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FINAL FANTASY IV: THE AFTER YEARS vs STEINS;GATE

FINAL FANTASY IV: THE AFTER YEARS and STEINS;GATE overlap on Anime, Partial Controller Support and Great Soundtrack, which is why players keep weighing one against the other. On raw data, STEINS;GATE takes 0 categories against 2 for FINAL FANTASY IV: THE AFTER YEARS.

MetricFINAL FANTASY IV: THE AFTER YEARSSTEINS;GATEEdge
Player rating ★ 3.72 ★ 4.34 STEINS;GATE by 0.62 (17%)
Metacritic 87 87 Tie
Catalog popularity 792 adds 1,654 adds STEINS;GATE by 862 (109%)
Avg. playtime 5h 5h Similar length
Platform families 4 4 Tie
Release year 2008 2009 STEINS;GATE is newer by 1 yr

Platform exclusives

  • FINAL FANTASY IV: THE AFTER YEARS only: Nintendo
  • STEINS;GATE only: Xbox

Verdict

STEINS;GATE takes 2 of 4 measurable categories. Both lean on Anime, Partial Controller Support, Great Soundtrack and steam-trading-cards, so whichever you pick, the core feel carries over.

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Base game data via RAWG. Comparison computed by us.