EPISODES

This is a free major update to Chicken Invaders 2-3-4-5, which introduces the new "Episode" format: a fundamental rework of the game incorporating several significant and far-reaching enhancements:

• Remastered graphics. Now in glorious Full HD 1920x1080 (16:9), rather than the original 1600x960 (5:3). Each wave, cutscene, and menu has been individually reviewed and tweaked to account for the new aspect ratio and screen dimensions.
• Improved weapons. The weapon roster has been reworked and rebalanced. This is the cumulative result of a large player community effort to make all weapons equally effective and fun to use.
• New engine. More display options, more visual effects, better customization for controls, plays nicer with recent versions of Windows.
• More languages. This is the result of another player community effort to translate the game to their native language. This project is still ongoing, so expect to see improved translations (or even new languages) over the coming updates.
• Built-in seasonal content. Your progress (career stats, unlockables, mission progress) is now unified across all seasons.
• Endless mode

A slew of exciting features have also been back-ported from Chicken Invaders Universe and made available in this update:

• New weapons
• New special weapons
• Boosters
• 6 skill levels (doubled from the original 3)
• Custom cuisines
• Hot, frozen, electric, massive, and darkness environments

There is even support for exporting your purchase into Chicken Invaders Universe for free! More on that below.

HOW TO PLAY THE UPDATE

The update is a separate download, which you can install alongside the original game. Simply use the "Log in" button at the top of this page and download the installer file.

Note that there is no free demo for the Episodes. You must have purchased the original game on this website in order to access the Episode.

ORIGINAL GAMES

The original game format is still available to play. Although the Episode has most of the features of the original (and a lot more besides), there are still some scenarios where you might prefer to play the original:

• You like playing using the old mechanics, and the old game balance. Forks for ever!
• You want to play a two-player game on the same PC.
• You want LAN/internet multiplayer functionality. For this, you should export your account to Chicken Invaders Universe (see below for instructions).
• You want to play on Mac or Linux natively.
• Purely for familiarity and nostalgia reasons.

HOW TO EXPORT TO CHICKEN INVADERS UNIVERSE

Prerequisites:

• Download CIU from chickeninvaders.com. It's free!
• You must already have a CIU account, and that account must be associated with an e-mail.
• You must have bought the individual game(s) on this website, and you must still have your authorization code (given to you at the time of purchase).

Steps:

• At the main menu of Chicken Invaders Episode 2-3-4-5, select "Options" then "Accounts".
• Select "Export Purchase".
• Enter your authorization code from this website and your CIU account e-mail and click Submit.
• Done.

Now log into CIU to receive your DLC!

The Chicken Invaders Soundtrack is now available! You can get it from Steam here or directly from our website here.

You've heard it before. It's always been in the background, fanning your sense of heroism, making you sweat in nail-biting tension, spurring you on to a chicken-blasting frenzy... And now you can enjoy it whenever you please!

This quadruple soundtrack album contains all music from Chicken Invaders: Revenge of the Yolk, Ultimate Omelette, Cluck of the Dark Side, and Universe. It's a big and intricate orchestral score, composed and produced by wonderfully talented 2dB Music Production.

Sit back, relax, and re-live your greatest chicken-hunting moments by listening to the full-length tracks, or enjoy the small jingles as ringtones for your mobile phone.

As Bob Mandel, senior writer for the online magazine Adrenaline Vault writes: "This is the most rousing, energizing, inspirational orchestral game soundtrack I have heard in many a year — in both virtual and real environments, it makes me feel as if I can overcome any obstacle !!!!!!!"

After 24 years, Chicken Invaders 1 has finally been remastered and is now available from download here! The remaster fully preserves the spirit of the original game, while modernizing the presentation and incorporating numerous quality-of-life improvements:

• Compatible with modern versions of Windows. No slowdowns, Alt-Tab no longer crashes the game.
• Supports keyboard/mouse/joystick/gamepad input methods. Controls are customizable.
• Re-rendered graphics at twice the resolution (that's four times as many pixels).
• New orchestral music from 2dB.

There is also a series of posts chronicling the creation of the remastered edition here.

After four long years in Early Access (plus another 18 months of behind-the-scenes development), Chicken Invaders Universe is finally officially released! You can check it out at chickeninvaders.com, or you can go directly to the release post here.

We have released an update to Christmas Eve Crisis, which fixes a long-standing bug whereby the winning congratulatory cutscene would not be shown after completing the final level. Note that this update is for Windows only.