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Fate/stay night
In the bustling city of Fuyuki, a secret battle rages in the shadows. The Holy Grail War, a brutal battle royale, pits seven mages, known as Masters, against each other. Each Master summons a formidable warrior from various eras as their Servant, all vying for the ultimate prize: the Holy Grail, a wish-granting artifact.
Emiya Shirou, an ordinary high school student driven by an unwavering sense of justice, finds himself unwillingly pulled into this deadly conflict. One evening, Shirou witnesses a fierce battle between Servants. The clang of steel and the crackle of magic fill the air as they clash. Mortally wounded in the chaos, Shirou is saved by the enigmatic Tohsaka Rin and her Servant Archer. In a desperate attempt to protect himself, Shirou accidentally summons his own Servant, Saber—a noble and beautiful knight with a mysterious past.
As Shirou and Saber navigate the dangerous Holy Grail War, they form alliances and face numerous adversaries, each with their own ambitions and secrets. The bond between Master and Servant deepens as they confront perilous challenges and uncover hidden truths.
Consensus
8.6
5 ratings
Time to finish
80-98
hours
Platforms
12
win · lin · mac
Curator reviews
5
5 public reviews
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13The Premise
In the bustling city of Fuyuki, a secret battle rages in the shadows. The Holy Grail War, a brutal battle royale, pits seven mages, known as Masters, against each other. Each Master summons a formidable warrior from various eras as their Servant, all vying for the ultimate prize: the Holy Grail, a wish-granting artifact.
Emiya Shirou, an ordinary high school student driven by an unwavering sense of justice, finds himself unwillingly pulled into this deadly conflict. One evening, Shirou witnesses a fierce battle between Servants. The clang of steel and the crackle of magic fill the air as they clash. Mortally wounded in the chaos, Shirou is saved by the enigmatic Tohsaka Rin and her Servant Archer. In a desperate attempt to protect himself, Shirou accidentally summons his own Servant, Saber—a noble and beautiful knight with a mysterious past.
As Shirou and Saber navigate the dangerous Holy Grail War, they form alliances and face numerous adversaries, each with their own ambitions and secrets. The bond between Master and Servant deepens as they confront perilous challenges and uncover hidden truths.
14Cultural moment · release cadence
Japanese release
Original edition, shipped by the developer.
16Platforms & editions
| Lang | win | lin | mac | ios | and | nds | psp | ps2 | psv | swi | vnd | web |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| EN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ES | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| FR | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| IT | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| JA | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| KO | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PT-BR | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| RU | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| VI | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ZH-HANS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ZH-HANT | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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17Cast · anti-spoilered · 8 billed
Orphan of the Fuyuki fire raised on an adopted father's idealism he has quietly confused with his own. Second-rate magus with exactly one talent he shouldn't have, and a stated ambition to be a hero of justice that he cannot yet defend under interrogation.
The Servant of the Sabre class, summoned to Shirou's shed without the contract she expected. Armoured, formal, and arguing for the ethics of command from the other side of history.
Second-generation Tohsaka heir running honour-student camouflage over family-curse expertise. Has opinions about how the Holy Grail War should be going and the receipts to back them up.
Shirou's underclassman who has been showing up every morning to cook breakfast for longer than either of them can account for. Quiet to an alarming register.
An unidentified Servant with no memory of his life before summoning, rune-patterned red coat, and a low estimate of Shirou's chances. Fights only when the math makes him.
A bound Servant who fights at the outer edge of speed and the outer edge of what her master can contain. Extremely tall, notably silent.
Ancient-Greek-era Servant who has gone to ground in the Ryuudou temple. Reading far more witches-and-princesses fiction than her class assignment recommended.
An eight- or nine-year-old in white and red, commanding a Servant much larger than she is. Lives in a forest castle outside Fuyuki. Considerably more dangerous than her register projects.
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18Content advisory
Sexual content
On-screen adult content flagged at the catalog level.
Violence
On-screen violence flagged at the catalog level.
Age rating
Rated 17+.
19Structural map · 3 routes · spoiler-safe summaries
~25h · 40 decisions · 2 endings
~25h · 45 decisions · 2 endings
~28h · 50 decisions · 2 endings
20Memorable · 4 spoiler-safe pulls
“I ask of you — are you my Master?”
“I ask of you — are you my Master?”
“People die when they are killed.”
“Confront injustice, protect the weak, reward good. That's all a hero of justice is.”
“Magecraft deals only with what has a cause. What lacks a cause cannot be reached.”
17Route map
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04What curators say
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21Reviews · newest first · 5 total
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6d ago
Fate/stay night is a long book about a boy who needs to be argued out of his ideals. It is also a book that spends a lot of its Fate route on Saber as a figure Shirou protects. The balance tips in the later routes — Rin's route lets her do the arguing, Sakura's route lets her stop waiting — but it takes playing all three to see the game's actual position on its women.
If I could recommend only one route, I would recommend none.
If I could recommend only one route, I would recommend none. The game doesn't work that way.
@catboy_jp
6d ago
The Mirror Moon patch is the canonical English read, and its strength is that it respects Nasu's sentence rhythm. Nasu writes long — the famous "people die when they are killed" line is not a translation error, it's a tic that the Japanese text carries too. The patch preserves the tic; a slicker translation would smooth it out and lose the voice.
The 2023 Remastered English release, when Heaven's Feel ships, will be worth comparing on exactly this point.
The 2023 Remastered English release, when Heaven's Feel ships, will be worth comparing on exactly this point. Rhythm, not accuracy, is the metric.
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30Series chain · Nasuverse · Type-Moon canon · 4 entries
predecessor · 2000
Tsukihime
you are heremain · 2004
Fate/stay night
sequel · 2005
Fate/hollow ataraxia
remake · 2021
TSUKIHIME -A piece of blue glass moon-
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