Choo-Choo Charles reader review – Reader’s Feature

Choo-Choo Charles – now there’s something you don’t seem every day (Two Star Games)

A reader discovers that combining Pennywise the Clown with Thomas the Tank Engine results in one of the strangest and creepiest indie games of recent years.

I discovered this game purely by chance while searching for something else. The promotional imagery of Choo-Choo Charles looked weird and vaguely horrific, which are both big ticks for me. Seeing that the game was available on the PlayStation Store for a good price I decided to give it a go.

Played out in a first person view, Choo-Choo Charles begins with a silver-haired gentleman by the name of Eugene taking you out on a boat to Aranearum Island. Shortly afterwards you’re presented with a well-worn steam engine. This steam engine is both...