Why Chicken? Why? overview

Overview

Why Chicken? Why? comes from J.R. Smith and is published by J.R. Smith. It arrived on Steam on Feb 6, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Why Chicken? Why?'s latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 08:59:49 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 100% positive across 2 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Why Chicken? Why? is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Why Chicken? Why? has sold up to 62 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $206. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Why Chicken? Why? overview details

Why Chicken? Why? combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

* Description * Why Chicken? Why?... is a top-down action indie game about a chicken...crossing the road...for golden eggs. A solo developer project. - Can you make it to the end of the game with most of your feathers intact? - Will the evil enemies hinder your progress to the ultimate goal? - Will the perilous environmental hazards keep you from cluckin'? - Feel your pulse race as you narrowly miss being squashed. - Experience the sweat on your thumbs, ext, as you play... Why Chicken? Why? -Key Features- - Navigate hazards and traffic to reach the golden eggs on each level - Feel your toes curl when you narrowly miss being chicken soup - Collect coins for points and lives, as well as other items - Progressively harder areas & levels - Completionists will have a time collecting all coins/points - Secret levels - Local high score system - Old school graphics/elements & difficult at times - Steam Achievements - Partial controller support. Use (M) to mute music & (P) to play again - An 'homage' to an older game *Contains Very Mild Cartoon Violence *Contains fast images & colors (Seizure Warning) *No chickens were harmed in the making of this game... nor do I condone running chickens over with your car *FEATHERS 4 LIFE!!! Reviews 'Great job, the game levels progressed nicely, the tricky bit was gauging how far the chicken would move when an extra few lanes were added to the screen...bastard level 5 was tricky, and at the end I barely got across and missed all the coins because I hit the golden egg...lol...nice addition with the ghost frog/gold bar secret level.' Krypto Man…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Why Chicken? Why? is listed as a game with $3.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 08:59:49 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 100% positive reviews.

Overview tags

ArcadeTop-DownOld SchoolComedyTime ManagementActionSingleplayerRetro2DGrid-Based MovementTutorialFunnyControllerIndiePuzzle

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