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Chicken Invaders 5
Chicken Invaders puts you at the forefront of a battle against invading intergalactic chickens, bent on revenge for our oppression of Earth chickens. This time, the chickens have hatched a devious plan to block out sunlight and freeze Earth to death!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Chicken Invaders 5: Cluck of the Dark Side is a game that fully embraces the identity it has built over years of iteration, delivering a straightforward arcade shooter experience that prioritizes accessibility, humor, and sheer volume of content over innovation. Developed by…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“From someone who grew up playing Chicken invaders, really wish to see CI 6. I remember my childhood when at 1 point CI 1 and 2 were played by almost everyone in my extended family.”
— a player, Steam review · 83 hrs played“Another great installment in the Chicken Invaders universe! This one is very creative with its wave and boss design, yet again another easy recommendation to any fan of shmups.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:20 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Episode version 24
Two main changes in this update: Accessibility settings (no shakes, no flashes, no scrolling) in Options → Gameplay. “Cheat” unlockables (infinite lives, infinite missiles, infinite weapon power). Not
v.23 update
This is a minor maintenance release. Changelog: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-155/36721
Episode version 22
This is a minor maintenance update. Changelog here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-154/36248
Episode version 21
Two main changes in this update (which affects the Episode only, not the original game) Added support for two-player games on the same computer Steam achievements now work
Episode update v.20
This is a small update to the Episode which: Adds a loading screen (to fix the stuttering caused by the initial asset preload). Pro tip: you can still press ESC to skip the loading screen (although of
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Casual · Indie · Shoot 'Em Up · Multiplayer · Local Co-Op · Co-op · Arcade · Bullet Hell · Shooter · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Russian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 15 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.interactionstudios.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11 Memory: 1024 MB RAM DirectX: Version 8.1 Storage: 220 MB available space