From meme to myth: the Chilean video game that took over Steam hits consoles this week
After becoming a breakout hit on Steam with more than 230 “Very Positive” reviews and thousands of viral videos, The Last Train: Baquedano - created by Chilean studio Plastic Frog Games - arrives this Thursday, January 22, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch.
Distributed internationally by Dojo System, the game blends humor, urban anxiety and psychological horror into an intense experience that has already become an icon of the new wave of Latin American horror.
From the Santiago metro to the world
Set in the real Baquedano metro station - recreated using accurate measurements and sounds recorded in the subway - the game pits players against Tung Tung Tung Sahur, a creature born from a meme that has become part of popular culture.
What began as a joke on social media quickly evolved into a reflection on virality and modern fear.
“We didn’t invent fear - we took it from everyday life.”
- Matías Avilés, co-founder of Plastic Frog Games
“At first everyone laughed at the meme… until someone said,
What if it chased you for real? That’s when the game was born.”
From a local joke to a global cult hit
In less than a year, The Last Train: Baquedano has gone from a small Chilean experiment to a cult success shared by streamers around the world.
Reaction clips on YouTube and TikTok have amassed thousands of views, and its aesthetic - somewhere between urban realism and absurdity - has been compared to Iron Lung and MADiSON.
The console version arrives fully optimized, featuring: