The game consists of a series of around 150 two-dimensional levels which feature the player character, Chip, and various game elements such as computer chips, buttons, locked doors and lethal monsters. Gameplay involves using arrow keys, directional pad or mouse to move Chip about each of the levels in turn, collecting enough chipss to open the chip socket at the end of each level and move onto the next.
Game progress is automatically saved and levels can be skipped by entering an appropriate four-letter case-insensitive password. On the Windows version of the game, the passwords can easily be cracked, thus making it a simple matter to skip levels without playing.
Progress is not just measured in terms of completed levels but also in terms of the player's score, which is a sum of the score obtained on each level. Some level scores can be improved by completion in less time than previously, or by using fewer attempts to complete a level.
An informal Internet community of players has developed around the game, producing text and video walkthroughs, FAQs, level editors and screenshots of the game. Most members of the community reside on Usenet at news://news.annexcafe.com/annexcafe.chips.challenge. They have produced a second set of 149 levels for the PC version of the game with the name "CCLP2" (an abbreviation of "Chip's Challenge Level Pack 2") featuring contributions by a large number of people.
Other unofficial software produced by them include:
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