Steins;Gate RE:BOOT pre-orders open for West, hits Switch Oct. 29

Spike Chunsoft has opened Western pre-orders for STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT, the remade visual novel scheduled to launch in Europe and North America on Oct. 29 for Nintendo Switch (1 & 2).

The publisher is offering Standard and Steelbook physical editions for preorder. Both editions include a sticker and appear to be full on-cart releases for the Switch platforms rather than download-code bundles.

RE:BOOT is the second full remake of the original STEINS;GATE visual novel, following STEINS;GATE ELITE. The project uses the ELITE scenario as a foundation and adjusts pacing while adding new dialogue, a substantially expanded volume of text, and a new worldline plus an ending scenario not previously released in the series.

All character artwork, backgrounds and event still images have been redrawn. The number of event still images is roughly double that of the original Xbox 360 release, and background visuals have increased by about 20 percent. Developers applied the E-mote animation tool to create more detailed facial expressions and subtle breathing animations.

Audio has been fully redone: all in-game voice recordings were re-recorded and the soundtrack was remade by composer Takeshi Abo.

The title released in Japan at the end of August and will reach Western markets on Oct. 29. Pre-orders are available now for the Switch editions.