Games like Chicken Invaders Universe
If Chicken Invaders Universe is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chicken Invaders 1, Qorena and Where is Earth? — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cross episode boss battles, challenging and epic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Chicken Invaders Universe is a free-to-play space shooter released in 2022 by InterAction studios that combines all entries in the long-running Chicken Invaders franchise into a single unified experience. Players navigate a massive campaign featuring procedural mission generation, ship-part progression, and resource management across thousands of missions. The game incorporates cross-episode boss battles where enemies from different franchise eras appear together, alongside a league system that gates content behind player achievement. Reviewers highlight the nostalgic soundtrack and callbacks to classic episodes, noting that the skill-based difficulty creates endless replayability for players seeking challenging arcade action. The game supports online cooperative play and is marked as playable on Steam Deck, holding a 90% positive rating from over 2,400 Steam reviews.
About Chicken Invaders Universe: A deliciously addictive core of finger-blistering shooting action, surrounded by delectable morsels of galactic exploration, spacecraft customization, and community competitions.
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Chicken Invaders 1
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Shares weapon customization and a retro mood with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Top pick for Chicken Invaders Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Qorena
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Second-strongest match for Chicken Invaders Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Qorena is a top-down, bullet hell, action-arena shooter of pure, survival, action! Bundled with a wide variety of multiplayer levels of bullet-raining hell, numerous monsters to fight, and the ability to customize the world!
Where is Earth?
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Third-strongest match for Chicken Invaders Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Where is Earth is a top-down vehicular combat game. Traverse planets, evading threats and obstacles, in search of your crew. Gather resources to assemble upgrades, landing vehicles, space craft, weaponry and support modules to aid you in your fight against an unknown enemy.
Steinstern: Spacewar
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Ranked #4 for Chicken Invaders Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Chicken Invaders Universe.
The top-down shooter with loot and infinite progression. Find your way through randomly generated mazes. Level up your ship, find new weapons and upgrade them. Try to keep up with increasingly tough enemies!
Astro Fighters
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Ranked #5 for Chicken Invaders Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Astro Fighters is a tough old school vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Fight against large bosses at the end of every level and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game.
Meteor Storm
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Ranked #6 for Chicken Invaders Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Welcome back to 1996! This shared screen space shooter is the perfect 4-player competitive game for some casual fun!
Blazing Trail
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Ranked #7 for Chicken Invaders Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Escape failed! All we have left is our will to survive, the endless hordes of enemies, and enough bullets to rip them all to shreds. Blazing trail. Vertical co-op shooter, offering accessible, action-packed gameplay.
GUNPIG: Firepower For Hire
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Ranked #8 for Chicken Invaders Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Sci-fi top-down twin-stick shooter with 9 weapons, 3 alts and secret hidden collectibles!
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Chicken Invaders 4
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Shares a retro mood with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Reviewers of Chicken Invaders Universe cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Chicken Invaders Universe.
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 5
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Shares an epic mood with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Reviewers of Chicken Invaders Universe cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Chicken Invaders Universe.
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!
Space Invaders Extreme
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Shares a retro mood with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Reviewers of Chicken Invaders Universe cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Chicken Invaders Universe.
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
Space Aliens Invaders
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Reviewers of Chicken Invaders Universe cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Chicken Invaders Universe.
modernized old time classic alien shooter game
Chicken Invaders 1
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Shares weapon customization and a retro mood with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Reviewers of Chicken Invaders Universe cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
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Other recommendable Steam games by InterAction studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Chicken Invaders 5
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Another title from InterAction studios, the studio behind Chicken Invaders Universe. Shares Action and Indie with Chicken Invaders Universe.
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!
Chicken Invaders 4
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Another title from InterAction studios, the studio behind Chicken Invaders Universe. Shares Action and Indie with Chicken Invaders Universe.
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 2
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Shares a retro mood with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Another title from InterAction studios, the studio behind Chicken Invaders Universe. Shares Action and Indie with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Just when you thought it was safe to eat chicken again, the chickens have returned with an organized invasion to take over the entire solar system! Journey to each planet and fight your way through to save the world (again)!
Chicken Invaders 3
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Another title from InterAction studios, the studio behind Chicken Invaders Universe. Shares Action and Indie with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Chickens. For centuries we have oppressed them, grilling, roasting, stewing, and stuffing them in buns. The time has come for us to pay. Intergalactic chickens are invading Earth, seeking revenge for the oppression of their earthly brethren!
Chicken Invaders 1
WHY THIS
Shares weapon customization and a retro mood with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Another title from InterAction studios, the studio behind Chicken Invaders Universe. Shares Action and Indie with Chicken Invaders Universe.
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Frequently asked about Chicken Invaders Universe
- Does Chicken Invaders Universe run on Steam Deck?
- Chicken Invaders Universe is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- Is Chicken Invaders Universe free to play?
- Yes — Chicken Invaders Universe is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does Chicken Invaders Universe have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Chicken Invaders Universe supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Chicken Invaders Universe?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chicken Invaders Universe are Chicken Invaders 1, Qorena, Where is Earth?.
- Who developed Chicken Invaders Universe?
- Chicken Invaders Universe was developed by InterAction studios.
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