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ChainStaff - Time TrialsNewsLaunch Date Revealed
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Launch Date Revealed

ChainStaff - Time Trials · published 4 Feb 2026, 20:52 UTC

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Launch Date

I have cool news! We finally have a release date for ChainStaff. Steam, Switch, Playstation, Xbox, everything...the game is coming out April 8th. 

Check out the trailer for new monsters, weapons, and levels. 

Pre-Order

Also big news--we have a price, $14.99, and pre-order options are available! We worked really hard to get the game through all the annoying systems for Nintendo and Microsoft. (Sadly Sony doesn't let smaller games like mine get a pre-order. I did try though! )

You can pre-order on Switch 1/2 and Xbox.

Please wishlist it or pre-order it. It's a big help! This page has all the store links: 

https://chainstaffgame.com/

Cheat Codes Now in the Demo 

I just updated the demo here on Steam.

It is still the tutorial training level and level 1, but there is now also a Cheat Menu. 

How's it work? Well it takes simple words. But you have to *know* the words. And I put all kinds of wacky, helpful, powerful cheats in there. Letter-case does not matter. Spaces do matter in between words. 

Just go to Options->Cheats in the demo to add them. How do you find out the Cheats? You should join the Discord server. Also I will reveal a few sometimes in the newsletter.

I add some cheats on the Discord server.

https://discord.gg/8PYEmJWxAT

 Okay fine, here's one cheat since you read this far already: show enemy health

But there's more on my Discord, jump over there and let's talk cool games!

Enjoy! 

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