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A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! is a puzzle, story rich and stylized game
developed by The Wild Gentlemen
and published by Joystick Ventures.
Released on November 07th 2024 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 12 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Polish.
It has received 373 reviews of which 298 were positive and 75 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 20.49€ on Steam, but you can find it for 10.60€ on Eneba.
The Steam community has classified Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! into these genres:
Puzzle
Story Rich
Stylized
Visual Novel
Point & Click
Detective
Surreal
Noir
Investigation
Mystery
Crime
Atmospheric
Singleplayer
Soundtrack
First-Person
Action
Dark Humor
Lore-Rich
Dialogue Heavy
Adventure
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-Bit
- Processor: Multi-core 2.5GHz or faster
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 760 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 5 GB available space
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Reviewing (mostly) every game (or DLC) in my library, part 631: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆ (9/10) I was initially worried about buying Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! after reading the most helpful reviews. The top—negative!—reviews called the game rushed, not as good as the first game, and had a poor ending. However, I'm so glad I decided to take the plunge anyway because I honestly think the opposite. I think Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! is bigger, better, and more polished than the previous game. It's practically flawless, honestly. I completely fell in love with the witty writing, BEAUTIFUL art style, and meaningful plot. My only criticism is, yes, a tiny part of the ending that came out of the blue, is a tad bit rushed, and very controversial. Still, I had a blast for pretty much 98% of the game, and I don't think the 2% I didn't like mars the game at all. Pros: ✅ Atmosphere. Everything about the game is atmospheric. I mean, just look at the art style first. I have no idea what it's professionally called, but just feast your eyes on the game's art. The game uses realistic 3D character models and environments, yet everything is presented with a stylized, cinematic quality that feels like a graphic novel brought to life. There's a constant soft soundtrack of jazz music, and somehow, there's even a dynamic light system: lighting effects, neon signs, moving shadows, rain-slick reflections, and changes in illumination. Ugh. The game is just so cool. ✅ Fantastic writing. I adore the writing in Chicken Police . The dialogue is consistently sharp, witty, and funny, balancing dry humor, clever banter, and noir-style cynicism without ever feeling forced. Sonny and Marty have excellent chemistry, and their conversations are often just as entertaining as the investigation itself. Even minor characters are memorable, each with their own distinct voice, design, and personality. ✅ The plot is equally impressive. What begins as a collection of seemingly unrelated leads gradually unfolds into a larger mystery, weaving multiple storylines together until everything converges into a satisfying conclusion. The game constantly rewards paying attention, and it's fascinating to watch how small details, offhand comments, and side investigations eventually connect to the bigger picture. There’s more focus on worldbuilding this time around, especially, as the title suggests, on insects. Cockroaches, spiders, and slugs make an appearance. Which, gross, but also super cool. Most importantly, the game examines inequality and oppression pretty clearly yet never feels preachy. Maybe the guise of animals gives the audience a bit of distance from current events, but the main messages are simple yet clear: there is no difference between insects and non-insects. Even though the world is unjust, we should still attempt to be good and do good. Ask for help from friends when needed. And ya know what? I totally fw it. ✅ Good QoL. There's a couple things I appreciated: a "skip all dialogue" button, a history log of all dialogue in a started conversation, and an option to autoplay dialogue. There's also no pixel-hunting, as there's a button to show all clickables, as well as an "!" icon showing new unlocked dialogue. Lastly, there's information on each character, along with places you visit, and a clear quest log with clues to follow. ✅ Steam Deck performance . Max settings gave me 45 FPS that never stuttered or crashed once. I had no issues with controls either, using both the touchscreen and the gamepad. Cons: 🟥 The biggest con is no manual save system . This is one I'm confused about. Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! is a noir visual novel where you play as a detective. It's not like Ace Attorney or any dating sim where your actions have consequences, so why the requirement for automatic saving? A couple times I thought the game saved my progress, only to have to play through a couple of minutes. 🟥 Some small but important rushed bits in the ending. I didn’t mind the ending at all, even the controversial decision to kill Marty. It’s shocking , yes, but I mainly took issue with how abruptly the narrative handled it. We’re told Marty is shot, is in the hospital, undergoes a life-threatening procedure, but is alive! We even get to speak to him! However, there’s an incredibly rushed “goodbye” scene between Marty and Sonny and Marty and Laura. The next scene is a 30-second still of Marty’s funeral, which feels less like a narrative choice and more like purposefully taunting the audience. “Oh, haha, you thought he would live? He’s DEAD.” Plus, I think Sonny would have never gotten over Marty’s death. I also wanted to know about Molly and Sonny’s daughter, along with Laura and the baby. 🟥 Minigames. I wasn’t a fan of the minigames (e.g. the lock-picking, shooting, card game, and music playing). They weren’t bad, and they were well-made, but most minigames only showed up once. If anything, I felt it took away from the tight pacing and controlled narrative. 🟥 Must have played the previous game recently to understand the sequel. If you haven’t played the first Chicken Police , you’ll have no idea what’s going on. However, I finished the first Chicken Police a couple years ago, and I did feel like I was missing some context and inside jokes. I wished there was a “recap,” like how Telltale used to do it. If you enjoyed this review, please check out my curator page to find more: [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45814768-Verdict-Play-or-Pass/]Verdict: Play or Pass. Also, please leave a like and visit [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Indie_Gems]IndieGems and our [url=https://www.youtube.com/@IndieGems2]YouTube channel for more reviews like this one.
