Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations. Finally, Out now on Steam!

Positive Now
97%25,620 reviews on Steam
30-Day Trend
no change+95 reviews since 21 Oct 2026
Last 12 Months
96%no change on 97% since launch
Reviews Last Month
241October 2026, −22% on the 12-month average
| Month | Positive | Negative | Average players |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 76 | 1 | 270 |
| October 2026 | 236 | 5 | 189 |
| September 2026 | 237 | 5 | 211 |
| August 2026 | 416 | 13 | 370 |
| July 2026 | 298 | 8 | 245 |
| June 2026 | 271 | 14 | 239 |
| May 2026 | 239 | 6 | 234 |
| April 2026 | 248 | 10 | 236 |
| March 2026 | 335 | 16 | 295 |
| February 2026 | 270 | 7 | 240 |
| January 2026 | 336 | 22 | 245 |
| December 2025 | 304 | 18 | 233 |
| November 2025 | 310 | 17 | 239 |
| October 2025 | 295 | 16 | 249 |
| September 2025 | 294 | 14 | 253 |
| August 2025 | 686 | 25 | 484 |
| July 2025 | 1,055 | 69 | 920 |
| June 2025 | 355 | 24 | 304 |
| May 2025 | 269 | 10 | 215 |
| April 2025 | 229 | 9 | 188 |
| March 2025 | 390 | 22 | 299 |
| February 2025 | 336 | 8 | 286 |
| January 2025 | 450 | 20 | 348 |
| December 2024 | 470 | 13 | 321 |
| November 2024 | 622 | 18 | 476 |
| October 2024 | 692 | 21 | 667 |
| September 2024 | 134 | 3 | 87 |
| August 2024 | 170 | 3 | 108 |
| July 2024 | 237 | 3 | 146 |
| June 2024 | 141 | 7 | 98 |
| May 2024 | 163 | 5 | 112 |
| April 2024 | 170 | 1 | 105 |
| March 2024 | 223 | 7 | 136 |
| February 2024 | 125 | 6 | 87 |
| January 2024 | 163 | 6 | 115 |
| December 2023 | 181 | 3 | 108 |
| November 2023 | 156 | 5 | 86 |
| October 2023 | 120 | 3 | 86 |
| September 2023 | 163 | 5 | 106 |
| August 2023 | 329 | 19 | 201 |
| July 2023 | 268 | 4 | 160 |
| June 2023 | 131 | 4 | 94 |
| May 2023 | 183 | 8 | 121 |
| April 2023 | 171 | 4 | 108 |
| March 2023 | 232 | 7 | 163 |
| February 2023 | 229 | 7 | 164 |
| January 2023 | 284 | 8 | 140 |
| December 2022 | 267 | 9 | 147 |
| November 2022 | 176 | 4 | 99 |
| October 2022 | 159 | 2 | 95 |
| September 2022 | 154 | 5 | 122 |
| August 2022 | 155 | 5 | 105 |
| July 2022 | 227 | 10 | 145 |
| June 2022 | 159 | 3 | 103 |
| May 2022 | 205 | 11 | 140 |
| April 2022 | 105 | 7 | 84 |
| March 2022 | 115 | 0 | 85 |
| February 2022 | 197 | 5 | 131 |
| January 2022 | 225 | 5 | 143 |
| December 2021 | 199 | 5 | 125 |
| November 2021 | 202 | 8 | 85 |
| October 2021 | 212 | 8 | 128 |
| September 2021 | 163 | 14 | 96 |
| August 2021 | 130 | 2 | 88 |
| July 2021 | 206 | 9 | 125 |
| June 2021 | 128 | 7 | 88 |
| May 2021 | 171 | 7 | 110 |
| April 2021 | 98 | 4 | 65 |
| March 2021 | 119 | 8 | 75 |
| February 2021 | 160 | 7 | 100 |
| January 2021 | 188 | 6 | 112 |
| December 2020 | 172 | 1 | 98 |
| November 2020 | 231 | 5 | 144 |
| October 2020 | 229 | 11 | 151 |
| September 2020 | 97 | 3 | 70 |
| August 2020 | 162 | 7 | 97 |
| July 2020 | 274 | 2 | 161 |
| June 2020 | 189 | 3 | 96 |
| May 2020 | 236 | 7 | 144 |
| April 2020 | 154 | 3 | 90 |
| March 2020 | 313 | 5 | 136 |
| February 2020 | 174 | 4 | 101 |
| January 2020 | 163 | 3 | 108 |
| December 2019 | 167 | 5 | 97 |
| November 2019 | 177 | 4 | 82 |
| October 2019 | 92 | 5 | 100 |
| September 2019 | 40 | 0 | 48 |
| August 2019 | 67 | 2 | 74 |
| July 2019 | 211 | 3 | 116 |
| June 2019 | 186 | 3 | 82 |
| May 2019 | 96 | 3 | 140 |
| April 2019 | 52 | 0 | 53 |
| March 2019 | 75 | 1 | 58 |
| February 2019 | 96 | 2 | 90 |
| January 2019 | 74 | 2 | 94 |
| December 2018 | 77 | 0 | 75 |
| November 2018 | 302 | 2 | 69 |
| October 2018 | 68 | 1 | 76 |
| September 2018 | 74 | 1 | 104 |
