Steins;Gate 0 is a 2015 visual novel video game developed by 5pb. It is part of the Science Adventure series, and is set in the period of the 2009 game Steins;Gate. It was released by 5pb. in Japan for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in December 2015, Microsoft Windows in August 2016, Xbox One in February 2017, and Nintendo Switch in March 2019.
Cover art, featuring (clockwise from top left) Maho, Rintaro, Kurisu, and Kagari
The player reads the narrative in the text box, and can interact with characters by replying to messages on their in-game phone with text or stickers.
The game is set in Akihabara, Tokyo.
Science Adventure is a multimedia series consisting of interconnected science fiction stories, created mainly by Mages, Nitroplus, and Chiyomaru Studio. The main entries mostly take the form of visual novel video games, but side entries span across several different mediums.
Art from a Science Adventure event, featuring characters from the first three main games. Left to right: Rimi (Chaos;Head), Kurisu (Steins;Gate), and Akiho (Robotics;Notes).
In the Steins;Gate games, the player affects the outcome of the story by using the player character's cell phone.
