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The Charnel House Trilogy

The Charnel House Trilogy

Witness The Charnel House Trilogy, the chronicle of one fateful night aboard a train bound for Augur Peak. Three thrilling, horrifying adventure games in one, from the depths of the Sepulchre, starring Madeleine Roux, Peter Willington, Jonathan Grier, Jim Sterling, and Ben Chandler as Grub.

Released Apr 16, 2015 Developer Owl Cave Platforms Windows AdventureHorrorPoint & ClickIndiePsychological Horror
View on Steam ↗ $1.19 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

80.1%positive664 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“A somewhat reluctant recommandation for a well written short psychological horror point and click. --- TCHT is made of three parts, where you play alternatively Alex and Doctor Lang moving through a more and more confusing and horrifying mix of reality and dillusions. The hook…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I liked the pixel art and having full voice acting is nice, too. But, well.. the game is really short and the title is misleading. I expected three games, or at least three full episodes, but instead it’s just three short chapters, two of which take place in the same, rather…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Extremely unlikable protagonist, uninteresting and unlikable other characters, story is all over the place and the game tries to be a lot more clever than it actually is, much like the protaganist. The constant profanity is also painfully awkward and I'm no puritan by any…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:54 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

0playing at last check
175all-time peak
0 5 10 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 7 avg · Jul 2023

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.

18achievements
27.4%median completion
13.8%rarest: We All Float
31.7% of players 31.2% of players 30.3% of players 28.8% of players 28.3% of players 28.1% of players 28.0% of players 27.8% of players 27.4% of players 27.4% of players 27.3% of players 27.1% of players 27.0% of players 27.0% of players 26.8% of players 24.2% of players 14.0% of players 13.8% of players 31.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
31.7%Password Protected — You logged in and tracked your parcel.
31.2%The Breathing Method — You suffered a great loss.
30.3%The Librarian — You saved Lang from boredom.
Rarest badges of honor
13.8%We All Float — You pulled out an old trick.
14.0%Lydia's Story — You recounted Lydia's story perfectly.
24.2%Special Delivery — You discovered the autobiographical element.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$1.19−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$5.99base price
$1.19lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US1.19 USD−80%
EU1.00 EUR−80%
UK0.95 GBP−80%
Australia1.70 AUD−80%
Canada1.29 CAD−80%
Japan119 JPY−80%
Brazil2.39 BRL−80%
China5.00 CNY−80%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$0.5 Japan China Canada EU Australia US UK≈$1.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 17, 2016
Sale, Steam Controller support & The Slaughter partnership

Hello! The Charnel House Trilogy and Richard & Alice now have a recommended Steam controller config, created by me. And I think it works lovely. Recently I got a Steam Controller, and I'm a big fan. W

Feb 17, 2016
Sale, Steam Controller support & The Slaughter partnership

Hello! The Charnel House Trilogy and Richard & Alice now have a recommended Steam controller config, created by me. And I think it works lovely. Recently I got a Steam Controller, and I'm a big fan. W

Dec 22, 2015
Merry Christmas from Owl Cave!

Hello all! Nina here. And Ivan, but he’s in the corner feeding pancakes to bears. Merry Christmas, happy holidays and all that jazz. Hope you have a great time. Few things we want to talk about as the

Dec 22, 2015
Merry Christmas from Owl Cave!

Hello all! Nina here. And Ivan, but he’s in the corner feeding pancakes to bears. Merry Christmas, happy holidays and all that jazz. Hope you have a great time. Few things we want to talk about as the

Apr 20, 2015
Trading Cards are now live!

Get idling! Or playing! Or selling in the cutthroat world of the Steam Marketplace! WHO WILL BE THE FIRST TO GET A FOIL BADGE?

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Horror · Point & Click · Indie · Psychological Horror · Pixel Graphics · Mystery · Noir · Short · Female Protagonist · Singleplayer · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements18
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://owlcave.net/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP 3 / Vista / 7 / 8 Processor: 1 GHz processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics (512MB VRAM and above) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 200 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible.