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Featherweight Games · Published by Featherweight Games
Content notice: Combat results in visible blood sprays which remain in the environment
Last updated 7 Oct 2026
Chained Beasts is a 1-4 player co-op gladiator roguelike. Fight chaotic battles chained to your friends. Use your chains or the arena to beat up foes in creative ways and win over the bloodthirsty crowd. Endure physical and mental injuries to defeat fearsome bosses and survive the day.
Action · 2026 · More free games
In Chained Beasts, face chaotic arena fights with friends, using chains to outmaneuver foes. Endure injuries while battling fearsome bosses for victory.
About this game
Step into the Colosseum chained to your friends. 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?
Gladiatorial Combat
Slash and hack your enemies in this brutal gladiator roguelike or use the environment against them. Hurl an urn at your foes or hurl your foes at an urn. Charge them into a wall of spikes or a pit of snakes. Throw your weapons to take down enemies from a distance but be sure you have another at hand or you might find yourself in trouble.
Chained to Your Friends
Don’t struggle alone, gather four ferocious friends and you’ll be chained together in cruel and creative ways. If you can’t coordinate you’ll end up tangled around a pillar or worse but synchronize your efforts and you can trip your enemies and turn the tables.
Battle Brutal Bosses
As your fame rises you will battle brutal bosses, heroes of the arena, armed to the teeth with every advantage at their disposal. The deck will be stacked against you but victory will bring you one step closer to Rome and a chance at freedom or revenge.
Survive Ghastly Wounds
Each day in the arena leaves you with new wounds to add to your misery. Struggle on with a painful limp, try to get by with a missing left eye or flail madly at hallucinations only you can see. There are potions to relieve your pain but the side effects can leave you with worse afflictions, perhaps surgery is the answer…
Struggle Forges Character
Do not lose hope, experience in the arena can also forge you into a brutal fighter. Learn powerful skills to overcome your foes. Win the crowd and they will always have your back. Save up money and buy equipment and weapons that can turn the tide in battle. Unlock new characters with powerful abilities. Each run will require that you take a different path.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-5257U, AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050, AMD RX 460 or equivalent
- Additional Notes: At least 1 gamepad is required for same-screen co-op
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
Latest news
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Chained Beasts is Coming to Consoles & Game Pass on October 15!
Hey gladiators,Chained Beasts launches on October 15, and today we can finally reveal all the platforms you’ll be able to play it on. ⚔️ Alongside Steam, Chained Beasts is launching on:PlayStation 5Xbox Series X|SNintendo SwitchGame Pass for Xbox & Windows PCAnd it’s all happening day one on October 15!To mark the occasion, we’ve released a brand-new Official Release Date & Platforms Reveal Trailer:Three Chapters. One Fight for Freedom.The full release of Chained Beasts will take you through three arena chapters.Your journey begins in Carthage, before taking you into the frozen wastes of Germania.And today, we’re revealing where the final stretch of your journey takes you:Rome 🏛️Take the fight to the heart of the Roman Empire, where new enemies and challenges await, including our most formidable boss yet, Praefectus, backed by his Praetorian Guard.Coming to More Players on Day OneBringing Chained Beasts to Steam and consoles simultaneously is a huge milestone for our team after more than two years of development.Whether you’re playing on PC, PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo Switch, the arena doors open October 15 at 10:00 AM PDT / 5:00 PM UTC.And if you’re subscribed to Game Pass, you’ll be able to jump straight into the arena on Xbox and Windows PC from day one.The Demo Won’t Be Around ForeverHaven’t tried Chained Beasts yet?The Carthage demo is still available for free on Steam, giving you a chance to grab some friends and experience the chaos before launch.The demo will be taken offline when Chained Beasts launches on October 15, so there’s still time to jump in.Thank You, Gladiators!A huge thank you to everyone who has played the demo, joined our betas, shared feedback, reported bugs and supported Chained Beasts throughout development.We’re getting incredibly close now.Steam. PlayStation 5. Xbox Series X|S. Nintendo Switch. Game Pass.October 15.The arena awaits. ⚔️ — Featherweight Games 🔗 Follow Featherweight Gameshttps://discord.gg/3qKKQ52P4Whttps://x.com/_Feather...Read full article on Community Announcements (FW_Eren)AnnouncementsOfficial
Chained Beasts - Release Date Revealed!
