Terror train Choo-Choo Charles steams towards PC in December Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Terror train Choo-Choo Charles steams towards PC in December He really wants to punch your ticket News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on Oct. 10, 2022 20 comments Here comes the pain train, next stop: you. Locomotive-themed survival horror Choo-Choo Charles brings its twisted take on Thomas The Tank Engine to PC on December 9th. A new trailer for the game shows some more of the mysterious island that freakish spider-legged Charles calls home, and the helpful people you can meet there. Fumble in fear for your rail pass as you watch below. Watch on YouTube Choo Cho Charles pits you against a seemingly indefatigable spider-loco. You're facing off in the dark against the titular nefarious and demonic engine, armed only with a small yellow loco of your own. Exploring the island by train means you'll run into other human residents, some of whom bestow weaponry to fight Charles upon you, while others are dangerous cultists. You'll have to watch out for appearances from Charles though, who'll try to end your journey permanently. Looting locations on the island grants you scraps to improve your locomotive's armour, too, which help protect against attacks by Charles. Choo-Choo Charles was announced this time last year. It's the work of solo dev Gavin Eisenbeisz, a.k.a. Two Star Games. In a Steam update on the game's progress, Eisenbeisz said he'd aimed for many release dates during this year that didn't work out, but added that the game's now "well into its beta phase" and almost complete. "Tons of improvements and additions have been made to the game, and I'm thrilled with how it's turning out," Eisenbeisz said. We last saw Choo-Choo Charles during this June's Day Of The Devs stream, when the game seemed to be coming along nicely. As I've mentioned before, I'm arachnophobic, so the sight of a giant, clown-faced, skittering steam locomotive barrelling at me on eight legs does give me pause for thought. I am a sucker for any game that features trains, however, so that balances things out somewhat. Choo-Choo Charles strikes Steam on December 9th. Surely this will end up being a movie? Somebody get Ringo Starr on the phone. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 22 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here