8bit Doves
Step into the gaming world with 8bit Doves, one of the top $2.99 games in the App Store! Crafted with creativity and innovation by Nitrome, this captivating Action game is bound to grab your attention. With its content rating of 4+, it caters to a wide audience. Ever since its release on 27th August 2014, it has been constantly updated, with the latest version rolled out on 29th September 2017.
Whether you have a liking for Action, Entertainment, or Casual games, 8bit Doves is sure to keep you hooked!
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Dive into 8bit Doves
Trapped in a VR world powered by an ancient handheld device, you are forced to endlessly dream in a pixel world of just 4 colours! Doves have taken roost in your prison and though you don’t know it they are the key to your survival. The Doves subconsciously inspire dreams of flight, so take to the skies through the mazes of your imagination and find the exit.
Intuitive two button gameplay is all you need to steer your way through the sky. Fly through each stage and reach the exit. Get doves to follow you for extra bonus bragging rights on Game Center and Social Networking stuff. If walls aren’t enough challenge you may enjoy the variety of traps that get rapidly added including, moving walls, speed boost zones, growing walls and more!
By the team that brought you the award winning mobile hit Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage.
Features:
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Expanded from the hit #Nitromejam game!
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3 level packs each with a different dream theme! (Sweet Dreams, Deep Sleep & Nightmare).
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A unique world realised in 4 Colours! (Great for that Game boy nostalgia fix)
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Don’t worry parents this game contains no In app purchases!
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Stunning Pixel Art from the award winning Nitrome studio!
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Simple two button gameplay, perfect for a touch screen!
Important Message for Parents
This game may include:
- Direct links to social networking websites that are intended for an audience over the age of 13.
- Direct links to the internet that can take players away from the game with the potential to browse any web page.
- Cross promotion of Nitrome products.
What’s Fresh in the Latest Update?
Discover what’s new in the recent update of 8bit Doves on 29th September 2017:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
64 Bit compatibility for iOS 11
Hear from the Players – 8bit Doves Reviews
Find out what gamers are saying about 8bit Doves:
Cool art style and a good balance of difficulty. Only wish it was updated to fit newer iPhone screens and had more levels.
Please update the game for iPhone X and later devices, game is not fitting the screen.
Has all of the fun of maneuvering a semi-truck around a parking lot at 40mph. Otherwise, a very beautiful game. Wish we knew what will happen in later levels, but we have enough frustration in our life. No thank you.
Came back to this game after a while and when we did, MY PROGRESS WENT DOWN THE DRAIN.
Great Game enough said. Challenge us on Game Center if you dare :) sharkdavid.
This game is very difficult, but once you get used to the mechanics, you are able to complete any obstacle. It’s a fantastic and ADDICTING game.
Beautiful great game with perfect controls that get a while to master.
The game now costs money again.
This game is rather a-duck-ting even though the controls are hard to get. Oh, and the MUSIC! SO GOOD!
We’re reading the reviews and we constantly am seeing people saying "The controls are terrible." THE CONTROLS ARE LITERALLY TWO FREAKING BUTTONS. One button is to move left and the other is to obviously move right. You have to be either a mental patient or an extremely stupid person not to understand the controls. People nowadays are so used to crappy pay2win games like Angry Birds, Candy Crush, etc. That they can’t fully enjoy a game that IS FREE and does not have a way to buy your way into winning.
This is our favourite game since Duet. It is challenging, but not to the point where it gets so frustrating that we want to stop playing (like Mr. Jump). The controls are simple, but they are perfect for the game. Right spins you clockwise, and left is counter-clockwise. They made it interesting though; if the character flips over, the controls invert. This is the reason people are complaining about ‘random controls.’ This game also has a surprising level of depth. Every level is a new challenge, and most have a new mechanic as well. We completed the whole game with all the doves in ~4 hours spread over 3 days. That is not the mark of a game that is too hard. If we had to pick one thing to change, it would be the number of levels. We wish the game was longer (or at least had replay value beyond collecting all the doves).
This game is tons of fun! We really enjoy the art style of it although it can get rather difficult as you progress. :)
Controls are really simple, Hold left or right to rotate in one particular direction. We don’t get why people think the controls are difficult and why they said its unforgiving. It just takes patience and timing. A timer would make it more interesting, or global speed records for collecting doves; like a shadow you follow of the best times runs would be amazing.
