The Chad

Third-person beat 'em up with barrel throwing and meme humor

Nicholas D'Amico, Michael Falcone, Jean Davalos · Published by Digital Cannoli Games · Released Oct 13, 2023

Reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 56
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 3 years ago; Oct 14, 2023
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 1660 Ti; 8 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Chad?

This free, single-player brawler takes place on California's West Coast, where Chad searches for the source of a pandemic following Simp Co.'s arrival. Across six levels, you fight groups of enemies, learn abilities, talk to helpful characters, and destroy enemy-spawning shrines.

For you if...

+you enjoy learning new abilities while fighting enemy hordes

Not for you if...

−you prefer serious stories without internet meme jokes
−you want cooperative combat rather than a solo game

What players say

86% of 56 reviews are positive

Some players criticize the reliance on reused assets and lack of originality.

Screenshots and trailer

The Chad system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, 8 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: 19044.1766
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

Does The Chad have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does The Chad run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does The Chad use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam