2025-12-11 15:50 UTC · Community Announcements · GreyShock
Hello everyone! We're so happy to finally unveil Virtue and a Sledgehammer, a narrative exploration game in which you go back to your hometown and tear it down with a hammer, because... well, you'll find out. This is our most ambitious project to date, and sort of marks the full maturation of the joint venture we've been exploring together at Deconstructeam and Selkie Harbour. We've been collaborating since 2022, created many small games, and in April 2025, released our first commercial project, Many Nights a Whisper, a meditative third-person archery game, to critical acclaim! Virtue and a Sl
2025-04-30 11:40 UTC · Community Announcements · GreyShock
We just released a new game on Steam! It's short and experimental, about 1 hour long. So far, players who have been playing it are reporting it's pretty intense, check out the user reviews 🙈 And the press reviews hold high praise too! "Few games have this tension and impact" - GamesRadar 4/5 "A masterpiece that can be experienced in a single sitting. Don’t pass this up." - MonsterVine 4.5/5 "Incredibly thought-provoking." - Checkpoint Gaming 8.5/10 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/Many_Nights_a_Whisper/ And even if it's not verified yet, it runs like a dream on the Steam Deck. Here'
2025-04-09 15:00 UTC · Community Announcements · GreyShock
For the past decade, Deconstructeam has been crafting 2D pixel-art narrative experiences like Gods Will Be Watching, The Red Strings Club, and The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood. Now, we're thrilled to explore a–at least for us–new frontier: 3D games. Over the past years, we've been quietly honing our skills, collaborating with talented indie studio Selkie Harbour, and experimenting with exciting new ideas. While our larger commercial projects are still under wraps, we’re eager to share a glimpse of something special with you: Many Nights a Whisper It's a short, meditative, third-person archery game
2023-04-27 15:01 UTC · Community Announcements · Sippy
Hello! We're back! It's been five years since we released The Red Strings Club (almost 10 since we released Gods Will Be Watching, phew) and now... We're proud to finally show you what we've working in for all this time, the most ambitious project we've ever attempted: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood. It's a tarot deckbuilding narrative experience! You will play as Fortuna, a witch living in exile on an asteroid. Seeking freedom, Fortuna forms a pact with a forbidden creature—the mysterious and ancient Ábramar—who grants her the ability to craft magic-infused tarot cards. It's a game about communi
2021-05-18 16:09 UTC · Community Announcements · MattN
Essays on Empathy is a curated compilation of ten interactive stories from Deconstructeam, the creator of The Red Strings Club and Gods Will Be Watching. Inhabit the lives of a diverse cast of characters from all walks of life in bite-sized, innovative, interactive stories; from a hitman working at a flower shop, to a schoolgirl who is convinced her skeleton isn't hers. Explore 10 unique, offbeat tales including "De Tres al Cuarto," a brand new short experience exclusive to the compilation about a couple of two-bit comedians trying to make it big. Essays on Empathy is Now Available! https://st
2021-04-30 16:28 UTC · Community Announcements · MattN
Essays on Empathy is a curated compilation of Deconstructeam's best efforts in seeking new narrative experiences in games. Inhabit the lives of a diverse cast of characters from all walks of life in bite-sized, innovative, interactive stories; from a hitman working at a flower shop, to a schoolgirl who is convinced her skeleton isn't hers. Explore 10 unique, offbeat tales including "De Tres al Cuarto," a brand new short experience exclusive to the compilation about a couple of two-bit comedians trying to make it big. Coming May 18th. Add it to your Wishlist. https://store.steampowered.com/app/
2018-01-30 16:42 UTC · Community Announcements · br33dlove
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5695356/580e9b5414faccc019a41b134e7510ebdfe72b5a.png The Deconstructeam Bundle is now available and includes both The Red Strings Club and Gods Will Be Watching. Owners of Gods Will Be Watching get an automatic 25% off of The Red Strings Club by completing the bundle.
2018-01-30 16:42 UTC · Community Announcements · br33dlove
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5695356/580e9b5414faccc019a41b134e7510ebdfe72b5a.png The Deconstructeam Bundle is now available and includes both The Red Strings Club and Gods Will Be Watching. Owners of Gods Will Be Watching get an automatic 25% off of The Red Strings Club by completing the bundle.
2018-01-22 18:11 UTC · Community Announcements · br33dlove
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31062391/5c08662013defed219140c479b63c2a30497875e.png The Red Strings Club has opened it's doors and is now available on Steam on PC, Mac, and Linux! Please watch the launch trailer below and share with those you think might enjoy a rich cyberpunk narrative game. To celebrate the launch, The Red Strings Club will be 15% off through January 30 on all storefronts. Thanks for your support and we hope you enjoy it! https://youtu.be/IKwKVukDsXQ http://store.steampowered.com/app/589780/The_Red_Strings_Club/
2018-01-22 18:11 UTC · Community Announcements · br33dlove
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31062391/5c08662013defed219140c479b63c2a30497875e.png The Red Strings Club has opened it's doors and is now available on Steam on PC, Mac, and Linux! Please watch the launch trailer below and share with those you think might enjoy a rich cyberpunk narrative game. To celebrate the launch, The Red Strings Club will be 15% off through January 30 on all storefronts. Thanks for your support and we hope you enjoy it! https://youtu.be/IKwKVukDsXQ http://store.steampowered.com/app/589780/The_Red_Strings_Club/
2018-01-09 15:21 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Brendan Caldwell)
There s a BOGOF on neon negronis. At least, that would be the glowing sign I d hang outside, were I in charge of the hot pink bar of upcoming cyberpunk adventure The Red Strings Club. It s a game of social engineering, body-hacking and clandestine mixology from Deconstructeam, the makers of Gods Will Be Watching. They ve sent electronic words to say it s coming out on January 22. (more…)
2018-01-09 13:29 UTC · Community Announcements · br33dlove
http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5695356/c024e3235205e5715a8f8a5049d1bad5d997dee0.png Deconstructeam's cyberpunk narrative experience The Red Strings Club opens its doors on January 22. Preorder now and get 20% off plus a giftable copy of Gods Will Be Watching! http://store.steampowered.com/app/589780/The_Red_Strings_Club/ http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5695356/fef35b1e6b8d27d951884b233751abf72e3fab8b.png http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5695356/58f34daaa3393c112b40b836289560fe2d
2018-01-09 13:29 UTC · Community Announcements · br33dlove
http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5695356/c024e3235205e5715a8f8a5049d1bad5d997dee0.png Deconstructeam's cyberpunk narrative experience The Red Strings Club opens its doors on January 22. Preorder now and get 20% off plus a giftable copy of Gods Will Be Watching! http://store.steampowered.com/app/589780/The_Red_Strings_Club/ http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5695356/fef35b1e6b8d27d951884b233751abf72e3fab8b.png http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5695356/58f34daaa3393c112b40b836289560fe2d
2017-10-30 14:27 UTC · Community Announcements · br33dlove
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5695356/c024e3235205e5715a8f8a5049d1bad5d997dee0.png 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 don't regard this evolut
2017-10-30 14:27 UTC · Community Announcements · br33dlove
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5695356/c024e3235205e5715a8f8a5049d1bad5d997dee0.png 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 don't regard this evolut
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