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The Red Strings Club

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3.9/5

( 84 Reviews )

3.9

84 Reviews

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The Red Strings Club
Description
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 Socia...
Genre:
Adventure - Simulation - Sci-fi
Tags:
Adventure, Indie, Story Rich, Atmospheric, 2D, show 15 more... Sci-fi, Puzzle, Simulation, Science, Great Soundtrack, Pixel Graphics, Choices Matter, Point&Click, Visual Novel, Nudity, Violent, Cyberpunk, LGBTQ+, Dystopian, Philosophical
Critics reviews
78 %
Recommend
Game Informer
8/10
PC Gamer
73/100
Attack of the Fanboy
4.5/5 stars
User reviews

3.9/5

( 84 Reviews )

3.9

84 Reviews

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Product details
2018, Deconstructeam, ...
System requirements
Windows 7 / 8 / 10, Intel Pentium D 915 (2800 MHz) AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (2600 MHz) or equivalent, 1 G...
Time to beat
4 hMain
4.5 h Main + Sides
7 h Completionist
4 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
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 doesn'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.

Copyright 2017 Deconstructeam. All Rights Reserved.

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System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:

Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

Recommended system requirements:

Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
4 hMain
4.5 h Main + Sides
7 h Completionist
4 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Adventure - Simulation - Sci-fi
Tags:
Adventure, Indie, Story Rich, Atmospheric, 2D, show 15 more... Sci-fi, Puzzle, Simulation, Science, Great Soundtrack, Pixel Graphics, Choices Matter, Point&Click, Visual Novel, Nudity, Violent, Cyberpunk, LGBTQ+, Dystopian, Philosophical
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04)
Release date:
{{'2018-01-22T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Deconstructeam / Devolver Digital
Size:
215 MB
Links:
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Game features
Cloud saves
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Single-player
Languages
English
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Deutsch
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español
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français
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Português do Brasil
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русский
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中文(简体)
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中文(繁體)
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日本語
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Critics reviews
80
Top Critic Average
78 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
Game Informerby Elise Favis
8/10
The Red Strings Club's great cast of characters and philosophical themes about the meaning of happiness provide plenty of thought-provoking entertainment
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PC Gamerby Andy Kelly
73/100
While it occasionally slips into cyberpunk cliche, and can be a little too earnest for its own good sometimes, The Red Strings Club is a distinctive take on a well-worn genre.
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Attack of the Fanboyby Kyle Hanson
4.5/5 stars
The Red Strings Club is a true cyberpunk classic. Pixel-art visuals and a cyberpunk world make way for fascinating gameplay and a truly compelling, well written story. The game will force you to make tough decisions while questioning your own thoughts about important, current day topics. This is an indie title you won't want to miss.
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Posted on: January 28, 2018

DampfSpiel

Verified owner

Games: 684 Reviews: 5

I ended the game with tears in the eyes.

A lovely story questioning how you think about a world where you could end anger and fear once and for all.

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Posted on: January 30, 2018

PBemps

Verified owner

Games: 62 Reviews: 1

Very little to love

The writing is mediocre, the characters are forced, the ideas are sophomoric, the politics are absolutely dire. I loved the drink mixing mechanic and it strikes me as something that would be really interesting to see evolve over the course of a game that has the proper length to accomodate doing so. As it is now, it seems like it's a really cool idea that was cut down in the service of telling a truly mediocre story that ended before it had even really started. Overall a big disappointment considering how much I appreciated Gods Will Be Watching.

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Posted on: January 25, 2018

The0GM

Verified owner

Games: 110 Reviews: 3

Cyberpunk bar game

This game is good , i love it. I recommend it and recommend to read online about it if you're trans. Cyberpunk bar game (like VA11-Hall-A) should become a new genre ^^

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Posted on: February 11, 2018

Kikosawa

Verified owner

Games: 9 Reviews: 2

Worth to play... No, to live in

Best game I played in this year.

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Posted on: November 27, 2021

haplo888

Games: 263 Reviews: 2

Politics

It's not a game, but political Instructions. Sad, because we could use some good cyberpunk/shadowrun games.

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