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A Blast From the Past! 8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game for the PC.
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- Release date:
- 22 April 2016
- Genre:
- Not specified
- Recent Steam reviews:
- Very Positive
- All Steam reviews:
- Very Positive (1179)
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Description
A Blast From the Past!
8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game for the PC. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly, and accessible RTS game to date. Collect resources, build up and defend your base, amass your army of military units, and ultimately crush your opponents! 8-Bit Armies features offline single-player missions, two-player cooperative missions, AI skirmish mode, and Player-vs-Player Multiplayer modes running on dedicated game servers.
Initial release includes:
8-Bit Armies is for anyone that enjoys RTS games, or felt overwhelmed by more serious games. With hours of solo and co-op gameplay included, there's something here for everyone!
"Its biggest offering to the RTS genre is its brilliant retro design and vivid, colourful graphics coupled with easy-to-learn gameplay. For those intimidated by the complexity of RTS games, 8-Bit Armies is a great place to start."
- CGMagazine
"Simple and balanced game play make 8-bit Armies an indie game gem! I wasn’t kidding when I said that I can’t stop playing this game, it is that good!"
- Just Press Start
"I love the the game, and it is definitely worth buying." and... "It's a fun, fun game and I'm absolutely, absolutely loving it!"
- Worth A Buy (YouTube)
8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game for the PC. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly, and accessible RTS game to date. Collect resources, build up and defend your base, amass your army of military units, and ultimately crush your opponents! 8-Bit Armies features offline single-player missions, two-player cooperative missions, AI skirmish mode, and Player-vs-Player Multiplayer modes running on dedicated game servers.
Initial release includes:
- 25 offline campaign missions
- 12 co-op missions to play with your friends
- 10 multiplayer/skirmish maps that support up to 8 players online
- AI with multiple difficulty options to play with cooperatively or fight against
- Classic Base-Building mechanics let you construct the ultimate HQ from which to launch attacks against your foes
- Destructible environments on maps ranging from small to very large
- Easy to understand modern military units and structures lets RTS beginners jump right in
- From the same team that brought you RTS classics such as Star Wars: Empire at War, Universe at War, and Grey Goo
8-Bit Armies is for anyone that enjoys RTS games, or felt overwhelmed by more serious games. With hours of solo and co-op gameplay included, there's something here for everyone!
More reviews from game journalists...
"Its biggest offering to the RTS genre is its brilliant retro design and vivid, colourful graphics coupled with easy-to-learn gameplay. For those intimidated by the complexity of RTS games, 8-Bit Armies is a great place to start."
- CGMagazine
"Simple and balanced game play make 8-bit Armies an indie game gem! I wasn’t kidding when I said that I can’t stop playing this game, it is that good!"
- Just Press Start
"I love the the game, and it is definitely worth buying." and... "It's a fun, fun game and I'm absolutely, absolutely loving it!"
- Worth A Buy (YouTube)
Recommended system requirements
minimum*
- OS *:
- Windows Vista SP2
- Processor:
- 2.6 GHz Dual Core Processor
- Memory:
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics:
- Nvidia Geforce GTS 250 or ATI Radeon HD 3870
- DirectX:
- Version 11
- Storage:
- 2 GB available space
recommended*
- OS *:
- Windows 7
- Processor:
- 2.6 GHz+ Quad Core Processor
- Memory:
- 6 GB RAM
- Graphics:
- Nvidia GeForce 550 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
- DirectX:
- Version 11
- Storage:
- 2 GB available space
User reviews
ixilthicilix
Recommended | 19 Jan 2026
19.9h played
I have been trying to get my son into RTS games so we could play together, as I loved playing C&C, Red Alert, and AoE2 (and others) when I was a kid. To him though, those games are unappealing and too old. The new strategy games are generally very complex, clearly targeting a more mature audience. I couldn't figure out how to get him into the genre. 8-bit armies was the bridge. Its a modern feel and art style, and I
Helpful: 1
Raptix
Recommended | 19 Jan 2026
12.1h played
It's actually amazing, I've had this game for a while now and It has been the best strategy game I have ever seen. The pixelated graphics make the game feel like your in a game but at the same time in a real war. The dev's did amazing with this Round of applause to the devs
Helpful: 0
Drakhelm
Recommended | 12 Jan 2026
8.7h played
Not sure what went wrong with the C&C remake. This game has a similar UI but plays much smoother. The only thing I miss from the C&C franchise are the Full Motion Videos that tie into the story. That was one of the things that I remember most about Westwood's games.
Helpful: 0