The Charnel House Trilogy
Point-and-click psychological horror about a mysterious nighttime train journey
Owl Cave · Released Apr 16, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 592
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 68/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Charnel House Trilogy?
A single-player, 2D point-and-click horror adventure told in three connected parts. You prepare Alex Davenport to leave her apartment, then explore a train bound for Augur Peak as Alex and Doctor Harold Lang encounter mysterious passengers and unexplained events.
For you if...
- +you prefer story-focused adventures with straightforward puzzles
Not for you if...
- −you expect three separate, self-contained adventures
What players say
80% of 592 reviews are positive
Players praise the unsettling atmosphere, pixel art, and music. Common complaints concern the short length and an ending that feels abrupt or incomplete.
Screenshots and trailer
The Charnel House Trilogy system requirements
Minimum: Integrated (512MB VRAM an…, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Charnel House Trilogy?
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- OS
- Windows XP SP 3 / Vista / 7 / 8
- Processor
- 1 GHz processor
- Graphics
- Integrated Graphics (512MB VRAM and above)
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does The Charnel House Trilogy have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Charnel House Trilogy run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 18
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does The Charnel House Trilogy use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Adventure
- Horror
- Point & Click
- Indie
- Psychological Horror
- Pixel Graphics
- Mystery
- Noir
- Short
- Female Protagonist
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Story Rich
- Atmospheric
1 DLC available.