Huge thanks to HERO GAMES for helping us translate the game to Ukrainian. Super Chains is now available in over 15 languages! If you speak another language, please help us out by visiting the following page:
Just make sure to click on the "LOGIN" button on the top in order to be able to submit translations.

[ 2020-10-01 10:11:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

Try out the Super Chains demo in your browser. You don't even need to have Steam installed - just make sure you Chrome or Firefox is up to date. [url=https://2dengine.com/superchains/]

Play Super Chains

Huge thanks to Davidobot and love.js for helping us put together this amazing prototype.

[ 2020-09-19 07:42:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

Thanks to Meridian4, Super Chains is now part of the Atmospheric Puzzle Bundle: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/15809/Atmospheric_Puzzle_Bundle/ Additionally, you can support us by grabbing the 2dengine Bundle: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/8982/Powered_by_2DEngine/

[ 2020-08-18 18:30:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings and thank you for playing Super Chains! Cyberbully and CG have provided some awesome feedback on making the interface a lot more streamlined. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mEAglbkzr0 It is now much clearer when a mistake is made and the game over screen is more prominent. Some confusing text has been fixed too. Thanks again and let me know in the comments if you have any other suggestions on how to improve the game! ~ 2dengine

[ 2020-08-01 18:54:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Great news! Super Chains is now available in Swedish. Thanks to "haha nerds" for his hard work in bringing the game to his native language. Super Chains now supports 20 languages although some of them are partially localized and may not be listed on the Steam store page.
Help us with future translations by visiting the following page: https://2dengine.com/translate/?r=1669

[ 2020-07-27 07:52:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings and thank you for supporting Super Chains! We are happy to announce that the game now supports Belarusian. Huge thanks and credit goes to Lex.by for his hard work.
If you would like to help us bring the game to another language please visit: https://2dengine.com/translate/?r=1669

[ 2020-07-21 10:58:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Just released an update to the Anagram puzzle. The game now selects more "common" words as opposed to picking any random word from the dictionary. This update was quite difficult because Super Chains supports 16 different languages. The result is not perfect and this approach works better in certain languages than others.
Overall, this makes the game feel a lot more fair. Huge thanks to Frankie Parsons for bringing up this issue. Please let me know if you have any other suggestions. Also note that the Trading cards for Super Chains will be delayed for at least several months. Really sorry about the delay!

[ 2020-05-22 19:15:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

One year on Steam

On December 18-th 2019, Super Chains celebrates its first birthday on Steam. Huge thanks to Human Spider, Dohi64, Eternal Climb, Real, Critical Failure, foofaraw, Sigmar, VaiTaPro and everybody else who played the game and provided feedback. Also, a lot of effort has gone in translating Super Chains into different languages. Thanks to Dollppin, Jether, Digital Kaz, Bladenyan, tosac, Er@n, OwwO, Rayfulrand and everybody else who has helped. This is a big community effort so I'm sorry if I missed anybody's name. Either way we couldn't have done it without your support!

Latest update (2019.12.13)

Mad Dog Torx and Human Spider have provided some very good suggestions on making the Rhythm puzzle easier to understand. Also, thanks to Calmly Frenetic and Kyrien for catching several hard-to-notice bugs. Also, I have just updated the game to the latest version of Steamworks 1.4.7, so please make sure your Steam client is up to date as well!

What's next?

We are going to keep improving the game in small steps making it a more enjoyable experience for everybody. Trading cards are planned for release in the next month or two.

[ 2019-12-18 13:02:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Huge thanks and shout-outs to Dollppin for translating the game to Korean.
You too can help us bring Super Chains to additional languages by visiting 2dengine.com/translate Super Chains now features lossless music and sound effects. You can also customize the high fidelity soundtrack per level.

[ 2019-11-24 19:00:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Huge thanks and shoutouts to Jether who translated the game to Chinese. The game includes dictionaries for a number of other languages (like Japansese, Korean, etc) although these are not publicly mentioned because the interface is still incomplete.
Help us bring Super Chains to your language by visiting 2dengine.com/translate and click on the "Login" button at the top.

