8-Bit Hordes

8-Bit Hordes

Steam Deck Unsupported

Petroglyph · Strategy · Aug 12, 2016

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $7.49.

82%
Very Positive
536 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 536 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 277 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise277 helpful reviews25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Both races have their own campaign with 24 missions (and you can also play co-op which has 12 missions among with Skirmish and Multiplayer (up to eight players).
59 of 277 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Game itself like the name suggests has retro style graphics which are voxels in this case and it looks amazing (And if you have played 8-bit Armies it is an step-up in graphics department).
29 of 277 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The missions are well designed and I really like what they did with the difficulty levels and objectives, the replayability level is good.
26 of 277 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Both races have their own campaign with 24 missions (and you can also play co-op which has 12 missions among with Skirmish and Multiplayer (up to eight players).
22 of 277 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Great soundtrack!
17 of 277 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Both races have their own campaign with 24 missions (and you can also play co-op which has 12 missions among with Skirmish and Multiplayer (up to eight players).
16 of 277 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters59 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Gameplay26 reviews
Multiplayer22 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Co-op16 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty12 reviews
58%
Combat10 reviews
70%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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