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Chicken Invaders 5
Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 74% of owners
Steam reviews 96% positive of 1,126
What the data shows
- 95% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 5+ hours (98%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 97% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 74% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
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Based on all 1,133 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 291 reviews: 6.2h for positive, 2.7h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (74.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.
All achievements (15)
- Medal of Annihilation Awarded for performing a multikill of 40 or more enemies 100%
- Medal of Great Appetite Achievement Awarded for 90% food collection in a single wave 99%
- Chicken Hunter Medal of Excellence Awarded for 90% kill ratio in a single star system 95%
- Meritorious Marksmanship Award Awarded for 90% shot accuracy in a single wave 93%
- Recognition Medal of Self-Restraint Awarded for not using any missiles in a single star system 91%
- Hard-Boiled Certificate of Merit Awarded for no deaths in a single star system 82%
- Conspicuous "No Help" Commendation Awarded for not using satellites in a single star system 75%
- Distinguished Green Greed Cross Awarded for 90% coin collection in a single wave 59%
- Rookie Hero Campaign Trophy Awarded for completing a mission on the rookie difficulty level 45%
- Veteran Chicken Hunter Campaign Trophy Awarded for completing a mission on the veteran difficulty level 20%
- Superior Budget Thriftiness Commendation Medal Awarded for completing an entire mission without using any missiles 12%
- Honourable "Either Brave or Stupid" Achievement Award Awarded for not using any power-ups in a single star system 11%
- Outstanding "One Man Army" Medal Awarded for completing an entire mission without using satellites 9.8%
- "I Eat Chickens for Breakfast" Campaign Trophy Awarded for completing a mission on the superstar hero difficulty level 8.9%
- Greatest Chicken Hunter of All Time Award Awarded for completing an entire mission without dying once 5.5%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.