Sources and evidence priority

1. Japanese official and publishing sources 22

• Science Adventure Series — Official Title List

  MAGES. · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

  Primary reference for the game series and its official classifications.
• Official STEINS;GATE Website

  MAGES. · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

• Official STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT Website

  MAGES. · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

  Catalogued only from published promotional information; new route details require further public sources.
• Official Linear Bounded Phenogram Story Page

  MAGES. · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

• Official Linear Bounded Phenogram Guidebook

  KADOKAWA · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

  The official product page confirms that the guidebook includes divergence values and a timeline chart.
• The Sound of STEINS;GATE 魂 — Official Product Page

  KADOKAWA · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

  Reference for the official titles and divergence values of Drama CDs α, β, and γ.
• Official STEINS;GATE 0 Anime Website

  STEINS;GATE 0 Partners · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

• Official Epigraph of the Closed Curve Website

  5pb. · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

• Official Pandora of Eternal Return Website

  5pb. · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

• Official Altair at the Apoapsis Website

  5pb. · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

• Official STEINS;GATE: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà Vu Website

  KADOKAWA · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

• KADOKAWA STEINS;GATE Series Catalogue

  KADOKAWA · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

• Official The Strongest Slight Fever Product Page

  KADOKAWA · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

• Official Comic Fragments: Synopsis of Parallel Worlds Product Page

  KADOKAWA · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

• MAGES. Guidelines for Publishing Game Footage and Still Images

  MAGES. · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

• Official STEINS;GATE 0 Game Website — STORY / GAME

  MAGES. · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

  Primary source for major characters, event order, and the RINE Trigger. Taiwan terminology remains subject to separate verification.
• Official STEINS;GATE Divergencies Assort Website

  MAGES. · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

• Official STEINS;GATE: Arc-light at the Infinity Product Page

  集英社 S-MANGA · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

  The official manga product page supplies a synopsis, chapter context, and divergence value used to verify the principal Drama CD β sequence.
• Official Epigraph of the Closed Curve Chapter 0 Preview

  5pb. · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

  The preview explicitly gives 13 August 2036, 1.129848%, and the subsequent 2010 scene.
• Official The Distant Valhalla Bonus Booklet Preview

  5pb. · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

  The preview explicitly identifies 21 December 2011 and the SERN facility in France.
• Official STEINS;GATE: Braunian Motion of Love and Hate, Vol. 1 Product Page

  KADOKAWA · ja · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Official confirmation of the work, creators, first volume, and the links among Yugo Tennouji, Suzu Hashida, SERN, and the Rounders.
• Official STEINS;GATE: Braunian Motion of Love and Hate, Vol. 2 Product Page

  KADOKAWA · ja · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Official confirmation of the conclusion and its central links among Yugo Tennouji, Suzu Hashida, IBN5100, and SERN.

2. Japanese player research and interview summaries 6

• STEINS;GATE Divergence Value Reference

  Yahoo! JAPAN 知恵袋日本玩家整理 · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

  Secondary compilation based on official guidebooks. Exact values remain labelled as reliable inference until their guidebook pages are verified.
• Babel of the Grieved Maze Novel Story Reference

  Y.A.S. · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

  A Japanese reader’s secondary outline of the official novel adaptation, used only for scene order absent from the product page and labelled as reliable inference.
• Arc-light at the Infinity Drama CD Story Reference

  アニメ視聴記 · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

  A Japanese listener’s secondary outline. Only claims cross-checked against Shueisha’s official manga synopsis are treated as reliable inference.
• Braunian Motion of Love and Hate — Two-Volume Story Reference

  アニメ視聴記 · ja · Accessed 2026-08-25

  A Japanese reader’s secondary scene-order reference based on licensed volumes; details absent from official product pages are labelled as reliable inference.
• STEINS;GATE 0 Windows PC / Steam Walkthrough

  誠也の部屋 · ja · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Japanese day-by-day player guide used to verify the phone branches on 15 December and 2, 15, and 23 January.
• STEINS;GATE 0 All-Routes Walkthrough

  Sheep+ · ja · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Japanese route guide used to cross-check six endings and the true-ending unlock conditions.

3. Official regional editions and other references 28

• Official STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT Traditional Chinese Website

  MAGES. · zh-TW · Accessed 2026-08-24

  Reference for official Taiwan character names and terminology.
• STEINS;GATE Traditional Chinese Steam Store Page

  Spike Chunsoft · zh-TW · Accessed 2026-08-24

• STEINS;GATE Traditional Chinese Steam Achievements

  Valve／Spike Chunsoft · zh-TW · Accessed 2026-08-24

  Official Traditional Chinese game strings used to verify Taiwan chapter and ending names.
• Official Simplified Chinese editions of STEINS;GATE / STEINS;GATE 0 on Steam

  Spike Chunsoft · zh-CN · Accessed 2026-08-26

  The official store confirms Simplified Chinese interface and subtitles for the main game and 0. Individual terms are marked official only after their in-game wording has been located.
• Official Simplified Chinese STEINS;GATE Steam achievement list

  Valve／Spike Chunsoft · zh-CN · Accessed 2026-08-26

  Official Simplified Chinese game strings used to verify main-game chapter titles, endings, and selected character wording.
• Official Korean product page for STEINS;GATE 0

  Digital Touch Co., Ltd. · ko · Accessed 2026-08-26

  The official Korean release page confirms the work title, release details, and public synopsis. In-game terminology still requires item-level citation.
• Steins;Gate Korean Wiki research

