# 8bitWar: Origins

> Strategy

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id890932971](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id890932971)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id890932971`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Rosendahl Software AB
- **Category:** Strategy
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (192 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.3
- **Last updated:** 2017-08-01
- **First published:** 2014-08-20
- **Size:** 31 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/8bitwar-origins/id890932971)

## Description

8bitWar: Origins challenges your strategic and tactical thinking in a nostalgic retro setting. Recruit units and place them in smart formations to outmaneuver the enemy army across 60 levels.

Play against a friend on the same device or online, testing your skills in quick, competitive matches across varied maps.

## Rankings

- #105,395 — Overall

## Review summary

Players praise 8bitWar: Origins for its simple yet deep turn-based strategy, nostalgic retro visuals, and hours of engaging gameplay. It also works well as a quick mobile time-killer and supports multiplayer. A common concern is the perceived sameness across 8bitWar titles, with some wishing for more variety or a unified game.

### Pros

- Simple, addictive gameplay that is easy to learn but offers strategic depth.
- Nostalgic, old-school visuals and feel that evoke classic games.
- Hours of strategic gameplay with progressively challenging levels.
- Great as a quick, mobile-friendly time-killer.
- Allows for multiplayer competition, including playing against other players.

### Cons

- Perceived lack of variety across 8bitWar titles; reviews suggest the games feel the same or use different skins, with calls for a single integrated experience or more distinctive content.

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