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Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken

2D action platformer about a chicken fighting a penguin dictatorship

Ratloop Asia · Published by Reverb Publishing · Released Oct 15, 2012

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
82% of 2,087
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
1
daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
9 years ago
Jan 25, 2017
Minimum PC
256 MB RAM (GF 7600 GT
1 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)

What is Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken?

Set in Albatropolis, this side-scrolling action platformer follows Hardboiled Chicken on a mission to assassinate a totalitarian penguin leader. You jump, shoot enemies, change weapons, and solve puzzles across a chapter-based solo campaign.

For you if...

  • +you want a separate co-op campaign with a friend

Not for you if...

  • −you want a lengthy single-player campaign

What players say

82% of 2,087 reviews are positive

Players praise the rock soundtrack and cartoon art style. A recent reviewer calls the platforming awkward, while another player criticizes losing control when hit.

Screenshots and trailer

Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken screenshot 1

Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken system requirements

Minimum: 256 MB RAM (GF 7600 GT, 1 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP (with Service Pack 3), Windows Vista, Windows 7
Processor
Dual Core with 2.0 GHz
Graphics
256 MB RAM graphics card (GF 7600 GT / Radeon X1950)
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
At least 501 MB of free space
Notes
Official Microsoft XBox 360 Controllers are supported.

Recommended

Graphics
512 MB graphics card (ATi HD 3870 / Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT)
Memory
2 GB RAM

Does Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
29
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean.

Does Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken 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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