I would recommend starting with the game . The anime was a pretty good adaptation , but lacks some of the detail the game gives you , and you get other neat stuff like alternate endings that weren ' t there . I think that both PC versions have pretty much the same translation as all the console versions , so it probably doesn ' t make much of a difference . As far as playing order , you mean route order within the game or something ? Just get all the side endings as they become available the triggers should be fairly obvious then use a guide after you get one of the two main ending paths to get the other and the true end . If you meant playing order for the games themselves , then there ' s only really the one game and its sequel , obviously don ' t play SteinsGate 0 before SG but otherwise doesn ' t matter . Rest of SciAdv stuff is not really connected besides a few small references here and there .