# Desert War 3D - Strategy game — Old style strategy - Max fun! > Real-time strategy game with direct unit control and mission editor. (iPhone/iPad app by Luis Evaristo Rodriguez Campos.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/desert-war-3d-strategy-game/id777346929 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Luis Evaristo Rodriguez Campos](https://appshunter.io/developer/353502247) - Category: Games, Entertainment, Simulation, Strategy - Price: $1.99 - Rating: 4.30/5 from 26 App Store ratings · 14 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 12.0 · 84 MB - Languages: American English, Catalan, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, European Portuguese, European Spanish, Swedish - Released: 2013-12-20 - Data updated: 2026-07-31 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/desert-war-3d-strategy-game/id777346929/reviews.md ## What is Desert War 3D? Control large armies and handle the unit of your choice at any time! The great quality of this game is that you can handle units from above as in all strategy games, or you can handle the unit of your choice at any point in battle, entering combat from below. You can handle soldiers, jeeps, tanks, anti-aircraft, watchtowers, planes, and helicopters. Great variety of missions: 1. Great battles in which you will have to think of the best strategy to envelop the enemy, as if you were a great general. 2. Small skirmishes in which it is convenient to handle some unit by yourself, with some practice you can handle any unit better than the machine. 3. Battles for control of factories, each side has factories that make tanks and other units, you will have to defend your factories, accumulate units and go on the offensive. 4. Nuclear battles, resist until you have a tactical nuclear bomb available, then drop it on the bulk of the enemy army, and then finish with the rest of the units. Great variety of scenarios, deserts, city, green field, snow. Complete mission editor where you can design your own battles, selecting scenario, side, units for each side, factories, and ... atomic bombs! All this makes Desert War a spectacular game that you cannot miss! ## Key features - Direct unit control - Overhead strategy view - Variety of units (soldiers, tanks, planes) - Multiple mission types - Mission editor - Diverse scenarios ## Recent user reviews (10 of 14) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/desert-war-3d-strategy-game/id777346929/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Good game *2026-02-20* Great sand box and levels good for a pixel war game but that’s it ### 3/5 — Good game but needs more stuff *2024-08-17* Good game but I wish like they added attack boats and like bigger planes and stuff like artillery guns ### 5/5 — Very fun game *2024-03-20* This game is very fun, but I feel like there are a couple issues that could be added that are more like quality of life. For one, please add back the legacy battle 3d levels that were before the revamp. Secondly, please add an option where you can use the old red flag. Another nice this that I think would be nice is an option to use the old scope, again before the revamp. There might also be a bug, but for me I'm not able to use the epic music and I can't hear the battle music. Thanks **Developer response:** Hello, I am glad that you also like Battle 3D with the old engine. In this game there are many of those missions that the old Battle 3D had, anyway with the mission editor you can define the missions as you want. Best regards. ### 5/5 — Needs a bit more *2023-04-16* The game is good overall but it would be nice if there was and unit that is a mix of a artillery and a truck or just artillery, basically it needs a bit more new units to control.And also a map that has a city or urban styled map. ### 3/5 — Ok… but could do with improvements *2023-04-04* The whole game really feels outdated maybe if they would add a better Home Screen it would improve the experience. Secondly the actual game is quite badly made like the first level your on you fell is quite easy but then there’s a massive jump up in difficulty to the second level which took me 7 attempts to complete and even then it was quite hard. Thirdly this isn’t much but just to add more things to the mission editor like maybe a water island mode with a aircraft carrier where the aircraft could be and ships with guns and landing craft to storm the beach of the island. You could add Vehicles like a drone, maybe different types of aircraft like for the enemy team they could have a 1 engined machine gun plane and for the allied team a 2 engined missile plane and you could even add bombers which could drop bombs on your enemy’s. Lastly you could add more biomes like a thick jungle or the savannahs of Africa or even a hilly plain. ### 5/5 — SO AWSOME *2022-08-23* THIS IS THE BEST GAME YOUR MILLTARY GAMES WERE THE BEST I SUPPORT IT ALSO BY BUYING ALMOST EVERYTHING IN EVERY OF YOUR GAMES! AND I JUST WANT ONE THING CAN YOU ADD A UNIT MENU FOR MISSON EDITOR ILL REALLY LOVE IT IF IT WAS ADDED SO FAR KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! ### 5/5 — A new kind of setting and maybe new map *2022-07-07, version 2.5.6* Thanks for the responce, but could you add a setting for the old sniper mode, and the old flag for the enemy? I would also like the very very old default level (basically the mountains and plains, you have a video called battle 3d level 5 on you youtube). Thanks! **Developer response:** Hello, I am glad that you also like Battle 3D with the old engine. In this game there are many of those missions that the old Battle 3D had, anyway with the mission editor you can define the missions as you want. Best regards. ### 5/5 — 5 stars *2021-07-13, version 2.5.3* Can you add like Plane ✈️ that drops nukes please ### 5/5 — Idea *2021-03-09* What about you put shotgunners deadly at close range special forces one day close to the enemy they get their knifes out and kill the soldiers airborne Marines come out airplanes I like normal soldiers airborne you’re my ideas for today ### 5/5 — Thanks! *2021-03-04* It’s been a year since I got battle 3D and it’s only gotten better! But I started to miss the old school 64 graphics of it (not saying I hate the new graphics) so I found this! I was impressed! If you want the old graphics this is basically the old version of battle 3d! It even has a mission editor! **Developer response:** Hello, thanks for the comment, yes, this game is the heir to the Battle 3D with the old graphics engine, we worked years and years on it and we did not want it to be lost when changing the engine. We will still update it with some things. ## Frequently asked questions about Desert War 3D ### What is the gameplay like in Desert War 3D? Desert War 3D offers both traditional overhead strategy gameplay and the ability to directly control individual units during battles. You can command soldiers, jeeps, tanks, planes, and helicopters across various mission types. ### Does Desert War 3D have a mission editor? Yes, Desert War 3D features a comprehensive mission editor. This allows you to design your own battles by selecting scenarios, sides, units, factories, and even atomic bombs. ### What types of missions are available in Desert War 3D? The game includes great battles requiring strategic envelopment, small skirmishes where direct unit control is beneficial, factory control battles for unit accumulation, and nuclear battles utilizing tactical nuclear bombs. ### What devices is Desert War 3D compatible with? Desert War 3D is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices, indicating broad compatibility within the Apple ecosystem. ### How often is Desert War 3D updated? The latest version, 2.5.8, was last updated on February 28, 2026. This suggests a history of updates, though the exact frequency is not specified. ### What is the age rating for Desert War 3D? Desert War 3D has an age rating of 12+, making it suitable for players aged 12 and older. ### What is the price of Desert War 3D? Desert War 3D is a paid application, available for $1.99. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned. ### Does Desert War 3D have ads? No, Desert War 3D does not contain advertisements. The application is a paid download without any ad interruptions. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.5.8 — 2026-02-28 Adapted to the iPhone Air, iPhone 16 pro, iPhone 16 pro max resolution. ### 2.5.7 — 2023-01-14 Adapted to the iPhone 14 pro and iPhone 14 pro max resolution. New epic music. ### 2.5.6 — 2022-02-22 Fixed a problem in unit selection on iPhone X and later. ### 2.5.5 — 2021-09-23 Support for the resolutions of: iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 pro, 13 pro max, iPad 9 (2021), iPad mini 6 (2021). ### 2.5.3 — 2021-03-19 Support for resolutions of: iPad Air 2020, iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 pro, 12 pro max. Now you can zoom on the map when handling the units from above. 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User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-31.*