Chicken Police: Into the Hive

I’ve been patiently anticipating Chicken Police: Into the Hive since its announcement last June. I loved 2020’s Chicken Police: Paint it RED, and was hopeful for a continuation. I got an early look at the demo, and it’s a pretty bland taste, but it’s not necessarily indicative of a problem. I think it’s difficult to build a demo of any narrative-centric game. Usually, these sorts of titles have a slow build with character introductions, and they may not begin any meaty twisting until later in the game. Trying to fit both…

One of the major reasons that 2020’s Chicken Police: Paint it Red lives on in my head is because of how obviously the setting and characters are loved by the writers. It’s easy to ignore any shortcomings when the passion for the project is so infectious. The follow-up, Chicken Police: Into the Hive, currently has a vague release date of 2024. That means it’s anywhere from a long time to very soon that we’ll be seeing it. In the meantime, The Wild Gentlemen have been able to fit in the development of Zipp’s Cafe, a…