8-Bit Hordes

Buy82%

Very Positive · 539 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Petroglyph · Strategy · Aug 12, 2016

Player review score
82%
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
25
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio1 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy 8-Bit Hordes?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 539 player reviews · updated

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
55% of themes are praise27% are divided18% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
34 of 277 sampled reviews raised it
If you like classic RTS that involves good old base building mechanics, I see no reason to not give 8-Bit Hordes a try.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
26 of 277 sampled reviews raised it
Coop is even more fun doing set missions with a buddy, and if only playing with one other friend isn't your speed then you can get a lot more of your pals into a multiplayer match to wreak havoc.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
21 of 277 sampled reviews raised 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).
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
20 of 277 sampled reviews raised it
A great strategy in multiplayer or versus a stronger AI, is to charge into the base with a swarm of weak, cheap, and quick to produce units and attack their power generators until their power went offline, then sending in your more expensive mop up crew to take out their buildings and units.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
13 of 277 sampled reviews raised it
The blocky style 3D models are well animated and sound effects are perfect.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
10 of 277 sampled reviews raised it
Combat is expanded on with melee units and a variety of new ability types, such as AoE healing and necromancy, which add flavour and distinctness to the factions.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay34 reviews
Co-op26 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Multiplayer20 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Combat10 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
50% still recommend
Monetization
33% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
33% still recommend
Players complain
Story
67% still recommend
Difficulty
71% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

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

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 DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

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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