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The Charnel House Trilogy

Owl Cave · 2015-04-16

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 16, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

The Charnel House Trilogy is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2015, priced at $5.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (80% of 687 reviews).

0
playing now
80%
positive of 687 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$5.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

The Charnel House Trilogy is a 2015 adventure game developed by Owl Cave and published by Mastertronic Group. It comprises three connected stories that involve the supernatural.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 28,693 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 17k–41k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 687 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.59 at Steam (2022-06-24) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7720172026Week of 2017-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$7.99$0.792015-04-162026-07-272015-04-16 — best price $4.422015-05-15 — best price $4.792015-06-22 — best price $5.992015-07-21 — best price $3.592015-08-28 — best price $5.992015-10-21 — best price $3.742015-11-01 — best price $6.062015-12-04 — best price $5.992015-12-23 — best price $3.012016-02-26 — best price $3.032016-04-25 — best price $6.182016-06-23 — best price $1.492016-11-29 — best price $5.992017-04-03 — best price $5.992017-07-05 — best price $5.992017-11-27 — best price $1.652018-02-17 — best price $6.822018-11-21 — best price $1.192019-02-11 — best price $5.992019-07-29 — best price $2.232019-12-09 — best price $1.662020-07-09 — best price $5.992020-10-29 — best price $1.192020-12-14 — best price $7.252021-06-24 — best price $1.192021-12-22 — best price $1.192022-06-28 — best price $2.532022-11-29 — best price $5.992023-03-23 — best price $5.992023-10-30 — best price $3.222024-01-04 — best price $5.992024-10-28 — best price $1.192025-02-03 — best price $1.192025-09-29 — best price $2.392026-03-19 — best price $2.392026-07-27 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1112026-05-31 — 1 pageviews2026-06-04 — 3 pageviews2026-06-08 — 4 pageviews2026-06-12 — 4 pageviews2026-06-16 — 5 pageviews2026-06-20 — 3 pageviews2026-06-24 — 3 pageviews2026-06-28 — 1 pageviews2026-07-02 — 5 pageviews2026-07-06 — 2 pageviews2026-07-10 — 1 pageviews2026-07-14 — 1 pageviews2026-07-18 — 2 pageviews2026-07-22 — 5 pageviews2026-07-26 — 5 pageviews2026-07-30 — 4 pageviews2026-08-03 — 4 pageviews2026-08-07 — 3 pageviews2026-08-11 — 5 pageviews2026-08-15 — 2 pageviews2026-08-19 — 2 pageviews2026-08-23 — 4 pageviews2026-08-27 — 2 pageviews2026-08-31 — 4 pageviews2026-09-04 — 4 pageviews2026-09-08 — 3 pageviews2026-09-12 — 3 pageviews2026-09-16 — 3 pageviews2026-09-20 — 2 pageviews2026-09-24 — 4 pageviews2026-09-28 — 8 pageviews2026-10-02 — 4 pageviews2026-10-06 — 5 pageviews2026-10-10 — 3 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
31.7%
earned "Password Protected"
27.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2015-04-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,33153%18

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DNoirIndieShortHorrorMysteryAdventureStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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