About Chop Chains
Chop Chains is a relaxed incremental game about clearing forests with an axe that follows your cursor. There's no clicking to chop. Move the cursor over the trees and the axe cuts into anything it touches, and each tree that falls drops wood.
Wood comes in several types, each with its own value and rarity, so some trees are worth more than others. You spend what you gather in a skill tree of permanent upgrades, and those upgrades make you better at the job. Better tools clear trees faster, faster clearing brings in more wood, and more wood buys the next upgrade.
The art is bright and cartoony, with a bearded lumberjack, green forests and chunky pixel menus. A full playthrough runs about an hour, and the main menu also has a Time Attack option for racing the clock. You can play Chop Chains online right here in a browser tab.
How to Play Chop Chains
- When the game opens, answer the data prompt with the check or the cross to reach the main menu.
- Start a game from the main menu, or pick Time Attack if you want to race the clock.
- Move your cursor across the trees. The axe chops anything it touches, so sweep through whole groups at once.
- Collect the wood that falls. Different kinds of wood are worth different amounts.
- Spend wood in the skill tree on permanent upgrades, then head back to the trees and clear them faster.
What to Expect in Chop Chains
Expect a calm, steady loop. Chop Chains is about watching a slow job turn into a fast one: the first passes over the forest take some patience, and each upgrade makes the next pass quicker until whole patches go down in a sweep.
Because the axe follows the cursor, it's an easy incremental game to play with one hand while you unwind, and the rarer kinds of wood give you something to hunt for. Play Chop Chains free here and see how far your skill tree grows in an hour.
Tips for Chop Chains
- Sweep in long passes. The axe hits every tree it touches, so a path through a whole cluster beats picking off trees one at a time.
- Learn which kinds of wood are worth the most and steer toward those trees first.
- Spend wood on the skill tree as soon as you can afford something. Upgrades are permanent, so early ones pay off for the rest of the game.
- Use a mouse if you have one. Steering the axe in long, smooth sweeps is easier than on a trackpad.
- Make the game window as large as you can so the trees are easier to track as you sweep.
Who Made Chop Chains
Chop Chains was made by Alexis, Clarisse.T, who released it on itch.io. It's built in Unity, with pixel art made in Aseprite. FunClicker embeds the creator's own version so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its design, code, and art belongs to its creator. You can find the original on the Chop Chains page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is Chop Chains free?
Yes. Chop Chains is free to play here in your browser, with nothing to install and no account to create. Answer the short data prompt when it opens, start a game from the main menu and begin sweeping your axe through the trees.
How do you play Chop Chains?
Move your cursor over the trees and your axe chops them on its own, damaging every tree it touches. Fallen trees drop wood, and different kinds are worth different amounts. Spend that wood in the skill tree on permanent upgrades, then go back to the forest and clear it faster than before.
Is Chop Chains an idle game?
It sits close to one. Chop Chains is an incremental game where you steer the axe with your cursor, so you do play actively, but there's no clicking and the pace is gentle. Since the chopping happens wherever the axe goes, it feels closer to a relaxing idle game than a fast clicker.
Who made Chop Chains?
Chop Chains was made by Alexis and Clarisse.T, who released it on itch.io. It's built in Unity, with art made in Aseprite. FunClicker did not make the game. We embed the creators' own version so you can play it here, and the Who Made section links to the original.
Can I play Chop Chains on a Chromebook or phone?
A Chromebook, laptop or desktop with a mouse or trackpad is the way to go. Chop Chains is built around moving a cursor over trees, and touchscreens do not handle a hovering cursor the same way. If you're on a phone, switch to a computer for a much smoother game.
Is Chop Chains unblocked at school?
Chop Chains needs only a browser tab, with no download or plugin. Whether it opens on a school or work network depends on that network's filter, which we do not control. If the game loads, it plays the same way it does anywhere else.
How long is Chop Chains?
A full game of Chop Chains takes about an hour. That's long enough for the skill tree to make a real difference to how fast you clear the forest, and short enough for one evening. The main menu also offers a Time Attack option if you want a run against the clock.
What do you spend wood on in Chop Chains?
Wood goes into the skill tree, where it buys permanent upgrades. Since those upgrades stay with you, every purchase makes the next round of chopping faster. Rarer wood is worth more, so heading for trees with valuable wood helps you afford the next skill sooner.
