Thought-provoking story and ethics
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“the invitation to think while playing”
Steam review · 8.5 h played ↗
The Red Strings Club
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Deconstructeam2018Point & Click · Visual Novel · Adventure
−80%$14.99$2.99
US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A short, atmospheric cyberpunk narrative game about AI, free will and ethics, with great art and music. Skip it if you dislike clunky minigames, heavy reading, or preachy politics.
Great for
Story-focused players who love cyberpunk, philosophy and dialogue-driven visual novels
Main risk
Clunky, unskippable minigames and a preachy, fixed-ending story that may feel short and unsatisfying
What changed in the last 30 days
5 recent reviews
Recent score is 75% vs 93% overall. Few recent reviews in the sample; one cites no real gameplay and preachy messaging. Low confidence on cause.
5 recent reviews
What players love
Beautiful pixel art and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Awesome pixel art that draws you into the world and meaningful conversations that actually do affect the story in dramatic ways.”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Memorable characters and writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“incredible dialogue, distinct characters, compelling narrative, beautiful atmosphere”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗
Choices matter and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“one of the best examples of "your choice matters" games ive played”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Fun, simple drink-mixing mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the simplicity of the drink mechanics means it isn't punishing to try new things”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗
Excellent soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Worth the play even to listen to this masterpiece of a soundtrack.”
Steam review · 11.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky, frustrating minigames
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The lathe minigame where the hand REFUSES to go anywhere near the biomatter AT ALL”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Preachy, one-sided politics
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The game literally asserts that women are "oppressed," even though its world disproves this”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Single ending, choices don't matter
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“all roads lead to one ending. all of them.”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Too short, rushed ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“It's a nice game but it's very short”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗
Little real gameplay, too much reading
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Do you like reading? Because you won't do much else”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Forced autosave, slow text, no accessibility
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“The game constantly auto-saves after every little micro-decision, making it impossible to go back to retry something without starting the game again from the beginning.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified400 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 x64
ProcessorIntel Pentium D 915 (2800 MHz), AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (2600 MHz) or equivalent
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 7600GS (256 MB) or Radeon HD 2600 PRO (256 MB)
Storage400 MB available space
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 x64
ProcessorIntel Pentium D 915 (2800 MHz), AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (2600 MHz) or equivalent
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce 7600GS (256 MB) or Radeon HD 2600 PRO (256 MB)
Storage400 MB available space
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