Game2023

Red Line

IndieRPG

Developer Rolling Cat Studio

Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues. From the Steam store page

48 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

92
LovedLoved

12 positive · 1 negative
95% range 67–99%

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Bluesky *3327
Steam reviews1210
Mastodon *002

* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).

Steam's own rating
Positive
14 of 15 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What players are saying

92% recommend · 12 yes, 1 no

Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 13 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (182 of 187 positive).

Players praise the game's story and atmosphere. [1][2][3] The art style and visuals are widely appreciated. [4][5][6] Some reviewers note issues with puzzles and sound effects. [3][7]

Liked
  • Compelling story with supernatural elements. [1][2][3]
  • Beautiful art and visuals. [4][5][6]
  • Great atmosphere and effective horror. [8][9]
  • Interesting and relatable characters. [6][9]
Disliked
  • Some puzzles are confusing or obtuse. [3][7]
  • Sound effects can be too loud. [6][7]
  • One reviewer mentions a confusing analyze puzzle. [7]
  • One reviewer notes issues with controller support. [7]
Representative posts
  • [1]Steam user Steam user …3967Steam review · Mar 27, 2024 · Recommended

    Mystery game where you’re trying to figure out the tenants’ secrets. The plot revolves around a girl who lives in an apartment complex. Except for the landlord, no one else lives there. The girl is unwell because she has been having dreams and nightmares of people living in the same place, but in a different time. Things become stranger when objects from another time appear in the building. Starting with a notebook …

  • [2]Steam user Steam user …4577Steam review · Mar 6, 2024 · Recommended

    So this game was quite interesting. I'm just gonna put a spoiler warning before I write my full review, but if you're reading this and want to know if this game with work $9.99 then I can confidently tell you Yes. =========== SPOILER TERRITORY ==================== So I wasn't sure what I was expecting from this storyline, but for sure I got some massive reminders of an animated movie that I fell in love with pretty …

  • [8]Steam user Steam user …0526Steam review · Sep 9, 2026 · Recommended

    I first tried this game through the Steam demo last year, and even at that point, I remember genuinely feeling afraid to play it. The ambience, the way the atmosphere was constructed, the audio scoring, and especially the visual staging were all really effective. There was a strong sense of intentionality in how the game presented each scene. Although, for some reason, I have this vague memory that there was a scene …

  • [9]Steam user Steam user …3215Steam review · Feb 16, 2026 · Recommended

    This game is probably one of the best RPG horror I have played in a long while. The story seems complex at the beginning, but as you go on, the story becomes more clear. The protagonists are also not the same copy-paste archetype you typically seem in an ghost adventure game. The two main leads are really enjoyable, and their backstories do help establish their character. The overall concept, very stellar. The …

  • [7]Steam user Steam user …0125Steam review · Jul 7, 2025 · Recommended

    Negatives ✧ Analyze puzzle confusing ✧ Sound effects can be too loud ✧ Pills don't always work the way you want ✧ Chen relationships confusing ✧ Grandma needs to go ✧ Sensitive topics not for everyone ✧ Can't do everything on a controller ✧ Some portions not translated ✧ Can't skip talking scenes Positives ✧ Pen pals from alternate worlds ✧ Great character art ✧ Always check the toilets ✧ Always trust animal …

Summarised from 19 of the 42 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 14, 2026. How summaries are made

RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account

Red Line sits at 92% positive across 13 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?

Reactions

48 of 48 · most liked first
  • Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.govBluesky · Mar 25, 2026

    The Court saw what was obvious to all. Trump’s pause in funding the Red Line Extension was a desperate attempt to distract from his failures and to use as leverage in a political game. Work needed to deliver on an overdue promise can continue for Chicago's Far South Side.

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  • John @localcelebrity.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 20, 2025

    Took a family trip to check out the new Lawrence and Argyle Red Line Stations. We got snacks and groceries. Kiddo had a blast. I think this is going to be a game changer for Chicago’s north side. It really unlocks so much potential it is staggering. The Broadway Upzone could not be more vital.

