Death 3d vs Retro Combat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Death 3d
Experience intense, old-school first-person shooter combat with a full single-player campaign and free online multiplayer. Create and share custom levels using the built-in map editor.
- Single-player campaign
- Combat simulation vs AI
- Online multiplayer
- Built-in map editor
- Custom level creation
- Shareable maps
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Death 3d is a brand new, old school first person shooter adventure, featuring over the top fast paced combat action! Death 3d features a complete single player campaign, single player combat simulation versus AI opponents, and full (and also free) online multiplayer. It also includes a built in map editor so you can create and share your own levels, both single player missions and deathmatch arenas!
Retro Combat
Experience fast-paced first-person shooter action without the hassle of logins or rankings. Engage in online multiplayer battles or simulate large-scale warfare against AI-controlled units, including tanks and airplanes. Explore diverse maps and a wide arsenal of customizable weapons.
- Online multiplayer modes
- AI battlefield simulation
- 10 unique maps
- 25+ customizable weapons
- Survival mode against AI
- Single-player AI battles
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Retro Combat is the ultimate first person shooter for the casual gamer. No logins or rankings — Just open the game and play online. You can also play with up to a hundred computers and simulate a battlefield with tanks, machine guns, and airplanes! [10 New Maps] Each map has different features, and some have tanks, static machine guns, and airplanes. Play intense matches on small maps or drive vehicles around in the desert! [25+ Weapons] Weapons range from assault rifles, shotguns, snipers, submachine guns, and pistols that fall into three modes: full auto, semi auto, and three-round bursts. Weapons also can have attachments like a red dot sight, ACOG scope, or a suppressor. Skins like desert and snow camouflage are also available. [Online Multiplayer] Press play and join a server like it’s 2008! Play on any server you want with strangers or friends in team deathmatch, free for all, and survival mode. [Survival Mode] Tired of finding targets? In survival mode, you fight against endless waves of computers, by yourself or with friends! [Single Player] On an airplane? No problem, play with up to 100 computers in any map! The AI can also drive tanks and airplanes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Retro Combat at 81% against Death 3d's 0%. Retro Combat also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). Death 3d's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Both are free to download. Death 3d sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Retro Combat sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Death 3d holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retro Combat has 98 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Death 3d's written reviews are positive against 81% of Retro Combat's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Death 3d ships an update every 2 months, Retro Combat every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Death 3d | Retro Combat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.3 (98 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 98 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Segment Games |
Customer experience
Death 3d
Retro Combat
Bugs and requests
Death 3d
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Retro Combat
Reported bugs
3 issues- Bots stop shooting after first death
- Teleportation issues in single-player
- Crashes and freezes on some devices
Requested features
5 requests- More maps and game modes
- Wider variety of weapons and attachments
- Character customization options
- Improved online multiplayer experience
- Ragdoll physics and better death animations
In-app purchases
Death 3d
- Death 3d Premium$2.99
Retro Combat
- 1000 Coins$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- 2000 Coins$2.99
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- Premium Weapons$3.99
- 5000 Coins$5.99
