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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 Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk, pixel graphics and story rich game developed by Deconstructeam and published by Devolver Digital.
Released on January 22nd 2018 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 9 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 12,839 reviews of which 12,057 were positive and 782 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.54€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified The Red Strings Club into these genres:

Cyberpunk Pixel Graphics Story Rich Choices Matter Great Soundtrack Atmospheric Indie Adventure Point & Click LGBTQ+ Singleplayer Sci-fi Visual Novel 2D Dystopian Philosophical Violent Puzzle Retro

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10 x64
Processor: Intel Pentium D 915 (2800 MHz), AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (2600 MHz) or equivalent
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce 7600GS (256 MB) or Radeon HD 2600 PRO (256 MB)
Storage: 400 MB available space

MacOS

OS: Mac OS X 10.9 or later
Processor: Intel Pentium D 915 (2800 MHz), AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (2600 MHz) or equivalent
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce 7600GS (256 MB) or Radeon HD 2600 PRO (256 MB)
Storage: 400 MB available space

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or later
Processor: Intel Pentium D 915 (2800 MHz), AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (2600 MHz) or equivalent
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce 7600GS (256 MB) or Radeon HD 2600 PRO (256 MB)
Storage: 400 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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July 2025

What a weird little game! I wouldn't describe this as fun, but it is certainly interesting—from a ludonarative perspective if nothing else. There is a lot here that is unique and worth some thought. The game consists of three main parts, all of which are disjointed in terms of gameplay and follow different characters. The gameplay in all of the parts (pottery, bartending) is not good—the controls are super finicky and have a frustrating sort of inertia so it takes forever to do something simple like line up a circle over another circle. I dumped SO MUCH booze on the counter. The little minigames only distract from the actual intrigue, which is the characterization and the system of interactions and relationships. I don't think I've seen a game so thoroughly built around emotional intelligence before—interacting with characters and empathetically guessing and influencing their complex emotions, worldviews, loyalties, and motivations is the whole deal here. It is more about deep relationships/interactions than what I've seen from dating sims, a genre which is nominally all about doing relationships and interactions well. For that alone, the game holds interest. I think I will like this more on the second playthrough now that I understand the worldbuilding and know to anticipate the POV switches. All the different systems, characters, and the complexity of the world was a lot for me to keep straight on the first go. There is a lot of stuff being crammed into a short playtime. The music and pixel art animations are great at conveying atmosphere and vibe. There is a sense of darkness and mystery that permeates everything—especially the bartender protagonist. Our distance from him makes him more compelling. Interesting philosophical questions explored, but left up to you to answer, such as: Does depression have a necessary social function? Does hatred? If you could manipulate society's emotions and behaviors, would you draw the line at certain types of violence but not others? Freedom or safety? And is freedom from desire freedom from suffering—enlightenment? Or is constant striving and mild dissatisfaction essential to our humanity? That very final dialogue tree is what lingers the most. You spend the whole game figuring out a certain piece of information that could change the world, but does it matter more than your love for your partner?

June 2025

I would describe The Red Strings Club as an indie cyberpunk visual novel. The game fits the categories even better than one would expect: It very much has the strengths and limits one would expect from an indie game. It is an especially unconventional and artistic game. The developers have protected the game's personality from any degree of streamlining. The relatively low budget is made apparent by the pixelated graphics and the small scope, but as these aspects fit into the game organically, no tangible compromise is imposed by the game's limits. The game's biggest strength is, in my opinion, its writing. The characters and their dialogue have depth and so does the story overall. The Red Strings Club engages quite directly with cyberpunk's core themes - Transhumanism and the ethics of capitalist practices - and it does so in quite a philosophical manner. Even as someone who has thought about these exact things enough (and thereby developed some strong enough opinions) to engage in both activism and profession related to them, this game, despite not changing my mind, has made me reconsider. Some of the game's choices, despite being basically just stated opinions, I am still torn about. This is - in my opinion - what art is all about: engaging with themes and topics and - however cryptically - communicating meaning, as vague as that might sound.

March 2025

I pirated this game 4 years ago when i had no money to buy it and things weren't great overall; 4 years later and i can say much has changed, but i still think this is a beautiful and introspective story about people and personal values; and fun gameplay with more outcomes than your typical telltale-type game. 11/10 would buy again

March 2025

For me, this is a 10/10. It’s one of those rare games that doesn’t just entertain— it sticks with you. If you love deep storytelling, cyberpunk aesthetics, or games that challenge your perspective on the world, The Red Strings Club is absolutely worth playing.

Dec. 2024

The Red Strings Club is a nice point & click game with a great story in a cyberpunk ambiant. The story is good and the pixels graphics are beautiful. I recommend it!!! ❤️❤️❤️

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Red Strings Club is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.

The Red Strings Club is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.79€ on Steam.

The Red Strings Club received 12,057 positive votes out of a total of 12,839 achieving an impressive rating of 9.14.

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The Red Strings Club was developed by Deconstructeam and published by Devolver Digital.

The Red Strings Club is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Red Strings Club is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Red Strings Club is playable and fully supported on Linux.

The Red Strings Club is a single-player game.

The Red Strings Club does not currently offer any DLC.

The Red Strings Club does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Red Strings Club does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Red Strings Club is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Red Strings Club.

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