- 2+players
- PC
- Xbox
8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly, and accessible RTS game to date. Featuring a campaign of 25 single-player missions, 12 co-op missions, multiplayer and skirmish modes.
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Same-screen play on PC. How many can join is not confirmed. Not confirmed on Xbox.
- Same room, own screens on PC. How many can join is not confirmed. Not confirmed on Xbox.
- Online on PC. Steam lists 2-player online. Xbox lists 6-player online play. Not confirmed on Xbox.
- Crossplay is not confirmed.
- One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.
- PCGOGSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- XboxMicrosoft StoreGet it (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Is it good
81%
Very positive on Steam
- 69MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 72Top criticsOpenCritic · Jun 2019 (OpenCritic top critic average, 26 reviews, as of Jun 2019; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 54%RecommendOpenCritic · Jun 2019 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 26 reviews, as of Jun 2019; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Steam Deck Playable
Every way to play together
Steam lists local multiplayer, LAN play and online co-op for PC. On PC one copy is enough with Remote Play Together. 81% positive of 1,900 Steam reviews.
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Quick facts
- Developer
- Petroglyph
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox Series X|S
- Series
- 8-Bit Armies series
- Released
- 22 Apr 2016 on PC
- 21 Sep 2018 on PS4 and Xbox One
- Languages
- Text in 14 languages, voices in English
In these lists
Answers
- Can you play 8-Bit Armies on one screen?
- Yes. The store lists shared or split-screen play without saying which. Same-screen versus on PC. Not confirmed yet on Xbox.
- One of 1,795 local multiplayer games on PC
- Is 8-Bit Armies crossplay?
- Crossplay not yet confirmed.
- Do you need two copies of 8-Bit Armies?
- On one screen, one copy is enough. On PC the host can stream it to friends with Steam Remote Play Together.
- One of 1,371 co-op games where one copy is enough
- Does 8-Bit Armies work on Steam Deck?
- Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
- Is 8-Bit Armies free?
- No, it's a paid game.
