8-Bit Hordes similar games & best alternatives

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8-Bit Hordes

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2016

Should you play it?

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!

What works

  • Nostalgic and fun rts gameplay
  • Cross-play with 8-bit armies factions
  • Co-op and multiplayer modes
  • Good value and frequent updates
  • Accessible for rts beginners

Things to keep in mind

  • Low multiplayer playerbase
  • Some ai and balance issues
  • Limited campaign story and mission variety
  • No deep unit customization
  • Some technical bugs reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dungeons 3

  • Battle Realms: Zen Edition

  • 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far

  • Tempest Rising

  • Skulls of the Shogun

  • 8-Bit Invaders!

More dominating

Games that feels like 8-Bit Hordes but with more domination over others

  • Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™

  • Command & Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour

  • Dice Kingdoms

  • Supreme Commander 2

  • Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™

  • Seven Kingdoms 2 HD

Less fantastical

Games that feels like 8-Bit Hordes but with less imaginative fiction

  • American Conquest: Fight Back

  • Cossacks 3

  • Cossacks: European Wars

  • TFC: The Fertile Crescent

  • Cossacks: Back to War

  • Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

Less social

Games that feels like 8-Bit Hordes but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes

  • Darfall

  • Diplomacy is Not an Option

  • Sintopia

  • Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware

  • Krush Kill ‘N Destroy 2: Krossfire

More intimate

Games that feels like 8-Bit Hordes but with more focus on close relationships

  • Godsworn

  • Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3

  • Tooth and Tail

  • Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition

  • Northgard: Definitive Edition

  • Wargroove

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8-Bit Hordes: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 03/08/2026