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Is Chico and the Magic Orchards DX worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fans of puzzle-platform adventures who want object-based challenges
- Players who enjoy retro handheld presentation and limited-color display options
- Completionists seeking a post-game campaign with additional puzzle mechanics
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-centered action instead of puzzles built around moving a walnut
- Those who prefer open-ended exploration or large-scale role-playing progression over discrete levels
- Players who do not enjoy pixel-art visuals or handheld-style presentation
Our take on Chico and the Magic Orchards DX
The defining mechanic is the walnut's dual role: Chico navigates obstacles alone, but must also transport the object through each level while using its rolling, bouncing, and elemental properties.
What is Chico and the Magic Orchards DX?
Guide Chico, a chipmunk transported through a forest portal, across a magical world filled with giant walnuts.
Each level presents puzzles and hazards built around two play states: Chico can jump and activate switches alone, while a walnut lets him roll across spikes, rebound from walls, and interact with bumpers. The goal is to bring the walnut to the level's endpoint. The game uses an 8-bit handheld-inspired presentation with simple controls, chiptune music, pixel-grid filters, and fixed four-color, area-based palette, or full-color display options. After the main ending, the DX edition adds A Hive Divided, a post-game campaign with two large levels, trapped bees to rescue, the Queen Bee, and walnut powers based on fire, water, and honey.
How Chico and the Magic Orchards DX plays
- 01Dual-state puzzles
- Chico and the walnut provide different movement and interaction options that must be combined to complete each stage.
- 02Changing level mechanics
- New puzzle rules are introduced as the adventure moves through its varied areas.
- 03Retro display options
- The game offers fixed four-color, area-specific palette, and full-color presentation modes.
- 04Post-game campaign
- A Hive Divided adds two large levels, bee rescues, a Queen Bee encounter, and fire, water, and honey walnut powers.
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Chico and the Magic Orchards DX: platforms & release
Is Chico and the Magic Orchards DX worth it?
It is worth it if: fans of puzzle-platform adventures who want object-based challenges. Skip it if: players seeking combat-centered action instead of puzzles built around moving a walnut.
Where can I download Chico and the Magic Orchards DX?
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What platforms is Chico and the Magic Orchards DX on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
