I can't speak to the anime, but I enjoyed and recommend the visual novel version. I got into it because I wanted a break from more traditional games (such as R

I can't speak to the anime, but I enjoyed and recommend the visual novel version. I got into it because I wanted a break from more traditional games (such as RPGs) which may claim to have a story but often don't go deep into character development and so on. If that's what you want, Steins;Gate definitely delivers. I'd make two cautionary points if you're going to try it: 1. It's a visual novel, so it's not going to be interactive like a more traditional game. You get some choices, which among other things determine what ending you get, but really don't influence much otherwise. 2. There's a lot of banter. You'll know in the first 10 minutes of the game if this bothers you or not. I personally didn't have a problem with it, but your mileage may vary.