- Publisher: Devolver Digital
- Release Date: Jan 22, 2018
- Also On: Switch
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Jan 31, 2018Even though its writing comes off mostly as a well-meaning but adolescently naïve and anime inspired take on the bleak cyberpunk dystopia towards which we are invariably headed, The Red Strings Club piques the player’s interest by constantly throwing a new gameplay mechanic at them, with its social engineering mini-game presenting a rewarding challenge that all cyberpunk enthusiasts will relish.
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Jan 26, 2018Red Strings Club is more of a visual novel than a true adventure game, but its roughly four-hour story will give you some topics for your brain to chew on. The conversational gameplay, not to mention the drink mixing minigame, are a lot of fun.
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Jan 23, 2018An atmospheric, imaginative cyberpunk adventure with a human heart beating beneath its metal exoskeleton.
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Jan 29, 2018The Red Strings Club isn’t afraid to stop you in your tracks with its dialogue — to challenge your ideas and principles — but in the pursuit of this it too often fumbles.
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Jan 23, 2018You can try The Red Strings Club if you are a fan of cyberpunk stories, visual novels and retrowave. Just know that the game has a really slow pace and sometimes can be boring.
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Feb 2, 2018Although there is almost every cyberpunk cliché to be found somewhere, the themes and dialogues are put together well. Which can’t be said about the actual playing mechanics, since they leave a lot to be desired.
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Feb 18, 2018In spite of a few good ideas and an appealing atmosphere, The Red Strings Club falls a bit short to be warmingly recommended because it's quite repetitive and very short to beat (around 3h). Moreover, the dull story and the weak technical side of things makes it tough to be enthusiastic.
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LEVEL (Czech Republic)Sep 13, 2018At first sight a cliché retro cyberpunk, but beneath the surface excellent and with humanity imbued game. It's a shame that after some time you will be bored and even angry with some of its features. [Issue#284]
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Feb 7, 2018It’s a great game to fill a contemplative afternoon.
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Jan 2, 2019Its strength is in the performances and dialogue of its characters, who ask difficult questions about free will and social order.
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Jan 22, 2018If you’ve any interest in transhumanist philosophy or even ethics in general, then you owe it to yourself to pick this one up. If you don’t, then The Red Strings Club should still hit the spot – and you might find you have more to say the next time someone asks you about the nature of happiness. [RPS Recommended]
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Jan 22, 2018The new game from the creators of 'Gods Will Be Watching" has bold, refreshing ideas about future sex—but also a pitfall into transphobia.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 101 out of 143
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Mixed: 25 out of 143
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Negative: 17 out of 143
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Jan 23, 2018
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Mar 11, 2019Great game, full of moral dilemmas. Well implemented: a dark metropol, neon lights, corporations, fake people, utterly depressing.
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Feb 16, 2019Stop shoving politics down my throat, it's annoying. Seriously and the game's lame.