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Chained BeastsNewsPlay The Chained Beasts Public Playtest Now
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Play The Chained Beasts Public Playtest Now

Chained Beasts · published 29 Aug 2025, 06:17 UTC

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Gladiators, the time has come for all who seek glory to take their first steps into the arena! The Chained Beasts Public Playtest is now live, and can be accessed be pressing the Join Playtest button on the Chained Beasts Steam Store page.

Chained Beasts is a co-op gladiator roguelike for 1-4 players, combining brutal combat with teamwork and slapstick moments. Can you gather your friends, crush your enemies, win the crowd and gain your freedom?

This playtest will see you battling for survival in the Carthage Arena. You’ll need to survive 5 brutal battles in an extended version of the full game’s Act I and beat the first boss who rides in on a rhino!

What do we want from you?

We are interested in hearing any and all feedback, as this will be the first time Chained Beasts will be shown to outside players. 

  • Tell us what parts of the game you find fun. 

  • Let us know if anything was hard to understand. 

  • What don’t you like? 

  • What would you like to see more of?

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