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  • ChicagoDomDaddy™️ @chicagodomdaddy.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 2, 2025

    Check out our Airbnb! Property is 300’ from Wrigley Field! Amzing for small groups, catch a game at Wrigley, a block from the Red Line and downtown, book NOW for IML, Market Days, Pride. VERY short walk to Boystown. Welcome to my neighborhood! 2 units now, 3rd on the way. Listings below

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  • Bronze Age Babies @bronzeagebabies.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 4, 2025

    Brunch before the Cubs/Cardinals game! Corn cakes, ham, two eggs over easy, fresh fruit. At the Breakfast House, right beneath the Sheridan Red Line station.

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  • Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 12, 2025

    Just realised this game reminds me of that war movie “The Thin Red Line” - a big-budget production where you tune in expecting big drama, and then…nothing really happens

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  • Zohaib “Zo” Qadri @zoforaustin.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 19, 2025

    Off to the Austin FC game—riding the Red Line from MLK Station! Trains, goals, and good vibes only. Less traffic, cleaner air, and Austin FC? That’s what we call a hat trick! ⚽️⚽️⚽️

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  • Laurie! Live! @laurie-merrell.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 5, 2025

    is there any funnier confluence on the Red Line than protest in Federal Plaza + Cubs game

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  • Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 26, 2025

    Just being on a southbound Red Line train making the turn into Sheridan after a Cubs game

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  • Steam user Steam user …3619Steam reviews · Dec 11, 2023 · 4 h played

    [no spoiler] normal ending vs better ending in chapter 5 after arresting the *****, you go to 102 and it gives u 2 options. If you choose to wait, u will reach normal ending. If you choose to "do something else" and go to 101 then u reach better ending

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Storm of Steel Wargaming @stormofsteel.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 22, 2023

    A bit of Sharp Practice in action, the French fire then charge through a random event, then the British counter charge using Thin Red Line and batter them, winning the game! Hooray for old Nosey! #SharpPractice #spreadtheLard

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  • Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 4, 2026

    Under NITA and a unified fare structure, Metra should run shuttle trains between Millennium (and the Pedway connection to Blue/Red Line trains) and 18th for every Bears home game

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  • Universal Hub @universalhub.comBluesky · Jan 18, 2026

    What do JFK/UMass and Charles have that's the same? Both had Red Line trains that were taken out of the game www.universalhub.com/2026/what-do... #MBTA

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  • TomTom @tomtomchi.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2023

    The Red Line commute before a Cubs night game to wanting to k-word everyone on earth pipeline

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  • Steam user Steam user …3967Steam reviews · Mar 27, 2024 · 5 h played

    Mystery game where you’re trying to figure out the tenants’ secrets. The plot revolves around a girl who lives in an apartment complex. Except for the landlord, no one else lives there. The girl is unwell because she has been having dreams and nightmares of people living in the same place, but in a different time. Things become stranger when objects from another time appear in the building. Starting with a notebook with information on persons residing in neighboring rooms. The game is played…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …5986Steam reviews · Dec 9, 2023 · 5 h played

    If you like 2d horror-quests this game is for you. The art is beatiful, and story is decent, too.

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …7286Steam reviews · Aug 10, 2023 · 8 h played

    Short, neat game. Impressive parallax mapping for professional visuals. I wasn't that familiar with game development and I was "tricked" by the interior room maps until I decrypted the images, then obviously it wasn't made with RPG Maker map tool. No wonder it looks so good.

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  • Chris “OH NO! DISASTER! WHAT A BAD IDEA!” Dobbertean @bracketdobber.netBluesky · Sep 6, 2024

    Game started an hour-plus ago, family in Yankees jerseys I just saw boarding the Red Line at Chicago and State.

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  • Jeremy D. Nichols @jeremydnichols.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2023

    I strongly dislike taking the Red Line when the Cubs have a day game. Crowded trains full of pregaming suburbanites. Blech.

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  • Melissa @beqaabee.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 5, 2026

    “Is It Water or Is It Piss?” —My favorite game to play while avoiding random puddles on the Red Line (Beware: It’s always piss.)

