8-Bit Hordes
Overview
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 and ultimately crush your opponents!
SteamVery Positive (81%)
485 Steam user reviewsMetacriticNot rated
Screenshots & media
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- Pricing data is in US dollars.
Costs & conditions
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About the game
- Developer
- Petroglyph
- Publisher
- Petroglyph
- Released
- Aug 12, 2016
Description & review sources
- 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 and ultimately crush your opponents!
Read full description
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 and ultimately crush your opponents! 8-Bit Hordes features offline single-player missions, two-player cooperative missions, AI skirmish mode, and Player-vs-Player Multiplayer modes running on dedicated game servers.
8-Bit Hordes includes all the following:
- 2 Factions - The Dark Orcs and their Undead allies versus those annoyingly cheery Humans, Dwarves and Elves of the Lightbringers.
- 24 offline campaign missions
- 12 co-op missions to play with your friendly fiends
- 10 multiplayer/skirmish maps that support up to 8 trolls online
- Devious AI opponents with multiple difficulty options to play with cooperatively or destroy
- Classic Base-Building mechanics let you construct the ultimate lair from which to launch attacks against your foes
- Destructible environments on maps ranging from the underworld to cemeteries and haunted forests
- A fun and friendly art style even the forever cursed would enjoy
- Full interoperability with 8-Bit Armies' factions and maps providing endless crossover combat opportunities
- An awesome new soundtrack by Frank Klepacki
- From the same team that brought you RTS classics such as Star Wars: Empire at War, Universe at War, and Grey Goo
8-Bit Hordes is for anyone that enjoys RTS games but felt overwhelmed by complicated game mechanics and mysterious unit controls. With hours of solo and co-op gameplay included, there's something here for everyone!
- Developer
- Petroglyph
- Publisher
- Petroglyph
- Released
- Aug 12, 2016
Ratings & review sources
SteamVery Positive (81%)
485 Steam user reviewsMetacriticNot rated
System requirements
Features, requirements and screenshots describe the Steam PC version. Other stores and editions may differ.
Windows
Minimum
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
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
macOS — not supported
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Linux — not supported
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Accounts, launcher & DRM
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- DRM-free store policy
- Offline installers available
Features & game information
Features, requirements and screenshots describe the Steam PC version. Other stores and editions may differ.
Play modes
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Online PvP
- Online Co-op
Steam features
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Remote Play Together
- Family Sharing
Other features
- PvP
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Co-op
Controller & mod support
- Controller support
- Not specified
- Mod support
- Steam Workshop
- Includes level editor
Game details
- Genres
- Indie
- Simulation
- Strategy
- Developer
- Petroglyph
- Publisher
- Petroglyph
- Released
- Aug 12, 2016
- Content type
- game
- Operating systems
- windows
- Achievements
- 25
All community tags
Community tag votes
- Strategy81
- Indie51
- RTS47
- Simulation42
- Pixel Graphics26
- Multiplayer24
- Voxel19
- Fantasy14
- Building13
- Sandbox6
- Horror5
Languages & audio
- English*
- French
- German
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Hungarian
- Polish
- Italian
- Spanish - Spain
- Arabic
- Dutch
- Romanian
- Turkish
*languages with full audio support
Related editions & add-ons
Steam purchase options; availability and pricing are confirmed on Steam.
Sources, updates & publisher notice
- CheapShark Oct 12, 2026 15:37 UTC
- Steam Spy Oct 11, 2026 22:23 UTC
- Steam Store Oct 11, 2026 22:23 UTC
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Publisher notice
©2016 Petroglyph Games, Inc. All rights reserved. All other intangible assets embodied in or arising from this work, including, without limitation, all intellectual property in and to the marks 8-BIT ARMIES™, 8-BIT HORDES™, GLYPHX®, PETROGLYPH®, the corresponding design(s) and/or logo(s), software, or other intangible assets of whatsoever nature are owned by Petroglyph Games, Inc. Any reproduction or distribution in any form or by any means, without the express written consent of Petroglyph Games, Inc. is strictly prohibited.
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