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Chip's Challenge 1 on Steam

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Before Chip can join the Bit Busters computer club and hang out with the girl of his dreams, Melinda the Mental Marvel, he must solve all 144 challenging puzzles. Your bird's-eye view can help Chip rush through the puzzles and mazes before he's deleted by monsters, traps and the passage of time.

Chip's Challenge 1 is a puzzle, sokoban and reboot game developed and published by Niffler Ltd..
Released on May 28th 2015 is available only on Windows.

It has received 889 reviews of which 796 were positive and 93 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS: Vista
  • Processor: 1 Ghz or faster processor
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • DirectX: Version 6.0
  • Storage: 100 MB available space
  • Sound Card: 16-bit sound card

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98 hours played
Sept. 2026
Chip's Challenge is the Dark Souls of tile-based puzzles, except with "Bummer!" instead of "You died!". It doesn't care about this "user quality of life" thing. Checkpoints? Mid-level saves? Hahaha, you'll do your grunt work all over again every time you die — over and over — and you'll like it, because CC1 is a rite of passage for puzzle game aficionados.
44 hours played
Sept. 2026
Finally found and completed the game that was such a challenge (pun intended) n my childhood. 10/10 recommend if you want a real challenge with no frills. Just skill and perseverance.
25 hours played
Aug. 2026
Even if this had a price-tag I'd be saying to get this game - a classic of the times for Windows users over a good couple decades, a proper puzzler for block-push fans. That it's free makes this a no-brainer. Sure, some stages could take the mickey from time to time, but there's enough clever stuff to play through that it'd be a shame to say "No Thanks!" to something like this. Grab it, slap some graphics on it if you'd like, and prepare to work your way through the halls of the Clubhouse, wondering just how a computer club got all this square-footage of space for their set-ups! I guess the late 80s was more generous to the techy types.
3 hours played
Aug. 2026
I used to play this as a kid, so I bought it again.
1 hours played
May 2026
I played this on my first computer, I believe it was on windows 95 or 98, and I fell in love with the game, I haven't finished it on this yet, but I do believe this was the very first game that I ever actually finished at 6(or so) years old. It got me through the chicken pox! It reminds me of the old Bionicle handheld games. Love this game, others should try it as well if you want that old school hard but simple feeling of games. Highly recommend.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, Chip's Challenge 1 is free to play on Steam.

Chip's Challenge 1 is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

Yes, Chip's Challenge 1 received 796 positive votes out of a total of 889 achieving a rating of 8.44.
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Chip's Challenge 1 was developed and published by Niffler Ltd..

Yes, Chip's Challenge 1 is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Chip's Challenge 1 is not playable on MacOS.

No, Chip's Challenge 1 is not playable on Linux.

This information about Chip's Challenge 1 is not available yet.

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No, Chip's Challenge 1 does not support VR.

Chip's Challenge 1 is a single-player game.

No, Chip's Challenge 1 does not currently offer any DLC.

No, Chip's Challenge 1 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Chip's Challenge 1 does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Chip's Challenge 1 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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Chip's Challenge 1
Rating
8.4
796
93
Game modes
Features
Online players
17
Developer
Niffler Ltd.
Publisher
Niffler Ltd.
Release 28 May 2015
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