The Charnel House Trilogy
- First release
- Apr 16, 2015
- Publisher
- Owl Cave
- Engine
- Adventure Game Studio
- Genres
- Indie, Adventure, Point-and-click · Mystery, Horror
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
Attributes
Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Storyline
A train's whistle sounds in the dead of night. Snow falls on deserted tracks. Somewhere, in the city, a woman prepares to leave on a journey that will change her life. Somewhere, in the country, a man drives to his final destination. A young woman prepares to depart on a journey that will take her into the very heart of darkness. But before she can leave her apartment, there are just a few loose ends she has to tie up... Alex Davenport wakes up on the train. Her travelling companion, Harold Lang, is nowhere to be found. Don, the conductor, isn't exactly being forthcoming as to what's going on. Why are Alex's friends here? Who's the ballerina? Is this a nightmare, or is Alex's hope of waking up simply a pipe dream?Read more
A train's whistle sounds in the dead of night. Snow falls on deserted tracks. Somewhere, in the city, a woman prepares to leave on a journey that will change her life. Somewhere, in the country, a man drives to his final destination. A young woman prepares to depart on a journey that will take her into the very heart of darkness. But before she can leave her apartment, there are just a few loose ends she has to tie up... Alex Davenport wakes up on the train. Her travelling companion, Harold Lang, is nowhere to be found. Don, the conductor, isn't exactly being forthcoming as to what's going on. Why are Alex's friends here? Who's the ballerina? Is this a nightmare, or is Alex's hope of waking up simply a pipe dream?
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Apr 16, 2015
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- External links
- Steam (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Twitch (opens in a new tab)
- Keywords
- psychological horror, surrealism, story driven, female protagonist, noir
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, surrealism, story driven, female protagonist, noir, short, surreal
At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 74
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Very Positive, 567 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026
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How it plays
From Steam
- Adventure
- Horror
- Point & Click
- Indie
- Psychological Horror
- Pixel Graphics
- Mystery
- Noir
Steam content notes
- General Mature Content
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Languages
- Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 3 Oct 2026
Features
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- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud saves
- Steam Family Sharing
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