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Chicken Invaders 4 cover art

Chicken Invaders 4

InterAction studios · 2014-06-06

Steam

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Nov 29, 2010 (Linux), Nov 29, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 05, 2012 (iOS), Nov 29, 2010 (Mac)

They came without warning, squawking menacingly, their ruffled feathers darkening the sun. Invading intergalactic chickens, out to punish humanity for our oppression of their earthly brethren. Now they're back, and they're having Earth for dinner!

Chicken Invaders 4 is a $5.99 Action, Casual and Indie game released in 2014, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (98% of 613 reviews).

6
playing now
98%
positive of 613 reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$5.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

I remember the day of the invasion well. The memories still burn deeply, like spicy chicken wings. They came without warning, squawking menacingly, their ruffled feathers darkening the sun. Invading intergalactic chickens, out to punish humanity for our oppression of their earthly brethren. I instantly knew what had to be done. I dropped my half-eaten chicken burger and jumped in my cockpit. With a greasy finger I set my lasers to "extra crispy" and blasted off to intercept the fowl invaders. It wasn't easy. Squawks, feathers flying, the smell of charred chicken everywhere. Three times they(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 40 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 15k–37k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 613 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2015-11-25) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120172026Week of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1502026-09-15 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 13 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 15 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 6 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 12 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
72Jun 2014Aug 2026Jun 2014 — avg 6 · peak 27Oct 2014 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2015 — avg 4 · peak 16Jun 2015 — avg 2 · peak 10Oct 2015 — avg 2 · peak 9Feb 2016 — avg 4 · peak 11Jun 2016 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2016 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2017 — avg 4 · peak 27Jun 2017 — avg 3 · peak 10Oct 2017 — avg 2 · peak 9Feb 2018 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2018 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2018 — avg 2 · peak 10Feb 2019 — avg 4 · peak 12Jun 2019 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2019 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2020 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2020 — avg 3 · peak 13Feb 2021 — avg 4 · peak 16Jun 2021 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2021 — avg 3 · peak 15Feb 2022 — avg 5 · peak 17Jun 2022 — avg 4 · peak 16Oct 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Feb 2023 — avg 5 · peak 17Jun 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2023 — avg 4 · peak 16Feb 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Jun 2024 — avg 4 · peak 19Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 16Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 17Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2026 — avg 6 · peak 21Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.84$2.492015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-04-01 — best price $7.952015-04-24 — best price $7.952015-05-18 — best price $8.492015-12-01 — best price $4.992016-02-05 — best price $2.492016-09-01 — best price $2.492016-12-22 — best price $2.492017-07-05 — best price $4.992017-11-28 — best price $4.992018-07-05 — best price $4.992018-11-28 — best price $4.992019-02-11 — best price $4.992019-10-28 — best price $2.492019-12-19 — best price $2.492020-06-25 — best price $2.492020-11-25 — best price $2.492021-02-11 — best price $2.492021-10-28 — best price $2.492021-12-22 — best price $2.492022-02-28 — best price $2.492022-11-22 — best price $2.492023-03-16 — best price $2.492023-09-25 — best price $2.492023-12-21 — best price $2.492024-03-14 — best price $2.492024-11-27 — best price $2.492025-01-09 — best price $5.992025-03-20 — best price $5.992025-10-06 — best price $5.992026-03-26 — best price $5.992026-07-09 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
78%
earned "Medal of Annihilation"
56.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards3 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Greek, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2015-05-18, latest 2015-05-21 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)92314%15

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

Co-opIndieActionArcadeCasualShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em Up

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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