[ 2019-11-20 14:32:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Thanks to Steam Remote play you can now enjoy Super Chains virtually anywhere using your phone or tablet. It's a breeze to setup, the picture quality is great and there is virtually no latency. Try out Super Chains via the free Steam Link app (or in Big Picture mode) for a custom-tailored experience that is best enjoyed on touchscreens. This is still a Beta feature so post your suggestions below on how we can make Super Chains feel more enjoyable on the go.
Thanks for reading and much LVE, 2dengine

[ 2019-10-02 17:26:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings folks, I have just completed a meticulous replay of stages 10-20 and have fixed several issues. First off, the hints system is now fully animated which is much more helpful when displaying long and intertwining chains. Many of the mid to late-game stages have been improved too and are a lot less demanding. The dreaded rhythm-based level now displays your current sequence making the objective far less confusing.
If you are still stuck you can cheat by going to the stats screen and clicking on the puzzles row 20 times to unlock all stages.
Huge thanks goes out to Dohi64 and merfab76 for their suggestions. You too can help by posting your ideas on the Community Hub or by going to 2dengine.com and translating Super Chains into more languages. Thank you for playing, 2dengine

[ 2019-09-23 11:38:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings folks, As suggested by one of our top betatesters, I have pushed an update that shows the level names on the title screen. This is a minor tweak but it brought to my attention that the game is fully localized in just three languages in addition to English. While the wordsearch puzzle supports 13 languages we desperately need to get the rest of the user interface localized.
Help us out by going to the following page, then choose your language and click Login to start translating: [url=https://2dengine.com/translate/?r=1669]
https://2dengine.com/translate/?r=1669 Super Chains is an awesome little puzzler and your help makes a big difference. Also we send out free Steam keys to the top contributors so give us a hand! Thanks again and much LVE, 2dengine

[ 2019-09-02 07:53:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello and thank you for supporting Super Chains! Super Chains is the sequel to the classic puzzle game from a decade ago called Chains. https://store.steampowered.com/app/968300/ Recently, a great Steam curator by name of Dohi64 has pointed out a discrepancy in the game's leaderboards. In short, Dohi64 noticed that there weren't that many entries on a particular stage. This attracted my attention so I generated a simple graph showing the number of leaderboard entries per stage. To get your name in the leaderboards, you have to complete each stage so essentially this is a graph of the game's difficulty curve.
Notice there are some glaring gaps here, in particular with stages 4,6,11 and 19. Super Chains was an early access game so the stages were not released in order. This explains some of the gaps in the graph, but there are still some significant drops that had to be addressed. I went ahead and adjusted the difficulty on a couple of stages to ensure that new players can advance without feeling like the game is being unfair.
Check out the free demo and make sure to grab Super Chains during the Steam summer sale. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1017570 Thanks for reading and much LVE, 2dengine

[ 2019-06-27 07:53:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings folks, It's been 100 days since Super Chains came out to Early Access! To celebrate, we have pushed an update that improves the hiscores interface. Behind the scenes, we've upgraded to the brand new Steamworks v1.44. This may cause a few crashes here and there, but hopefully everything should be fixed and running smoothly in the next few days.
Additionally, we are now backwards compatible with 32-bit versions of Windows (Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 or later). If your mom or pop have had trouble running the game on their aging computer in the past, than you may consider giving Super Chains another try! Thanks for reading, 2dengine

[ 2019-03-26 07:26:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings and thank you for supporting Super Chains, the sequel to the indie classic Chains from a decade ago! I'm happy to announce that today we have released the 20th and final puzzle of Super Chains. This is an important milestone since the game can now officially move out of early access!
Spiral is a pattern-matching puzzle where you have to find the longest sequence of increasing numbers. This is just one of the 20 original puzzles featured in Super Chains. As promised, all 50 achievements are now available to hunt down. Each puzzle has two unique achievements plus there are 10 additional achievements you can earn across stages.
Thanks for reading and check out the free demo if you are haven't played Super Chains already. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1017570?snr=2_9_100006__apphubheader

[ 2019-03-12 09:04:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings and thank you for supporting Super Chains!
The game has become a lot more stable, since we started accepting automatic error reports. Super Chains will hopefully come out of Early Access by the end of this week (March 9th). Please grab the game now since the price may increase in the future! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eByMZJ9ueA Thanks for taking a look and much LVE! 2dengine

[ 2019-03-03 16:57:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings and thank you for supporting Super Chains! It's been a busy week. We've done a lot of work behind the scenes to create a new build pipeline which means more stable and frequent updates. Shout-outs to all the brave souls who have supported us during Early Access. I don't want to single anybody out, but thank you so much for reporting bugs and providing feedback. Having said that, I can guarantee that there will be no more in-game errors... we have set up an error reporting system that will quietly catch and send any bugs to 2dengine.com. This is done automatically so we can respond to bugs faster and more effectively.
I'm happy to say that we are very close to leaving Early Access. Development is going smoothly and we've almost reached the original goal of 20 puzzles and 50 achievements. We're also hoping to provide trading cards for the game, which are expected to drop in 3-6 months. Thanks for reading and much LVE, 2dengine