We see a lot of people complaining about the controls and how the game is to hard.. It’s suppose to be difficult! People say it is impossible, well we beat the game after two days of playing it so obviously not impossible. Maybe instead of complaining you should go play he game and practice.
It’s a fun hard game way better than flappy bird.
We love everything about this game the art style, the difficulty, and the controls.
We just finished it, so we’re now downloading Endless Doves it is amazing and hard yet possible.
Haven’t played it yet but Nitrome always makes 5-star games. :D.
Great game. Challenge was nice, as well as the handling. Although it is an individual game. Try to compare it to anything- flappy bird, iron pants, anything- you’ll end up frustrated and annoyed. Solid 8/10, for some completion errors and small glitches, as well as they could have created more of a learning curve.
Once you get over controls, very addicting. Left press is flying in a counter-clockwise motion, useful for ascending. Right press is clockwise, useful for descending. Hope this helped.
This is a one and only game. We have never seen anything like it, such a good cute game. The music is outstanding, and the little doves follow you and it is super awesome.
We really like the retro style. This game takes practice but we feel accomplished when we beat each level. We’ve done everything so far, hoping more levels come with updates.
Our game experience: When we first downloaded this game, we played it for five minutes, then deleted it. This happened twice or so. After re-downloading this game for the third time, we thought, "it’s the app of the week, how hard can it be?" So we played it again, first tapping the screen rapidly, then realizing that you HOLD THE SCREEN DOWN TO MOVE. We laughed at myself a few times, then started to enjoy the game! We played it more and more and we liked it more and more each time! A lot of the bad reviews are about how this game is too difficult. Or how the controls are impossible to learn. Well we’ve learned them, and so has most of the school that we go to as well! About the game: The graphics are mesmerizing, the music is wonderful, and original. And the game story is funny and extremely creative! A hobo dreaming of flying and obsessively collecting doves? Hilarious! You can’t find a flaw in a made up story! To be real: Every game causes the player to come to their breaking point where they badly fail at breaking their device. But we love this game so much that we figured out, to make it easier to play, turn off the games sound the music is peaceful, but the sound of yourself dyeing over and over is enraging. So turn that feature off! We do wish that had made more levels, fingers crossed for an update!
As a fan of Nitrome games we had to give this one a try even if it had quite a few bad reviews. Most of the low ratings are based on how hard the game is and how bad the controls are. The controls aren’t that hard to understand, tap right to go clockwise and left to go counterclockwise, with gravity pulling you down for extra difficulty. We have not played a level yet that couldn’t have been won with small changes in the timing of our taps or the path we followed. The game is great and we feel that you should play it before giving in to a few bad reviews.
This game is great. We love the coloring scheme and the music. It’s just like we’re playing a Gameboy again! Also this game is not easy. It reminds us of games like castlevania and mega man. It’s hard but the controls are tight, and if you master them you will go far. All these whiners giving this game 1 star are all but hurt because they are used to being handed everything in life on a silver platter. Video games weren’t always so easy and whining will get you no where. We’re sorry so many of you didn’t take the time to appreciate this game.
App of the week made this game accessible and boy am we glad we not only played but also waited instead of paying. 8-Bit Dove has the Immediate feel of Flappy Birds when you start off, having to tap to fly up or down. After level one, the comparisons to Flappy Bird cease (and if your over the age of 5 and enjoy actual gameplay, is a great thing). This game has just the right amount of difficulty. As the levels progress, the difficulty increases. It became addicting because each level seemed beatable but was just a little out of reach. After 50-60 try’s on a level, when you finally beat it, you are left with a feeling of accomplishment. Another pro is the speed in which the level starts over. No need to hit replay or X out of an AD. You die and then simply start again 1 second later. Only negative I’d say is length of game. It consists of 3 sections of 10 levels. Since many of the levels can be beaten in 10 seconds, this game ended quick. We downloaded last night, beat it today, total gameplay about 30-45 min. Well deserved 5 Stars for a free App of the Week.
We don’t usually write positive reviews for games, but this one is great. The controls aren’t very good, but if you get used to them, the game is slightly easier. The only problem we have with this game is that it doesn’t have that many levels. There are 3 packs, and each one has 10 levels. You should also add some sort of story. When you complete the last level, the doves take the mask off that guy on the title screen. There is also a message in some level (I think 2-6) that says "WAKE UP", which might imply that the main character is in a dream. If you don’t add a story, some sort of explanation would be nice. For those of you that want a challenging game, you should definitely download this.
