Steins;Gate Re:Boot looks and feels great on PC handhelds, but has issues on Steam Deck right now (Update)
Steins;Gate Re:Boot launches next week worldwide for PC (Steam). Ahead of its release, I've had a chance to try out the PC version on my Steam Decks and ROG Ally. Normally, I'd be doing a full comparison covering Steins;Gate Re:Boot on PC and every console platform, but the console versions in the West launch on October 29. Until then, I wanted to focus on the PC port and how it feels on both my handhelds, whether the experience is better than prior versions of Steins;Gate out of the box, and more. If you're curious about how Steins; Gate Re:Boot is overall, read James' review here.
Updated on October 21, 2026: A fix is available for Steam Deck voices and I've updated the article to include it.
Steins;Gate Re:Boot Steam version features
Steins;Gate Re:Boot on Steam is currently capped to 1080p and the game appears to not have a proper 60fps cap. This results in some minor animation transition issues if you play at 100hz or 90hz displays. It has controller support and doesn't use a launcher like prior versions of the game thankfully. I'm not sure if the full release will add 4K support or improve the frame rate cap, but right now those are the only issues with the PC version that I found on Windows.
Steins;Gate Re:Boot Steam Deck impressions
Update: Pre-release, Steins;Gate Re:Boot on Steam Deck made a great first impression when it comes to visuals, but the voices did not work at all out of the box. Spike Chunsoft and Valve have both addressed the issue and voices now play out of the box. Steins;Gate Re:Boot is a 16:9 game so there will be black bars, but it is the best out of the box experience from the original Steam release and Elite since you don't need to use a launcher and it works properly with a controller.
Steins;Gate Re:Boot Steam Deck recommended settings
The only recommendation I have right now is to use Proton Experimental if you still run into any issues. Voices play on the default stable version for me, but if you run into issues, use Proton Experimental. I aslo recommend capping the screen to 60hz if you play on a Steam Deck OLED model.
Steins;Gate Re:Boot ROG Ally impressions
Steins;Gate Re:Boot on ROG Ally works perfectly out of the box. There is nothing to change here, but the touchscreen support isn't great. I was hoping it would just work properly and let me tap to progress text, but I needed to tap a few times for it to progress regularly. This won't be an issue if you just use the face buttons, but I play most visual novels with the touchscreen even on handheld consoles when I can.
Steins;Gate Re:Boot, JAST USA, original Steam, and Elite
Steins;Gate Re:Boot has the best out of the box experience out of the four versions of Steins;Gate you can buy on PC right now. I bought the JAST USA release to make sure I have all four versions of Steins;Gate to cover. While I will include comparisons across versions in my article covering the console versions, Steins;Gate Re:Boot has been great so far aside from the Steam Deck issues I ran into. James also had no issues playing it on his Windows handheld. I haven't finished Re:boot to say if it is my favorite version of Steins;Gate, but it feels like a good middle ground between the original with its stunning art and Elite in its pacing so far. I don't have a definite favorite way to experience Steins;Gate even now since I got into it with the anime and then played the original on PS Vita and I basically like each version for different reasons.
Steins; Gate Re:Boot is now available for PC (Steam) worldwide. The PS5, Switch 2, Switch, and Xbox Series versions release on October 29 in the West.