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8-Bit Armies

Blocky real-time strategy with base building and fast military battles

Petroglyph · Released Apr 22, 2016

IndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
81% of 2,473
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
8
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Mar 14, 2024
Minimum PC
HD 3870
4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 69/100 (critic reviews)

What is 8-Bit Armies?

This blocky, modern-military real-time strategy game has campaign and cooperative missions, AI skirmishes, and player-versus-player matches. You gather resources, build and defend a base, and command units to attack opponents.

For you if...

  • +you want quick, straightforward base-building battles
  • +you want cooperative missions or skirmishes against AI

Not for you if...

  • −you want a detailed story driving campaign missions
  • −you prefer complex strategy with many tactical options

What players say

81% of 2,473 reviews are positive

Players praise the approachable, fast-paced gameplay and retro, blocky visuals. The most common complaints are that campaign missions feel too much like skirmishes, the story is thin, and the strategy feels too simple.

How many players finish 8-Bit Armies?

4.9% of Steam players have unlocked «Green Recruit», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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8-Bit Armies system requirements

Minimum: HD 3870, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Vista SP2
Processor
2.6 GHz Dual Core Processor
Graphics
Nvidia Geforce GTS 250 or ATI Radeon HD 3870
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 7
Processor
2.6 GHz+ Quad Core Processor
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce 550 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
Memory
6 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does 8-Bit Armies have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and LAN; PvP online and split-screen and LAN. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does 8-Bit Armies run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
29
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian, Polish, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Romanian, Turkish.

Does 8-Bit Armies use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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