ChainStaff Releases April 8 on Nintendo Switch!
Charlestown, United States – February 4, 2026 – Awarded indie game developer Mommy’s Best Games, led by veteran ex-Insomniac Games and Serious Sam Double D XXL developer Nathan Fouts, is excited to announce the that its new brutal 80’s sci-fi action platformer ChainStaff will release this April 8 in the Americas and Europe for Nintendo Switch and PS4/PS5, and also worldwide on Xbox One/X. Pre-orders are open now.
In ChainStaff, you are a mutant with an alien attached to your head ready to master your transforming spear and grappling hook, blazing weapon upgrades. With the rocking soundtrack of Broforce composer Deon van Herrden, players will swing, shoot, and spear their way through hordes of evil monsters and bone-shaking boss fights, and get this thing off your head!
Key Features
- Master the ChainStaff: a transforming grappling hook that can turn into a spear, shield and more.
- Grotesque Upgrades: Do you rescue your fallen friends, or turn more alien by eating their organs? Each decision unlocks upgrades on two different tech trees.
- 10 Wild Levels: Each level is like a classic rock album cover come to life.
- Transforming Aliens: Each massive boss presents a new way to think about how to use the ChainStaff. Will you break their teeth apart, or pry open their gigantic jaws?
- 4-6 Hour Adventure: A tight, hand-crafted adventure with 3 unique endings and the ability to play New Game+ and continue again with all your upgrades.
- Killer Soundtrack: 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.
Master the ChainStaff
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.
Every creature in the world of ChainStaff has been mutated by the invading Star Spores. And each one creates its own challenge and own special way to be taken down by the player with the ChainStaff.
Grotesque Upgrades
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.
Switch and Xbox Pre-Order
The Nintendo Switch pre-order is now open for the Americas and soon on the European store. The Xbox One version is available for pre-order now as well, with worldwide availability.
Source: PR Email