Chicken Invaders Universe is a spin-off in the Chicken Invaders franchise, released on December 15th, 2018 in Early Access, and on April 16th, 2021 on Steam, fully released on December 15th, 2022 for both stand-alone and Steam, April 1, 2023 for iOS. It's an MMO, where the player joins the ranks of the United Hero Force as a recruit fresh out of the Heroes Academy to fight against the evil Henpire.
Features
Current features
- Galaxy exploration - explore numerous star systems, planets and, other interstellar objects.
- Regional stores - buy supplies from the Galactic Store, or find a regional store with cheaper prices.
- Competitions - compete with other players in Squadrons, Daily Challenges, Activity leaderboards, and more.
- Randomly generated missions - each mission in the galaxy is randomly generated, consisting of randomly picked waves and enemies.
- Customizable fleet - multiple Spacecraft types, as well as a plethora of customization options.
- Multiplayer - play together with up to 99 players in the same mission.
- Quests and Tiers - Gain points and do Quests to gain Tiers and Keys
Current development stage
- Main article: Chicken Invaders Universe/Update history
The game has exited Early Access after over 4 years, currently at version 137.2, most recently updated on August 1st, 2023.
The Android version was released on October 29th, 2022, and supports 32-bit and 64-bit processors.
The iOS version was released on April 1st, 2023, and supports iOS 12.0 and macOS 11.0 or later.
Steam Early Access has started, which will focus on adding more content to the game.
All players who started playing during the Early Access phase will receive an "Early Access Participation" medal. After Early Access exits, new accounts will no longer be able to receive the medal. After each update, players' suggestions are taken into consideration and two types of medals are awarded for approved suggestions: "Great Minds Think Alike" medal for an approved content idea and "Bug Exterminator" medal for a bug fix suggestion.
Forums
You can visit the Chicken Invaders Universe forum to share your suggestions or report bugs.
Download
There are four versions: A standalone forum version that can be downloaded here, an android port that's found here, a Steam version found here, and an iOS version found here.
Gallery
Trivia
- At one point of its development, it was planned to be Episode 6, but then it was radically reworked so much that it became a spin-off. This however doesn't prohibit the main series from coming back later on.
- This game is the first one to break the usual edition release schedule, with Cluck of the Dark Side's Easter and Thanksgiving editions likely coming after Universe's release, if at all.