Two Star Games

Two Star Games is an American independent game studio founded in 2017 by Gavin Eisenbeisz in Seattle, Washington. Eisenbeisz has operated the studio as a solo developer since its founding, creating all games himself in Unreal Engine while documenting his development process publicly on YouTube. The studio is best known for Choo-Choo Charles, an open-world horror game about a monstrous spider train, and has released free and paid titles across PC since 2017.

Early Free-to-Play Games

Before releasing paid games, Two Star Games built its early catalog through free-to-play projects available on itch.io and Steam. My Friend is a Raven, Cloud Climber, and Night in Riverager were all released for free as Eisenbeisz developed his skills in Unreal Engine and built a following around his YouTube development blogs. These projects served as both creative exercises and public demonstrations of the solo development process that has defined the studio’s identity.

My Beautiful Paper Smile (2021)

My Beautiful Paper Smile was Two Star Games’ first commercial paid release, leaving early access on October 14, 2021, for Windows. The horror game is set in a facility where children are forced to maintain perfect smiles, with gameplay built around hiding negative emotions while navigating an environment of enforced compliance. The unsettling premise and atmospheric execution established Two Star Games as a studio capable of producing horror experiences with genuine tonal control rather than relying purely on shock mechanics.

Choo-Choo Charles (2022)

Choo-Choo Charles released on December 9, 2022, for Windows and became the studio’s breakthrough commercial release. The open-world survival horror game has the player navigating an island by train while being hunted by Charles, a massive mutant spider-train whose appearance has become one of the more recognizable horror game images of the era. Players upgrade their train over time while gathering resources and completing missions for island residents who help them prepare to fight Charles in the game’s finale. The concept’s memorability and the game’s execution drove significant word-of-mouth attention across social media and streaming platforms.

CUFFBUST (2025)

CUFFBUST released on October 15, 2025, marking Two Star Games’ first multiplayer title after three solo-focused experiences. The game is a cooperative prison escape experience for up to four players, with destructible environments, proximity voice chat, multiple escape routes across each map, ten-player lobby support, and a full custom map editor included at launch. The shift from single-player atmospheric horror to multiplayer action represents the most significant genre departure in the studio’s catalog to date.