Johnny Chainsaw
Puzzle platformer without a jump button, built around environmental navigation
Adrian Fox · Released Mar 28, 2023
- Reviews
- Positive
- 95% of 22
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Apr 11, 2023
What is Johnny Chainsaw?
A single-player, side-scrolling puzzle platformer where you use the environment to cross gaps and obstacles without jumping. It has 40 short levels, six boss fights, and separate story and standard modes. The story follows a discovery inside planet Corut that triggers a power struggle and choices about its inhabitants.
For you if...
- +you like puzzle platforming built around movement constraints
- +you prefer short, linear levels with boss fights
- +you want story choices that can change the ending
Not for you if...
- −you need a traditional jump button in platformers
- −you want an open world instead of linear levels
Screenshots and trailer
Johnny Chainsaw system requirements
Minimum: GTX 1650, 7 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Johnny Chainsaw?
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 or equivalent
- Graphics
- GTX 1650 or equivalent
- Storage
- 7 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Graphics
- GTX 1080 or greater
Does Johnny Chainsaw have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Johnny Chainsaw run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 46
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Johnny Chainsaw 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Side Scroller
- 2D Platformer
- Puzzle Platformer
- Story Rich
- Puzzle
- Platformer
- 3D
- Third Person
- Cyberpunk
- Lore-Rich
- Linear
- Multiple Endings
- Action
- Colorful
- Stylized
- Dystopian
Recent updates
- Apr 11, 2023 · v1.03 Bug & QoL Updates
- Apr 11, 2023 · Bug Fixes V3 and QoL for reset points in lvls: 15, 20, 23
- Mar 30, 2023 · Hotfix #2
- Mar 29, 2023 · Post-Launch Hotfix
