8-Bit Armies

Buy81%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Petroglyph · Strategy · Apr 22, 2016

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
29
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio1 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy 8-Bit Armies?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 58 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay is really what matters, but some effort beyond the text briefing in the windows for each mission would've been nice.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
8-Bit Armies is pretty 8-bit with it's amazing voxel graphics and great music.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer is very easy to use and configure, and is easy to play around with to make interesting custom matches.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Campaign is pretty fun with the whole unlocking objectives mechanic and co-op mission is always an great addition!
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I play on hard difficulty and the only reason I ever have to reset a mission is because I ran out of time on the bonus objective.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
8-Bit Armies looks cute, it reminds you of both C&C and NES, and, man, it has one heck of the soundtrack!

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay70 reviews
Graphics52 reviews
Multiplayer50 reviews
Co-op43 reviews
Difficulty31 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Linux compatibility3 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
86% still recommend
Combat
60% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Players complain
Story
72% still recommend
Monetization
43% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • LAN Co-op
  • LAN PvP
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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