This game is a great game. A cross between flappy bird and retry. We were a little cautious at first because of the reviews but they are ridiculous. This game is challenging but it’s not hard. We love it. Kinda like duet also.
This game is challenging like the category it’s listed under says but fun enough to have you keep trying, a win of a game.
Sincerely enjoyed the challenge and aesthetics of this game. Really felt great when completing challenging levels and found only one level that was pretty punishing. We did beat the game though so we feel the difficulty was obviously something that could be triumphed! Thanks for this awesome experience!
This is a fun challenging game. Ignore all the bad reviews…
A lot of people in the reviews are saying that the controls are bad. Im here to say there not bad but challenging. The controls help make the game and if you can’t get used to them you should stick to tapping on flappy bird.
To when life was simpler.. The music just reminds us of being a little kid playing Pokemon on our game boy, thanks.
Like flappy bird but with TWO BUTTONS.
Really good game, but can make you rage quit!
When we first started playing this game, we were confused by the difficulty of the controls. We did short, rapid clicks for the first few levels, and somewhere along the lines we learned that if you press and hold, you have SO much more control, and the game becomes much more enjoyable. Love it.
We took us about 5 min to learn the controls but once you get to level 5 and above the puzzles and challenges are quite the knee slapper yet we can’t stop playing! It you’ve ever played mega man, you’ll understand. 11/10 would bang Get rekt m9.
We don’t get the reviews that say the controls are bad. They are extremely simple. Touch left go left touch right to right. The game is hard. It takes practice for timing but the controls are perfect. Who wants a game that’s so easy you can play through it in a matter of minutes? Look for preschool games if that’s what you’re after. Just keep playing and you’ll get the hang of controlling the character via the (SIMPLE) controls. Like anything in life, you need to practice. Fun game. Great design. Challenging. Ignore the bad reviews especially regarding controls.
This game is loads of fun to anyone who plays it. The retro style is lovely, and reminds us of the old cartoons similar to Felix the Cat. The pixelation also reminds us of the Game Boy we had when we were younger. It’s very entertaining, and the calming atmosphere and difficult gameplay give it a good blend of difficulty, yet not mind boggling frustration. It’s very fun, and we could play this for hours! Lovely job, keep up the great work!
Cool game and good everything get 5 stars but the music. The music for the Sweet Dreams pack is emotional. Plz change it it’s super emotional.
We’re not sure how you explain 3 star reviews for this game. It is well designed, has excellent controls, and is more forgiving than a lot of old-school games (I’m looking at you contra).
We love this game even though the controls might feel weird, it brings back the memory of the golden age of gaming, it brought back us playing mega man with its textures. Good job guys you have brought back our good times in the past.
This game… Our goodness this game is an artistic masterpiece. The "hints" of a plot given throughout most levels of the game are absolutely tantalizing and very deep indeed. For those that want a quick fix of distraction from their daily life, this is NOT your game. Do not play this because you will end up more stressed before your next interview, office duty, exam, or class. We compare this to the game "Fez". It is just that good! Cryptic, difficult, simple, yet keeps you wanting to know more… What happened… The controls are perfect. If your fingers aren’t sore after playing this for an hour or two, you’re not doing it right!! We love these types of games. We wish it weren’t as difficult as we really would like to finish the game and find out the story, but alas, we could only get so far before the difficulty got too high for us. Great game! Truly deserving of 5 stars. Excellent work!
This exhilarating game is a very exciting one where there are several variables in the aerodynamics category; which makes it challenging , addicting and overall fun. 8Bit-Dove has mastered it’s retro style pixel art which has extraordinary graphics comparable any first generation hand held games, and sega games such as your favorites – Pokemon or Zelda. Yet there’s no story, but you take on a heavy sleeper who’s not so aware of his surroundings and yea.. Just don’t wake him up. But remember it’s all about the doves. Go back for doves. And to the first comment, we agree… This is nothing like "FLAPPY BIRD" BUT… It’s like a rebirth of "RETRY" a other good game, that you should try… Except we like 8bit-Dove better…… You can do figure eights in this one!! Except it’s no retry points, no upgrades and nothing to slow you down… Good Luck ! Happy Dove Collecting !