Bad Chicken
A side-scrolling shoot ’em up in the spirit of the 16-bit classics. 8 stages, 8 giant bosses.
- Genre
- Shoot ’em up
- Players
- 1
- Platforms
- WindowsNintendo Switch
- Release
- 2022 (Switch 2024)
Windows 10 or later, 200 MB. Full controller support.
Aliens brainwashed the army. Now it’s up to a team of mercenaries!
Bad Chicken is a side-scrolling shoot ’em up in the spirit of the 16-bit classics. Fight across 8 hand-crafted locations in the Ferus system, power up your arsenal, and take on a giant boss at the end of every stage.
Story
Terraferus sent its military to confront an alien force at the edge of the system. The soldiers came back as brainwashed puppets. With the army turned against its own planet, the Bad Chicken mercenaries are the only ones left to fight back.
Features
- 8 stages, each ending in a boss fight, with mini-bosses along the way.
- Multiple weapons that level up as you collect power-ups.
- Bombs for when the screen gets too crowded.
- Vehicle sections that change how you play.
- 4 difficulty settings, from relaxed to punishing.
- Pixel art and full controller support.
Controls
| Keyboard | Gamepad | |
|---|---|---|
| Move / select | Arrow keys | Left stick |
| Shoot / accept | Q | Bottom face button |
| Bombs / cancel | W | Right face button |
| Pause | E | Start |
| F1 | Reset settings |
|---|---|
| Esc | Exit the game |
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