| August 2018 | 160 | 6 | 172 |
| July 2018 | 145 | 5 | 171 |
| June 2018 | 146 | 9 | 147 |
| May 2018 | 140 | 4 | 152 |
| April 2018 | 132 | 1 | 121 |
| March 2018 | 137 | 3 | 116 |
| February 2018 | 205 | 7 | 173 |
| January 2018 | 172 | 6 | 124 |
| December 2017 | 198 | 11 | 129 |
| November 2017 | 581 | 7 | 92 |
| October 2017 | 240 | 0 | 122 |
| September 2017 | 832 | 30 | 277 |
| August 2017 | 54 | 3 | 48 |
| July 2017 | 134 | 6 | 84 |
| June 2017 | 77 | 2 | 53 |
| May 2017 | 34 | 0 | 23 |
| April 2017 | 41 | 3 | 28 |
| March 2017 | 36 | 0 | 25 |
| February 2017 | 44 | 0 | 34 |
| January 2017 | 62 | 2 | 63 |
| December 2016 | 56 | 2 | 49 |
| November 2016 | 173 | 0 | 33 |
| October 2016 | 64 | 3 | 43 |
| September 2016 | 373 | 1 | 103 |
Holding steady. 97% of reviews from August to October 2026 were positive, against 96% in the 12 months before.912 reviews against 4,059; a 2-point change is within what chance gives at these counts
Steady at 97% positive since 21 Oct 2026+95 reviews, 25,620 in all
| From | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | 97% | 25,620 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | 97% | 25,591 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | 97% | 25,563 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 97% | 25,536 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 97% | 25,525 |
Steam’s review score each time our store check saw it change, since 21 Oct 2026. How we count
| Notable | Month | Reviews | Positive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Busiest month | July 2025 | 1,124 | 94% |
| Most positive | September 2016 | 374 | 100% |
| Least positive | September 2021 | 177 | 92% |
Best and worst counts months with at least 50 reviews.
Positive and negative reviews a day. Read from Steam .
No review bombs in the last 90 days.
Days a game got far more negative Steam reviews than usual, mostly negative ones: what players call a review bomb.
Source: Steam store, store.steampowered.com/appreviewhistogram. Full methodology
| Month | Last 3 months | That month | Reviews | All so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 98% | 99% | 77 | 97% |
| October 2026 | 97% | 98% | 241 | 97% |
| September 2026 | 97% | 98% | 242 | 97% |
| August 2026 | 97% | 97% | 429 | 97% |
| July 2026 | 97% | 97% | 306 | 97% |
| June 2026 | 96% | 95% | 285 | 97% |
| May 2026 | 96% | 98% | 245 | 97% |
| April 2026 | 96% | 96% | 258 | 97% |
| March 2026 | 95% | 95% | 351 | 97% |
| February 2026 | 95% | 97% | 277 | 97% |
| January 2026 | 94% | 94% | 358 | 97% |
| December 2025 | 95% | 94% | 322 | 97% |
| November 2025 | 95% | 95% | 327 | 97% |
| October 2025 | 96% | 95% | 311 | 97% |
| September 2025 | 95% | 95% | 308 | 97% |
| August 2025 | 95% | 96% | 711 | 97% |
| July 2025 | 94% | 94% | 1,124 | 97% |
| June 2025 | 95% | 94% | 379 | 97% |
| May 2025 | 96% | 96% | 279 | 97% |
| April 2025 | 96% | 96% | 238 | 97% |
| March 2025 | 96% | 95% | 412 | 97% |
| February 2025 | 97% | 98% | 344 | 97% |
| January 2025 | 97% | 96% | 470 | 97% |
| December 2024 | 97% | 97% | 483 | 97% |
| November 2024 | 97% | 97% | 640 | 97% |
| October 2024 | 97% | 97% | 713 | 97% |
| September 2024 | 98% | 98% | 137 | 97% |
| August 2024 | 98% | 98% | 173 | 97% |
| July 2024 | 97% | 99% | 240 | 97% |
| June 2024 | 97% | 95% | 148 | 97% |
| May 2024 | 98% | 97% | 168 | 97% |
| April 2024 | 97% | 99% | 171 | 97% |
| March 2024 | 96% | 97% | 230 | 97% |
| February 2024 | 97% | 95% | 131 | 97% |
| January 2024 | 97% | 96% | 169 | 97% |
