Petroglyph Games

8-Bit Armies

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2016

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • co-op mode
  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    8*

Series

  • 8-Bit Armies series

Engines

  • GlyphX

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Indie*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • LAN PvP*
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • LAN Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Remote Play Together*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Hungarian*
  • Polish*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Arabic*
  • Dutch*
  • Romanian*
  • Turkish*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Turkish*

Community tags · historical

  • Strategy*
    Votes · historical
    159*
  • Simulation*
    Votes · historical
    107*
  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    102*
  • RTS*
    Votes · historical
    93*
  • Pixel Graphics*
    Votes · historical
    72*
  • Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    61*
  • Voxel*
    Votes · historical
    46*
  • Co-op*
    Votes · historical
    44*
  • Base-Building*
    Votes · historical
    42*
  • War*
    Votes · historical
    31*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    23*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    18*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    13*
  • Retro*
    Votes · historical
    10*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows Vista SP2*
    Processor alternatives
    2.6 GHz Dual Core Processor*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Nvidia Geforce GTS 250 or ATI Radeon HD 3870*
    Graphics API
    Version 11*
    Storage
    2 GB available space*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Processor alternatives
    2.6 GHz+ Quad Core Processor*
    Graphics alternatives
    Nvidia GeForce 550 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series*
    Memory
    6 GB*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    6 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    24*
    Community confidence
    good*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Petroglyph Games
  • Petroglyph*

Publishers

  • Petroglyph Games
  • Petroglyph*

Release history

  • 2016-04-22
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2018-09-21
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2016-04-21 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2016-04-21*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Apr 22, 2016*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
2.6 GHz Dual Core Processor*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Nvidia Geforce GTS 250 or ATI Radeon HD 3870*
Windows minimum memory requirement
4* GB
Name
8-Bit Armies*
Windows recommended processor requirement
2.6 GHz+ Quad Core Processor*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Nvidia GeForce 550 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series*
Windows recommended memory requirement
6* GB
Release year
2,016*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
2.6 GHz Dual Core Processor*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia Geforce GTS 250 or ATI Radeon HD 3870*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
4 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
2.6 GHz+ Quad Core Processor*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia GeForce 550 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
6 GB*
Specifications 2 · 6 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Petroglyph Games
Petroglyph Games*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
8*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Petroglyph Games
Petroglyph Games*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2016-04-21 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2016-04-21*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 34 fields
Achievements · historical
29*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
556* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • LAN PvP*
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • LAN Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Remote Play Together*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Petroglyph*
DLC count · historical
2*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
200000 - 500000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Turkish*
Store genres
  • Indie*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
232* min
Metacritic score
69*
Name
8-Bit Armies*
Negative reviews · historical
437*
Peak ccu
4*
Positive reviews · historical
1,982*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
7.49*
Publishers
  • Petroglyph*
Recommendations
1,929*
Store release date · historical
Apr 22, 2016*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Hungarian*
  • Polish*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Arabic*
  • Dutch*
  • Romanian*
  • Turkish*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
LAN PvP
LAN PvP*
Shared/Split Screen PvP
Shared/Split Screen PvP*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
LAN Co-op
LAN Co-op*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Includes level editor
Includes level editor*
Remote Play Together
Remote Play Together*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Petroglyph
Petroglyph*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Turkish*
Store genres
Indie
Indie*
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Petroglyph
Petroglyph*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Apr 22, 2016*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Hungarian*
  • Polish*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Arabic*
  • Dutch*
  • Romanian*
  • Turkish*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
407* min
Ccu
4*
Developer
Petroglyph*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Indie*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Historical US original list price
1,499* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Hungarian*
  • Polish*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Arabic*
  • Dutch*
  • Romanian*
  • Turkish*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
175* min
Name
8-Bit Armies*
Negative reviews · historical
437*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
200,000 .. 500,000*
Positive reviews · historical
1,982*
Historical US price
1,499* US cents
Publisher
Petroglyph*
Community tags · historical
  • Strategy*
  • Simulation*
  • Indie*
  • RTS*
  • Pixel Graphics*
  • Multiplayer*
  • Voxel*
  • Co-op*
  • Base-Building*
  • War*
  • Great Soundtrack*
  • Action*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Retro*
Store genres
Indie
Indie*
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Hungarian*
  • Polish*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Arabic*
  • Dutch*
  • Romanian*
  • Turkish*
Community tags · historical
Strategy
Strategy*
Simulation
Simulation*
Indie
Indie*
RTS
RTS*
Pixel Graphics
Pixel Graphics*
Multiplayer
Multiplayer*
Voxel
Voxel*
Co-op
Co-op*
Base-Building
Base-Building*
War
War*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Action
Action*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Retro
Retro*
Tags votes
Strategy
Votes · historical
159*
Simulation
Votes · historical
107*
Indie
Votes · historical
102*
RTS
Votes · historical
93*
Pixel Graphics
Votes · historical
72*
Multiplayer
Votes · historical
61*
Voxel
Votes · historical
46*
Co-op
Votes · historical
44*
Base-Building
Votes · historical
42*
War
Votes · historical
31*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
23*
Action
Votes · historical
18*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
13*
Retro
Votes · historical
10*
Specifications 5 · 25 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • LAN PvP*
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • LAN Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Remote Play Together*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Petroglyph*
Store genres
  • Indie*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*
Free to play · historical
No*
Metacritic score
69*
Name
8-Bit Armies*
Windows 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 *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$14.99*
Publishers
  • Petroglyph*
Recommendations total
1,924*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Apr 22, 2016*
Interface languages
English (full audio), German, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian, Polish, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Romanian, Turkish*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
LAN PvP
LAN PvP*
Shared/Split Screen PvP
Shared/Split Screen PvP*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
LAN Co-op
LAN Co-op*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Includes level editor
Includes level editor*
Remote Play Together
Remote Play Together*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Petroglyph
Petroglyph*
Store genres
Indie
Indie*
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows Vista SP2*
Processor alternatives
2.6 GHz Dual Core Processor*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia Geforce GTS 250 or ATI Radeon HD 3870*
Graphics API
Version 11*
Storage
2 GB available space*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Petroglyph
Petroglyph*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Apr 22, 2016*
Interface languages
  • German*
  • French*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Hungarian*
  • Polish*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Arabic*
  • Dutch*
  • Romanian*
  • Turkish*
Specifications 6 · 19 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Store genres
Indie|Simulation|Strategy*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
4,333*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
good*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
24*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
6* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,016*
Title
8-Bit Armies*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Co-op
Co-op*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Store genres
Indie
Indie*
Simulation
Simulation*
Strategy
Strategy*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
24*
Community confidence
good*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
PvP
PvP*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
6 GB*

* Provisional data