Co-op horror where proximity voice turns terror into comedy
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.



Turn on proximity voice chat and watch the terror turn into comedy.
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.
Selected for the Logpier co-op catalog with a 81% positive rating across 485 Steam reviews (Verified Co-op Pick). Built for 2 Players Only via Online & Local Co-op (All Players Must Own).
Structured around ~1–2 hrs (Mission / Run-Based) sessions with drop-in supported between lobby expeditions, making it an easy shortlist contender for game night.
Note: This guide is an AI-assisted curation summary synthesized from public Steam store metadata and user review signals. First-hand squad play notes submitted by community reviewers appear separately below.
Even scaredy-cats will laugh their way through with a 4-player squad.