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8-Bit Armies

Genres
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Released
22 Apr, 2016
Developer
Petroglyph
Publisher
Petroglyph
Metacritic
69 / 100

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About this game

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:

• 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)

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PC 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