{"rewrite":{"id":"r_67610108c2f69d62241123da","clusterId":"c_68074a1edb5622ad2903ccfd","slug":"chained-beasts-launches-for-pc-and-consoles","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Chained Beasts Launches for PC and Consoles","summary":"Featherweight Games released Chained Beasts on October 16, 2026. The gladiator roguelike supports up to four players in co-op, with characters physically chained to one another inside an arena. Poor coordination lets the chains snag on pillars and obstacles, dragging a team down. Good coordination lets players hook the same chains onto enemies. The game ships on PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, with Japanese language support. The base price is 2,600 yen, and the PC version is discounted to 1,690 yen through October 30. Platform pricing differs: the PlayStation 5 version costs 3,080 yen and the Nintendo Switch version costs 3,000 yen, while the Xbox Series X|S version is listed at 2,350 yen. As players raise their fame in the arena, new bosses and heroes appear. Skills and purchased equipment can change a run, and medicines that ease wounds carry side effects.","whyItMatters":"The chain is the whole design: a co-op roguelike where the mechanic that wins fights is the same one that strands a team against a pillar, and Featherweight Games priced the Xbox version lowest of the four platforms.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFeatherweight Games launched Chained Beasts on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch on October 16, 2026, with Japanese support across the board. The arena pits up to four chained players against enemies, and the same links that can be thrown onto a foe can also catch on level geometry when a team moves badly, leaving characters stuck.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProgression runs through arena fame rather than a fixed stage list. Raising standing brings tougher bosses and heroes into the rotation, and players spend accumulated money on equipment that alters a run\u0026#39;s direction. Wounds and pain also accumulate between fights, and the medicines that treat them carry their own side effects. The Xbox Series X|S listing is the cheapest of the four at 2,350 yen, against 2,600 yen on PC before a 1,690 yen launch discount that runs through October 30, 3,000 yen on Switch, and 3,080 yen on PlayStation 5.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Chained Beasts ties all four players to the same chains, so one bad call pulls the team into a pillar. Featherweight Games priced the PS5 and Switch builds above the 2,600 yen base while Xbox sits below it.","twitterPost":"Chained Beasts chains all four players together, so bad calls drag the team. Featherweight Games priced PS5 and Switch above the yen base.","threadsPost":"Chained Beasts locks all four players to the same chains, which means a single bad call can drag the whole team into a pillar. Featherweight Games priced the PS5 build at 3,080 yen and the Switch build at 3,000 yen, above the 2,600 yen base, while Xbox Series X|S is listed at 2,350 yen.","newsletterBlurb":"Featherweight Games shipped Chained Beasts, a four-player co-op roguelike where everyone is chained to everyone else in an arena. Coordination wins runs; bad footwork tangles the team against pillars. It is out on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch, with a PC launch discount running through October 30.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/050/G105081/20261016061/\",\"title\":\"Chained Beasts, a Co-op Roguelite Action Game Where Four Characters Chained Together Survive Arena Battles, Launches Today\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/16/173715.html\",\"title\":\"Is That Chain a Shackle or a Weapon? Gladiators Bound by Chains Fight in This Multiplayer Co-op Roguelike Action Game - Fresh Picks! 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