Wed Sep 10 2025
- Fixed a problem with pink graphic artifacts on some devices
- Fixed that some interaction hints were misplaced due to notch safety zones
- Increased some text sizes for better playability
Love this game! Graphics, music, creativity. All fantastic. It’s definitely more narrative-driven, so if you’re one of those people that always wants to skip dialogue, you’ll probably hate this game. If a hard-boiled noir detective novel were a game, it’d be this. The story has tons of layers and nuances, and the voice acting is *chef kiss.* But my one issue is actually with the voice acting. Marty calls Sonny “Sawny” while everyone else calls him “Sunny,” which I assume is correct. Did no one notice in a play through it was being mispronounced or what’s the deal? It’s small but weirdly annoying.
Take a noir detective film, the kind that usually takes itself super seriously, and combine it with awkward rooster men who are impossible to take seriously, and you have Chicken Police. There’s much to admire here: the cast of characters, the humor, and the detailed world building. The story is linear and the pacing is a little slow at first, but it’s worth it. The port works great with no issues.
I absolutely love this game, and I would give it 5 stars but I keep running into a strange glitch. At the Hop Dog, whenever I tap on the jukebox it zooms into it like it does with many other things when you’re looking closer at them, but the screen is just black, it never loads, and the game just makes a few clicking sounds and that’s it. I’m still able to get out of it and continue playing the game but if there comes a point where I need to access the jukebox for whatever reason I don’t think I’ll be able to. UPDATE: I went back to the jukebox again and from tapping around at random on the black screen I was able to select music tracks to listen to, so the game is loading the jukebox interface but not loading the visuals…very weird.
I haven’t felt this curious about 2 chickens. The world build felt like a real place good job it’s an amazing port zero issues. Great story telling. One thing is this is a game for older audiences like tv14 ish. The animals might make it seem intended for younger investigator fans but this is a true crime game like “miss Marple. ” It’s dark and mysterious.
This is a taxing game. It takes a long time to get through everything, to look at everything, to talk to everyone - multiple times. But, the story is good, the graphics are good, the writing is clever and the acting is excellent. Finishing the game is a rewarding, if exhaustive, achievement. You'll probably need a walkthrough to do well.
Holy Cow. This game is clucking amazing! If you love detective stories, if you love film noir, if you love sultry jazz on a rainy night, you will love this game! Put your fedora on, light a smoke and pop the collar on your trench coat. It’s time to knock on some doors and solve some mysteries. I’d write more but I want to get back to the game. Shut up and buy this game.
Some of the best voice acting in any game I have ever played. The gameplay is simple and engaging. The cutscenes are great and feel like they had a lot of love put into them, graphical quality overall is top notch for a mobile game.
I’ve played many games but this game was the best one I have ever played. The story was incredibly gripping and it was like an interactive movie. Words cannot describe how much I love this game. If you want a great game, get this. You won’t regret it.
Chicken Police - Paint it Red. Developed by: The Wild Gentleman. Published by: HandyGames. Available on: Mac, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One.
The Washington Post Wed Dec 29 2021
A hard-boiled point and click murder mystery, Chicken Police swaps the humans for the animals and colour for black and white.
Finger Guns Tue Jun 29 2021
I recently reviewed a pixel noir game starring anthropomorphic animals called Backbone. I loved the visuals and the writing but ended up let...
RPGFan Fri Apr 29 2022
Chicken Police - Paint it Red! is a clucking good time thanks to its dark, compelling mystery and well voice-acted cast of bizarre...
GodisaGeek.com Tue Jun 29 2021
At first sight, a point-and-click, noir-style game starring characters who have animal heads and human bodies seems pretty odd.
GameGrin Tue Jun 29 2021
Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure, with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and lots of absurd humour.
Entertainment Focus Sat May 29 2021
Developed by The Wild Gentlemen, Massive Miniteam, and published by HandyGames. It was released on the Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4,...
Thumb Culture Tue Nov 29 2022
Indie video game developer The Wild Gentlemen buddied with publisher HandyGames to recently launch its first game, an "Orwellesque Buddycop...
TheGamer Tue Jun 29 2021
An extremely impressive first game from The Wild Gentlemen, Chicken Police - Paint it RED! is one of the best adventure games we've played in a long, long time.
Nintendo Life Tue Jun 29 2021
The Wild Gentlemen's debut game, 'Chicken Police', is coming to PS4, Xbox One, Switch and Steam in 2020, and it's like nothing else.
Forbes Wed Jul 29 2020