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Games like 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far

If 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far is your kind of game, the closest matches are 8-Bit Armies, X-POINT and Solar Kingdoms: Human Survival — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, epic and nostalgic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far: Unleash voxel warfare in 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Lead a modern military, build bases, unlock units, and attack in all-out war. Engage on land, sea and air in over two dozen missions, online skirmishes, or co-op. Easy to learn, a challenge to master.

2024ActionStrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Petroglyph
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Steam players who put hours into 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. 8-Bit Armies

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Top pick for 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly, and accessible RTS game to date. Featuring a campaign of 25 single-player missions, 12 co-op missions, multiplayer and skirmish modes.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. X-POINT

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    X-POINT is a complex strategic simulator. The game does not explain everything, does not forgive mistakes, and is not designed for those looking for easy entertainment. If you enjoy analysis, learning, and thinking - continue. If you want to “jump in and play instantly” - this is not for you.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Solar Kingdoms: Human Survival

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Solar Kingdoms is a real-time strategy game where you command forces across solar systems, engaging in large battles both in space and on the surfaces planets. Establish colonies, find resources and artifacts, and fight up to 8 factions in skirmish, large campaign, missions, and multiplayer.

    2024ActionStrategySimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Crossfire: Legion

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Crossfire: Legion is a real time strategy game featuring tactical action in furious battles across a shattered version of the near future. Raise and customize your army to engage in intense online combat and carve your own path as you rise through the ranks. It’s a new generation of warfare.

    2022ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Retro Commander

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Ranked #5 for 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS).

    2023StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Company of Heroes 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Ranked #6 for 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?

    2023ActionStrategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Scourge Of War - Gettysburg

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Ranked #7 for 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Welcome to Scourge of War, a real-time 3D computer game/simulation developed by NorbSoftDev, the company headed by renowned game designer Norb Timpko, designer of Mad Minute Games' acclaimed Take Command series. Scourge of War is the epitome of historical command simulations.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie44.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Planetary Annihilation: TITANS

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Ranked #8 for 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Wage war across entire solar systems with massive armies at your command. Annihilate enemy forces with world-shattering TITAN-class units, and demolish planets with massive super weapons!

    2015ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Reviewers of 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Command & Conquer and Red Alert are both remastered in 4K by the former Westwood Studios team members. Includes all 3 expansions, rebuilt multiplayer, a modernized UI, Map Editor, bonus footage gallery, and over 7 hours of remastered music.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Reviewers of 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?

    2010Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Reviewers of 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Red Alert 3: Uprising features four new mini-campaigns, giving players a deeper dive into the storyline's of the Soviets, the Allies, the Empire of the Rising Sun and a unique campaign centered on the origins of everyone’s favorite psionic Japanese schoolgirl commando, Yuriko Omega.

    2009ActionStrategyFree To PlayDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Tempest Rising

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Reviewers of 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.

    2025ActionStrategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Stormgate

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Reviewers of 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Stormgate is a free-to-play real-time strategy game with a full single-player campaign, 3-player co-op, and PvP versus modes on over 60 maps. Our Editor is also freely available for you to craft just about any custom game mode you can imagine. Join our development journey today!

    2025ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Reviewers of 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.

    2019Strategy34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far on Steam right now. Shares Action with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far on Steam right now. Shares Action with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far on Steam right now. Shares Action with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  4. Hello Neighbor Alpha 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  5. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Petroglyph

Other recommendable Steam games by Petroglyph, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Another title from Petroglyph, the studio behind 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Shares Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?

    2010Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Another title from Petroglyph, the studio behind 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Shares Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Command & Conquer and Red Alert are both remastered in 4K by the former Westwood Studios team members. Includes all 3 expansions, rebuilt multiplayer, a modernized UI, Map Editor, bonus footage gallery, and over 7 hours of remastered music.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Great War: Western Front™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Another title from Petroglyph, the studio behind 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Shares Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.

    2023Strategy34.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Grey Goo

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Another title from Petroglyph, the studio behind 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Shares Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Fight for control of a frontier world. Gather resources, build your base, and command your forces in battle. Survive long enough to unleash your ultimate weapon - THE EPIC.

    2015Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 8-Bit Armies

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Another title from Petroglyph, the studio behind 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Shares Strategy and Indie with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly, and accessible RTS game to date. Featuring a campaign of 25 single-player missions, 12 co-op missions, multiplayer and skirmish modes.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Conan Unconquered

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Another title from Petroglyph, the studio behind 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Shares Strategy with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    From the Command & Conquer veterans at Petroglyph comes the first ever survival RTS set in the savage world of Conan the Barbarian. Play solo or team up in multiplayer in Conan Unconquered’s action-packed co-op Mode where you build a shared stronghold and fend off the hordes together.

    2019Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Forged Battalion

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Another title from Petroglyph, the studio behind 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Shares Strategy and Indie with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles.  You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 8-Bit Hordes

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    Another title from Petroglyph, the studio behind 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Shares Strategy and Indie with 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

    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!

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far

Does 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far run on Steam Deck?
9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far cost?
9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far are 8-Bit Armies, X-POINT, Solar Kingdoms: Human Survival.
Who developed 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far?
9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far was developed by Petroglyph.

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