Choo-Choo Charles on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
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Navigate an open-world island in an old train, upgrade it over time, and use it to fight an evil spider train named Charles.
Choo-Choo Charles is a survival horror, horror and open world game
developed and published by Two Star Games.
Released on December 09th 2022 is available only on Windows
in 24 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, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Hindi, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.
It has received 15,665 reviews of which 14,293 were positive and 1,372 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.
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Windows
- 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.
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I have a confession to make: I went in wanting to hate this game. Turning beloved childhood characters into horror movie / game villains is a trope I've noticed increasing over the years. I've seen it happen to Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh... even my beloved Sonic. Generally speaking, I take a dim view. And yet... I don't hate this. The games antagonist is a demonic half-locomotive, half-spider creature that has been terrorising an island community. They call this creature Charles, and it is clearly based on Thomas the Tank Engine. You are called to the island by a former mining company employee to help rid the island of the menace. You find an old mining locomotive and can use it to freely traverse the island's extensive rail network. Completing missions for the island's inhabitants rewards you with scrap, which you can use to upgrade your train. Occasionally, Charles will show up and pursue you. You can use the gun mounted on the back of your train to fend him off. But he'll keep coming back. So, what we have here is a simple, free roaming, Survival Horror game, that a skilled player could probably finish in 2-3 hours. And yet... it's quite good fun. The antagonist, while ridiculous, is a "stalking" type of enemy, just as much as Nemesis or Jack Baker from the Resident Evil series. If you're looking for a Survival Horror game that will leave a dark mark on your soul & disrupt sleep patterns... look elsewhere. If however, you're looking for the sort of Survival Horror game that I've described above, this is definitely worth a look. It's not in any way "jumpscare-ish", you'll hear Charles coming. If I have one complaint, it would be that you can only defend yourself aboard your locomotive. If Charles finds you on foot, the only thing you can do is run. (It rarely ends well.) And then, of course, this game pulls a final irony on me. I wanted to hate it, yet I actually found it to be quite good fun. I'll give it a solid 7/10.
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The full game is around 2 hours long. Maybe 2-3x that if you go for nightmare mode, so it's not worth the full price. I got it on sale for super cheap though, and it is a legitimately good experience for the few hours it lasts. Especially if you want a horror theme game for Halloween
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It is a fun game and a neat idea. Choo-Choo Charles is a weird game but most of the elements are underdeveloped. I have to say that the description on the store page is a bit miss leading. Quote - Navigate a MASSIVE play area in your trusty old engine - Now, you will navigate a small map with most open areas full of nothing. I found 1 secret mine but the rest of the areas are reserved for side missions . If you deviate from the path you will find nothing. It is a linear game with an open map. End of story! The goal of the game is to collect 3 eggs and take on Charles in the final battle. If you upgraded your locomotive the final fight is easy. The upgrade system is underdeveloped. I upgraded everything in 3 hrs of playing this game. If you complete all the side missions you will earn more than enough scrap to upgrade your locomotive. Even if you skip most of the side missions there is more than enough scrap scattered around for all the upgrades. Weapons are different because you will have to take on side missions to earn them, Side mission are funny, characters are all nut cases and they will give you bizarre tasks. Most of the optional quests are funny and they just might be the best part of the game. Encounters with Charles are random, if he catches you in the open and you can't hide you are 99 % dead. If you are near the cave or even a small barn you are ok, he will circle around you and eventually go away. The last scenario is when you are attacked while you are driving the locomotive. When you are just starting you will have 1 gun and if you are low on scrap you will 98 % die...again :) I say low on scrap because your locomotive takes damage and you need scrap to fix it while fighting Charles. That problem is not present after you collect few extra weapons and have enough scrap, you will scare him away easily. I don't like the graphics but that is just my opinion, It is that plastic look Unreal engine has. Not a fan of that engine, the trademark stuttering is present of course. Now, this all sounds a bit negative but I really liked this game despite many flaws. It is a funny game that doesn't take itself seriously, well at least I got that impression. The story is corny and funny, the characters are bonkers, side quests are mostly interesting and the general idea is original. I would like to see a more balanced and polished version of this game....maybe a sequel ? This is a long review considering I wanted to write 3 sentences :) I can recommend this game but not at full price. I bought it for 4 euros and that price is fair considering what you get in return.
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---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☑ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☑ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☑ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☑ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10 ---{ Author }--- ☑ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template
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Choo-Choo Charles is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.
Choo-Choo Charles is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.
Choo-Choo Charles received 14,293 positive votes out of a total of 15,665 achieving a rating of 8.90.
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Choo-Choo Charles was developed and published by Two Star Games.
Choo-Choo Charles is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Choo-Choo Charles is not playable on MacOS.
Choo-Choo Charles is not playable on Linux.
Choo-Choo Charles is a single-player game.
Choo-Choo Charles does not currently offer any DLC.
Choo-Choo Charles does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Choo-Choo Charles does not support Steam Remote Play.
Choo-Choo Charles is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Two Star Games
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Two Star Games
Release
09 Dec 2022
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