Announcement
Game version 159
This is a minor maintenance release. Several changes are related to enhanced keyboard/gamepad navigation. More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-159/38884
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Chicken Invaders Universe
Also known as Chicken Invaders Universe, chicken invaders universe, chicken-invaders-universe
A deliciously addictive core of finger-blistering shooting action, surrounded by delectable morsels of galactic exploration, spacecraft customization, and community competitions.
Last update
19 May 2026
Players now
33
Original sources
1
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Update history
Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
- December 2025
- Game version 158A lot of wave tweaks (again). More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-158/38238
- September 2025
- Game version 157A lot of wave tweaks. Also, added Accessibility settings ("Screen shakes", "Screen flashes", "Starfield scrolling") in Options -> Gameplay . Due to this change, all your Options settings will regrettably be reset during…
- July 2025
- Game version 156A lot of wave tweaks. Important: Slob behaviour has changed in this version. Slobs will now speed up towards the edges of the screen to avoid falling too far behind and disappearing while they are still visible. More in…
- May 2025
- Emergency update 155.5This fixes a bug with Slob chickens which was introduced in v155.4 yesterday.
- Game version 155More new waves! As with the v.154 update, bear in mind that some of these waves are quite hard, and they won't appear on easy difficulties. Also, as usual, the new additions will unavoidably shuffle the wave ordering of…
- April 2025
- Game version 154New waves! Bear in mind that some of these waves are quite hard, and they won't appear on easy difficulties. Also, as usual, the new additions will unavoidably shuffle the wave ordering of exisiting missions, so you mig…
- March 2025
- Game Version 153This is a maintenance release which fixes a crash when flying CI1 DLC. Next week there will be another small update, which will enable purchasing of DLC within the game. More information about this update can be found h…
- February 2025
- Game version 152DLC is now available for purchase in-game! Chicken Invaders Episodes 2-3-4-5 are available right now, Episode 1 is coming in the next update. If you already own the individual Episodes on Steam, then you can export your…
- December 2024
- Game version 150Boot Camp mission is here! Head to your nearest Heroes Academy to try it out! More information about this update can be found here: https://forum.chickeninvaders.com/t/ciu-version-150/35022
- November 2024
- Game version 149Episodic DLC is here! Well, almost. DLC content is already present in the game, however it cannot be purchased just yet. You will only be able to export existing Chicken Invaders 2-3-4-5 purchases from Steam or the Inte…
- October 2024
- Game version 148A lot of behind-the-scenes clean-up, refactoring, and unification with the Episodes. Customizable scratches have been added to paintjobs. Also, check out the new "copy existing paintjob" and "randomize paintjob" feature…
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Achievements
Community progression
Top picks from 38 Steam achievements, sorted by player unlock rates.
- Medal of AnnihilationAwarded for performing a multi-kill of 40 or more enemies20.5%
- Chicken Hunter Medal of ExcellenceAwarded for 90% kill ratio in a single stage20.1%
- Medal of Great Appetite AchievementAwarded for 90% food collection in a single wave19.5%
- Conspicuous "No Help" CommendationAwarded for not using satellites in a single stage14.0%
- Recognition Medal of Self-RestraintAwarded for not using any special weapons in a single stage13.7%
- Meritorious Marksmanship AwardAwarded for 90% shot accuracy in a single wave13.1%