Great value when on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Got this on sale and I would have to say was more than worth the $2 I paid for it.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
Choo-Choo Charles
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Two Star Games2022Survival Horror · Horror · Shooter
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A short, silly spider-train horror novelty with fun train upgrades and a great final chase, but fetch-quest padding and poor stealth. Skip at full price.
Great for
Players wanting a cheap, silly 2-4 hour horror novelty with train upgrades and a boss chase
Main risk
Paying full price for a short, repetitive fetch-quest game where Charles rarely appears
What players love
Unique spider-train concept
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“A train that is also a giant spider and wants to kill you. What more could you ask for?”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
Tense atmosphere and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“When you leave your train for a quest and suddenly hear Charles's horn in the distance with nowhere to hide, that's when it gets truly scary.”
Steam review · translated · 4.2 h played ↗
Satisfying train upgrades and driving
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The train feels satisfying to move around in”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Short and doesn't overstay its welcome
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“it's nice to see an indie game that doesn't needlessly pad itself to target a playtime that's roughly double what it should be.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Fun final fight with Charles
Mentioned in ~1 in 50 positive reviews
“fighting charles in the end was awesome.”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Overpriced for 2-3 hours of content
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Should be priced at $5 at most.”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Broken stealth and no weapon on foot
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The guards are completely deaf, but have infinite sight range and sometimes see through walls.”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗
Bland, unfinished feel; no mouth animation
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“charging 20$ for this unfinished student project is criminal.”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
Repetitive fetch quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Every single quest in this game is extremely boring because there are no fun gameplay mechanics for you to play around, its just "go there, bring me this and I'll reward you"”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Charles appears rarely, not scary
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“for a game called choo choo charles you hardly ever see him.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Poor performance and optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Thıs game does not contain a single spark of optimization not even bit. Ive got so much crashes which is really absurd.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64-bit
Processor2.5 GHz Quad-core Intel or AMD processor
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD
Storage3 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64-bit
Processor2.5 GHz Quad-core Intel or AMD processor
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD
Storage3 GB available space
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