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ChainStaff cover art

ChainStaff

Mommy's Best Games · 2026-04-07

SteamPlayStation Store

Action

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 08, 2026 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 08, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 08, 2026 (PlayStation 5), Apr 08, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 08, 2026 (PlayStation 4), Apr 08, 2026 (Xbox One)

ChainStaff is a brutal action-platformer with a transforming spear and grappling hook, blazing weapon upgrades, and a rocking soundtrack. Aliens have attached to your head! Swing, shoot, and spear your way through mutating hordes and bone-shaking boss fights, and get this thing off your head!

94%
positive of 96 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
81/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 81% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (43 reviews).
  • · Top 70% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.9k–4.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 96 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $11.99 at Steam (2026-06-01)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 2 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
404020262026Week of 2026-04-08: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$11.992026-04-082026-07-092026-04-08 — best price $13.492026-04-21 — best price $14.992026-06-01 — best price $11.992026-06-08 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $11.992026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyGamepad RecommendedPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support3 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese…

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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