Robotics;Notes DaSH is the sequel to Robotics;Notes, developed by MAGES. and Chiyomaru Studio. It was released on January 31, 2019 in Japan for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. It was later released in English on October 13, 2020 for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Steam alongside its prequel, Robotics;Notes Elite.

The story takes place half a year after the events of Robotics;Notes, in 2020. Kaito Yashio returns to the island of Tanegashima on vacation to reunite with his friends. On the same ferry is Itaru Hashida, one of the main characters from Steins;Gate, who’s also there to see the festival… or so he claims.

As Tanegashima prepares for a summer festival celebration, mayhem is on the horizon. It seems the young saviors of the world will need to step up to the plate once again to protect what’s dear to them…

It is worth noting that in order to play Robotics;Notes DaSH, you must have at least played Steins;Gate and Robotics;Notes Elite beforehand in order to get the full experience. There have been rumors since the game’s announcement in Japan that knowledge of Steins;Gate 0 and Chaos;Child is needed to fully comprehend DaSH, but that is not true.

Just like with Robotics;Notes Elite, we recommend that potential DaSH readers also read through Chaos;Head.

The game uses “Deluoode Map” trigger this time to influence the events of the game. At certain points in the story, the player will be asked to open the map and decide where to go. Depending on which location they go to, or which location they go to first, different story scripts will load, and a different scene will play out. Then, depending on the choices made, the game will eventually branch out into a specific character route. 

Characters

Where to buy

In October 2020, Spike Chunsoft released an official localization for Robotics;Notes DaSH on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. You can also by both Robotics;Notes Elite and DaSH in a pack at a better price.

Knowledge of Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate, and Robotics;Notes is recommended to fully understand DaSH’s story.

Steam players are recommended to use this fan improvement patch; it introduces many translation and quality-of-life improvements, such as mouse support.

Additional content

  • Next Baton is a short audio monologue narrated by Akiho, set a few months after the events of Robotics;Notes Elite. Intended to be listened to before starting Robotics;Notes DaSH.