Gladiators, the wait is almost over.Chained Beasts arrives on Steam October 15, 2026.Mark it in your calendars, set your sundials and tell your co-op compatriots. We can’t wait to open the arena doors for good in just 7 short weeks!We've got a few more surprises to share before then. The image accompanying this post is a small taste of a bunch of new illustrations and animations our team has been working on as part of our launch artwork. Consider it a warm-up for what’s to come!We're also finalising details on additional launch platforms so if you've been asking "will it be on \" — stay tuned. More news to follow.⏲️ Last chance to play the free demo chapterIf you haven’t tried out the demo yet, now is your last chance, as we will be taking it down at launch. Grab a few friends and rattle some chains in our Carthage chapter, the first of three that will be available at launch.🙏 Our gratitude, oh great warrior!Thank you for sticking with us through development, playing along during our open beta weekend, and for all of the fantastic feedback you’ve shared with us to aid our balancing and bug squashing crusade so far. October 15th is coming fast, and we're throwing everything we've got at making it worth the wait!Tell your pals to wishlist now if they haven’t already, and get your co-op crew pumping some iron in preparation for glorious combat.You’ll be hearing from us again very soon!— The Chained Beasts Team🔗 Follow Featherweight Gameshttps://discord.gg/3qKKQ52P4Whttps://x.com/_Featherweight_https://www.instagram.com/featherweight_gameshttps://www.facebook.com/featherweightgames/Read full article on Community Announcements (FW_Eren)AnnouncementsOfficial
Open Beta Now Live: Head North to Germania
Grab your friends and get ready — the Chained Beasts Open Beta is now live.🔴 Watch the Secret Sauce showcase below: Thank you to our friends at Offbrand Games for hosting this fantastic event!⏳ Limited-Time OnlyThe Open Beta runs from July 16th at 10am PT through to 11:59pm PT July 19th.This is the only chance to preview Act 2 before launch, so if you want to see the new Germania content before Chained Beasts fully releases, this is your one-and-only window to do so.❄️ Germania AwaitsAct 2 leads you and your crew North into Germania, a frostier and considerably less forgiving arena than the warm sands of Carthage.New foes, new traps, and new ways to turn the environment against those who would seek to end your life. Throwing an enemy into one of the new spike traps will impale them, so if you've been looking for an excuse to get creative with your killing blows, Germania might be the town for you.👑 Meet GoliathGermania has a formidable champion, and he didn't earn that title by accident. Goliath is our newest boss fight, and he's built to test your agility as you get out of the way of his unpredictable jump and ground slam attack.Arm up, coordinate with your friends, and find out if you've got what it takes to put Goliath down.🩺 The SurgeonBetween acts, you can now visit the Surgeon. They'll help you manage your afflictions if your scars are piling up, or offer augmentations to your body that grant new skills.Every procedure has a cost, so weigh it carefully before you go under the knife!⚡ 24 New Skills, Afflictions & ItemsThis update adds 24 new skills, afflictions, and items to shake up your runs.A few of our favourite recent additions are:Psychosis, which causes you to hallucinate weapons into the arena;Untouchable, which grants 6 seconds of invulnerability after an execution;and the Priceless Vase, which pays out 100 coins if you can hold it and survive the fight without taking damage.🪓 New Weapon & DifficultiesWe've added a new axe to fight with, and two new di...Read full article on Community Announcements (FW_Eren)Community & EventsOfficial
Chained Beasts is Now Live in Steam Next Fest!
Steam Next Fest is live, and Chained Beasts is joining the event with our updated demo.Grab some friends, chain yourselves together, and enter the arena in our 1–4 player co-op gladiator roguelite where teamwork, chaos, and questionable decision-making all go hand in hand.The latest demo includes new beasts, executions, dismemberment, new weapons, new enemies, difficulty options, and more.If you missed it, we also recently revealed that Chained Beasts is launching in Fall 2026 alongside a brand-new release window trailer.Thank you to everyone who has played, wishlisted, shared feedback, and supported Chained Beasts so far. We’re excited to have the demo in Steam Next Fest, and we hope you’ll jump in with your friends, cause some chaos, and let us know what you think.If you enjoy your time in the arena, wishlisting Chained Beasts helps us a lot as we continue working toward launch.🔗 More ways to follow Featherweight https://discord.gg/3qKKQ52P4Whttps://x.com/_Featherweight_https://www.instagram.com/featherweight_games/https://www.facebook.com/featherweightgames/Read full article on Community Announcements (FW_Eren)Community & EventsOfficial
Chained Beasts Charges Into Steam Next Fest June 15–22!
Steam Next Fest kicks off June 15–22, starting at 10am Pacific Time. We're excited to announce that Chained Beasts will be joining the festivities with our recently updated demo.If you've been waiting for the perfect excuse to grab some friends and jump into the arena, this is the best time ahead of our upcoming launch to do so!The Demo Just Got Bigger and BloodierWe've recently released our biggest demo update yet, bringing a batch of new characters for you to play as, enemies to crush, innovative new weapons and a plethora of new ways to suffer through our afflictions system.🔪 Execute Your EnemiesDowned foes can now be finished off with brutal executions. End a fight with style and earn the crowd's approval.🦏 Two New Beasts Enter the ArenaThe Rhino and Ibex charge into battle alongside a complete rework of our existing beasts. Level up your favourite beast, earn XP, and unlock powerful new variants.🏹 The Bow ArrivesA devastating new ranged weapon has entered the arena. Pick off enemies from afar or turn your friends into accidental pincushions.🦵 DismembermentWhy stop at defeating your enemies when you can weaponise them? Rip off limbs, grab severed heads, and throw them at the next poor soul unfortunate enough to cross your path.⚔️ New Enemy TypesThe arena just got more dangerous.Archers pepper you with arrows from a distance.Wrestlers pin gladiators to the ground until a teammate rescues them.Defensive Swordsmen strike while hiding safely behind their shields.🗣️ Twitch IntegrationGive your viewers control over your suffering. Chat can now vote on which affliction potion you'll be forced to drink between rounds.💪 New SkillsGrow your strength between battles with new upgrade options that let you shape your gladiator's build run after run.🤕 More AfflictionsEven more terrible bargains await. Trade health for increasingly ridiculous drawbacks and work together to overcome missing toes, impaired vision, and other gruesome inconveniences.💀 Four Difficulty LevelsWhether ...Read full article on Community Announcements (FW_Eren)