  Steins;Gate 한국어 위키編輯群 · ko · Accessed 2026-08-26

  Secondary Korean community research based on games, official guidebooks, and interviews. Used only for Korean search aliases and editorial terms lacking public official wording; it never overrides Japanese official evidence.
• STEINS;GATE 0 Traditional Chinese Route and Ending Guide

  娛樂計程車 · zh-TW · Accessed 2026-08-24

  Secondary guide compiled by a Taiwan player from the Traditional Chinese edition; used to cross-check chapter names and phone choices.
• Moegirl Encyclopedia — STEINS;GATE Series

  萌娘百科社群編者 · zh-TW · Accessed 2026-08-24

  User-requested community encyclopedia used only to cross-reference works, adaptations, biographies, and items lacking an official public synopsis; it never overrides official evidence.
• Moegirl Encyclopedia — Attractor Fields

  萌娘百科社群編者 · zh-TW · Accessed 2026-08-24

  Because the original page requires JavaScript, an accessible mirror was also checked. Detailed world-line claims remain labelled as community inference.
• Hyde of the Dark Dimension Drama CD Track Index

  Bangumi 社群編者 · ja · Accessed 2026-08-24

  Supplies durations for all four Day 01 tracks. Story claims are used only as community cross-reference, not presented as official track-by-track summaries.
• Licensed Taiwan Edition Bibliography — 命運石之門 恩仇的布朗運動 (1)

  青文出版社／TAAZE 讀冊生活 · zh-TW · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Reference for the licensed Taiwan title, publication data, and official Traditional Chinese wording such as 映像管工房 and Mr.映像管.
• National Central Library Taiwan ISBN Record — 命運石之門 恩仇的布朗運動

  國家圖書館 · zh-TW · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Cross-checks the Ching Win title, translator, volume information, and ISBN 9789863101956.
• STEINS;GATE Chapter 9 “Endless Apoptosis” Story Index

  Steins;Gate Wiki 社群編者 · en · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Cross-checks the Nae revenge branch, the scale of repeated time leaps, and the D-Mail sent from FB’s phone; Chapter 9 of the game remains the primary frame.
• STEINS;GATE Chapter 6 “Metaphysics Necrosis” Story Index

  Steins;Gate Wiki 社群編者 · en · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Cross-checks the damaged time machine, 1975 amnesia, memory recovery roughly 24 years later, failed mission, and the letter read in 2010.
• STEINS;GATE Prologue Story Index

  Steins;Gate Wiki 社群編者 · en · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Secondary reference for prologue scene order. Official Taiwan strings take priority for chapter and terminology wording.
• STEINS;GATE Chapter 1 “Time Travel Paranoia” Story Index

  Steins;Gate Wiki 社群編者 · en · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Secondary reference for Chapter 1 scene order; it does not replace the game.
• STEINS;GATE Chapter 2 “Interpreter Rendezvous” Story Index

  Steins;Gate Wiki 社群編者 · en · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Secondary reference for Chapter 2 scene order; it does not replace the game.
• STEINS;GATE Chapter 3 “Butterfly Effect’s Divergence” Story Index

  Steins;Gate Wiki 社群編者 · en · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Secondary reference for Chapter 3 scene order; it does not replace the game.
• STEINS;GATE Chapter 4 “Chaos Theory Homeostasis” Story Index

  Steins;Gate Wiki 社群編者 · en · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Secondary reference for the D-Mail and Akihabara alteration sequence; it does not replace the game.
• STEINS;GATE Chapter 5 “Dogma in Event Horizon” Story Index

  Steins;Gate Wiki 社群編者 · en · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Secondary reference for the time-leap machine and lab raid sequence; it does not replace the game.
• STEINS;GATE Chapter 7 “Made in Complex” Story Index

  Steins;Gate Wiki 社群編者 · en · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Secondary reference for Chapter 7 and Faris’s ending; it does not replace the game.
• STEINS;GATE Chapter 8 “Fractal Androgynous” Story Index

  Steins;Gate Wiki 社群編者 · en · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Secondary reference for Chapter 8 and Luka’s ending; it does not replace the game.
• STEINS;GATE Chapter 10 “Paradox Meltdown” Story Index

  Steins;Gate Wiki 社群編者 · en · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Secondary reference for Chapter 10, Mayuri’s ending, Kurisu’s ending, and the true-ending branch; it does not replace the game.
• STEINS;GATE Chapter 11 “Open The Steins Gate” Story Index

  Steins;Gate Wiki 社群編者 · en · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Cross-checks both rescue attempts and Operation Skuld. Official sources take priority for exact divergence values.
• STEINS;GATE 0 Traditional Chinese Steam Edition and Achievements

  Spike Chunsoft／Valve · zh-TW · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Confirms official Traditional Chinese interface and subtitles; Steam achievement strings are the Taiwan chapter-title baseline.
• STEINS;GATE 0 Traditional Chinese Steam Achievement List

  Exophase（Steam 在地化資料鏡像） · zh-TW · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Complete Traditional Chinese achievement chapter titles, cross-checked against Steam but not used as a primary story source.
• STEINS;GATE 0 Game Chapter Story Index

  Steins;Gate Wiki 社群編者 · en · Accessed 2026-08-25

  Secondary audit reference for dates, viewpoints, and event order. It does not replace the game, official site, or official Taiwan strings.

4. Community theories 0