Red Thread just left Early Access and hit full release today on Steam. This one’s a narrative strategy card game with rogue-lite elements, published by Rosae Ex Ludis and developed by Alchemist Bunny Boutique—their first Steam release.
At its core, the game turns your social circle into a deck of cards. Every card is a person you meet: some supportive, some unreliable, some outright obstacles. Their strengths and flaws shape your path as you chase life goals. You’re not just collecting allies—you’re managing an entire network. Nurture the right bonds, cut off the wrong ones, and make choices that can either push you toward success or drag you into failure.
The presentation has a whimsical, almost fairy-tale feel. Hand-drawn characters and backdrops pop with colour, like paper cutouts brought to life. It’s charming and detailed without being demanding on hardware.
Audio leans into warm, SNES-era vibes—catchy, light, and memorable. Full English voiceover is here, but everything’s subtitled if you’d rather play muted.
This is a keyboard-and-mouse-only experience—no controller support.
Windows is the only native platform, with no official word yet on Linux via Proton. Specs are minimal: a 2 GHz CPU, 4 GB RAM, 512 MB VRAM, and half a gig of space. In other words, almost any machine can run it.
Early reviews haven’t come in yet—other than a thumbs-up from the game’s own composer, naturally. But the launch price is friendly: C$11.04 with a 15% discount off the $9.99 USD tag.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2993370/Red_Thread/
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