The WhatsNext verdict
If you already love Steins;Gate's cast and want a light, funny romantic-comedy detour, this delivers charming extra character time and distinct routes. Skip it if you want the original's thriller tension or consistently deep romance, since route quality and payoff vary.
What it does best
A beloved cast gets meaningful new dimensions
A consistently charming, laugh-out-loud science-romcom tone
A surprisingly convincing romantic comedy inside a time-travel VN
What might put you off
Light romantic fluff replacing the original’s thriller tension
Limited agency and uneven route quality
The setup
What you are walking into
Spin-off of the popular Visual Novel "Steins;Gate". It is set up in a peaceful world line where okabe can hang out romantically with all the main characters of the original novel: Makise Kurise, Shiina Mayure, Kiryuu Moeka, Feiris, Suzuha Amane and Urushibara Ruka. Okabe ends up in the Delta world line (>3% of divergence) after conducting numerous experiments with the D-mail. When Okabe comes to, he finds the lab members preparing for a party and that due to successive experimenting the Future Gadget Laboratory's electric bill has skyrocketed. To compensate for this Okabe tries waitering and decides to sell the latest Future Gadget. (Partially adapted from the Steins;Gate wiki).
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