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  • Jim Owczarski @vonreisswitz.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 2, 2026

    Foy's brigade drove like a sledge hammer into the British defenders at Coruna and did real damage, but the Red Line hit back every bit as hard. This one, half over, promises to be close, score standing at 4-3, French. The game is "Valour and Fortitude", 4.0. @armchairdragoons.bsky.social

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  • Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.meBluesky · Jul 4, 2026

    Spending the 4th getting stuck on the Red Line in board game form

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  • Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2025

    On Red Line run 888. Yet Cubs have a day game today. Irony? @niseilounge.bsky.social

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  • Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 26, 2026

    Observation: NB Brown Line and Red Line sardine-can crowd for Savannah Bananas game skews much younger and totally sober. How’s by you, @niseilounge.bsky.social?

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  • Kenji @elementaleucology.comBluesky · Jul 4, 2026

    Big "On the Red Line and there's a Cubs game" energy.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1368Steam reviews · Apr 14, 2024 · 6 h played

    Great short game with a compelling story. It has a couple of obtuse puzzles but nothing too egregious. Does some clever things with RPGM engine and is a great effort for a first time game. Recommended on a sale / bundle if you can though if you're into murder mystery with a supernatural feel and narrative above gameplay, then definitely give this a shot.

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …4577Steam reviews · Mar 6, 2024 · 6 h played

    So this game was quite interesting. I'm just gonna put a spoiler warning before I write my full review, but if you're reading this and want to know if this game with work $9.99 then I can confidently tell you Yes. =========== SPOILER TERRITORY ==================== So I wasn't sure what I was expecting from this storyline, but for sure I got some massive reminders of an animated movie that I fell in love with pretty hard. That movie being called Your Name. This game gave off those vibes so…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • You Came In Dressed Like a Train Wreck @plbsu.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 10, 2026

    Taking the Red Line to a college football game as god intended

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  • Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 28, 2026

    It's the time of day when I used to see the guys doing the shell game on the Red Line! (Haven't seen them for a while now.)

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  • Ruben Tisch @rubentisch.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 9, 2026

    CHICAGO AND CHICAGO TOURIST PSA: The White Sox are good! So if you're taking the Red Line North, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHEN THEY ARE AT HOME AND WHEN THE GAME IS OVER BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT GET ON A TRAIN FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS AFTER THE GAME ENDS!

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  • Ruby Pumpkins 🎃 @ninepins.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 22, 2026

    The DraftKings nonsense being everywhere is nauseating. I hate seeing it every time I'm on the Red Line; every ad at the Addison stop is DraftKings, DraftKings! "Come on down to the Tri-County Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze! Proudly sponsored this year by DraftKings and Polymarket. Get yer game on!"

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  • mainegirlagain.bsky.social @mainegirlagain.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2026

    Freedom trail, Red Sox game, Mus of Fine Arts, or just stroll around town to see architecture history & interesting cemeteries. Or hop on the Red Line to Cambridge/Harvard Square for many bookstores including Grolier on Plympton St= all poetry, Schoenhoff’s on Mt Auburn St=international bks, etc!

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  • Damon Kiesow @kiesow.netBluesky · Aug 15, 2025

    Not including the injury or no-hitter - but we did similar at Fenway once. Rode the T all the way home (Braintree - end of the Red Line) and saw the end of the game after a storm delay.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9549Steam reviews · Sep 4, 2024 · 7 h played

    An interesting little game with a cool story. Really loved exploring both of the worlds and talking to all the characters, although I wish it did more of the switching perspectives like later in the game.

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …9155Steam reviews · Oct 15, 2023 · 14 h played

    The story is very nice!

