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Chicken Invaders 4

Chicken Invaders 4

InterAction studios · released Jun 5, 2014

ActionCasualIndiePCiOS (iPhone/iPad)

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!

88
VGC Score
·No trend datamedium confidence

anchored at patch: “Episode 4 Update” (1y ago)

82%
At launch
98%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
96%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews98%93307
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)96%9195
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 90.6, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 614 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jan 9, 2025) · 95 reviews sampled · 92 total reviews in window · weighted 52.9 up / 2.2 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Episode 4 v.25
    Apr 28, 2026
  2. Episode version 24
    Aug 12, 2025
  3. v.23 update
    May 26, 2025
  4. Episode version 22
    Apr 14, 2025
  5. Episode version 21
    Feb 20, 2025
  6. Episode 4 Update
    Jan 9, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  7. macOS 10.15 Update
    Dec 27, 2019