
and	O
dialogue	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
character	O
sprites	O
and	O
background	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
single	O
route	O
that	O
runs	O
from	O
start	O
to	O
finish	O
with	O
multiple	O
branch	O
points	O
throughout	O
,	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
features	O
one	O
branch	O
point	O
near	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
story	O
splits	O
into	O
two	O
major	O
story	O
branches	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
branch	O
again	O
into	O
the	O
different	O
endings	O
;	O
there	O
are	O
in	O
total	O
two	O
main	O
story	O
paths	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
four	O
side	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
determined	O
based	O
on	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
to	O
answer	O
calls	O
from	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
Amadeus	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
Okabe	O
Rintaro	O
can	O
communicate	O
with	O
through	O
his	O
cell	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
Okabe	O
's	O
phone	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
his	O
friends	O
through	O
the	O
messaging	O
app	B-Application
RINE	O
:	O
at	O
some	O
points	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
shows	O
a	O
notification	O
indicating	O
that	O
Okabe	O
has	O
received	O
a	O
message	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
different	O
messages	O
to	O
send	O
back	O
–	O
either	O
text	O
messages	O
or	O
stickers	O
–	O
temporarily	O
locking	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
a	O
conversation	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
character	O
that	O
changes	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
reply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
alternative	O
future	O
before	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
ending	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Akihabara	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
the	O
alpha	O
and	O
beta	O
attractor	O
fields	O
lies	O
the	O
"	O
Steins	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
"	O
world	O
line	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
unaffected	O
by	O
their	O
convergence	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
during	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
ending	O
,	O
where	O
Suzuha	O
traveled	O
to	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
using	O
her	O
time	O
machine	O
to	O
get	O
Okabe	O
to	O
prevent	O
a	O
time-travel	O
arms	O
race	O
leading	O
to	O
World	O
War	O
III	O
;	O
to	O
do	O
this	O
,	O
he	O
needs	O
to	O
stop	O
Kurisu	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
Doctor	O
Nakabachi	O
,	O
from	O
killing	O
Kurisu	O
and	O
bringing	O
her	O
time	O
travel	O
theories	O
to	O
Russia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
five	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
Okabe	O
attends	O
Kurisu	O
's	O
coworkers	O
Maho	O
and	O
Leskinen	O
's	O
presentation	O
of	O
their	O
Amadeus	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
digitized	O
memories	O
as	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
avatars	O
;	O
one	O
avatar	O
has	O
been	O
made	O
based	O
on	O
Kurisu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mayuri	O
intends	O
to	O
time	O
travel	O
with	O
Suzuha	O
to	O
reach	O
Steins	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Kagari	O
takes	O
Mayuri	O
's	O
place	O
as	O
she	O
fears	O
not	O
meeting	O
her	O
in	O
Steins	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
calls	O
for	O
help	O
,	O
and	O
tells	O
Maho	O
that	O
Steins	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
is	O
real	O
,	O
and	O
tells	O
Maho	O
her	O
laptop	O
password	O
is	O
related	O
to	O
Piano	O
Sonata	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Surrounded	O
by	O
Leskinen	O
's	O
men	O
,	O
he	O
declares	O
that	O
he	O
will	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
Steins	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	O
War	O
III	O
begins	O
,	O
Daru	O
flees	O
Akihabara	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
time	O
machine	O
,	O
and	O
Okabe	O
gives	O
up	O
on	O
reaching	O
Steins	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Okabe	O
sends	O
a	O
D-Mail	O
video	O
to	O
his	O
2010	O
counterpart	O
,	O
instructing	O
himself	O
how	O
to	O
save	O
Kurisu	O
and	O
cause	O
the	O
world	O
line	O
divergence	O
into	O
Steins	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
thus	O
setting	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
would	O
play	O
out	O
as	O
the	O
True	O
End	O
route	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
5pb.	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
planned	O
by	O
Chiyomaru	O
Shikura	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Tatsuya	O
Matsubara	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
Huke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
was	O
worked	O
on	O
by	O
Naotaka	O
Hayashi	O
,	O
Toru	O
Yasumoto	O
,	O
Masaki	O
Takimoto	O
,	O
and	O
Tsukasa	O
Tsuchiya	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Epigraph	O
Trilogy	O
series	O
of	O
light	O
novels	O
and	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
audio	O
dramas	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
for	O
Vega	O
and	O
Altair	O
route	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
route	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
the	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>
Japanese	O
first-print	O
copies	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
included	O
a	O
digital	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
copy	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
were	O
released	O
by	O
PQube	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2016	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
5pb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2017	O
.	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
:	I-Application
My	I-Application
Darling	I-Application
's	I-Application
Embrace	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
internationally	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
challenging	O
one	O
:	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
real-world	O
science	O
meant	O
that	O
the	O
localization	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
research	O
subjects	O
like	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
cognitive	O
science	O
and	O
time	O
travel	O
theories	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
everything	O
was	O
phrased	O
correctly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
challenge	O
was	O
that	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
was	O
written	O
specifically	O
for	O
a	O
Japanese	O
audience	O
,	O
who	O
might	O
understand	O
certain	O
things	O
that	O
Western	O
players	O
would	O
not	O
,	O
although	O
Lensenmayer	O
said	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
smaller	O
problem	O
than	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
more	O
serious	O
tone	O
and	O
lesser	O
focus	O
on	O
otaku	O
and	O
internet	O
culture	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
