Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids
An action-strategy game where you gather Brainium, build a base, and command your army of bots to defeat the freaky Brains-in-Jars aliens. Lead from the front with your hero, Chip or Clawz, or both in co-op…
Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Snapshot Games, released 26 August 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids is
Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Snapshot Games and released in 2025. It was published by Arc Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The alien Brainioids have invaded Earth and stolen all our precious Brainium crystals in their Grav Spheres. Only Chip ‘n Clawz, a young inventor and his robo-cat, can thwart their evil plans by taking control of each sphere, all the way up to the Mothership itself!
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 37 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 3 points below the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel i5 7600 / AMD 2600, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 16GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids launched on 26 August 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Hell is Us. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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