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  • HockeyFights.com @hockeyfights.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 28, 2026

    “If you put the puck behind the opposing team's defenseman all game long, you will win. I promise you.” GET TO THE RED LINE AND DUMP & CHASE Episode 6 | youtu.be/gGyQrSAcr_k The Sean Avery Show | Every Wednesday - 7 a.​m. MST / 9 a.​m ET

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  • Ineloquent Reverie @megaher-ofighter24.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 14, 2026

    See, I kind of like him. It's extremely funny to give an Ace Combat game a temu version of the monologues from The Thin Red Line

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  • Steam user Steam user …0526Steam reviews · Sep 9, 2026 · 5 h played

    I first tried this game through the Steam demo last year, and even at that point, I remember genuinely feeling afraid to play it. The ambience, the way the atmosphere was constructed, the audio scoring, and especially the visual staging were all really effective. There was a strong sense of intentionality in how the game presented each scene. Although, for some reason, I have this vague memory that there was a scene in the demo that didn’t make it into the final release. I might be…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Theo in YXU 🇨🇦 @bikenwhisky.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 5, 2026

    I am two stops south on the Red Line. Caring for the grandsons so I couldn't make the game.

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  • Kris Ferderer @krisferderer.comBluesky · Jul 16, 2026

    The 2026-2027 Kraken Season schedule is up. Some fun facts: - Season is going from 82 games to 84 games (Preseason is going from 6 to 4) - Red Line Season Ticket members are getting one fewer game (-1 Preseason) - Attached are the current giveaway nights and theme nights

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  • Threadlinqs @threadlinqsMastodon · Jul 10, 2026

    Stolen session cookies walk right past MFA - Lumma, RedLine and StealC are draining dev and AI-platform logins. 9 detections, 18 IOCs. Full analysis + IOCs: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1169 #ThreatIntel #sefirah #LummaC2 #Lumma #RedLine #OpenAI

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  • Charlotte Volpe @flautista2013.bsky.socialBluesky · May 29, 2026

    Heh. I guess it makes more sense when you’re coming from that part of Arlington. I’m out on the Silver so unless I want to also use the Red Line, L’Enfant it is. But also, it’s not so bad on game days when you’re an Airport Dad™️ on that front. Looking forward to Sunday, going with some friends 💜

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  • PrivacyInsight @[email protected]Mastodon · May 23, 2026

    After the hyping of data breaches and now that's a regular item on daily news. The spotlight switches to infostealers. A brief explanatory piece on what it is and how they work using #Redline as example. #databreach #infosec #cybersecurity #opsec https://privacyinsightsolutions.com/blog/how-infostealers-work-2026

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  • Steam user Steam user …9236Steam reviews · Apr 20, 2026 · 7 h played

    I love love love this game! The artstyle is so cute, but that might just be my preference of course. Even so, as long as you're into anime artstyle you would have no problems with it at all. The cast is small but charming, and I quickly fell in love with the two FLs even if they are very much opposites of each other. They are very much 'girl friendship' coded, so if that's your thing I believe you would enjoy playing as them, too. Some of the sound effects were quite loud, and the little…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …8751Steam reviews · Feb 17, 2026

    Boring. Nothing but reading.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3215Steam reviews · Feb 16, 2026 · 6 h played

    This game is probably one of the best RPG horror I have played in a long while. The story seems complex at the beginning, but as you go on, the story becomes more clear. The protagonists are also not the same copy-paste archetype you typically seem in an ghost adventure game. The two main leads are really enjoyable, and their backstories do help establish their character. The overall concept, very stellar. The characters were very loveable and (unfortunately) very relatable. This is a…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …0125Steam reviews · Jul 7, 2025 · 10 h played

    Negatives ✧ Analyze puzzle confusing ✧ Sound effects can be too loud ✧ Pills don't always work the way you want ✧ Chen relationships confusing ✧ Grandma needs to go ✧ Sensitive topics not for everyone ✧ Can't do everything on a controller ✧ Some portions not translated ✧ Can't skip talking scenes Positives ✧ Pen pals from alternate worlds ✧ Great character art ✧ Always check the toilets ✧ Always trust animal instincts ✧ Good psychological elements ✧ Interesting characters, each with their own…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Evan @jessie101gaming.bsky.socialBluesky · May 14, 2025

    Never ride the Red Line when everyone and their momma is going to the cubs game goddamn. That shit was packed to the brim, more than I ever thought I CTA train could be.

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  • Long-eared Jeroba formerly Carlos Montoya @chiefsadface.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 14, 2025

    This is a ugly, dark game they are playing...and because he's not a naturalized citizen, they are getting away with it No one in any power is DRAWING A RED LINE! Who's next?

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