<s>
8-Bit	B-Application
Hordes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Petroglyph	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
8-Bit	B-Application
Armies	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
now	O
based	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
themed	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
8-Bit	B-Application
Hordes	I-Application
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
8-Bit	B-Application
Armies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
8-Bit	B-Application
Armies	I-Application
,	O
Petroglyph	O
Games	O
wanted	O
to	O
release	O
more	O
factions	O
via	O
DLC	O
,	O
but	O
then	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
entire	O
spin-off	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
8-Bit	B-Application
Hordes	I-Application
a	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
8-Bit	B-Application
Hordes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
designed	O
to	O
mirror	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
classic	O
RTS	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
90s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
Warcraft	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Units	O
and	O
buildings	O
are	O
built	O
via	O
a	O
clickable	O
menu	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
situated	O
in	O
a	O
generic	O
fantasy	B-Application
scenario	O
featuring	O
orcs	O
,	O
dwarfs	O
,	O
mages	O
or	O
dragon	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
cross-game	O
multiplayer	O
battles	O
with	O
8-Bit	B-Application
Armies	I-Application
players	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
play	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
with	O
all	O
factions	O
from	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
8-Bit	B-Application
Hordes	I-Application
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
franchise	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
simplistic	O
game	O
play	O
approach	O
and	O
a	O
classic	O
retro	O
graphic	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
reskinned	O
version	O
of	O
8-Bit	B-Application
Armies	I-Application
,	O
now	O
with	O
dragons	O
instead	O
of	O
tanks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
former	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
composer	O
Frank	O
Klepacki	O
,	O
has	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
