8-Bit Adventures 2
Critical Games · 2023-01-31
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Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric
Releases: Jan 31, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 16, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 16, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Oct 16, 2024 (Xbox One), Oct 16, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 16, 2024 (PlayStation 4)
Pilot your Airship, prepare your party, and explore a vast World Map in 8-Bit Adventures 2 – an exciting, emotional tribute to the Golden Age of JRPGs. Dynamic turn-based battles & pixels with personality!
8-Bit Adventures 2 is a $19.99 Adventure, Indie and RPG game released in 2023, estimated to have 0 .. 20,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (96% of 318 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-17
8-Bit Adventures 2 is an all-new RPG experience that mixes modern design with retro style. Explore a vast and varied world, brought to life by vibrant 8-Bit graphics, memorable NES-accurate music, and people with personality. Players can enjoy strategic, fast-paced combat that focuses on unique character traits, swapping party members, managing the turn order, and using a variety of unique skills (including powerful Omega Bursts) – no mandatory grinding required! The antagonist takes the form of a video game ‘glitch’. Faced with erasure, the Glitch lashes out, distorting the world and threat(Storyline via IGDB)
Health check
- · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
- · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
- · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (70 reviews).
- · Top 23% of 30,485 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Review-multiple estimate from 318 total reviews — how this is computed.
Current store prices
| GOG | $9.99 | -50% |
| lowest across shops (ITAD) | $9.99 | -50% |
| Microsoft Store | $19.99 |
Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.
All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2025-01-16) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal
12-month high $19.99 · on sale 49 of 70 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)
Review momentum
Price history
Completion
- · 55.3% of players earned The Adventure Begins
- · 15.5% of players earned Haunting Memories
- · 7.8% of players earned Invincible
Global achievement rates from Steam.
Details
1 supported languages: English
Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-01-31 (Steam store data)
Console footprint
| Platform | Players tracked | Completion | Trophies/achievements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam (Steam) | 169 | 15% | 45 |
| PS5 (PlayStation) | 63 | 32% | 46 |
| Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox) | 32 | 28% | 45 |
| PS5 (PlayStation) | 30 | 37% | 46 |
| Switch (Nintendo) | 19 | 0% | 0 |
| PS4 (PlayStation) | 12 | 42% | 46 |
| PS4 (PlayStation) | 3 | 33% | 46 |
Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.
Player tags
2DRPGJRPGRetroLinearFantasyAdventureOld SchoolStory RichTurn-Based
Census log
- 2023-01-01First review activity on record (week of 2023-01-01).
- 2023-02-01Biggest review week on record: 70 reviews (week of 2023-02-01).
Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.
Recent updates
- 2026-08-12Update for August 2026
- 2026-05-29Indie Quest Discount + Infinite Alliance Bundle
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Similarity via IGDB.