

Red Spider:Vengeance
studio wasp · 2016 · Visual Novel, Female Protagonist, Noir, Multiple Endings, Romance
PC
Positive83% · 41
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About Red Spider:Vengeance
Note: This software also includes the Remastered version released in 2024. For more details about the Remastered version, please search for "Red Spider: Vengeance Remastered Free Ver." on Steam or refer to App ID: 3582550.We're an indie game developer studio from Japan.
We're big fans of Hong Kong films and want to present the fascination of them.
Red Spider: Vengeance is a Hong Kong noir style visual novel inspired by many hong kong movies, especially Infernal Affairs series and Johnnie To's films.
There are 6 story routes with the different characters(approximately 105,000 words in total).
She killed many people, but she had her reasons for breaking out of that group. She escaped and married Francis, the leader of the Red Flower Society, an underworld mob that operated in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
One day, Francis was shot in a nightclub, and a doctor said that it was highly unlikely he would regain consciousness.
Yvet takes over his responsibilities and tries to find the person who was behind the shooting, with her bodyguards and a private detective she knew.
We're big fans of Hong Kong films and want to present the fascination of them.
Red Spider: Vengeance is a Hong Kong noir style visual novel inspired by many hong kong movies, especially Infernal Affairs series and Johnnie To's films.
There are 6 story routes with the different characters(approximately 105,000 words in total).
Synopysis
Yvet grew up as an orphan on the Mainland. She was taken in by a crime syndicate when she was young and trained as an assassin.She killed many people, but she had her reasons for breaking out of that group. She escaped and married Francis, the leader of the Red Flower Society, an underworld mob that operated in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
One day, Francis was shot in a nightclub, and a doctor said that it was highly unlikely he would regain consciousness.
Yvet takes over his responsibilities and tries to find the person who was behind the shooting, with her bodyguards and a private detective she knew.
Playtime
Multiple Choices / 6 Routes Total / Approximately 7-8 hours (Just over 1 hour per route)Features
The narrative of this game is a dedicated homage to numerous classic Hong Kong Noir films. Each character was written with a specific Hong Kong movie star in mind, imagining them to be the actor who would actually portray the role.Details on which scenes reference which films, and which actors served as inspiration for each character, are all fully explained within the "Cyclopedia" included in the game.DLC & expansions
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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Red Spider: Vengeance is a gritty, story-driven visual novel that dives deep into the underworld of crime, betrayal, and personal conflict. The writing is sharp and mature, filled with tension and moral ambiguity that keeps you guessing about everyone’s true motives. It feels less like a romance game and more like a crime drama with heavy emotional weight, which makes it stand out from most visual novels. The art style is clean and cinematic, fitting the noir tone perfectly. The characters are well-written, complex, and flawed in realistic ways. Every dialogue choice feels meaningful, and the story does a great job of showing the consequences of your actions. On the downside, the pacing can feel uneven, and some routes require patience to fully appreciate. The tone is dark and serious, so it’s not for players looking for lighthearted moments or happy endings. Still, Red Spider: Vengeance is a gripping, well-written experience that rewards players who enjoy mature storytelling and moral complexity. Rating: 8.5/102 found this helpful
A game very openly and clearly inspired by HK Triad films, including casting actual HK actors (in an Imaginary way as the game calls it) as the characters. (though their actual faces are blank, but fans will know right away). Fans of HK cinema like myself will probably find this a fun, free game that though a tad too derivative of other works is at least very clear about those inspirations. Red Spider includes an entire trivia section devoted to explaining which actor, which film and which character inspired each individual in the game. Red Spiders earnestness makes the game come across much more as a genuine tribute to the people that inspired them, rather than a way to use likeness and previous work to churn out a game. The game being completely free, having the distinction of being a HK crime film visual novel,and it having multiple paths to go down (That do in fact offer actual differences) makes it very worthwhile. This is fun for people well-versed in the game's tributes, but it is also just a surprisingly lengthy visual novel at no cost at all ( I am 100 mins in and haven't done everything yet). Maybe it will inspire people to watch more films from HK, which in a…1 found this helpful
"Red Spider: Vengeance" — динамичный экшн с элементами стелс-игры. Сюжет разворачивается вокруг мести в мире, пропитанном коррупцией и тайными заговорами. Геймплей сочетает ближний бой, использование оружия и интеллектуальные головоломки. Графика выполнена в стиле киберпанка с яркими цветами и детализированными локациями. Звуковое сопровождение уместно, но не запоминается. Минус — повторяющиеся механики и слабый сюжет. Подойдет любителям быстрой игры, но не станет шедевром.
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