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STEINS;GATE: VARIANT SPACE OCTET

The franchise's 8-bit retro-tech branch: parser-style play, faux-vintage presentation, and maximum goblin energy.

[RETRO COMMAND-INPUT ADV][SIDE WORLD LINES][2011-10-28][RELEASED]
SECTION WORKS
SPOILER FLOOR PREMISE
CONTINUITY SIDE WORLD LINES
PRIMARY DATE OCT 28, 2011
SOURCE TIER OFFICIAL
SOURCES 2 LINKED SOURCES
STATUS RELEASED

STEINS;GATE: Variant Space Octet

Snapshot

  • Japanese title: STEINS;GATE 変移空間のオクテット
  • Medium: Retro command-input ADV
  • Continuity cluster: Side World Lines
  • First release: 2011-10-28
  • Status: Released
  • Canon weight: Experimental side world line

Why this page matters

The franchise’s 8-bit retro-tech branch: parser-style play, faux-vintage presentation, and maximum goblin energy.

Starter note

Archive it as an experimental side branch, not a beginner’s start point.

Platforms / format

Windows retro-styled ADV

Archive angle

Use this page as the hub for release history, continuity labels, and cross-links to related character, music, and print pages.

Sources

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Linked Transmissions

Related archive entries

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REF_NO: SG-FAMICOLLE-ADV Apr 11, 2024

Famicolle ADV: STEINS;GATE

Shows that the franchise keeps revisiting itself through retro-hardware parody and nostalgia.

[Retro bonus game]
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Retro bonus gameSide World Lines2024-04-11Released as included download code with 2024 Switch good-value edition of ELITE
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REF_NO: SG-DIVERGENCIES-ASSORT Mar 20, 2019

STEINS;GATE Divergencies Assort

A practical bundled doorway into the side works and beta cluster on Switch.

[Compilation release]
OFFICIAL + SINGLE
Compilation releaseSide World Lines2019-03-20Released
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REF_NO: SG-PHENOGRAM Apr 25, 2013

STEINS;GATE: Linear Bounded Phenogram

Ten side stories from viewpoints other than Okabe; invaluable for character archive work.

[Anthology side-story game]
OFFICIAL + SINGLE
Anthology side-story gameSide World Lines2013-04-25Released; later ports incl. Steam and Switch bundle
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Shelf Sequence

Keep moving through this branch in order.

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REF_NO: SG-DARLING Jun 16, 2011

STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace

The warm romantic what-if branch that expands the lab's everyday chemistry.

[Visual novel / fan-disc]
OFFICIAL + SINGLE
Visual novel / fan-discSide World Lines2011-06-16Released; later ports incl. Steam and Switch bundle
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REF_NO: SG-OVA-EGOISTIC-PORIOMANIA Feb 22, 2012

Egoistic Poriomania

A post-series anime-continuity extra centered on Okabe and Kurisu.

[OVA special]
OFFICIAL + MULTI
OVA specialAnime Continuity2012-02-22Released
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