Slender Threads vs Spooky Express
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slender Threads
Embark on a point-and-click adventure as Harvey Green, who discovers his recurring nightmare might predict his inescapable fate. Explore a peculiar town, interact with strange characters, and solve puzzles to prevent his visions from becoming reality.
- Point-and-click exploration
- Dialogue and puzzle-solving
- Curious tale with twists and humor
- Voice-acted characters
- Hand-drawn 2D/3D art
- Haunting original score
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"Every night it's the same dream: my own head, mounted on a wall." While wandering an unfamiliar town, Harvey Green follows a string of paranormal events to a grim realization: his recurring nightmare may foretell an inescapable fate. In this point-and-click thriller adventure, guide Harvey through the peculiar streets, shops, and surroundings of Villa Ventana as he seeks to prevent his visions from becoming reality. Features: * A timeless point-and-click blend of exploration, dialogue, and puzzle-solving * A curious tale that melds shocking twists with absurd humor * Dozens of strange, memorable characters brought to life by a cast of celebrated voice actors * Hand-drawn art that combines 2D and 3D to create striking, "diorama-like" visuals * An original, haunting score
Spooky Express
Manage the Spooky Express, a unique rail service for the undead. Plan routes and lay tracks to transport various monsters to their destinations across over 200 challenging levels. Enjoy a playful puzzler with a spooky theme and delightful surprises.
- Plan routes and lay train tracks
- Transport undead passengers
- Over 200 thoughtfully designed levels
- Unique monster destinations
- Playful puzzler with spooky theme
- Haunting soundtrack
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Try before you buy. No ads. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game. Take charge of the Spooky Express; the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania. In your new role you'll plan routes and lay train tracks to meet your creepy commuters' demands, and create a rail network spanning more than 200 thoughtfully designed levels. Each monster has a home of their own: take the vampires to their coffins and the zombies to their graves, and escort the interloping humans away before they’re snacked upon. There’s only room for one at a time in the passenger car and the track can’t cross itself, so plot your route carefully, lay the tracks, and don't let the train miss its stops. Trainsylvania spans a host of unique locations, with each puzzle forming a cosy diorama, complete with spooky soundtrack. Whether you're puzzling through the Pumpkin Patch, meandering through the Morbid Manor, or investigating the Impish Inferno, you'll find playful touches and surprises around every corner. • An elegant, playful puzzler, jam-packed with monsters and mechanics. • Thoughtfully designed puzzles which expertly balance complexity and approachability. • Created by the award-winning designers of A Monster's Expedition, A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build, Cosmic Express and more. • Featuring several delightful comics from David Hellman and Zac Gorman. • Accompanied by a haunting soundtrack from Priscilla Snow. No generative artificial intelligence (AI) was used in the creation of this game or promotional materials. Draknek & Friends believes in the value of real human labour and inspiration in all of our endeavours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Spooky Express at daily against Slender Threads's every 3 weeks. Spooky Express also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Slender Threads's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 67%) and ratings volume (442 vs 89). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Slender Threads sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Spooky Express sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Slender Threads against 4.5 for Spooky Express. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 442 and 89 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Slender Threads's written reviews are positive against 67% of Spooky Express's.
Slender Threads ships an update every 3 weeks, Spooky Express daily. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slender Threads | Spooky Express |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (442 ratings) — better | 4.5 (89 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.1% of reviews — better | 67.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 442 — better | 89 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3.0 GB | 420 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Blyts LLC | Draknek Limited |
Customer experience
Slender Threads
Spooky Express
Bugs and requests
Slender Threads
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Spooky Express
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on startup
- Track won't finish on second board
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to deliver zombies and vampires
- Fix for level 2 difficulty
In-app purchases
Slender Threads
- Buy 30 tickets$0.99
- Buy 100 tickets$2.99
- Full Game$9.99
Spooky Express
- Unlock Full Game$5.99
Questions
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