LinearChicken

About

"LinearChicken" is a level-based puzzle game with around 40 stages, where your objective is to feed chickens and other animals without the ability to change direction. Its unique cartoonish art style, humorous sound effects, and fitting background music create a distinctive gameplay experience. Despite its simplicity, the game is challenging, odd, and addictive, promising a confusing yet funny experience.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

59%

Audience ScoreBased on 27 reviews

humor4 positive mentions

stability9 negative mentions

The game is simple, fun, and endearing, with catchy music and a charming art style.
It's an easy game to achieve 100% completion, making it appealing for players looking for quick achievements.
Despite its flaws, the game offers decent puzzles that can be entertaining and challenging at times.

The game is plagued by numerous bugs and glitches that can disrupt gameplay and lead to frustrating experiences.
The ability to exploit cheats and earn achievements quickly cheapens the overall experience and replay value.
The game's design lacks attention to detail, with odd choices like blood splatter when feeding chickens, which can be off-putting.

stability
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is widely criticized for its numerous bugs and frustrating glitches, which significantly hinder gameplay and puzzle-solving. Reviewers describe it as a "buggy mess," indicating that while it may be easy to learn, the stability issues detract from the overall experience.
- “This game is also buggy as hell and has some frustrating glitches and physics problems that trip you up when trying to solve later puzzles.”
- “But I can't be bothered to actually recommend it as it's just really basic and kinda buggy.”
- “Until you realize what a buggy mess this game actually is.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is derived from the quirky and unpredictable behavior of the animals, which can lead to amusing situations, such as objects remaining on screen in unexpected ways. Players find these moments entertaining, even if they occasionally complicate gameplay, with a simple reset option available to address any issues.
- “Sometimes when the animal doesn't fall off the screen correctly, it still registers as an object and you can collide with it, which is actually funny.”
- “The animals can exhibit funny behavior that might make the current state of the level impossible, but just press 'R' to reset the level.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's replayability is significantly diminished due to its short length and the ease of exploiting cheats to quickly earn all achievements, leading to a less fulfilling experience.
- “The ability to so easily exploit cheats and earn all 6 achievements in a matter of minutes cheapens the experience, which is already short and lacking in replay value.”
- “The ability to so easily exploit cheats and earn all 6 achievements in a matter of minutes cheapens the experience, which is already short and lacking in replay value.”
- “The ability to so easily exploit cheats and earn all 6 achievements in a matter of minutes cheapens the experience, which is already short and lacking in replay value.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music in the game is consistently described as catchy, enhancing the overall experience for players.
- “The music is catchy too.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The graphics are praised for their appealing art style, particularly in the design of the animals, which are complemented by engaging sound effects.
- “I love the art style of the animals and the sounds they make.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Overall, gameplay is generally smooth, with minor bugs that can be resolved by restarting and reattempting solutions, ensuring that they do not significantly hinder the experience.