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STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace

MAGES. Inc. · Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. · 2019-12-10

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Adventure

Franchise: Steins;Gate · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Dec 10, 2019 (PlayStation 4), May 24, 2012 (PlayStation 3), Jun 16, 2011 (Xbox 360), Oct 03, 2013 (iOS), Dec 10, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 10, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Fall in love with the lab members all over again in this sweet and slapstick romantic comedy!

STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace is an Adventure game released in 2019 for $29.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive reviews (95% of 1,963 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-12

25
playing now
95%
positive of 2.0k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
4.67★
PlayStation Store rating (223 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

25 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace is a visual novel video game developed by 5pb., originally released for the Xbox 360 in 2011. It has since been ported to several other platforms, and was released by Spike Chunsoft in English for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows in 2019. It is part of the Science Adventure series, and a spin-off from the 2009 game Steins;Gate. The game is a romantic comedy set in a different world from the one in the original Steins;Gate, where the player builds romantic relationships with Steins;Gate characters. By making certain choices and interacting with the player character's cell phone, the player can affect the direction of the plot.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 25 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 231 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~29/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 29,201 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 49k–118k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,963 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2024-10-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10010020192026Week of 2019-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4042026-09-15 22:00 — 10 players2026-09-17 06:00 — 13 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 28 players2026-09-19 21:00 — 12 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 23 players2026-09-22 12:00 — 26 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 7 players2026-09-25 03:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 17 players2026-09-27 18:00 — 13 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 10 players2026-09-30 09:00 — 13 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 17 players2026-10-03 00:00 — 11 players2026-10-04 08:00 — 32 players2026-10-05 16:00 — 34 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 07:00 — 9 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 36 players2026-10-10 22:00 — 12 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 16 players2026-10-13 13:00 — 36 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 14 players2026-10-15 13:00 — 25 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
396Dec 2019Aug 2026Dec 2019 — avg 26 · peak 54Mar 2020 — avg 9 · peak 30Jun 2020 — avg 8 · peak 34Sep 2020 — avg 6 · peak 17Dec 2020 — avg 10 · peak 33Mar 2021 — avg 8 · peak 22Jun 2021 — avg 9 · peak 27Sep 2021 — avg 9 · peak 40Dec 2021 — avg 11 · peak 28Mar 2022 — avg 7 · peak 18Jun 2022 — avg 10 · peak 26Sep 2022 — avg 11 · peak 33Dec 2022 — avg 12 · peak 37Mar 2023 — avg 11 · peak 33Jun 2023 — avg 9 · peak 22Sep 2023 — avg 8 · peak 22Dec 2023 — avg 8 · peak 22Mar 2024 — avg 10 · peak 29Jun 2024 — avg 8 · peak 23Sep 2024 — avg 6 · peak 15Dec 2024 — avg 30 · peak 86Mar 2025 — avg 25 · peak 62Jun 2025 — avg 21 · peak 58Sep 2025 — avg 15 · peak 40Dec 2025 — avg 17 · peak 48Mar 2026 — avg 24 · peak 60Jun 2026 — avg 22 · peak 49Aug 2026 — avg 28 · peak 64
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$5.992019-12-102026-08-192019-12-10 — best price $26.992020-03-06 — best price $29.992020-06-25 — best price $17.992020-10-05 — best price $29.992020-12-22 — best price $14.992021-05-06 — best price $29.992021-09-23 — best price $11.992021-12-01 — best price $29.992022-01-27 — best price $11.992022-05-05 — best price $29.992022-09-15 — best price $11.992022-11-29 — best price $29.992023-02-16 — best price $11.992023-03-23 — best price $29.992023-06-30 — best price $11.992023-08-14 — best price $29.992023-12-21 — best price $14.992024-03-21 — best price $29.992024-06-27 — best price $11.992024-10-28 — best price $29.992024-12-19 — best price $8.992025-01-30 — best price $29.992025-03-13 — best price $5.992025-05-09 — best price $29.992025-06-27 — best price $5.992025-08-03 — best price $29.992025-10-27 — best price $5.992026-01-05 — best price $29.992026-03-09 — best price $5.992026-05-05 — best price $29.992026-06-25 — best price $5.992026-08-19 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

59162026-05-31 — 44 pageviews2026-06-04 — 45 pageviews2026-06-08 — 40 pageviews2026-06-12 — 29 pageviews2026-06-16 — 24 pageviews2026-06-20 — 32 pageviews2026-06-24 — 34 pageviews2026-06-28 — 42 pageviews2026-07-02 — 29 pageviews2026-07-06 — 32 pageviews2026-07-10 — 30 pageviews2026-07-14 — 30 pageviews2026-07-18 — 21 pageviews2026-07-22 — 31 pageviews2026-07-26 — 39 pageviews2026-07-30 — 24 pageviews2026-08-03 — 39 pageviews2026-08-07 — 36 pageviews2026-08-11 — 48 pageviews2026-08-15 — 42 pageviews2026-08-19 — 56 pageviews2026-08-23 — 59 pageviews2026-08-27 — 41 pageviews2026-08-31 — 27 pageviews2026-09-04 — 32 pageviews2026-09-08 — 25 pageviews2026-09-12 — 28 pageviews2026-09-16 — 21 pageviews2026-09-20 — 34 pageviews2026-09-24 — 19 pageviews2026-09-28 — 26 pageviews2026-10-02 — 21 pageviews2026-10-06 — 25 pageviews2026-10-10 — 24 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
81.5%
earned "The New Choice of Steins Gate"
19.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,48127%50
PS4 (PlayStation)1,02673%44
Switch (Nintendo)280%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

AnimeFunnyComedyRomanceAdventureDating SimStory RichSingleplayerVisual NovelSexual Content

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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