Issue 041 — July 2026
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About STEINS;GATE

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STEINS;GATE is a science-fiction visual novel about time travel, developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus and widely praised as one of the finest examples of the genre. The story follows a loose-knit group of tech-savvy young students who stumble onto a way to alter the past, sending messages backward in time using a modified microwave. What starts as curious experimentation soon spirals as they test the limits of their discovery.

Their tinkering pulls them into something far larger and more dangerous: a conspiracy involving SERN, the organization behind the Large Hadron Collider, and a figure named John Titor who claims to have come from a bleak future. As events tighten around the group, the stakes climb well beyond harmless scientific play.

As an adventure title, STEINS;GATE puts your choices at the center through its phone trigger system. You receive calls and text messages and decide whether or not to respond, and those decisions ripple outward to reshape how the plot unfolds. The award-winning narrative and its branching outcomes make it a standout interactive experience on PC for anyone drawn to thoughtful, character-driven science fiction.