Andy Kelly
PC GamerPC Gamer The Red Strings Club Review
Published 1/23/2018
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73
-5 vs critic avg
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Linux / PC / Mac / Switch - 1/22/2018
The Red Strings Club
"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."
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- Deconstructeam
- Publisher
- Devolver Digital
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Critic avg
78
20 scored reviews
Total coverage
20
All coverage currently scored
Score range
30–92
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Signal shape
Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 78 across 20 scored reviews, with a 62-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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20 included scored reviews
90–1004 reviews · 20%
80–898 reviews · 40%
70–797 reviews · 35%
Below 701 review · 5%
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Raymond Porreca
DestructoidReview: The Red Strings Club
Published 1/22/2018
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Score
80
+2 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalShannon P. Drake
MonsterVineThe Red Strings Club Review: Get A Little Attached
Published 1/22/2018
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Score
80
+2 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalElise Favis
Game InformerThe Red Strings Club Review – A Philosophical Tale Hindered By Flawed Controls
Published 1/22/2018
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Score
80
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalEd Orr
GameSpaceGameSpace The Red Strings Club Review
Published 1/22/2018
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80
+2 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalAdam Riley
Cubed3The Red Strings Club (PC) Review
Published 1/22/2018
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Score
30
-48 vs critic avg
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Read originalDavid Rayfield
GameSpotThe Red Strings Club Review
Published 1/22/2018
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Score
90
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalJames Paley
COGconnectedThe Red Strings Club Review – A Soulful Cyberpunk Story
Published 1/22/2018
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Score
92
+14 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalKyle LeClair
Hardcore GamerReview: The Red Strings Club
Published 1/22/2018
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Score
80
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalKieran Stockton
WellPlayedString Theory
Published 1/22/2018
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78
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