Adventure · January 22, 2018
The Red Strings Club (2018)
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy. The professed altruistic corporation Supercontinent Ltd is on the verge of releasing Social Psyche Welfare: a system that will eliminate depression, anger and fear from society. However, the bartender of a clandestine club and a freelance hacker don't regard this evolution as an improvement but as brainwashing. Alongside unwitting company employees and a rogue empathy android, the duo will pull all the strings they can to bring down this scheme. Cyberpunk Thriller Narrative Uncover a mysterious corporate program that promises a blissful existence while debating what does happiness means and what lengths are permissible to obtain it. Psychological Bartending Read your customer's’ mood and mix the perfect cocktail to manipulate the client's emotions in order to gather the information you want and progress your agenda of stopping Supercontinent's plans. Genetic Implant Pottery Design genetic implants at a high-tech lathe to change the attitude and direction of the corporation’s most influential executives. Vocal Corporate Espionage Assume the voice of important figures in the Social Psyche Welfare project and play their own motivations against each other over the phone to uncloak their plans.
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Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 12.8k Steam reviews | Top 19% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 94% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 34% |
| Metacritic | 80/100 | Genre average 77 — top 44% of Adventure titles |
| Engagement hours | 4 h average | Top 67% for session depth among Adventure |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Cyberpunk · 279
- Pixel Graphics · 257
- Story Rich · 234
- Choices Matter · 196
- Great Soundtrack · 167
- Atmospheric · 161
- Indie · 138
- Adventure · 119
- Point & Click · 112
- LGBTQ+ · 102
- Singleplayer · 95
- Sci-fi · 89
- Visual Novel · 83
- 2D · 71
- Nudity · 63
Reception Metrics
Steam community
94%Very Positive · 12.8k reviews
12.1k positive · 770 negative
Metacritic
80/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.4/10
Curator recommendations
12.2k
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (9)
- English
- French
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
Press Quotes
“The Red String Club's futuristic exploration of themes regarding human emotion, strong writing, and exciting situations create an experience that is deeply gratifying.” 9/10 – Gamespot “The Red Strings Club conceptually flourishes, with fascinating subject matter, well-written characters, and unique approaches to gameplay.” 8/10 – Game Informer “Oh boy, is the Red Strings Club interesting.” Recommended – Rock Paper Shotgun
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
4h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
2h
Current engagement
Achievements
19
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jan 22, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Deconstructeam |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Base price | $2.99 -80% |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
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