{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0e36161680b702eba12207f1","clusterId":"c_5e35a63373bb303c93cf3951","slug":"steins-gate-8-bit-spin-off-octet-in-shifting-space-returns-as-re-boot-pre-order-bonus","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Steins;Gate 8-Bit Spin-Off Octet in Shifting Space Returns as Re:Boot Pre-Order Bonus","summary":"MAGES. announced on June 8, 2026, that first-print package editions of STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT will include a download code for the retro spin-off STEINS;GATE Octet in Shifting Space. The bonus is available for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PS5 versions of the August 20 release. Octet in Shifting Space originally launched on PC in 2011 under the working title STEINS;GATE 8bit. Built around the concept of what Steins;Gate would look like on a 1980s PC, the game uses a command-input system where players type English words to progress. Its graphics reproduce the line-and-paint method of early adventure games, and its sound mimics FM and PSG audio sources of the era, with BGM programmed by series composer Takeshi Abo. This marks the first time the title has been ported to consumer consoles. The download code will become usable when the game launches around late November 2026. MAGES. also confirmed that RE:BOOT itself adds a new Gamma World Line route, depicting a timeline where Okabe never becomes Hououin Kyouma and works with Moeka Kiryu.","whyItMatters":"The re-release of a decade-old 8-bit experiment as a pre-order incentive signals MAGES. treating its niche back catalog as a value-add for a premium remake, rather than a standalone product.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe bonus game originally launched on October 28, 2011, for Windows XP/Vista/7 under MAGES.'s PC brand GigasDrop. It was first announced as \"STEINS;GATE 8bit.\" 4Gamer.net had previously hosted a PC demo version of the game, which is now difficult to run on modern systems. The port supports software keyboards and USB keyboards on current consoles.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe game's graphics reproduce the \"line \u0026 paint\" method, drawing lines one by one and painting them in real time over several seconds. Players can watch the drawing process or skip it with one button. The display supports 8-color digital RGB and green monitor modes, mimicking the specs of various 1980s machines. The sound reproduces FM and PSG audio sources, with BGM personally programmed by series composer Takeshi Abo. The game uses 3 FM sounds plus 3 PSG sounds, with attention to spec differences between machines.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe story follows Rintaro Okabe searching for the IBN5100 in Akihabara with the lab members. Players type English word commands such as \"talk\" to converse with characters and advance the plot. The download code flyer is included only in first-print standard packages for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PS5. The code cannot be reissued if lost or discarded. Distribution of the bonus game is scheduled around late November 2026, and the code will not work until then. Download requires a network connection.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"MAGES. is bundling a 2011 8-bit Steins;Gate spin-off, Octet in Shifting Space, as a pre-order bonus for RE:BOOT. First port to consoles, command-input system, line-and-paint graphics. Code activates when the game drops in late November.","twitterPost":"The 2011 PC oddity STEINS;GATE Octet in Shifting Space finally gets a console port-as a first-print bonus for RE:BOOT. Type \"talk\" to advance. Green-monitor mode included.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"MAGES. is bringing back a 2011 8-bit Steins;Gate spin-off as a pre-order bonus for the upcoming RE:BOOT remake. Octet in Shifting Space uses command-input gameplay and retro line-and-paint graphics. It arrives on console for the first time, with the download code included in first-print packages for Switch 2, Switch, and PS5.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/851/G085125/20260605069/\",\"title\":\"STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT Package Version First-Print Bonus Includes Download Code for STEINS;GATE Octet in Shifting Space\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2606083x\",\"title\":\"Steins;Gate New Title STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT First Press Package Includes Retro 80s PC-Style Steins;Gate as Bonus; STEINS;GATE: Octet of Shifting Space Available for Free in November\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/08/167673.html\",\"title\":\"Phantom 80s PC-style Steins;Gate command-input spin-off Octet of Dimensional Shift revived and ported! 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