8-Bit Hordes overview

Overview

8-Bit Hordes comes from Petroglyph and is published by Petroglyph. It arrived on Steam on Aug 12, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, and Steam Achievements. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

8-Bit Hordes's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 22 September 2026 - 17:21:03 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 81% positive across 533 reviews.

Language and system requirements

8-Bit Hordes is available in 14 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

8-Bit Hordes has sold up to 68,899 units and has 484 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $677,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

8-Bit Hordes overview details

8-Bit Hordes combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The Hordes are Coming! 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 a…

SteamPulse editorial summary

8-Bit Hordes is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, and Steam Achievements, and is associated with Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 22 September 2026 - 17:21:03 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 81% positive reviews.

Overview tags

StrategyIndieRTSSimulationPixel GraphicsMultiplayerVoxelFantasyBuildingSandboxHorror

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Support and legal notes

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