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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!

The Wild Gentlemen · Joystick Ventures · 2024-11-07

Steam

AdventureCasualSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 07, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 06, 2025 (Nintendo Switch)

A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.

4
playing now
81%
positive of 410 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Sonny and Marty, the Wilderness's toughest detectives, are about to embark on the biggest case of their lives, which will take them through the insect underworld and force them to face the darkest reaches of their past. The soul of the game is the characters that bring it to life. There are over 30 deeply fleshed-out characters to talk to, all of them handcrafted and 100% voice-acted. The Wilderness is a world with a history that goes back thousands of years and is full of fascinating facts and mysteries. Explore the city of Clawville and with it the colorful cultures, traditions, desires, an(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (57 reviews).
  • · Top 44% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 8.2k–18k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 410 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $8.99 at Steam (2026-03-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 59 of 72 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
484820242026Week of 2024-11-07: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-14: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-08-15 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 7 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$8.992024-11-072026-07-242024-11-07 — best price $24.992024-12-07 — best price $19.992025-01-22 — best price $19.992025-02-15 — best price $24.992025-03-10 — best price $24.992025-03-15 — best price $19.992025-03-24 — best price $24.992025-05-24 — best price $19.992025-06-28 — best price $13.992025-07-04 — best price $17.742025-07-14 — best price $18.682025-07-18 — best price $18.892025-07-25 — best price $13.992025-08-19 — best price $14.362025-08-24 — best price $19.872025-09-03 — best price $18.742025-09-06 — best price $18.742025-09-17 — best price $24.242025-10-01 — best price $18.742025-10-08 — best price $18.892025-10-17 — best price $18.492025-10-22 — best price $18.622025-10-28 — best price $13.282025-11-04 — best price $18.892025-11-08 — best price $24.992025-11-11 — best price $15.992025-11-15 — best price $18.892025-11-22 — best price $14.992025-11-25 — best price $13.342025-12-04 — best price $18.492025-12-09 — best price $13.282025-12-12 — best price $24.992025-12-18 — best price $12.992026-01-07 — best price $24.992026-01-19 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $9.992026-03-27 — best price $24.992026-05-13 — best price $8.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-07-24 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
66.7%
earned "Doctor LOVE"
49.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSubtitle Options1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12916%28
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

NoirCrimeActionPuzzleMysterySurrealStylizedDetectiveStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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