When does 8-Bit Armies get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (36%); after 10h it's 1 in 10 (10%). Fully opens up by hour 10.

How many players finish 8-Bit Armies?

At least 22% of players who start reach the ending.

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8-Bit Armies

Apr 22, 2016 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending at least 22% of players who started

Started playing 22% of owners

Steam reviews 81% positive of 2,478

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (36%); after 10h it's 1 in 10 (10%).
Fully opens up by hour 10.
At least 22% of players who start reach the ending.
Only 22% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 2,494 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 7.8h for positive, 4.1h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (22.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Green Recruit Complete single player campaign with Renegades faction. ≥22% −78

story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (29)

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Bug Hunt Win a skirmish game against at least one normal AI with the Renegades faction. 100%
Bullets with Friends Win a multiplayer game as the Renegades faction. 95%
Fist Bump Win a multiplayer game as the Renegades faction with a human teammate. 78%
Cake Walk Win a skirmish game against at least one beginner AI with the Renegades faction. 73%
Toast Master Win a skirmish game against at least one normal AI with the Guardians faction. 57%
Is it Hot in Here? Kill at least 40 units with a single nuke. 44%
Just-Us Win a multiplayer game as the Guardians faction against at least one human player. 31%
That was Nothing Win a skirmish game against at least one hard AI with the Renegades faction. 30%
Green Recruit Complete single player campaign with Renegades faction. 22%
Insane in the Brain! Win a skirmish game against at least one insane AI with the Renegades faction. 21%
Betrayal and Justice Complete mission 5 of the Guardians campaign (any difficulty). 19%
That Warm Glow Launch 100 nukes across multiple games in any game mode. 18%
Droning On Win a skirmish game against at least one hard AI with the Guardians faction. 15%
It Goes to 11! Build seven Satellite Uplinks and fire the Orbital Cannon in any game mode. 14%
The Gathering Storm Complete mission 10 of the Guardians campaign (any difficulty). 14%
Flame On! Kill 1000 infantry with Scorch Tanks or Scorch Turrets in any game mode. 13%
Non-Comm Complete single player campaign with Renegades faction with at least 2 stars in each mission. 12%
64 Bit Armies Win a skirmish or multiplayer game vs. 6 hard AIs. 12%
Officer Material Complete single player campaign with Renegades faction and earn all possible stars. 12%
Fun with Factions As the Guardians faction, team up with a Renegades player and win a team multiplayer match against human players. 12%
Psychoanalysis Win a skirmish game against at least one insane AI with the Guardians faction. 12%
The Eternal Commander Complete the single-player campaign with the Guardians faction (any difficulty). 11%
Justice Seeker Complete the single-player campaign with the Guardians faction with at least 2 stars in each mission. 9.0%
Paladin Commander Complete the single-player campaign with the Guardians faction and earn all possible stars. 8.1%
Trench Buddy Complete cooperative campaign with Renegades faction. 7.2%
For Great Justice! Complete the Guardians campaign with every mission set to hard. 5.9%
Sharing the Pain Complete cooperative campaign with Renegades faction with at least 2 stars in each mission. 5.0%
Don't Tread on Me Squish 5000 infantry with tanks or harvesters across multiple games in any game mode. 5.0%
No One Left Behind Complete cooperative campaign with Renegades faction and earn all possible stars. 4.5%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.