Choose Beat Hazard
Choose Beat Hazard if you want the Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. 3,477 Steam reviews back the pick.
Beat Hazard vs Chicken Invaders 5
Beat Hazard and Chicken Invaders 5 both land in Action, Indie, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam. Beat Hazard (2010) is 5 years older than Chicken Invaders 5 (2015). Chicken Invaders 5 scores higher on Steam reviews (96.1% positive) than Beat Hazard (95.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Chicken Invaders 5
Choose Chicken Invaders 5 if you want the Online Co-op and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Chicken Invaders 5 launched in 2015.
Both Beat Hazard and Chicken Invaders 5 sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.1% vs 96.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Beat Hazard |  Chicken Invaders 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.1% positive (3,477 reviews) | 96.1% positive (492 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Cold Beam Games | InterAction studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Beat Hazard (2010) is 5 years older than Chicken Invaders 5 (2015).
- Chicken Invaders 5 scores higher on Steam reviews (96.1% positive) than Beat Hazard (95.1% positive).
- Chicken Invaders 5 is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Beat Hazard (5.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Chicken Invaders 5 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Beat Hazard has no Deck rating yet.
Beat Hazard vs Chicken Invaders 5 — FAQ
- Which is better, Beat Hazard or Chicken Invaders 5?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Beat Hazard sits at 95.1% positive (3,477 reviews), Chicken Invaders 5 at 96.1% (492). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Beat Hazard or Chicken Invaders 5 first?
- If you want chronology, Beat Hazard (2010) came out before Chicken Invaders 5 (2015). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Beat Hazard and Chicken Invaders 5 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Beat Hazard and Chicken Invaders 5 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Beat Hazard ships Co-op; Chicken Invaders 5 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.