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The Farmer & the Chicken

Unleash the chicken's power and escape in this arcade adventure to avoid being caught by the farmer!

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Mauro Marker
Publisher
Mauro Marker
Release
May 6, 2025
1 year and 88 days ago
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About the Game

Avoid getting caught by the farmer! 👩‍🌾

After a strange object falls onto the farm, the chicken🐔 eats it and is seemingly granted a mysterious power. The farmer has seen him and wants to catch him to take this object from him. So the chicken embarks on a journey through different places to escape from the farmer and reach the source of the strange object.

But you must be careful in each place the farmer will have allies who will help him catch the chicken.

Explore the forest, a temple, the city, and more in this adventure. Prevent the chicken🐔 from being caught by the farmer👩‍🌾 and reach the source of the strange object.

How to play 

You will control the chicken🐔, you must move around the stage avoiding the farmers👩‍🌾.

In each stage, you must hold out for 3 minutes without being caught in order to advance to the next stage. However, some stages will also have other objectives that can be completed. There is a total of 20 stages, with a variety of farmers with different abilities.

Remember to collect the objects and get a new high score. 🥇

In addition, the chicken has abilities💪 that will help him in his adventure:

  • Egg: Leaves an egg on the spot, which stuns the farmer who steps on it for a few seconds.

  • Jump: A boost that helps the chicken move and escape in certain situations.

  • Release the Chicken: Release the power of the strange object into the chicken to turn the tables and allow it to chase the farmer and stun him if it hits him.

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