| December 2023 | 98% | 98% | 184 | 97% |
| November 2023 | 97% | 97% | 161 | 97% |
| October 2023 | 96% | 98% | 123 | 97% |
| September 2023 | 96% | 97% | 168 | 97% |
| August 2023 | 96% | 95% | 348 | 97% |
| July 2023 | 97% | 99% | 272 | 97% |
| June 2023 | 97% | 97% | 135 | 97% |
| May 2023 | 97% | 96% | 191 | 97% |
| April 2023 | 97% | 98% | 175 | 97% |
| March 2023 | 97% | 97% | 239 | 97% |
| February 2023 | 97% | 97% | 236 | 97% |
| January 2023 | 97% | 97% | 292 | 97% |
| December 2022 | 98% | 97% | 276 | 97% |
| November 2022 | 98% | 98% | 180 | 97% |
| October 2022 | 98% | 99% | 161 | 97% |
| September 2022 | 96% | 97% | 159 | 97% |
| August 2022 | 97% | 97% | 160 | 97% |
| July 2022 | 96% | 96% | 237 | 97% |
| June 2022 | 96% | 98% | 162 | 97% |
| May 2022 | 96% | 95% | 216 | 97% |
| April 2022 | 97% | 94% | 112 | 97% |
| March 2022 | 98% | 100% | 115 | 97% |
| February 2022 | 98% | 98% | 202 | 97% |
| January 2022 | 97% | 98% | 230 | 97% |
| December 2021 | 97% | 98% | 204 | 97% |
| November 2021 | 95% | 96% | 210 | 97% |
| October 2021 | 95% | 96% | 220 | 97% |
| September 2021 | 95% | 92% | 177 | 97% |
| August 2021 | 96% | 98% | 132 | 97% |
| July 2021 | 96% | 96% | 215 | 97% |
| June 2021 | 96% | 95% | 135 | 98% |
| May 2021 | 95% | 96% | 178 | 98% |
| April 2021 | 95% | 96% | 102 | 98% |
| March 2021 | 96% | 94% | 127 | 98% |
| February 2021 | 97% | 96% | 167 | 98% |
| January 2021 | 98% | 97% | 194 | 98% |
| December 2020 | 97% | 99% | 173 | 98% |
| November 2020 | 97% | 98% | 236 | 98% |
| October 2020 | 96% | 95% | 240 | 98% |
| September 2020 | 98% | 97% | 100 | 98% |
| August 2020 | 98% | 96% | 169 | 98% |
| July 2020 | 98% | 99% | 276 | 98% |
| June 2020 | 98% | 98% | 192 | 98% |
| May 2020 | 98% | 97% | 243 | 98% |
| April 2020 | 98% | 98% | 157 | 98% |
| March 2020 | 98% | 98% | 318 | 98% |
| February 2020 | 98% | 98% | 178 | 98% |
| January 2020 | 98% | 98% | 166 | 98% |
| December 2019 | 97% | 97% | 172 | 98% |
| November 2019 | 97% | 98% | 181 | 98% |
| October 2019 | 97% | 95% | 97 | 98% |
| September 2019 | 98% | 100% | 40 | 98% |
| August 2019 | 98% | 97% | 69 | 98% |
| July 2019 | 98% | 99% | 214 | 98% |
| June 2019 | 98% | 98% | 189 | 98% |
| May 2019 | 98% | 97% | 99 | 98% |
| April 2019 | 99% | 100% | 52 | 98% |
| March 2019 | 98% | 99% | 76 | 98% |
| February 2019 | 98% | 98% | 98 | 98% |
| January 2019 | 99% | 97% | 76 | 98% |
| December 2018 | 99% | 100% | 77 | 98% |
| November 2018 | 99% | 99% | 304 | 98% |
| October 2018 | 97% | 99% | 69 | 97% |
| September 2018 | 97% | 99% | 75 | 97% |
| August 2018 | 96% | 96% | 166 | 97% |
| July 2018 | 96% | 97% | 150 | 97% |
| June 2018 | 97% | 94% | 155 | 98% |
| May 2018 | 98% | 97% | 144 | 98% |
| April 2018 | 98% | 99% | 133 | 98% |
| March 2018 | 97% | 98% | 140 | 98% |
| February 2018 | 96% | 97% | 212 | 98% |
| January 2018 | 98% | 97% | 178 | 98% |
| December 2017 | 98% | 95% | 209 | 98% |
| November 2017 | 98% | 99% | 588 | 98% |
| October 2017 | 97% | 100% | 240 | 98% |
| September 2017 | 96% | 97% | 862 | 97% |
| August 2017 | 96% | 95% | 57 | 98% |
| July 2017 | 97% | 96% | 140 | 98% |
| June 2017 | 97% | 97% | 79 | 99% |
| May 2017 | 97% | 100% | 34 | 99% |
| April 2017 | 98% | 93% | 44 | 99% |
| March 2017 | 99% | 100% | 36 | 99% |
| February 2017 | 98% | 100% | 44 | 99% |
| January 2017 | 99% | 97% | 64 | 99% |
| December 2016 | 98% | 97% | 58 | 99% |
| November 2016 | 99% | 100% | 173 | 99% |
| October 2016 | 99% | 96% | 67 | 99% |
| September 2016 | 100% | 100% | 374 | 100% |