Ultimate Chicken Horse is a competitive multiplayer level designer, out now

• Ultimate Chicken Horse is out now on iOS and Android
• It sees you competing in fast-paced platformer levels against friends
• Design the level, place obstacles and try not to get caught up in your own hazards

If you've been waiting for a new way to whoop your friends, then today is your lucky day because the hit indie competitive platformer Ultimate Chicken Horse is available to play on iOS and Android, with a try-before-you-buy model that lets you see if it suits you before spending any cash.

Ultimate Chicken Horse is an interesting twist on the competitive platformer, itself already a very niche genre. Essentially, before every match, you have the opportunity to design and tweak the level you're about to attempt. The more difficult and obstacle-packed you make the level, the more points you get for successfully making it through.

Levels aren't usually as simple as you might think, of course, and you'll be doing everything from jumping across moving platforms to riding a massive tidal wave to avoiding oncoming hazards. The more difficult you make the level for others, the riskier it is for yourself.

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Boasting online and local co-op for up to four players, 17 different levels for you to design your obstacles around, and the ability to share them to a wider audience and it's easy to see the appeal in Ultimate Chicken Horse.

In essence, there's plenty of fun to be had in screwing with your friends, but it also discourages pure mayhem and instead for you to make something truly fiendish that only you know the way through. Of course, that comes with the caveat that someone else might be doing the same thing.

Want to try out your platforming skills and hone them before jumping into a match of Ultimate Chicken Horse? Well, why not try out some of the selections we've made on our list of the top 25 best platformers on iOS and Android, featuring all the best from indie hits to well-known classics.