Games Like Choo-Choo Charles

Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.

Why similar: Trains 62.9% ★, Open World 18.1%, First-Person 8.4%, Atmospheric 3.8%, Adventure 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core concept of navigating a hostile world using an upgradeable train as your primary base and defense.

You must survive a monster infested zoo while searching for key shards that unlock the truth to its origin. Collect all the key shards by solving puzzles throughout the grounds and put a stop to the monster mayhem.

Why similar: Open World 25.9%, Horror 23.4%, First-Person 13.1%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Survival Horror 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world horror game features a similar loop of exploring a dangerous map to collect items while being hunted by persistent monsters.

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.1%, Horror 15%, Open World 12.4%, FPS 10.4%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features a persistent, terrifying threat that stalks you through an environment, requiring constant vigilance and resource management.

Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 42.4%, Horror 15.7%, First-Person 13.7%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Atmospheric 7%

Why You'll Like It: Like Charles, this game focuses on using a vehicle as your only sanctuary while upgrading it to survive increasingly dangerous anomalies.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Horror 35.6%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, First-Person 14.4%, Dark 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the claustrophobic tension of being trapped inside a vehicle while navigating a terrifying, unknown environment.

Something scary is happening with everyone's favorite Saturday morning puppet show, The Friendly Neighborhood! Play as Gordon, a repairman sent to get to the bottom of this disturbing dilemma. Fend off puppets and solve puzzles in this survival horror adventure.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.2%, Horror 14.6%, FPS 10.9%, Shooter 10.6%, First-Person 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This survival-horror game blends surreal, mascot-based horror with action-oriented gameplay similar to the tone of Choo-Choo Charles.

Explore Westminster, London on a journey to the ruins of Hanwell. Fight with whatever you can find or use the environment to defend yourself against an ever increasing scourge of Anomalies.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.1%, Open World 16.5%, Horror 13.8%, Shooter 10.2%, Dark 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world horror experience that emphasizes exploration and combat against grotesque threats in a dark, atmospheric setting.

Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.1%, Horror 21.8%, First-Person 12.6%, Dark 11.6%, Action-Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven horror game that features stealth and action elements within a stylized, atmospheric world.

Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.4%, Open World 16.3%, Horror 15.2%, FPS 9.7%, Shooter 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the thrill of hunting down a powerful, supernatural monster in an open forest environment.

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Why similar: Open World 30.2%, Horror 25.5%, Survival Horror 20.9%, First-Person 10.6%, Atmospheric 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: While less horror-focused, it perfectly captures the feeling of using a vehicle to explore and survive in a dangerous, alien open world.

Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

Why similar: Survival Horror 60.3%, Horror 31.1%, Psychological Horror 3.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%, Action 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep vehicle-management experience where you must maintain and defend your submarine against alien threats in a hostile environment.

You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.

Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Survival Horror 27.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Dark 9.2%, Psychological Horror 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A popular puzzle-horror game that features a persistent, iconic antagonist chasing you through a dark facility.

Zoochosis is a bodycam horror simulation game. You’re a zookeeper. Identify infected mutant animals, make a vaccine and cure them. Will you save all of them and survive?

Why similar: Trains 35.6% ★, Survival Horror 16.4%, Dark 10.5%, Horror 10.2%, Thriller 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This horror game features a unique premise of managing a facility with mutated creatures, requiring both observation and action.

As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Open World 30.9%, Survival Horror 27.4%, Horror 24%, First-Person 8.6%, Adventure 3%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world survival game features intense combat against terrifying creatures and requires building defenses to stay alive.

You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, First-Person 18.8%, Dark 18.5%, 3D 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game builds tension through a train-based setting where the environment changes in subtle, unsettling ways.

Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!

Why similar: Open World 70.6%, First-Person 15.1%, Adventure 7.5%, Singleplayer 3.5%, Action 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: It centers on the mechanics of expanding and upgrading a mobile base while surviving a constant threat in the water.

Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.5%, Horror 16.8%, First-Person 10.6%, FPS 8.1%, Open World 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a polished first-person horror experience with a strong emphasis on action, exploration, and unique boss encounters.

