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ChainStaff - Time TrialsNewsAccolades, a Thank You, and Heavy Metal
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Accolades, a Thank You, and Heavy Metal

ChainStaff - Time Trials · published 17 Apr 2026, 16:24 UTC

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Thank You!

We made it to 50 Steam reviews! Let's keep going! Thank you for leaving your thoughts on the game. Every review helps, good or bad, big or small.

If you've not already left a review on Steam or on console, please do!

It helps bring in more gamers to find the game.

Accolades Trailer

The critics have been enjoying the game too! Here is a snazzy accolades trailer.

More Choice Quotes

"a wildly inventive run n gun adventure" Kimimi the Game-Eating She-Monster

"ChainStaff is a clever, focused run n gun that turns one multi functional ChainStaff into an endlessly entertaining toolkit. " Absolute Geeks

"The game lasts a pretty good while for its $15 asking price" Gamer Hub

Soundtrack is Releasing Soon

Here is the ChainStaff composer Deon van Heerden absolutely shredding! The soundtrack will be releasing soon, we are working on it.

Again, thank you for an awesome launch week! Even though it's "only a single-player game" there's more in store for ChainStaff.

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Community5 Aug 2026ChainStaff DLC RevealI have awesome news! We are putting the finishing touches on some big DLC for ChainStaff . It's called the " ChainStaff Time Trials ". Fifty super-fast challenge levels complete with online leaderboards. In the main game, you get 10 HUGE levels to take your time to explore. I thought a great complement to this action would be a set of challenge levels. Personally I loved the old game " Bionic C…Major update1 Jun 2026Free Hard Mode Update!Ready to kick some alien butt? The Hard mode update is here! Already beaten Normal mode? Start a New Game+ and pick Hard mode! You'll take all your gun and shield upgrades into the Hard mode version of the game. Ready for a REAL CHALLENGE ? Start Hard mode from scratch! One shield, one gun, and your ChainStaff! It's pretty tough but very satisfying to beat. What's in the free Hard Mode update?…Game update27 Apr 2026Patch 2Patch 2 fixes -fixed camera in level 2 cave. -level 10 balance for easy, more shields. -properly clears soldiers killed (soldiers don't attack you on new-game+ now) made controller disconnect message not say "player", instead says "controller" to not imply that there is a two-player option. SPOILERS: There are spoilers in this bug list regarding bosses ... .. . SPOILERS: -alien alaric boss now…