Having recently replayed it the game, I wanted to update the review. Honestly the second time around the game was a lot more enjoyable, The last chapter will always feel like we needed a bit more time but I am quite happy with how it ended. This game as divisive as it is, is quite memorable, the writing wasn't perfect but it does make a mark on you. If you did enjoy the first game in the franchise, I think there is a lot to love here and enjoy. It does have it's problems, but none that personally ruined my experience playing it. The VA and aesthetic like the previous game are fantastic, and while I personally stuck to noir mode the colour mode was a very nice addition. If you are still uncertain if you should get this game, it does get a pretty big discount and for that price it is more than worth it.
Not perfect, but I still recommend it. The shooting mechanic is a missed opportunity. It was introduced in the shooting range but never actually used in the main game. I was honestly expecting some kind of fight, maybe in the church or the factory, but it just never happened, which was pretty disappointing since the guns were pretty satisfying to shoot at. The ending also felt abrupt. It made me feel that the developers wanted to add more but ran out of time. The pacing in the early chapters also sucked. It dragged too long and even got confusing at times, specifically "The plate puzzle at the graveyard." The pace picks up in the middle chapter, though, and becomes more engaging. Performance is another issue. On my laptop iGPU, I was getting around 20 FPS at the lowest graphics during dialogues, which shouldn’t be that demanding for a 2D game. That said, the game clearly has a lot of passion behind it. It’s not perfect, but you can feel the effort and care put into it. And that's why I really like the series and will probably follow the creators' future games for it.
I can now fully understand the negative reviews for this game but despite agreeing that there is a huge issue, I would still recommend playing it if you like detective games. I am a BIG fan of the first Chicken Police game so I jumped at playing the sequel. Into the HIVE! was on track to surpass its predecessor in almost every aspect (except maybe the soundtrack): the narrative was even more engrossing and suspenseful, the city was fleshed out even more, the polish on the minigames and inspectable evidence really impressed me, and Sonny & Marty are still one of the best investigating duos I've played in a video game. Each successive chapter piled on more and more beautiful imagery and great voice acting. Even if one of the core mysteries of the game is fairly easily guessable early on, the game throws you on several winding twists that still made it fun. I would genuinely consider the build up or "journey" of the game's primary case to be 10/10. Unfortunately, that is made all the more bittersweet as everything crash landed at the climax. I am not talking about disappointment in the climax's writing or narrative choices but what I strongly suspect was behind-the-scenes production issues or deadlines that forced the game to wrap-up prematurely. Especially when compared to the first game's climax, I am certain Into the HIVE!'s climax was meant to be longer or contain additional elements that were unable to be added for whatever reason. This was very frustrating because I could tell from the writing quality of Paint it RED! and Into the HIVE!'s earlier chapters that the team is capable of so much better than what was ultimately released. The climax/confrontation is quite curt, lacking in details of the narrative threads that were laid out so well earlier in the game, and wrapped up in a very baffling manner that seems to only make sense if you consider that time or budget ran out behind-the-scenes. Other than several typos and mismatching English text captioning, the quality of everything in the game EXCEPT the climax was all amazing so I am really confused why that part of the game was the one that was sacrificed. I hope this doesn't sound too ignorant of game design and production but I would have gladly forgone one or two of the minigames if it meant more time dedicated to making a satisfying climax. The rising action, falling action, and epilogue were all golden so to have this one pivotal part of the game suck takes a lot of wind out of an otherwise fantastic game's sails.
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! is currently priced at 20.49€ on Steam.
No, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 20.49€ on Steam.
Yes, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! received 298 positive votes out of a total of 373 achieving a rating of 7.49.
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! was developed by The Wild Gentlemen and published by Joystick Ventures.
Yes, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! is not playable on MacOS.
No, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! does not support VR.
Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!. Explore additional content available for Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! on Steam.
No, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE! is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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