8-Bit Invaders!
Fair · Strategy · 2016
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $14.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 8.7h 23.2h to 100%
- Value
- $1.72/hr
- Reviews
- 83% of 447 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
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About the game
8-Bit Invaders! is a fast-paced, retro Real-Time Strategy game for the PC. Control the military might of the Galactic Marine Corps or Invade with the devastating power of the Cranioids! Mine, Build, and Fight your way to victory! Conquering the Multiverse was never so easy.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Nvidia Geforce GTS 250 or ATI Radeon HD 3870, 2 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
98 discounts in the 10 years on record, a median of 50 percent off across all of them, roughly 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 16 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 83 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 82 percent. Among the games that feel like it, 8-Bit Armies ($7.49, scores 58) beats it on value, while it beats RIOT: Civil Unrest ($1.69, scores 22).
More about 8-Bit Invaders!
Finishing takes 8.7 hours; clearing it takes 23, which is 2.7 times the campaign.
The drop-off
16% start to 1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
8-Bit Invaders takes Petroglyph's funky Lego-looking RTS game series into space, and if you liked the 8-Bit series up to now then you'll like this. While the core game actually has an impressive amount of content, this isn't really a game that's meant to be played by itself. You're meant to play it with the other two 8-Bit games, Armies and Hordes, which when combined give you a glorious six factions to mess around...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
8-Bit Invaders! 8/10 if you like games like Generals ZH EA GAMES A fun and simple RTS. My biggest problem is that you have to micromanage units, because if they're getting attacked by a unit out of their range, they'll just get shot to death. There aren't any units that are overall O.P. unless specifically designed, so units are well balanced. Maps are full and do well in creating many blind spots and choke points...
Are all games like this now more like skirmish mode? I bought this hoping to take my time building a force and experimenting only to find that NO you cannot do that, you must complete all levels in the fastest time possible! Arrrrgh what is it with modern games why can't they be more strategy based not speed based? I'm so dissappointed with this that I'm seriously thinking of building a pc and playing all my win 98...
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Cite this score
8-Bit Invaders! scores 51/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/531680/8-bit-invadersReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.