Arc Games and Snapshot Games released a new overview trailer of the upcoming shooter Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids. A brand ew adventure from the creator of X-COM: UFO Defense comes to the PC (Steam, Epic Games Store), Xbox Series and PlayStation 5 on August 26, 2025.
The alien Brainioids have invaded Earth! Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids is an action-strategy game where you mine glowing Brainium to power your base, deploy waves of killer bots, and crush the invading Brains-in-Jars aliens. Take direct control of hero commanders Chip or Clawz (or team up in co-op), but watch out-those creepy ejected brains will squish underfoot… or crawl away if you’re too slow!
Game Features
- Fusion of action and strategy
- Play as the heroic duo, Chip and Clawz, in single-player or co-op
- Fast-paced action, pick-up-and-play missions (easy to learn, rewarding to master)
- Base-building meets hero combat – Construct fortifications while fighting alongside your minion army
- Exciting boss battles
- Multiple Multiplayer Modes
- Multiplayer mayhem in epic army battles with or against your friends
- 2-player couch co-op
- PvP mayhem – classic online 1v1, 2v2 or clash in split-screen 1v1
- PvP matches
- Co-op adventure campaign on any platform
- Cross-platform play support across PC and consoles
- Lively comic book-style visuals and storytelling
- Vibrant and fun world with a comic book-like style and flair
- Colorful and funny cast of characters with their own stories
- Collectable items and secrets, which unravel the game lore
- More ways to play together with friend’s pass
- Friend’s Pass will be available to download for free on PC, PlayStation and Xbox and support crossplay
- Players who own Chip ‘n Clawz vs.The Brainioids will have the opportunity to play the game with a buddy for free with the title’s new Friend’s Pass – as long as one player owns the full game, both players can play the full campaign via online co-op and play all the PvP maps available at launch
- With Friend’s Pass, it will let players join forces to save the world in online co-op or to see who’s the best of the best in PvP multiplayer for free across any platform thanks to cross play support
