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Dreadline Express is a first-person psychological horror metroidbrainia set aboard the last human train. The game takes place aboard the last human train travelling through a world devastated by an apocalypse inspired by the works of American writer H. P. Lovecraft. A handful of last survivors remain on board, and behind every door lies a mystery, with every passenger having a story to tell.

The game combines exploration, detective investigation and nonlinear storytelling with a card-based gameplay mechanic. Rather than traditional dialogue trees or inventory systems, the cards represent acquired knowledge, objects, thoughts and parts of conversations, which players can examine and use when interacting with characters and objects, with some situations solvable by combining multiple cards to unlock additional information or ways to progress. Players browse their card collection, find connections, and plot plans on the pages of the card album, with every new card opening up new possibilities and paving the way forward to fully understand the melancholy tale of the last human train.

The game is intentionally full of riddles rather than telling players where they should go next, putting you aboard the last remnant of a now-collapsed civilisation populated by a handful of ominous survivors. Dreadline Express is about giving players the freedom to be curious, with the developer stating he wanted to make a horror game where making it through comes from paying attention, making connections, and understanding the people and places around you, rather than simply following a trail of objectives. The game does not provide specific objectives or clearly defined choices—it is a story sandbox from which a larger narrative goal slowly emerges as the player explores.

Players explore the final moving relic of a fallen civilization in any way they like, making passengers allies or enemies, overcoming obstacles with brute force or tactics, with no single right answer—it is your story. The game features elevated horror with a strong focus on atmosphere and immersion, an existential horror story inspired by H.P. Lovecraft set in an unusual setting aboard a moving train, and respects the intelligence and imagination of the player with no excessive hand-holding.