CHICKEN RUN: EGGSTRACTION TO JOIN STEAM NEXT FEST LINEUP WITH LIMITED-TIME GAME DEMO

Take On the Sinister Nugget Industry with Frizzle and the Rest of the Coop in This Stealth Action-Adventure Next Month

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Bristol, UK and London, UK (10/09/2025) – Outright Games, the leading publisher of family-friendly interactive entertainment, and Aardman, the multi-award-winning independent animation studio behind Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit have today announced that their new game Chicken Run: Eggstraction will be featured in Steam Next Fest this autumn, alongside new gameplay footage. Available to preview through Steam on October 13-20, ahead of the global game launch on October 24, Chicken Run: Eggstraction is filled with puzzles to solve and feathers to ruffle!

This October, fans of the franchise can get a sneak beak at the first 6 levels of Chicken Run: Eggstraction a week before launch. Step into the world of Frizzle, Molly, Fowler, and more to explore their unique skills and leadership powers when they take charge. In this game demo, players will get the chance to test the two-player local co-op and explore high-security locations together. Camouflage the chickens with bushes, take daring rocket jumps, and even hurl another member of their squad to sneak around and make their attack!

Chicken Run: Eggstraction invites fans around the world to eggs-perience this new, feathery tale, a direct sequel to Aardman’s 2023 hit Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, available on Netflix. Hear the talented voices of British stars Bella Ramsey, Josie Sedgwick-Davies, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Romesh Ranganathan, and more. Written by acclaimed screenwriter Larry Rickard (Ghosts, Horrible Histories), Chicken Run: Eggstraction brings that classic Aardman charm to life in a mission to save chicken-kind!

“It’s an honour to be a part of Steam Next Fest this year,” expressed Sean Clarke, Managing Director at Aardman. “We’ve long enjoyed bringing our storytelling and humour into the gaming space, and we’re thrilled to give fans a preview of our latest adventure, Chicken Run: Eggstraction, before launch."

Stephanie Malham, Managing Director of Outright Games, added, “Chicken Run: Eggstraction is a completely new adventure for fans, filled with the same kinds of twists, turns, and wit that make this franchise special. We look forward to seeing fans get stuck in with our Steam Next Fest demo next month and reunite with Frizzle and the gang!”

Chicken Run: Eggstraction will be available to demo as part of Steam Next Fest on October 13-20. Chicken Run: Eggstraction will launch on October 24 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store. For more information, please visit OutrightGames.com.

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About Aardman
Aardman is an employee-owned company, based in Bristol (UK) and co-founded in 1976 by Peter Lord and David Sproxton. An independent, multi-Academy Award® and BAFTA® award winning studio, it produces feature films, series, advertising and interactive entertainment. Current animated productions include series 7 of Shaun the Sheep and a third series of The Very Small Creatures.

Its productions are global in appeal, novel, entertaining, brilliantly characterised and full of charm reflecting the unique talent, energy and personal commitment of the Aardman team. The studio’s work – which includes the creation of much-loved characters including Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Timmy Time and Morph– is often imitated, and yet the company continues to lead the field producing a rare brand of visually stunning, comedic content for cinema, broadcasters, digital platforms and live experiences around the world. Recent celebrated projects include the double-BAFTA® award-winning Wallace & Gromit film Vengeance Most Fowl which premiered on BBC One on Christmas Day 2024 and was released on Netflix globally on the 3rd of January 2025, the BAFTA® nominated feature film Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Academy Award® nominated short film Robin Robin, International Emmy® award winning Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas and BAFTA® nominated preschool series The Very Small Creatures.  

The studio runs the Aardman Academy, its world-class training facility delivering excellence in film and animation training and mentoring for students around the world. The Aardman Academy offers a variety of courses from intensive one-day workshops to its flagship seven-month In-Studio Stop Motion course. All courses are delivered by industry-leading tutors and mentors with decades of experience. The Aardman Academy is an integral part of the business, representing the studio’s inclusive ethos and commitment to nurturing the animation talent of the future.

In November 2018 it became an Employee-Owned Organisation, to ensure Aardman remains independent and to secure the creative legacy and culture of the company for many decades to come. www.aardman.com 

About Outright Games
Outright Games is a global video games publisher who specialise in bringing quality family entertainment to a worldwide audience. Founded in 2016, Outright Games has established its place in the market delivering engaging interactive games based on beloved entertainment licenses globally. Outright Games brings stories and characters to life with titles including favorites such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game and PAW Patrol World with Paramount Game Studios, Bluey: The Videogame with BBC Studios and Ludo Studio, Barbie Project Friendship with Mattel, Inc. and Peppa Pig: World Adventures with Hasbro. With an Outright Games title there will be fun for all the family to enjoy. For more information please visit: www.outrightgames.com

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