STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT vs Original vs ELITE Differences
Compare STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT with Original and ELITE across script, Phone Trigger, art, voice, music, Moeka route, Observer, and English localization.
STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT is a remake built on ELITE’s condensed script, not a full restore of the 2009 original. Kiri Kiri Basara counted roughly ELITE = 67% of the original English line count and RE:BOOT = 80%. Some cut description came back; most ELITE omissions remain.
Comparison matrix
| Feature | Original | ELITE | RE:BOOT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Script completeness | Full 2009 text | Condensed (~67%) | Mostly ELITE + some description restored (~80%) |
| Phone Trigger freedom | Could cancel a chosen reply | Phone Trigger, anime presentation | Cannot undo a chosen reply; inbound icon easier to miss |
| Art style | huke 2D sprites | Anime footage | New drawings + E-mote 2.5D |
| Animation | Static sprites | Full anime cut | E-mote body/face motion; remade OP/movies |
| Backgrounds | Original 2009 set | Anime backgrounds | Recreated 2010 Akihabara; new BGs; +~20% vs Xbox 360 per official |
| Voice recording | Original cast | Anime/ELITE mix depending on version | Every line rerecorded (JP) |
| Soundtrack | Takeshi Abo original | Existing tracks | Rerecorded; track list mostly kept |
| Moeka route | No dedicated route | No dedicated route | New dedicated Ch.9 route |
| Gamma worldline | Drama CD only | Drama CD only | In-game Moeka ending, mostly new writing |
| Suzuha / Faris extras | Classic scenes | Classic scenes | KKB: one extra scene each |
| Luka route | Classic final act | Classic final act | Final act reworked |
| Chapter 5 extra | — | — | KKB: extra 0-flavored scene |
| Observer Mode | No | No | Yes, with limits |
| Secret post-credit | No | No | Yes, after true ending |
| Localization visuals | Translated in-game images | Soft subs on JP images in places | Many JP images untranslated; @channel excepted |
| Event stills vs Xbox 360 | Baseline | N/A | Official: roughly doubled |
Gameplay / Phone Trigger
Four Chapter 6–9 stops still decide Suzuha / Faris / Luka / Moeka. Email conversations are “effectively unchanged” with some subject/wording tweaks. The new typing animation looks good and is why you cannot back out of a reply.
Presentation and audio
Official: all characters, backgrounds, and event stills redrawn; E-mote animation; all voices rerecorded; BGM remade by Takeshi Abo. KKB: Akihabara 2010 recreation is a highlight; some fans will need time with the new faces versus huke’s original look.
Menu SFX reportedly reused from ROBOTICS;NOTES (KKB). That is a curiosity, not a bug list.
Localization / UI (PC)
KKB (Steam review build): some long lines compress when they hit four or more rows; emphasis uses ALL CAPS instead of color; a day-one window patch already rewrote a few dozen lines. Untranslated Japanese on remaining story images is the biggest localization miss versus ELITE’s subs and ANONYMOUS;CODE’s edited images.
Noisy Pixel also called out text formatting and untranslated images, plus a Chaos;Head song-related email-chain discrepancy versus older versions — we list that as reported, without inventing the exact mail.
Who this comparison is for
New players can treat RE:BOOT as the current console/PC look. Original-text purists should know they are still on an abridged script. ELITE owners are buying presentation, Moeka, Observer, and audio, not a longer novel. See Worth It.
Last verified: August 21, 2026. Steam app 4012810. Uncertain items are marked not yet confirmed.
Sources
- Kiri Kiri Basara 100% Guide (Martin, 19 Aug 2026)
- Kiri Kiri Basara review (13 Aug 2026)
- Kiri Kiri Basara Digital Deluxe review (15 Aug 2026)
- Official English site
- Steam store
- Steam achievements
- Videos used as research (facts extracted, not copied): KKB 100% Guide, KKB review, Noisy Pixel review
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