Spooky Express
Developer/publisher Draknek And Friends Format Android, iOS, PC (tested) Release Out now
Complete the main puzzles in any of the alliteratively named areas and you’ll unlock bonus stages, which provide a much sterner test: with multiple
carriages and larger spaces, there are more wrong moves at every turn
Alan Hazelden has spoken of the grave need to attract a broader audience without compromising on what his studio does best. That explains why this Halloween-themed spinoff from 2017’s Cosmic Express launches such a powerful charm offensive. A set of amusing comic-book panels – aided no end by a witty, jaunty theme song – introduces the concept of a rail service that welcomes all cryptids great and small. Why, Spooky Express posits, should these creatures of the night miss out on the joys of public transport just because they might scare off their fellow travellers?