Chicken Police - Paint it RED! similar games & best alternatives

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Chicken Police - Paint it RED!

PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.

What works

  • Excellent voice acting
  • Unique noir art style
  • Engaging story and characters
  • Atmospheric jazz soundtrack
  • Immersive narrative experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Linear gameplay with limited player control
  • Some minor bugs and subtitle mismatches
  • Short game length
  • Interrogation mechanics can be confusing
  • Lack of manual save and backtracking

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • NORCO

  • Old Skies

  • 1000xRESIST

  • The Haunted Building

  • Yesterday Origins

  • Dreamfall Chapters

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Chicken Police - Paint it RED! but with a stronger survival pressure

  • The Cat Lady

  • Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition

  • Burnhouse Lane

  • SHUTEN ORDER

  • Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller

  • Tails Noir Preludes

Less expressive

Games that feels like Chicken Police - Paint it RED! but with less self-expression and customization

  • Kathy Rain

  • The Dark Rites of Arkham

  • The Posthumous Investigation

  • Lamplight City

  • Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer

  • Moebius: Empire Rising

Less intimate

Games that feels like Chicken Police - Paint it RED! but with less focus on close relationships

  • Bear With Me - Episode One

  • Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

  • The Journey Down: Chapter Two

  • Tangle Tower

  • An English Haunting

  • Kathy Rain: Director's Cut

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Chicken Police - Paint it RED!: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Thrill, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fellowship.

Last update: 03/08/2026