STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace

Critic reviews

• RSRPG Site

  Cullen Black · Feb 11, 2020

  8.0

  Steins;Gate My Darling's Embrace is a charming VN that pleasantly surprised me with just how high quality it is. Its nothing groundbreaking, but if you go into it expecting a fun nostalgia trip with your favorite characters it’ll definitely deliver. The comedy made me smile, the translation is high quality, it felt great to revisit the original game with a different spin on the setting, and the characters were as just as enjoyable.

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• NWNintendo World Report

  Jordan Rudek · Dec 16, 2019

  7.0

  Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace is a good visual novel for fans of the series, and its less serious take on the escapades of Rintato and Co. is a nice distraction while it lasts. I had hoped that there would be more gameplay variety and even some dating sim elements present in this release, but it’s pure visual novel through and through. You have a little bit of agency in terms of opening and responding to phone messages and activating the different story routes, but there’s no getting around the fact that you’re spending almost all of your time reading.

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• GGGame Grin

  Isaac · Mar 22, 2020

  7.0

  Visually, My Darling's Embrace borrows most of its sprites and UI elements from the main game. It’s certainly a unique style compared to many other visual novels, though it may not be to everyone’s tastes. At least there’s a decent amount of new artwork used for special scenes in each route, even if it is inconsistent at times. The art may also be off-putting to people that have only watched the anime adaption or played Steins;Gate ELITE, as the art style used in those is relatively plain in comparison.

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• CCubed3

  Az Elias · Feb 07, 2020

  7.0

  Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace deserves credit for managing to retain a desire to spend more time with these characters, and runs with the humour and nerdiness in combination with the sexually natured and light-hearted narratives that Okabe ends up entwined in. It does the series justice by sticking to what makes everybody so appealing, but it is a very specific type of visual novel that doesn't get into any serious or dramatic situations.

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• NNintendoLife

  Sayem Ahmed · Dec 29, 2019

  7.0

  Because of the nature of the Steins;Gate series, the overarching plot points may result in a bit of tonal whiplash from the fairly lighthearted tone of this game, so while it might seem like the characters are not quite acting like they would in the main games, it's a fun distraction from the heavy themes of the original Steins;Gate games, and for fans looking for what it’s offering, you can’t really fault it.

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• NENintendo Enthusiast

  Miguel Moran · Jan 03, 2020

  8.0

  Despite a shift in focus from dramatic storytelling to goofy romance, Steins;Gate: My Darling’s Embrace contains all of the heart and charm that you’d expect from the series. The art is as gorgeous as ever, the music is strikingly addictive, and the characters are just as fun and bizarre as they’ve always been. For fans of the franchise who have always wanted to see the cast in a fresh, funnier light that feels more like a traditional romantic visual novel, this game is the perfect treat.

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