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Choo-Choo Charles
Navigate an open-world island in an old train, upgrade it over time, and use it to fight an evil spider train named Charles.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
75 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Choo-Choo Charles (Classic Mode) – Fun idea, limited execution This game has a cool concept, and the core gameplay: upgrading your train while being hunted can be fun for a few hours. The music helps build tension, and…”
“A VERY short horror game about exploring a small island and killing Charles, the main antagonist of the game. Basically all this is is a overly simple game where you grind scraps to upgrade your train and get all the 4…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I like silly, bonkers ideas and I do like the weird, disturbed design of charles himself. However, the gameplay is very fetch questy, the gameplay surrounding charles is very "shoot until he run away" and so the horror…”
“Such a cool concept, and such a letdown. [u][b]PROS[/b][/u] - Trains - Atmosphere (to an extent) - UX-wise everything is in order, controls are intuitive, the tutorial and UI do their job, no bugs I also considered…”
“very much good game. can play others for sure. the scary thing is how he looks its soo much creepy face to become a villain. thank you soo much for this experience, thanks a lot.”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Goofy as it is, I love this game, and it's my favorite train survival FPS. It may not be as long or fancy as Voidtrain, as big on customization as Zompiercer, or as challenging (at least on Classic Mode) as Heat Death:…”
“this is perfect for people who like car chase fights i found it very exhilarating. it is a very short game but it makes up for that with the atmosphere where you see Charles but he sometimes doen"t see you. i use the…”
“Fun, challenging little game.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This was a blast, as expected! I didnt attempt nightmare mode and I did not collect all of the paint cans, but I enjoyed every minute of the story. Luring cultists out to the train was great, but that final mine.. Heart…”
“Choo-Choo Charles is a uncredible game !! A realistic open-world, with a good story, and very cool characters. This game really moved me.”
“**SPOILERS!** "CHOO CHOOO", thats how you know youre dead. CCC is a great game, you have your own train with different weapons which is SO cool, and the story is amazing, Euguene died and we got revenge on charles by…”
24 of the 103 reviews raise this · 23 of them still recommend the game.
“Very short game that doesn't out stay it's welcome. Fun for a single night game, but definitely at a huge discount.”
“A VERY short horror game about exploring a small island and killing Charles, the main antagonist of the game. Basically all this is is a overly simple game where you grind scraps to upgrade your train and get all the 4…”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“Choo-Choo Charles (Classic Mode) – Fun idea, limited execution This game has a cool concept, and the core gameplay: upgrading your train while being hunted can be fun for a few hours. The music helps build tension, and…”
“For a game all about fighting a giant spider-train from Hell, you really don't get to do it a whole lot. Unfortunately, it's never a big deal or stimulating enough when it happens, either. Maybe it's just because…”
“Okay game but very bare bones game got it cheap from a bundle so happy with what paid for it but could of been much better game with some more work on it.”
19 of the 103 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.
“Very short game that doesn't out stay it's welcome. Fun for a single night game, but definitely at a huge discount.”
“A VERY short horror game about exploring a small island and killing Charles, the main antagonist of the game. Basically all this is is a overly simple game where you grind scraps to upgrade your train and get all the 4…”
“for a game called choo choo charles you hardly ever see him. the most of the time is spent in an unbelievably slow train doing absolutely nothing. a few quests here and there. absolutely not scary at all either. I got…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“5 years later and i still play this i even took 5 hours to beat nightmare mode which was painful but totally would recommend playing this as a first story horror game with free roam”
“This game is scary but I have a blast playing it. Choo Choo Charles is surprisingly funny if you know where to look. Nightmare Mode lives up to its reputation of making you want to rage quit.”
“it is a great horror game,although it can be hard to beat it is stll really fun and if you go to fullontilts ko-fi page you can find a mod menu for this”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“For a game all about fighting a giant spider-train from Hell, you really don't get to do it a whole lot. Unfortunately, it's never a big deal or stimulating enough when it happens, either. Maybe it's just because…”
“It's fun, but extremely basic. It's straight forward, lacks depth, and short for the price point. Luckily, I was gifted this while it was on sale, and I am unsure if I'd recommend it at $20, BUT definitely when on sale…”
“Mid gameplay spoilers below: Apart from the hilarious concept, this game is just not good. Almost all the missions are boring fetch quests, and the only two that try to do something different are frustrating af (boy, I…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 91.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Very fun and enjoyable horror game, I really like the train simulator aspect the most. I just really wish there was an endless mode + more train skins / upgrades, maybe another game-mode/dlc where you can make your train longer, trading speed for defense while rescuing survivors…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Game play loop is more simple than the trailer lets you believe. Ride the train. collect scrap. Meet people that talk but their faces dont move. Do missions. Find scrap chests. Find scrap hidden behind stuff. Repel that main monster. Repeat. Collect achievements. It really is…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Thomas went down a dark path indeed. Choo-Choo Charles is a short (couple hours to beat) horror game combining everyones favorite and least favorite thing, Trains and Spiders. And that works. Somehow. The contrast of scary spider with silly train makes for a great horror…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:51 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Survival Horror · Horror · Open World · First-Person · Singleplayer · Trains · Shooter · Dark · 3D · Action-Adventure · FPS · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Hungarian, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, … |
| Achievements | 25 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://twitter.com/TwoStarGames |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: 2.5 GHz Quad-core Intel or AMD processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: The game includes graphics settings to aid lower end devices.