Fright Train
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ActionAdventureIndieSurvival HorrorThird-Person ShooterRoguelikeExplorationHorror

10 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 24

Peak in the last 7 days: 37

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Game description

Fight through a train overtaken by monsters and survive Antarctica’s cold as paranormal special agent Doug Barker in this chilling single-player third-person survival horror roguelike.

Basic info

DeveloperWildArts Games
PublisherBlack Lantern Collective, Gamersky Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 15, 2026
Price
  • Steam store −10% $15.99 $14.39 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $14.39 · Steam
  • Historical low $14.39 · 3-month low $14.39Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6500
Memory4 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 980
Storage2 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 344 reviews from the past 1 year

80.7/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (87%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 15, 2026)

A tense zombie shooter on a polar train, Fright Train grips 150 reviewers who say they love it; it scores 80.7.

👍 Strengths

150 reviews say they love how it grips them. 31 find the controls very good, and 30 praise a beautiful, stylized look. Others describe a claustrophobic Antarctic setting that keeps the tension and horror mood high, and some find shooting at gaps in zombie armor rewarding and fair. Visuals & Sound ranks 457th of 1249, and Story & World ranks 542nd of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay appears in 65% of analyzed reviews and ranks 898th of 1396. 36 reviews find the inventory controls confusing and drop items by mistake. 35 find combat repetitive after a while, and 33 report frequent bugs with controller input. Others say zombies spawning out of thin air in cramped spaces feels unfair rather than hardcore, and some criticize a poor Traditional Chinese translation. Tech & Support ranks 582nd of 1399, and Content Volume ranks 838th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“grips me in this way, rare that a game does, absolutely love it” · 150 reviews
“combat gets repetitive after a while” · 35 reviews
“beautiful stylization, good art style and presentation” · 30 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 65% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Difficulty +0.82 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair
Positive “precise armor-gap shooting mechanics rewarding and fair difficulty scaling” · 14 reviews
Negative “spawning zombies randomly from air into cramped spaces is unfair and not hardcore” · 32 reviews

Progression 17% · Onboarding 19% · Freedom 5% · Strategy 18% · Controls & feel 34%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.09 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “claustrophobic Antarctic setting builds constant tension and horror mood” · 19 reviews

Story 19% · Characters 15%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 35% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.58 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “combat gets repetitive after a while” · 35 reviews

Volume 15% · Replayability 19%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.35 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “beautiful stylization, good art style and presentation” · 30 reviews

Audio 14%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 3% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -1.67 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.28 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “submachine gun upgrade weak, plasma gun collision detection odd, shotgun overpowered” · 14 reviews
Positive “every single aspect is well balanced” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 7% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.37 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “nasty bugs with controller input 33-80% of the time” · 33 reviews
Positive “very well polished” · 1 review

Performance 5% · Developer support 14%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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