Разработчик: Owl Cave
Описание
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.
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. With art by Ivan Ulyanov and Ben Chandler, and music by Jack de Quidt, nervous_testpilot and Bryan Henderson.
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...
Join Doctor Harold Lang on that fateful train journey that started it all. Who is the man in 2-C? What is the conductor hiding? And just what is the secret behind all the huge bags?
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?
From the studio that brought you Richard & Alice comes a new journey into terror.
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- 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.
Отзывы пользователей
Very interesting game with weird twists - as much as I had no idea where it was going, I loved this game! (Also I'm a massive fan of pixel graphics hehe)
Such a great point & click game. I finally got around playing this game since I bought it a decade ago (2016 I just checked my purchase history!). I'll start by saying this game has a strong narrative and not so convoluted puzzles. Not once did I feel like having to randomly combine items to progress or trying to solve some mind-boggling puzzles that required me to look up a guide. The story was creepy and full of lore and great characters. The voice acting was superb (Jim Sterling voiced this!), plus the game allows you to manually save in case you're one of those achievement hunters. There's supposedly a sequel to this game with how they ended it but it's currently stuck in a development hell for years, plus the developer himself is sick in real life. So let's pray and hope for the best...
Story was okay. Probably could have skipped the very short middle story, it didn't add much. Had enough of the inventory collecting and puzzles of where to put something to make it a quick P&C romp. Get it on sale for sure.
I enjoyed this horror-themed point-and-click adventure game. It consists of three chapters that each take about an hour to complete. The puzzles are VERY straightforward, so I wouldn't recommend it for people who are looking for a challenge. But the story is creepy (especially the third chapter) and the voice acting is above average. Overall the game is quite engaging and its a nice way to spend an afternoon. It ends with a cliffhanger, and the sequel was never released, so skip this one if you want closure. Definitely worth it if you get it on sale. 6/10.
Boring, incoherent story with no real answers. Had a few creepy moments, but it never really built up to a finale. Cannot honestly recommend.
Criminally overlooked indie horror gem. It will exceed your expectations in terrifying ways.
Tʀɪɢɢᴇʀ Wᴀʀɴɪɴɢs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜɪs ɢᴀᴍᴇ: Parent death (off-screen), child death (mention), car crash (mention), drunk driving (mention), stalker, suicide, body horror, eye gore, possible claustrophobia and trypophobia inducing situations
Divided into three independent but connected chapters, we are introduced to two strangers who meet up to embark on a train at night heading to Augur Peak. Alex Davenport, a girl who recently broke up with her boyfriend and has a complicated relationship with her family, and Dr. Harold Lang, who works in a museum.
In Inhale we follow Alex before she catches that fateful train, getting a glimpse of her troubles and unnerving flashes of what is to come. Sepulchre starts with Dr. Lang waking up, disoriented, and the exploration of the train becomes increasingly more disturbing until it reaches its conclusion while setting up the ambiance for Exhale perfectly. Once again we regain the control of Alex, who is forced to face some unpleasant realizations in this surreal experience. What is Gloria, the train? What is its connection to Augur Peak? How The Charnel House book connect to everything? What awaits Alex and Dr. Lang?
This game actually works as a prelude for a title called Augur Peak that has been stuck in development hell for a few years, but it seems there are plans for a 2024 release. As a standalone project, however, it is quite serviceable as a short quick game. The main focus of this game is the story, a lot seems to be quite symbolic or tied to another aspect that is just beneath the surface. The gameplay and puzzles are quite simplistic, somewhat even dull, and feel more like roadblocks than something that is supposed to keep the player engaged.
There is a lot of care put in its visuals, with impeccable atmosphere and nice sprite work, with Alex’s body language in the cold, or how the characters interact with the world around them is fluid and quite enjoyable. The soundtrack is fantastic, the piano melodies, the gripping choirs that enhances to mystery along with the changes in lighting throughout the story. The voice cast is solid and the direction is solid, which is quite a nice surprise.
While a decent title, it may be a good idea to wait for a more concrete release date for Augur Peak.
So far, so weird. The setting seems to be a nebulous "other" space -- the first third is set in NYC but for some reason the very American protagonist uses British slang ("gone eight" and "gone midnight" and "trolley"), everyone around the protagonist is British or has a very British name, the emergency lights are all blue like in the UK, and she takes a cab to an abandoned train station out in the middle of what appear to be the English moorcountry... And it just gets more incongruous from there. E.G.: A Scottish man who is apparently a native of a New England island. It's well-done and very atmospheric, but it feels like something written by a Brit who'd never been to the States.
Also, for what it's worth -- this is a pretty short game that evidently ends on a cliffhanger. It was released in 2015, it ends with the promise of further adventures in 2016, but despite his repeated assurances that the sequel is coming, the creator left game development years ago, they lost their publisher, and his last assurance was in a random Steam thread in 2020. :/ So don't hold your breath.
It was creepy and I loved it.
solid short narrative, worth a play.
This is certainly a hidden gem and certainly itched a scratch for the classic art style of an old point and click game, as well as an intriguing story attached to it!
Ever looked into the Steam forums under various threads to find out if you could get some really great recommendations? This is how I have found The Charnel House Trilogy. I was going through a lot of comments on classic point & click adventure game suggestions as next games to be played (in fact, some referred to these as must-have).
So, here we are, looking at a game that has pixelated graphics, great voice acting; something that is currently very, very (I mean very) cheap and something that - with its only 3 chapters - doesn't take very long to complete. The 3 episodes available can be played in any order and they will take around 2 hours to complete (all achievements included).
What starts out as a short chapter with Alex being at home in the evening and making sure she is prepared for a journey quickly turns into the supernatural with strange fellows on a train such as an all-too-familiar bartender, a somewhat absent-minded conductor and some weird people such as the silent but at the same time terrifying guy occupying 2-C.
Great episodes with some twists and definitely not your usual endings. Make sure to check it out if you 1) like pixelated adventure games 2) are fine with playing something out-of-the-ordinary and in case you 3) have played anything where Wadjet Eye Games, Clifftop Games, Wormwood Studios or Cloak and Dagger Games had been involved.
A short but a interesting and "disturbing" story. A really good game :)
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Owl Cave |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 18.01.2025 |
| Metacritic | 68 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 79% положительных (426) |