Chains is an indie developed by Meridian4, released 3 June 2009 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Chains is
Chains is an indie game developed by Meridian4 and released in 2009. It was published by 2DEngine.com. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Chains is a challenging puzzle game with a unique feel and distinctive vector graphics style. The object of the game is simple - to link adjacent bubbles of the same color into chains. As you progress through the physics-driven stages it becomes increasingly more challenging and players' speed, strategy and skill will be put to the test.
How it plays
It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Chains holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 13 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 1 GHz Processor, 256 MB RAM and DirectX compatible 128 MB graphics card. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it launched against
Chains launched on 3 June 2009, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, Infamous, The Sims 3 and Prototype. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, Infamous, The Sims 3, Prototype.
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