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8-Bit Hordes

8-Bit Hordes

From the team that brought you 8-Bit Armies comes a new fantasy RTS as fast-paced and friendly as the original! 8-BIT HORDES is a colorful strategy-arcade game that is easy to learn for players of all skill levels. Collect resources, build up and defend your base, amass your army of orcs or humans a

Released Aug 12, 2016 Developer Petroglyph Platforms Windows StrategyIndieRTSSimulationPixel Graphics
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

81.8%positive537 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“8-Bit Hordes 8/10 The base gameplay in Hordes is the same as the rest of Petroglyph's "8-bit" line, so expect to play something that feels loosely like Command and Conquer, but this time with a bit of WarCraft mixed in. Unfortunately a lot of the issues with pathfinding,…”

— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Good game but buy on sale, traditonal rts game but with no cutscenes”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

25achievements
2.3%median completion
0.9%rarest: Hordes Hero
10.3% of players 9.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.1% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 4.3% of players 3.9% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.1% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 10.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
10.3%Paladins in the Mist — Complete mission 6 of the Lightbringers campaign.
9.7%Wraith-ing the Stakes — Complete mission 6 of the Deathsworn campaign.
6.7%Arrows with Acquaintances — Win a multiplayer game as the Deathsworn faction against at least one human player.
Rarest badges of honor
0.9%Hordes Hero — Complete the following achievements: Death Conquered, Death to the Undead, This is Madness!, All you Need is Light, Arrows with Acquaintances, Light of the People and Fire and Ice.
1.0%Sword and Staff — Complete all twelve coop campaign missions with at least two stars.
1.0%Stay Frosty — Using Blizzard, shatter 1000 units in any game mode.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$7.49lowest since tracking began2026-08-14
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 16, 2024
9-Bit Armies in Full Release!

We are thrilled to announce the full release of 9-Bit Armies, now available on PC! Dive into a fast-paced, retro-style real-time strategy (RTS) game that brings pixel-perfect mayhem to your screen. In

Jun 27, 2024
Petroglyph Steam Summer Sale 2024

Lock and load in the Steam Summer Sale 2024! Looking for a slice of RTS action this summer? We are putting our first-party titles on sale for the holidays. From our newest title 9-Bit Armies, with the

Feb 26, 2024
9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far is now LIVE in EARLY ACCESS

Hello Commanders Get ready to build bases, blow up bridges and deliver blistering devastation to your foes in 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. The sequel is finally here as we release in early access. Do

Nov 14, 2023
8-Bit Hordes Community Update - 14th November 2023

Kick the tires and light the fires! We are excited to announce a new set of updates for our 8-Bit series of RTS games (8-Bit Armies, 8-Bit Hordes, 8-Bit Invaders) out now. With feedback from the commu

Oct 20, 2023
ANNOUNCING: 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far!

Commanders, the wait is over. Introducing 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far - the thrilling sequel to the Real-Time Strategy game 8-Bit Armies ! Venture into a world of pixelated warfare, expansive campaign

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Indie · RTS · Simulation · Pixel Graphics · Multiplayer · Voxel · Fantasy · Building · Sandbox · Horror (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian, Polish, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Romanian, Turkish *
Achievements25
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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