Chicken Invaders 4 (v2026.04.28 & ALL DLC)

Intergalactic chickens return with a bigger grudge and an even more ridiculous arsenal in Chicken Invaders 4, a deliberately silly vertical shoot-’em-up built around blasting poultry out of the sky. Humanity’s defender climbs into a tiny fighter after the feathered invaders interrupt a well-earned chicken-burger meal, setting off a cartoonish battle that stretches from Earth into deep space. The tone is gleefully absurd rather than serious: every alien formation, squawk, exploding egg, and roasted drumstick leans into the series’ food-themed humor. Beneath the jokes sits a fast, old-school arcade shooter that rewards sharp reactions and a willingness to chase a high score.

Piloting your craft means weaving through dense curtains of eggs, lasers, feathers, and diving enemies while firing continuously at formations that shuffle, swoop, and attack in patterns. Destroyed chickens drop drumsticks that improve your ship’s firepower, while weapon crates supply temporary tools such as rapid-fire lasers, spread shots, and screen-clearing missiles. Levels are structured as escalating waves, punctuated by oversized boss encounters that demand more concentration than the game’s playful presentation initially suggests. A campaign offers a steady stream of new backdrops and enemy tricks, and local cooperative play lets a second pilot join the chaos, making tough waves far more manageable while also filling the screen with even more projectiles.

What separates Chicken Invaders 4 from a straight-faced space shooter is its commitment to a single ridiculous premise and its instantly readable arcade design. It uses simple controls and bright, clean visuals, but later encounters can become surprisingly frantic as enemies crowd the screen and upgrades must be protected through each stage. The short, replayable structure makes it well suited to score chasers, casual players, and anyone who misses the uncomplicated loop of classic Galaga-style shooters. Fans of the earlier Chicken Invaders entries get a larger, more polished serving of the same formula, while newcomers can jump in without needing any prior knowledge of the ongoing poultry war.