[ 2019-02-19 14:23:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings and thank you for supporting Super Chains! First off, I would like to thank everybody who has provided help and feedback during development. Shutouts to Human Spider and Kaz Brazil for translating the game into several new languages. If you speak another language you can help us out by going to: https://2dengine.com/translate/?r=1669 (just make sure to login using your Steam account). This week we have released two new puzzles (just one more left of the 20 planned)
The Color Link puzzle will replace the old Pyramid stage - which was superseded by the Hex stage. Color link is an interesting variation of the traditional Number link puzzles. It was difficult to make this stage procedural (turns out that it's hard to avoid zig-zag paths), but I think the result works quite well (at least for small-sized puzzles).
The Rhythm puzzle is a music-based minigame about building a sequence of notes. This one will test both your analytical skills and your timing, so make sure to give it a try. Additionally, I have created six new achievements (a total of 50 are planned!) So there you have, I think at this rate we are going to leave Early Access sooner than expected. Thanks for reading and much LVE!

[ 2019-02-12 11:22:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings and thank you for supporting Super Chains. Development is going great and at this rate the game should be out of Early Access in another week or two!
Just released another puzzle for you and at this point we're up to 18 and counting. Circulation is a new stage (featuring soft-body deformation) that pushes the limits of the Box2D physics engine. It's a lot of fun so make sure to check it out. Additionally I've made a few adjustments to the Doubles! puzzle. This is a subtle change, but when you clear a specific number off the board it's no longer served. This adds a new layer of strategy to that stage. Thanks for reading and much LVE, 2dengine

[ 2019-02-07 15:48:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

That's right folks! Super Chains is one of the first games on Steam to enter Early Access... TWICE!!!

Two new puzzles in one week

It's been a productive week and we're happy to bring you two new puzzles:
Avalanche is a combination of turn-based gameplay mixed with short bursts of action. It's a fun puzzle where the goal is to eliminate the gray spheres by encircling them.
Hex is a new variation of the Lights Out puzzle. The player can choose from one of the 159 possible moves at any time and the longest solution takes 7 moves. Ignoring repeated moves, that's approximately 2247099545330640 possibilities... This one was a doozy, but I'm glad to say that we managed to get it solved. By solved I mean completely solved, by checking every possible configuration (in case you were wondering there are 2^19 of them).

The lost track

You may notice that the game now features a new and specially edited track from L'autre Endroit. The Stop song was always excluded from the game in fact, it was censored from the original Chains! Shutouts to Silence for producing such an awesome album. http://www.vincentgires.com/

User eXperience

The game's interface now works in a more friendly manner. Additionally, I have redesigned some of the typography making the game's objectives and progress much clearer. These are small and subtle changes but I think the results are worth it and as you can see from the screenshots:
If you haven't played Super Chains yet please try the FREE demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1017570 Huge shutouts to everybody who has helped by reporting bugs or provided feedback. Thanks again and much LVE! 2dengine

[ 2019-01-31 17:07:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings and thank you for supporting Super Chains! First off, I would like to thank everybody who has reported bugs or sent in feedback. I know how frustrating it is to deal with bugs, so thanks for your patience! After another busy week, we are happy to announce the release of the Super Chains demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1017570/ Super Chains now features 28 achievements - with a total of 50 planned. As you may know the game has been pushed out of Early Access accidentally. Nevertheless, we are still committed to the original plan of producing 20 puzzles. As promised, the price of the game may increase slightly once these goals are met. Until then the game remains in unofficial early access. Thank you for the support and much LVE! 2dengine

[ 2019-01-23 08:19:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings and thank you for supporting Super Chains! First of all I would like to apologize to everybody since due to a bug in the Steamworks portal, the game has been pushed out of Early Access. There is no need to be alarmed, we are still working on Super Chains and hope to build a total of 20 different puzzles, ~50 achievements and trading cards.
This week we have yet another new puzzle in store for you - a turn-based 1v1 match of poker versus the CPU! Special thanks to everybody who has provided feedback, bug reports or translations. Couldn't have done it without you. Thanks for reading and as always, much LVE!