built-in	O
dictionary	O
which	O
explains	O
obscure	O
concepts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lensenmayer	O
wrote	O
the	O
localized	O
text	O
with	O
a	O
general	O
audience	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
intending	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
accessible	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
,	O
while	O
working	O
towards	O
creating	O
something	O
that	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
played	O
the	O
first	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
would	O
enjoy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localization	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
avoid	O
overt	O
Westernization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
importance	O
the	O
Japanese	O
setting	O
and	O
culture	O
held	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
strived	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
Westernization	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspects	O
of	O
Japanese	O
culture	O
that	O
were	O
deemed	O
too	O
obscure	O
to	O
Western	O
players	O
were	O
handled	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
in	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
term	O
senpai	O
was	O
left	O
intact	O
,	O
with	O
short	O
explanatory	O
dialogue	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
best-reviewed	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
game	O
of	O
2016	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
considered	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
Japan-only	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
2015	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
runner-up	O
for	O
RPGFan	O
Best	O
Adventure/Visual	O
Novel	O
of	O
2016	O
award	O
,	O
behind	O
Firewatch	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
publication	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
rivals	O
the	O
first	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
;	O
and	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
visual	O
novels	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
worthy	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
but	O
thought	O
that	O
players	O
should	O
experience	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
or	O
its	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
beforehand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
reviewers	O
particularly	O
liked	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
and	O
Dennis	O
Carden	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
thought	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
makes	O
it	O
nearly	O
"	O
mandatory	O
"	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
liked	O
the	O
original	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carden	O
enjoyed	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
generally	O
darker	O
tone	O
than	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
still	O
included	O
moments	O
of	O
levity	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
made	O
him	O
"	O
laugh	O
just	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
it	O
made	O
 [ him ] 	O
want	O
to	O
cry	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogan	O
mentioned	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
choice	O
system	O
was	O
simpler	O
than	O
the	O
one	O
in	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Helm	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
choices	O
had	O
the	O
tension	O
and	O
regret	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
100,000	O
combined	O
physical	O
and	O
digital	O
copies	O
on	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
bringing	O
total	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
games	O
above	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
85,547	O
physical	O
copies	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
the	O
sixth	O
,	O
seventh	O
and	O
nineteenth	O
best	O
selling	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
38	O
,	O
746	O
,	O
38,156	O
and	O
8,645	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
re-entered	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
again	O
on	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
the	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
anime	O
adaptation	O
's	O
premiere	O
,	O
selling	O
an	O
additional	O
4,087	O
copies	O
and	O
bringing	O
physical	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
to	O
60,990	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Shikura	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
not	O
expected	O
to	O
sell	O
very	O
many	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
during	O
its	O
European	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
and	O
still	O
appeared	O
on	O
Chart-Track	O
'	O
s	O
weekly	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
top-twenty	O
charts	O
until	O
June	O
2017	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
did	O
not	O
chart	O
at	O
all	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
had	O
an	O
estimated	O
total	O
of	O
16,300	O
players	O
by	O
July	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
World	O
Line	O
2017	O
–	O
2018	O
Project	O
"	O
,	O
several	O
pieces	O
of	O
media	O
based	O
on	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
were	O
produced	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
by	O
Taka	O
Himeno	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
serialized	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
in	O
Young	O
Ace	O
from	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
to	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
collected	O
in	O
tankōbon	O
volumes	O
since	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
manga	O
will	O
be	O
localized	O
into	O
English	O
by	O
UDON	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
three	O
volumes	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
;	O
an	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
White	O
Fox	O
that	O
premiered	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2018	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
novelization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
Tatsuya	O
Hamazaki	O
,	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
:	O
Solitude	O
of	O
the	O
Mournful	O
Flow	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
Sneaker	O
Bunko	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
Elite	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
adds	O
full	O
animation	O
,	O
like	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
did	O
with	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Science	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Live	O
event	O
in	O
January	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
before	O
Anonymous	B-Device
;	I-Device
Code	I-Device
,	O
which	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
Q3/Q4	O
2021	O
but	O
which	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
delayed	O
until	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
0	I-Application
Sound	O
Tracks	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
by	O
5pb	O
.	O
</s>
