Chained Together
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Anegar Games | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 5[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 19, 2024 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | tbd |
| IGDB | 5.9 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Platform |
Chained Together is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action and platform game.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\ChainedTogether\Saved\Config\Windows |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2567870/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\ChainedTogether\Saved\SaveGames |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2567870/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Windowed mode acts like Borderless Windowed. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA, TAA, MSAA and TSR. Low, Medium, High and Ultra quality available. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Off and On. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Up to 144. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 5 page for more details.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | From 0.1 to 2. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Directinput button prompts |
| PlayStation controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Nintendo controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo button prompts | ||
| Face button layout support | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Other controller(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Peripheral devices support | ||
| Additional button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Master, Music, Effects and Dialogue Volumes. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | Not advertised, but available in game. | |||
| Dutch | Not advertised, but available in game. | |||
| French | Not advertised, but available in game. | |||
| Italian | Not advertised, but available in game. | |||
| Japanese | Not advertised, but available in game. | |||
| Portuguese | Not advertised, but available in game. | |||
| Russian | Not advertised, but available in game. | |||
| Spanish | Not advertised, but available in game. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 2 - 4 | Beginner, Normal and Lava modes. Opened and Closed Chains options. First player uses M&K while others must use a gamepad. Loading a save file is available for Beginner and Normal modes. | ||
| LAN play | 2 - 4 | Beginner, Normal and Lava modes. Opened and Closed Chains options. First player uses M&K while others must use a gamepad. Loading a save file is available for Beginner and Normal modes. | ||
| Online play | See the Local play or LAN glossary pages for potential workarounds. | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | Beginner, Normal and Lava modes. Opened and Closed Chains options. Loading a save file is available for Beginner and Normal modes. | |
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native 3D | Dual-View Rendering Use UEVR with VRto3D.[2][3]
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | See Native 3D for Frame Sequential or Interleaved. | ||
| Headsets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenXR | Use UEVR. | ||
| SteamVR | Use UEVR. | ||
| Oculus VR (LibOVR) | This game might be playable with the SteamVR. | ||
| Windows Mixed Reality | This game might be playable with the Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR, or OpenXR for Windows Mixed Reality. | ||
| Devices | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracked motion controllers | |||
| Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
| Keyboard/Mouse | |||
| Play area | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seated | |||
| Standing | |||
| Room-scale | |||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11, 12 | You can choose between them before launching the game. The default version launches with Direct3D 12. |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 8/10/11 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-6600 AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | Intel Core i5-10400 AMD Ryzen 5 2600x |
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| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 6[8] | |||
| Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB of VRAM | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB[Note 3] of VRAM |
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| Other | A high-speed internet connection and a good connection between players are required to play online. | |||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unreal Engine 5 engine build: 5.3.2.0 (as of patch 1.8.3)[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2567870/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2567870) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ The game doesn't state if it's the 8 or 12 GB version.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Faust8 on 2024-07-11
- ↑ Chained Together FullSbS UEVR + VRto3D - YouTube - last accessed on 2026-01-15
- ↑ Chained Together is highly entertaining in VR thanks to Praydog's UEVR mod - Eurogamer - last accessed on 2026-01-15
- ↑ Base Installation - VRto3D GitHub
- ↑ Interlaced, Checkerboard, and Anaglyph Installation - VRto3D GitHub
- ↑ Frame Sequential Installation - VRto3D GitHub - last accessed on 2026-01-14
- ↑ SR (Simulated Reality) Displays - VRto3D GitHub - last accessed on 2026-01-14
- ↑ Verified by User:Faust8 on 2024-07-11
- Installed is 3.88 GB as of patch 1.8.3.