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4 Survival games like STEINS;GATE that you should try

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We filtered the 37 games similar to STEINS;GATE down to the 4 that fit the “Survival” category. Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to STEINS;GATE.

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2009Dev MAGES

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Within the “Survival” category, the closest game to STEINS;GATE is Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony — scoring 91/100 on our similarity scale. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward follow close behind.

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The best survival games like STEINS;GATE

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to STEINS;GATE. Each one has been evaluated across 13 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

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Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Closest overall match
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Year 2017Dev Spike ChunsoftOn PS4 · Android · PC

What carries over from STEINS;GATE is visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and an anime aesthetic. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: puzzle design and a third-person camera.

Released 8 years after STEINS;GATE.

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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeHorrorFirst Person
Year 2010Dev Spike Chunsoft · NIS AmericaOn Linux · Android · PC

The thread back to STEINS;GATE runs through visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and an anime aesthetic. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is exploration and discovery, and puzzle design.

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Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

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Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Closest on visuals
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2012Dev Chunsoft · Rising Star GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

If STEINS;GATE worked for you because of visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on setting: this one brings puzzle design.

Released 3 years after STEINS;GATE.

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Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

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Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 2009Dev Chunsoft · Spike

It shares the essentials of what STEINS;GATE does: visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and horror setting. The common ground extends to a first-person view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting: puzzle design.

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