The Charnel House Trilogy

Extremely unlikable protagonist, uninteresting and unlikable other characters, story is all over the place and the game tries to be a lot more clever than it actually is, much like the protaganist. The constant profanity is also painfully awkward and I'm no puritan by any measure. Didn't care one bit for this.

I liked the pixel art and having full voice acting is nice, too. But, well.. the game is really short and the title is misleading. I expected three games, or at least three full episodes, but instead it’s just three short chapters, two of which take place in the same, rather boring location. The game then ends abruptly, leaving a huge cliffhanger and a lot of things unexplained. Like an appetizer for the real trilogy to come. So, yeah.. this came out more than ten years ago, I seriously doubt we’ll ever see a sequel. There are almost no real puzzles and while the narrative has some interesting ideas, it’s mostly just confusing. It's not terrible.. but would I recommend it? No, not really.

Well done!

I first played this game back in 2016. I finished all the achievements in 2025, and I wrighting this review in 2026. This is a short little game, but the story is twisted and brutal. Pretty graphics great music and a really memorable and likable main protagonist. After all these years, and I still find myself thinking about this game. Good game.

A somewhat reluctant recommandation for a well written short psychological horror point and click. --- TCHT is made of three parts, where you play alternatively Alex and Doctor Lang moving through a more and more confusing and horrifying mix of reality and dillusions. The hook of the game is its spooky ghost narration, told through the intertwined stories of the two protagonists. We get a glimpse of the worst nightmares they had or have to face, and the writing is really good at ramping up the stakes and the horrific implications of each new NPC dialogue. That being said, the game, each part in their own way, kind of feels...in media res, while also never seeming to care to address that fact. The characters name drop places and people that seem to make a lot of sense to them, like the author of an in diegesis book series, the island that they're supposed to reach in the Gloria train. When the name droping is in service of forshadowing, or reveals a character later, no offense; but half the time, it feels more like you're playing the middle part of a franchise, and you have no context to understand what is what. --- Other than that, not a whole lot to say: visually, the game i…

An interesting point and click adventure. I love the pixel art and I also really love the protagonist. She's the mood I always feel when I watch spooky bs happens and says what we're all thinking. I wasn't too certain about the game about 2/3rds of the way through but the conclusion really pulls the whole story together. Ended up liking it a fair bit.