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Food Chain

Physics-based animal battle royale across land, water, and air

Kozhakov · Released Sep 3, 2020 · Early Access

ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerSimulationSports

Early Access, no updates for over a year

Reviews
Mixed
60% of 73
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
5 years ago
Nov 5, 2020
Minimum PC
2 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Food Chain?

You control an animal in this Early Access online survival game, fighting opponents as drought drains the available water. During matches, you drink to recover health and prevent death from thirst, and attack with claws, jaws, hooves, horns, or beaks.

For you if...

  • +you like combat shaped by body weight and collisions

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer cooperation to competitive fights for survival

What players say

60% of 73 reviews are positive

Players report empty or bot-filled matches and difficulty telling whether attacks deal damage. The latest reviewer says the game remains stuck loading instead of letting them enter a match.

Screenshots and trailer

Food Chain screenshot 1

Food Chain system requirements

Minimum: 2 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Food Chain?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel Core i5-2500K / AMD FX-8350
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Keyboard and mouse required, optional controller

Does Food Chain have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online; MMO. There is no single-player mode.

Does Food Chain run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Russian, Turkish.

Does Food Chain use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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