Comparison

Empire vs Pacific Fire

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Empire

Lead historical World War II battles as a commander. Strategically command diverse land, air, and sea units with unique generals across multiple campaigns and challenging missions. Conquer objectives and lead your nation to victory.

Highlights
  • Over 100 different units (land, air, sea)
  • Unit improvements and expansions
  • Over 120 unique generals
  • 60+ missions in 4 major campaigns
  • Historical battle scenarios
  • Conquer strategic objectives and cities
Features
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LEAD YOUR TROOPS TO VICTORY Empire: World War II takes you into the chaos of World War II. As a commander, historical battles and campaigns are relived under your leadership. In challenging missions, you take command of the troops and have to rethink your strategic decisions turn by turn. You have a variety of different troop types and weapon systems from the Second World War at your disposal to defeat your opponent. ####### - Over 100 different units on land, air and sea - Unlock improvements and expansions for your units to make them even better to make it more effective - More than 120 unique generals that can support your units in battle - More than 60 individual and unique missions in 4 major campaigns (more in Work) - Relive the Polish campaign and show your skills - Join Operation Weser-Exercise and secure the Norwegian coast - Conquer France and the Benelux countries in the western campaign - Complete Operation Sea Lion and take control of England - Be part of the AfricaCorps and conquer North-Africa - Many individual goals make the campaigns even more versatile - Conquer strategic objectives and cities - Escort convoys to their destination - Destroy special units - Safe resource productions - Play battles in which you can lead an entire country to victory over all of Europe - Each campaign unlocks a special battle scenario - Experience the starting position from the point of view of one of several nations and lead your alliance to victory

About

Pacific Fire

Command Allied or Axis forces in a turn-based strategy wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Experience 18 historical campaigns with detailed air, naval, and ground combat simulations. Play against an adaptive AI or challenge a friend.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy
  • Pacific Theater WW2 setting
  • 18 historical campaigns
  • Detailed air, naval, and ground combat
  • Adaptive AI opponent
  • Hotseat multiplayer
Features
Currently charting
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Pacific Fire is a turn-based strategic wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Take command of US, Japanese, British, Australian, New Zealand, Chinese and Dutch forces in the Pacific and Southeast Asia from 1941-1945. Experience the entire war in the Pacific through 18 historically accurate campaigns, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the Empire of Japan's surrender. Command squadrons of more than 230 types of aircraft, from iconic warbirds like the A6M2 Zero and P-38 Lightning to less well-known types like the CAC Boomerang and Vickers Wellington. Control the seas with more than 280 types of warships including submarines, battleships and aircraft carriers. Pacific Fire is powered by a detailed and realistic simulation of WW2 air, naval, and ground combat. Fight against an intelligent AI which constantly adapts its strategy to ensure every game is challenging and unique. Challenge a friend in hotseat multiplayer (pass-and-play). Pacific Fire contains no in-app purchases or ads of any kind, and an internet connection is not required to play. Buy the game once and get access to all current and future content. The game features 18 campaigns, including: - Pacific Fire: Fight the whole of WW2 month-by-month on a map spanning from India to the west coast of the US. - Centrifugal Offensive: Command Imperial Japanese forces invading the Philippines, Singapore, and the Dutch East Indies at the beginning of WW2. - Coral Sea: Fight the first battle between aircraft carriers in history, and experience the battles for Guadalcanal and the Kokoda Track. - Yamamoto's Gambit: Devise a strategy to lure the US Pacific Fleet into a decisive battle with the Kido Butai, and change history at the Battle of Midway. - Central Pacific: Lead the US Pacific Fleet and US Marine Corps seize strategic islands and liberate the Philippines in 1943 - 1944. - Operation Downfall: Command a massive Allied invasion of the Japanese Home Islands in this alternate history campaign.

Screenshots

Empire4 screens
Pacific Fire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Empire at Free against Pacific Fire's $5.99. Empire also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Pacific Fire's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Empire is free to download; Pacific Fire costs $5.99 up front. Empire sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pacific Fire asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pacific Fire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pacific Fire has 153 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Empire's written reviews are positive against 87% of Pacific Fire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Empire ships an update every 3 weeks, Pacific Fire every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Empire versus Pacific Fire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmpirePacific Fire
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.2 (13 ratings)4.7 (153 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews87.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13153 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#175 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB164 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAndre PotgeterGeoffrey Ayre

Customer experience

Empire

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Pacific Fire

All ratings152 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive87.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative9.5%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Empire

One-time10
  • 180 science points$1.99
  • 500 science points$4.99
  • Axis general$6.99
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  • General from smaller countries$6.99
  • Polish general$6.99
  • 1200 coins$9.99
  • 1200 science points$9.99
  • 1200 training points$9.99
  • Heavy elite infantry veteran$9.99
  • Medium starter set$12.99
None

Pacific Fire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Empire free?
Empire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pacific Fire free?
Pacific Fire costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Empire or Pacific Fire?
Pacific Fire is rated higher. Empire averages 4.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Pacific Fire averages 4.7 from 153 ratings.
Do Empire or Pacific Fire have ads?
Empire shows ads; Pacific Fire does not.
Which is updated more often, Empire or Pacific Fire?
Empire ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pacific Fire every 6 weeks. Most recently, Empire was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pacific Fire on November 7, 2026.

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