10/10, absolute cinema. Best vn I've ever played.
I heard about steins;gate mostly from people talking about the anime, and at some point I randomly bought the vn.
The thing that sets it apart from most vns is how choices are handeled.Instead of giving you clear options after a certain phrase like most vns do, it uses the phone trigger mechanic for most of the choices.Because of this the immersion is much greater as there very little things that only the player can see.
The sound design is magnificent, every song played sets the appropriate mood for the scene. My personal favorite is the lab OST
I've got all 6 endings, and each one of them makes sense in relation to other endings. But for some endings I wish I could know even more about what's next for the characters. The game also keeps good balance between letting the player choose and Okabe acting on his own. I don't want to spoil anything, and have nothing more to say, so just play and experience it for yourself.

I have a lot of free time on my hands, so I've played my share of games. When I'm not enjoying a game, I tend to drop it quickly, as there are simply too many great titles out there that I could be playing instead. So I guess you could say I'm a fairly discerning gamer.

Steins;Gate had me hooked from the start. Does pretty much everything right. It sets the bar high. Plenty of twists. All the characters are interesting and unique and well-written. If you've ever played Life is Strange 1, this VN explorer similar themes, and can easily stand shoulder to shoulder with that game.

There are some nitpicks here and there. It gets a little formulaic for a few chapters, though I guess you could say it serves a narrative purpose. Sometimes my controller isn't detected when launching the game, and getting it to fullscreen requires a lot of spam clicking, which often happens with older games. It doesn't go beyond 1080p, so windowed mode doesn't fill the screen on my 1440p monitor.

There's also an annoying bug where fastforwarding often prevents you from replying to emails, which made the achievement collecting a lot more tedious than it needed to be.

That said, the story is well worth fighting through these small frustrations. Tip: Don't touch the quick saves, they let you jump chapters easily later on for achievement hunting.

It's simply the greatest medium of entertainment ever produced