Anegar Games has postponed the first brand-new map for Chained Together, which was set to arrive on Thursday, November 12, and now aims for December instead. The team announced the delay on Steam at 7 AM EST (4 AM PST) on November 5, 2026, and said a specific date will follow.
The Details
Chained Together is the platforming climb out of hell that up to four players tackle chained to each other (or one player solo), so one slip can drag the whole group back down. It launched on PC in June 2024 and has built up more than 55,000 Steam reviews since. The new map was announced last month as the game’s first entirely new level, and November 12 was the date the studio gave at the time.
The announcement explains the delay in the game’s own tongue-in-cheek voice: Satan kept sending the level back with notes like “make it harder” until the team decided to postpone. The practical reason sits under the joke. The studio says the extra time lets it “fine tune each obstacle” so every trap lands the way players expect, and that it wants the new climb to be one people return to “again and again.”
What we know about the map so far:
- Release: December 2026, with the exact day to be announced.
- Status: the levels shown in the post’s screenshots are labeled a work in progress.
- Theme: not revealed yet. The studio plans to share the theme and the new date “through the rest of the year.”
The post does not mention a price or any change to platforms.
What This Means for Players
If your group had November 12 circled for a fresh climb, push those plans into December and watch the game’s Steam news for the real date. Nothing changes for the existing map in the meantime: the game’s November 2 hotfix (1.11.2) already fixed late joiners losing their character customization and outfit previews not showing in local co-op lobbies.
If you need another chained-up climb before then, PEAK scratches the same itch, and our guides cover beating Ascent 8 and the best items to bring. For more games to suffer through with friends, see our list of the best PC co-op games of 2026.
Source: Anegar Games, “An Update on the New Map’s Release Date”, Steam, November 5, 2026.