New Steins;Gate Re:Boot Trailer Introduces an Additional, Brutal "Gamma Worldline" Route
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (June 5, 2025) – Spike Chunsoft, Inc. today released a new trailer for STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT. The trailer showcases a new story route created for the game.
The trailer introduces the story of the "Gamma Worldline", which was not depicted in the original 2009 release of STEINS;GATE. This storyline is implemented in STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT as an additional route.
About the Additional Route After enduring countless brutal ordeals, protagonist Rintaro Okabe finds himself cast into a new worldline. In this world, the time machine was never completed, and D-Mails, messages capable of altering the past, do not exist. Vastly diverging from the worldline he knows, Okabe struggles to comprehend the situation. Seeking help, he rushes to the lab, only to be met with hostile stares from the very lab members who should be his friends.
In this additional route, the story depicts a Gamma Worldline, where the persona of Hououin Kyouma, the driving force behind the main story, never existed. Instead, Okabe dirties his hands alongside Moeka Kiryu and is confronted with loneliness and despair.
A new kind of brutality, unlike anything seen before, awaits both Rintaro Okabe and the player.
We invite you to see this story through to its end.
STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT is scheduled for release in North America and Europe on October 29, 2026, for Nintendo Switch™ 2, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation®5. The game will launch earlier on August 20, 2026, for Xbox Series X|S and Steam®.
About STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT revisits STEINS;GATE, which was originally released in 2009 for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system, and features completely revamped visuals and new narrative content. To learn more about the game's characters, revamped graphics, and more, visit the official site STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT at https://steinsgate.jp/reboot/en-us/ STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT is developed by MAGES.
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