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A Slight Chance of Sawblades

Dodge, jump and somersault over razor-sharp sawblades in an attempt to survive the deadly storm! Compete in the leaderboards and become the best blade-jumper in this supremely intense high-score chaser!

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Chinykian Games
Publisher
Chinykian Games
Release
November 25, 2025
250 days ago
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Positive30 reviews100.0%

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About the Game

A storm is coming, but umbrellas won’t help – it’s going to rain SAWBLADES!!

Dodge, jump and somersault over razor-sharp sawblades in an attempt to survive the deadly storm! Compete in the global leaderboard for the spot of the best blade-jumper. Unlock quirky and outlandish characters to join in the blade jumping mayhem!

Unlock several dozen characters, sawblades and backgrounds. Customize the visuals to your liking - play as a dinosaur avoiding meteorites, or as a ninja dodging ninja stars! Go wild!

  • Classic Mode

    Jump over sawblades to score points. Do it fast to regain time and delay the inevitable Sudden Death!

  • Phantom Mode

    The player character is invisible in this mode! Rely on your superior spatial reasoning skills to survive in this unforgiving mode!

  • Barrage Mode

    Once spawned, every sawblade stays in the room forever. This mode is the very definition of the word "Overwhelming"!

  • Skill-based score-chasing action

  • High-speed arcade gameplay with time pressure

  • Juicy 8-bit style music

  • Unlockable characters

  • Unlockable game modes

A Slight Chance of Sawblades is a labor of love from a mostly solo game developer.

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