

ChainStaff
Mommy's Best Games · 2026 · Action, Combat, 2D Platformer, Side Scroller, Metroidvania
PC
Very Positive92% · 79
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About ChainStaff
Note: No Gen AI was used.Our planet is under attack from the Star Spores, and they've warped life on Earth into ferocious uber-bugs.
Even worse, a nasty alien has made its new home directly attached to your head. But it's not all bad news - your new best friend has provided both the strength to fight back against the mutated horde, and control over a weapon that can tip the balance of the battle in humanity's favor: the ChainStaff.
As you traverse the surreal landscape, you'll encounter your fellow soldiers, stranded in harsh environments. Do you rescue your comrades, or listen to the alien voice in your head and harvest them for upgrades?
If you can persevere and defeat the Star Spores, perhaps you can save everyone…including yourself.Hurl it as a spear and slice aliens in half. Throw it to the ground as a shield to stop incoming attacks. Grapple and swing on just about anything. The transforming ChainStaff does all this and more, and all with one button, it’s all up to you. Pounded to mush, stabbed through the heart, sheared in two. Prepare to meet your doom in a myriad of disgusting ways. All deaths are avoidable, but some dangers may require special strategies. The game features around 6 to 8 hours of gameplay on the first playthrough.The creatures of Earth have been mutated by aliens: you’ll come across dozens of unusual creatures, and once you get past those, you’ll have to fight against screen-filling monstrosities.Stranded soldiers dot the landscape of ChainStaff. You have to choose whether to rescue them or devour their organs; each option has unique benefits and will lead to different endings.
Mist trails around rocky crags. Wind blows over icy, moon-lit hills.
Water streams down mossy cliffs.Fully hand-drawn art immerses you in a living world inspired by album covers of the 70s and 80s.
Scorching riffs and peals of thunder. Pumping beats drive you ever forward.Rock out to the classic metal soundtrack by the award-winning composer Deon van Heerden of Broforce and Warhammer 40k: Shootas Blood & Teef soundtrack fame. There’s some lighter interludes with 70s synth, catchy melodies, and even some cowbell. Now it’s back to the heavy tracks, where it’s time to bang your head while smashing skulls.
Even worse, a nasty alien has made its new home directly attached to your head. But it's not all bad news - your new best friend has provided both the strength to fight back against the mutated horde, and control over a weapon that can tip the balance of the battle in humanity's favor: the ChainStaff.
As you traverse the surreal landscape, you'll encounter your fellow soldiers, stranded in harsh environments. Do you rescue your comrades, or listen to the alien voice in your head and harvest them for upgrades?
If you can persevere and defeat the Star Spores, perhaps you can save everyone…including yourself.Hurl it as a spear and slice aliens in half. Throw it to the ground as a shield to stop incoming attacks. Grapple and swing on just about anything. The transforming ChainStaff does all this and more, and all with one button, it’s all up to you. Pounded to mush, stabbed through the heart, sheared in two. Prepare to meet your doom in a myriad of disgusting ways. All deaths are avoidable, but some dangers may require special strategies. The game features around 6 to 8 hours of gameplay on the first playthrough.The creatures of Earth have been mutated by aliens: you’ll come across dozens of unusual creatures, and once you get past those, you’ll have to fight against screen-filling monstrosities.Stranded soldiers dot the landscape of ChainStaff. You have to choose whether to rescue them or devour their organs; each option has unique benefits and will lead to different endings.
Mist trails around rocky crags. Wind blows over icy, moon-lit hills.
Water streams down mossy cliffs.Fully hand-drawn art immerses you in a living world inspired by album covers of the 70s and 80s.
Scorching riffs and peals of thunder. Pumping beats drive you ever forward.Rock out to the classic metal soundtrack by the award-winning composer Deon van Heerden of Broforce and Warhammer 40k: Shootas Blood & Teef soundtrack fame. There’s some lighter interludes with 70s synth, catchy melodies, and even some cowbell. Now it’s back to the heavy tracks, where it’s time to bang your head while smashing skulls.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I'm only a couple of hours in, but loving the game so far! The action platforming and shooting feels great, and the utilizing the Chainstaff's abilities for platforming, as well as charging it and throwing as a spear are both very satisfying mechanics. Once you get the hang of the movement, it's fun to explore and search for the hidden soldiers and upgrades. The enemies, levels, and bosses have unique designs that keep you engaged and challenged! Also the music is amazing and provides the perfect background for tearing through some aliens.2 found this helpful
What a great game! And the soundtrack is off the wall! Runs like butter on SteamDeck.1 found this helpful
"It is a very good action-platformer, with the titular ChainStaff being very versatile. Well worth the money, and there is a NG+ for those wanting a challenge. The OST is also very great (and metal). Ran very well without any bugs. A definite must play for any fan of the genre.1 found this helpful
Can you handle, The POWAH, of THE CHAINSTAFF?!?!?!?!?!?! I love the crud outta this game. It's tough but it's like contra with infinite retries, and I got through it on normal mode eventually. I 100%ed my first run and am doing an evil run on new game +. For my second new game + I'll try it on Hard. We'll see how that goes. But yeah it's a 9/10, the only flaw is that you don't get a radar for the Chainstaff segments and it can be hard to find where the progression-gating Parasites are too. You might also have to memorize the bosses' attacks and figure out how to damage them but once you do all it is, is an endurance test. Other than that, if you're a metroidvania and 2D platformer fanatic, this is a MUST PLAY.1 found this helpful
Really fun to play, cool visuals and incredible music to boot. I say go for it, you wont regret it1 found this helpful
Tremendous game. Well done. Music, graphics, gameplay challenging but not too challenging. Story is good, controls took a minute to get used to but once I did it's all good. Highly recommend.1 found this helpful
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