First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

Why similar: Survival Horror 36.6%, Open World 21.2%, Horror 18.7%, FPS 11.5%, First-Person 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes open-world action game where you must navigate dangerous environments while being pursued by aggressive enemies.

A single-player, third person horror action-adventure game set on a remote spiritual island retreat. To survive you must craft, fight, and escape the psychedelic horrors set loose when a spiritual ritual goes wrong and awakens a dimension of cosmic terror.

Why similar: Survival Horror 32.6%, Horror 16.8%, Open World 15.5%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural survival-horror game that balances exploration with combat against cosmic threats.

Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Survival Horror 35.2%, Open World 28.1%, Horror 16%, First-Person 8.3%, Action-Adventure 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel expands on open-world survival horror with more advanced AI and a focus on building and defending your territory.

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Survival Horror 41.4%, Horror 27.4%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 5.7%, FPS 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: The game is defined by a singular, intelligent, and persistent monster that forces you to constantly adapt your strategy to survive.

7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

Why similar: Open World 47.1%, Horror 26.9%, FPS 22.5%, Action 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines open-world exploration with vehicle crafting and base defense against waves of relentless enemies.

Take control of the train which will become your haven on the rails. Collect resources, craft equipment, construct a cozy house on railway cars, and travel through the carefully handcrafted locations to explore the story of a zombie apocalypse world.

Why similar: Trains 40.2% ★, Open World 13.4%, Horror 10.1%, FPS 9.3%, Shooter 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A train-based survival game that focuses on shooting and resource management in a zombie-infested world.

Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号 is a game set in Japan where players are tasked with finding anomalies in the Shinkansen. (Japanese bullet train)

Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Choices Matter 13.6%, First-Person 12.6%, 3D 7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the eerie atmosphere of a train journey where the player must navigate supernatural occurrences.

The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車 is a psychological train horror game.

Why similar: Horror 45.4%, First-Person 33.4%, Psychological Horror 21.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric horror experience that utilizes a train setting to deliver scares and psychological tension.

In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, play as Gregory, a young boy who’s been trapped overnight inside of Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. With the help of Freddy himself, Gregory must uncover the secrets of the Pizzaplex, learn the truth, and survive until dawn.

Why similar: Survival Horror 37.3%, Horror 23.7%, First-Person 12.2%, Thriller 6.5%, 3D 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It brings the series into a more open, free-roaming environment where you must evade animatronics to survive the night.

The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.7%, Horror 23.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Dark 7.8%, Psychological Horror 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in action-horror that emphasizes upgrading your gear to survive against grotesque, persistent threats.

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Horror 36.5%, First-Person 25.2%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, 3D 13%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on identifying anomalies in a repetitive, confined environment.

CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.

Why similar: Horror 61.7%, Adventure 9.1%, Action 8.4%, Singleplayer 7.9%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game flips the script by letting you play as the monster, providing a unique perspective on the horror genre.

Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, Horror 20.4%, Dark 12.5%, First-Person 12.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

Why similar: Open World 47.8%, First-Person 16.5%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Atmospheric 9%, Singleplayer 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the raw struggle for survival in a hostile, open environment where every decision impacts your ability to stay alive.

Continue the story of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve deeper into the bizarre establishment where the place was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents, all while uncovering the truth behind the place…

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.3%, Horror 20.5%, First-Person 11.8%, Dark 11.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Dark 15.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Thriller 9.4%

Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.

Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Survival Horror 28.4%, First-Person 13.2%, Dark 12.5%, Psychological Horror 4.7%

Embrace the horrors of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve even deeper into the depths of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents and continue the search for your child…

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.9%, Horror 18.2%, Dark 12%, First-Person 11.6%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

Drive your train to safety while shooting down endless hordes of zombies blocking your way. Upgrade your weapons and abilities and become absurdly powerful!

Why similar: Trains 61.6% ★, Survival Horror 18.5%, Horror 9.3%, Dark 6.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Explore the monster-occupied levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dreads that reside below as you are now completely on your own. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…

Why similar: Survival Horror 26%, Horror 19.2%, Dark 12.7%, First-Person 11.6%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone…

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.2%, Horror 16.8%, Dark 11.9%, First-Person 10.8%, Thriller 8.4%

Enter the abandoned workshop of Murray’s Costume Manor and unravel the mystery left behind by the reclusive inventor. In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic, you’ll step into a world where every dark corner holds a secret and every flicker of light hints at an ever-present threat.

