

A majority of the characters you can get from a prize machine in the game, however there are over 50 characters unlocked through other methods, they could be secret characters won through other characters, or characters won through tokens in mystery boxes.Ī lot has changed over the course of the game as years progressed, and there have also been limited-time characters. As of right now, there are more than 300 characters to collect and play with. The game is basically a play on the anti-humorous joke, "Why did the chicken cross the road?", as the main character of the game is a chicken. Chinese game company Yodo1 Games also helped with releasing the game.

The three main heads behind development were Andy Sum, Matt Hall and Ben Weatherall. It was developed by Australian indie game company Hipster Whale, founded on the same day the game was launched.

"Crossy Road" is an Australian-Chinese arcade video game released on November 20, 2014.
