8-Bit Armies

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

Petroglyph · Released Apr 22, 2016

Reviews: Very Positive; 81% of 2,473
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 2; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 years ago; Nov 14, 2023

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.

Screenshots and trailer

8-Bit Armies system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 29
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: German, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian, Polish, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Romanian, Turkish.