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.4%, Horror 26.7%, First-Person 13.2%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, 3D 6.1%

It's difficult to know how many locomotives have been swallowed by the suffocating blizzards of the Widow's Run. Cursed with creeping tales of things that lurk in the dark and overshadowed by frequent casualties, it now stands as your only path forward. Will you be able to survive?

Why similar: Trains 20.6% ★, Horror 17.9%, First-Person 12.2%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Dark 9.9%

Bendy: Lone Wolf™ will tests your ability to survive against ever increasing odds. Monsters and obstacles emerge from every direction as you journey into the rubberhose halls of the world's most evil animation studio. Every day is a challenge.

Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Thriller 15.6%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Hand-drawn 10.3%

Explore the abandoned levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the residents of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.4%, Horror 19.1%, Dark 12.3%, First-Person 11.5%, Psychological Horror 8%

Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.

Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, First-Person 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.5%

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.1%, Horror 23.8%, Dark 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, First-Person 10%

In this short first-person psychological horror game, falling asleep on the subway takes you to the final station, abandoned and eerie. Explore the area and try to survive the entity chasing you in the darkness. Who is it? Its face looks strangely familiar...

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.3%, Horror 20.3%, Dark 15.9%, First-Person 12.4%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.

Why similar: Horror 39.7%, First-Person 20.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Thriller 13.7%, Dark 4.1%

Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.

Why similar: Horror 35.7%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Thriller 15.3%, First-Person 13.6%, Atmospheric 10%

Finding Frankie invites YOU to a true experience of terror as you compete in a terrifyingly twisted parkour show. Stealthily navigate around horrifying characters and swing through challenging parkour courses. This is one game show you won’t want to miss!

Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Dark 18.3%, First-Person 15.6%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Holly Gardner, a 19 year old on an interstate drive experiences unusual happenings that leads to an unplanned stay at a motel, little did she know what was transpiring down in Norwood Valley.

Why similar: Horror 31.4%, Dark 18.9%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Thriller 17%, Atmospheric 9%

Survival Horror in first person where you must manage your ammunition well, explore varied scenarios and face nightmarish beings, while investigating the macabre experiments with children, the result of a mind unhinged by madness and family loss.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.6%, Horror 12%, FPS 11%, Shooter 10.4%, First-Person 7.8%

Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.

Why similar: Horror 55.5%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Dark 9.5%, Adventure 5.8%, Singleplayer 4.1%

The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.

Why similar: Horror 36.3%, Dark 26%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, 3D 7.9%, Adventure 6.7%

Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

Why similar: Horror 48.3%, Dark 12.5%, First-Person 12%, Thriller 8.1%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Skinwalker Hunt is a horror themed hunting game from the creator of Witch Hunt. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linear gameplay, and atmosphere.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.7%, Open World 15.1%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 8.8%, Shooter 8.8%

Explore the forgotten levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the new terrors that reside below. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.1%, Horror 18.8%, Dark 12.6%, First-Person 11.9%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

Granny Remake is a gripping horror game where you must escape from a sinister house chased by a cunning and relentless Granny. Choose from multiple escape routes: drive away in a car, call the police, or unlock the main door

Why similar: Survival Horror 30.9%, Horror 16.8%, Dark 12.2%, First-Person 10.3%, Thriller 9.8%

Congrats, you're hired! Serve customers and maintain the Happy's Humble Burger Farm restaurant alone on the overnight. But be careful; things fall apart if you mess up! After work, head home and keep your eyes open for a way to escape the Barnyard Buds and their fast food fever-dream.

Why similar: Survival Horror 35.9%, Horror 21.3%, First-Person 13.8%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, 3D 6.7%

Explore the most obscure levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the new deceives and mysteries that await you. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…

Why similar: Survival Horror 26%, Horror 20%, Dark 12.2%, First-Person 11.7%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

Noah Baker, an 18 year old highschooler experiences unsettling occurrences while house-sitting for a media personality, little did he know what was about to unfold that night.

Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Psychological Horror 21%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Thriller 12.2%, First-Person 7.6%