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8-Bit Invaders!

8-Bit Invaders!

8-Bit Invaders! is a fast-paced, retro Real-Time Strategy game for the PC. Control the military might of the Galactic Marine Corps or Invade with the devastating power of the Cranioids! Mine, Build, and Fight your way to victory! Conquering the Multiverse was never so easy.

Released Dec 16, 2016 Developer Petroglyph Platforms Windows StrategyIndieSimulationRTSMultiplayer
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.

82.7%positive446 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“8-Bit Invaders! 8/10 if you like games like Generals ZH EA GAMES A fun and simple RTS. My biggest problem is that you have to micromanage units, because if they're getting attacked by a unit out of their range, they'll just get shot to death. There aren't any units that are…”

— a player, Steam review · 38 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.

28achievements
3.6%median completion
1.0%rarest: Supreme Leader
16.2% of players 14.7% of players 14.0% of players 9.2% of players 8.3% of players 8.0% of players 7.0% of players 6.4% of players 6.2% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 16.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
16.2%CORP Values — Complete mission 6 of the Galactic Marine Corp campaign.
14.7%Look, No Hands! — Win an auto-resolved battle.
14.0%One Small Step — Capture an unoccupied territory.
Rarest badges of honor
1.0%Supreme Leader — Complete the following achievements: It's full of Stars!, Star Power, Getting Short, Inferior Species, Unlikely Allies, Galactic Team-Up, and Hexes are the Future.
1.1%Hexes are the Future — Win a Conquer the Metaverse game against an Insane AI.
1.1%Galactic Team-Up — Complete all ten co-op campaign missions and earn all possible stars.

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 began2026-08-12
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.

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Jun 27, 2024
Petroglyph Steam Summer Sale 2024

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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 Invaders 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

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Facts & details

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

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Indie · Simulation · RTS · Multiplayer · Pixel Graphics · Singleplayer · Action · Co-op · Great Soundtrack · Aliens · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Romanian, Turkish *
Achievements28
Official sitehttp://www.8-bitinvaders.com/
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