The Red Strings Club
Cyberpunk narrative adventure with mood-shifting cocktails and phone impersonation
Deconstructeam · Published by Devolver Digital · Released Jan 22, 2018
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 14K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 50 in 30 days
- Players
- 13
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Jul 11, 2018
Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Red Strings Club?
A single-player cyberpunk adventure built around dialogue choices and short minigames. A bartender and a hacker investigate a corporation's plan to eliminate depression, anger, and fear; you mix cocktails to influence customers, shape genetic implants, and impersonate company figures on the phone to gather information.
For you if...
- +you enjoy cyberpunk stories that explore moral questions
- +you like making choices during character-driven conversations
Not for you if...
- −you want action-focused play rather than long conversations
What players say
93% of 13,722 reviews are positive · 82% of 50 in the last 30 days
Players praise the writing, characters, pixel art, and music. Common complaints focus on awkward or repetitive minigames, the short length, and an ending some find unsatisfying.
How many players finish The Red Strings Club?
41% of Steam players have unlocked «The Red Strings Club», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
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The Red Strings Club system requirements
Minimum: HD 2600, 1 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Red Strings Club?
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- OS
- Windows 7/8.1/10 x64
- Processor
- Intel Pentium D 915 (2800 MHz), AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (2600 MHz) or equivalent
- Graphics
- GeForce 7600GS (256 MB) or Radeon HD 2600 PRO (256 MB)
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
Does The Red Strings Club have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Red Strings Club run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 19
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Does The Red Strings Club use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
