A fun simple and fast paced RTS.
Overall I enjoyed my time with 8-Bit Armies. It certain isn’t the most strategic RTS ever (the primary tactic is build up and overwhelm) which does get a bit tedious by the time you are finishing the campaigns, but it still held my interest enough for me to finish both the main game and the Guardians DLC.
In the campaign mode you get additional starting units and buildings for completing objects, which leads to a nice feeling of making you feel more powerful the farther you get. I found this worked better in the main game as compared to the Guardian’s DLC, as Guardians has fewer levels (didn’t add as much to your starting mass), and some of the objects in Guardians just weren’t fun at all (ie: make only aircraft in a mission where you object is to destroy a lot of anti-aircraft guns.)
I should note that I haven’t played the multiplayer, so I cannot comment on those.
If you are looking for a super-deep game, you’ll probably want to look somewhere else. If you are looking for a simple-and-fast RTS, this one fits the bill.