[ 2019-01-15 18:55:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings friends and thank you for supporting Super Chains! Development is going great and I'm happy to announce that this week we have produced two new puzzles!
First off we have Time dilation which was a classic stage from the original Chains...
and there is the new Doubles! stage which pays homage to the legendary puzzle game Threes! Thank you so much for all the support and hope to see you in the community hub! https://store.steampowered.com/app/968300?snr=2_9_100006__apphubheader Shout-outs and thanks to Ray for helping us translate Super Chains to Ukrainian!!! If you would like to help us translate the game in another language, please visit the following page: https://2dengine.com/translate/?r=1669 Just make sure to log-in using your Steam account so we can put your name in the credits. Thanks!

[ 2019-01-10 18:22:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greeting and thank you for supporting Super Chains! The second week of Early access has been very productive and the game is quite stable. We have introduced two new puzzles and hope to continue producing additional content.
The flow-based Plant stage (based on the original Chains) which is a lot of fun...
...and the strategic Pyramid stage where the goal is to reset all the values by building chains [url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/968300/announcements/detail/1709578069931774675]
The Archimedean solids stage has also been revamped with bonus points awarded for finding a Hamiltonian circuit Thanks for taking a look and much LVE!

[ 2019-01-04 13:35:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings and thank you for supporting Super Chains! Several people have pointed out that the Archimedean solids stage is just too long and boring. After some pondering, we're happy to present a much needed update.
Hamiltonian path vs Hamiltonian circuit: note that the right chain is a closed loop Basically the goal of this stage is to find the Hamiltonian path by visiting every sphere only once. Your points are doubled if you manage to build the chain as a closed loop, also known as a Hamiltonian circuit. I have not checked if every stage has a Hamiltonian circuit but the clever minds who find these circuits will get to dominate the leaderboards!
...a slightly more complicated graph Personally, I'm very proud of this stage because it is based on mathematics and particularly graph theory. While few people realize it, this stage lets you explore concepts that were originally discovered by Plato and Archimedes! So while it would have been cool if this stage was procedural, I believe that showcasing classic graphs from antiquity is even cooler. Thanks for taking a look, 2dengine

[ 2018-12-31 16:55:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings and thank you for supporting Super Chains! First off Super Chains has a new and shiny user interface. Special thanks to HumanSpider and EranKrief who have helped bring the game to Hungarian, Hebrew and Polish. If you'd like to help the effort, please check out: https://2dengine.com/translate/?r=1669
A lot of small improvements and fixes have been made through player feedback (customize-able palette for the colorblind, better hints and indications, etc). Huge thanks to everybody who provided suggestions. I promise to get everybody's name in the credits soon!
Controller support is close to complete, although we might remove that feature altogether because it simply doesn't work quite as well as expected. Super Chains is best enjoyed with a mouse or on a touchscreen device. Thanks for reading and much LVE! 2dengine

[ 2018-12-29 15:25:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/968300/Super_Chains/ Greetings and thank you for supporting Super Chains, sequel to the original Chains from 2008. We are all looking forward to December 18-th when Super Chains will enter Early Access (Windows, Linux and Mac).
So far the game features 10 different puzzles (more like game modes) each with a uniquely original gameplay mechanic (inspired by the original Chains). The final version will have at least 20 puzzles and extras.
The game includes leaderboards, achievements, dynamic hints! Full controller support is planned in the future too.
Although the game is not fully localized, partially supported languages include English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Russian. The soundtrack is by the electro artist Silence. Thank you for the support!

[ 2018-12-15 11:49:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings everybody, Exciting news Super Chains is scheduled to enter Early Access on December 18th. Hard to believe that it's been over 10 years since the original Chains came out:
Development is coming along nicely thanks to the efforts and feedback of our amazing beta testers. Huge shout-outs and I promise to include everybody in the credits: [table] [tr] [td]EternalClimb[/td] [td]Foofaraw[/td] [td]Human Spider[/td] [td]OwwO[/td] [td]Lux Ryder[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Mad Dog Torx[/td] [td]Real[/td] [td]Sigmar's Sausage[/td] [td]VaiTaPro[/td] [td]Love2D community[/td] [/tr] [/table] Again, huge thanks to everybody for playing and providing suggestions we are headed in a great direction! https://store.steampowered.com/app/968300/Super_Chains/ Thanks for reading and much love, 2dengine

[ 2018-12-07 11:57:36 CET ] [ Original post ]