{"rewrite":{"id":"r_67b82bdd77a9ad9e39e55de0","clusterId":"c_a7a42b1a2a3a5def418b53e9","slug":"chained-beasts-opens-to-very-positive-steam-reviews","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Chained Beasts Opens To Very Positive Steam Reviews","summary":"Chained Beasts launched October 16 and reached Very Positive on Steam by October 18, with 388 reviews and 82 percent positive. Featherweight Games built a co-op roguelike for up to four players in which gladiators are linked by chains that restrict movement but can also hook, trip, and bind enemies. Steam users praise the chain constraint and the payoff when ally coordination clicks.","whyItMatters":"A co-op roguelike built around a movement penalty rather than movement freedom is holding an 82 percent positive rate across 388 Steam reviews, which is the kind of constraint-driven design the genre has mostly avoided.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe chains do more than tether players together. They tangle on arena pillars, and a player caught that way cannot move. The same chains can hook an enemy\u0026#39;s leg to trip them or wrap around and bind them, so the restriction and the attack share one tool.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuns carry damage past the fight: characters accumulate wounds in the arena, sometimes losing an eye or fighting through hallucinations, and the strong medicine that heals them carries a high risk of side effects. Fame built over successive battles leads to bosses and arena heroes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChained Beasts is on Steam, PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch with cross-play. The Steam release sale price is 1,690 yen, 35 percent off the 2,600 yen list price.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Chained Beasts ties all four gladiators together with chains, so the co-op needs every player to move as one unit. Featherweight Games built a roguelike where the constraint is the combat system, not a handicap.","twitterPost":"Chained Beasts makes the chain a weapon, not a handicap. Every hook and trip depends on four players reading the same chain.","threadsPost":"Chained Beasts links all four gladiators with chains that limit movement, so coordination becomes the combat system. Featherweight Games designed a roguelike where one player's position decides what the other three can do.","newsletterBlurb":"Chained Beasts reached Very Positive on Steam two days after launch, with 388 reviews at 82 percent positive. The Featherweight Games co-op roguelike tethers up to four gladiators with chains that limit movement, tangle on pillars, and can be used to trip or bind enemies. It is out on Steam, PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch with cross-play, and the Steam version is 35 percent off at 1,690 yen.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261018g\",\"title\":\"Max 4-player co-op roguelike action game Chained Beasts, where you fight \\\"still chained to your allies,\\\" starts with \\\"Very Positive\\\" on Steam\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4439,"outputTokens":665,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792322527,"createdAt":"2026-10-18T11:16:28.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-18T11:21:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T11:21:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a7a42b1a2a3a5def418b53e9","canonicalTitle":"【最大4人協力】仲間と“鎖につながれたまま”戦うローグライクアクション『Chained Beasts』がSteamで「非常に好評」スタート。「鎖という制約を攻撃に利用できるのが面白い」「仲間との連携が上手くいくと最高」など高評価","representativeArticleId":"a_5efc346e93013e9a4fd17e80","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Chained Beasts\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-18T10:10:19.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-18T10:10:19.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T11:21:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261018g","title":"【最大4人協力】仲間と“鎖につながれたまま”戦うローグライクアクション『Chained Beasts』がSteamで「非常に好評」スタート。「鎖という制約を攻撃に利用できるのが面白い」「仲間との連携が上手くいくと最高」など高評価"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Chained Beasts"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}