Bad Chicken

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.

Hand-drawn pixel art and full controller support.

Controls

Gamepad

Move/Select → Left joystick

Shoot/Accept → Down face button

Bombs/Cancel → Right face button

Pause → Start button

Keyboard

Move/Select → Arrow Keys

Shoot/Accept → Q

Bombs/Cancel → W

Pause → E

Reset Settings → F1

Exit game → Esc