Retro Commander vs Lost In Space
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retro Commander
Engage in post-apocalyptic real-time strategy battles. Command diverse units and technologies in a rich story campaign or test your skills against AI and players in cross-platform multiplayer. Features include a map editor and extensive modding capabilities.
- Post-apocalyptic RTS gameplay
- Story campaign with unique factions
- Single-player skirmish matches vs AI
- Cross-platform multiplayer
- Map editor and modding support
- Diverse units and research options
- Multiple game modes (capture the flag, battle royale)
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Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS). Take command and fight it out in a world where a cataclysmic timeline has transpired on Mother Earth. Wage wars solo, against the AI, or take on your gaming comrades and friends in cross-platform multiplayer matches. Form teams and clans and fight co-op style with the AI and other players for ultimate victory. As opposed to other real-time strategy game, Retro Commander tries to focus on both, a fun single player and a thrilling multiplayer experience. The game strives to be easy to learn with a modern user interface. Single player comes with skirmish matches against the AI as well as a comic-based story campaign. Multiplayer can be played cross-platform and includes a ranking and rating system. POST-APOCALYPTIC: Real-time strategy (RTS) played in a post-apocalyptic timeline on Mother Earth. The environment includes day-night cycles, rain, snow, wind and solar flare activity. STORY CAMPAIGN: Deep campaign and story line of humanity after a cataclysmic event. Factions come with their own specialized technologies such as stealth, robots, drones or shields. SINGLE & MULTIPLAYER: A challenging AI for both single and multiplayer matches with co-op play. Cross-platform multiplayer including LAN/internet. ONLINE play comes with an award and rating system. PLAY MODES: In addition to regular skirmish matches, the game supports missions such as elimination, survival, capture the flag, defense and battle royale. Available in both single and multiplayer also are escort and rescue missions. STRUCTURES & TROOPS: Common troops for land, sea and air warfare is available to all factions. Specialized elements such as stealth, shields, EMP weapons, nukes, portals, orbital weapons, assimilator and other troops and structures provide for additional variety. RESEARCH: A tech tree and research options enable to build specialized structures and troops. A Tech Snatcher can be used to steal enemy technology. MODDING: A map editor is included allowing for player-modded maps including player-modded campaigns. All elements including troops, structures, as well as graphics and sound effects, can be modded if desired.
Lost In Space
Embark on an epic, endless journey to reclaim your lost planets and citizens. Build massive fleets, collect blueprints to unlock new ships, and conquer enemies in vast, strategic battles.
- Build hundreds of fleets
- Collect blueprints for new fleets
- Conquer enemy planets
- Engage in massive battles
- Endless space journey
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Project #2-1 Lost In Space : The Frontier Your Journey is not here. Your Planets, Your Citizens, Your Dream, none of them are not here. You lost all... · · · · · · Game Feature · · · · · · · » Epic! Endless! Long journey! » Point1. Build a lot of fleets(More than a hundreds) and kill all the enemies. » Point2. Collect Blue Prints and Open New Fleets! » Point3. Conquer Enemy and take ours back from enemies. » Point4. Open map with massive battles!! · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Please leave us your precious feedback! We will keep updating it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lost In Space at 4.4 against Retro Commander's 3.8. Lost In Space also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (872 vs 16). Retro Commander's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases 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. Retro Commander sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Lost In Space sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lost In Space holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lost In Space has 872 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Retro Commander's written reviews are positive against 71% of Lost In Space's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Retro Commander ships an update every 2 months, Lost In Space every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retro Commander | Lost In Space |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (16 ratings) | 4.4 (872 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better | 71.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 872 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noble Master LLC | Fabric Inc. |
Customer experience
Retro Commander
Lost In Space
Bugs and requests
Retro Commander
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Lost In Space
Reported bugs
4 issues- Ships disappearing after restarting the game
- Inability to select and control ships properly
- Glitches with in-app purchases
- Aspect ratio issues on some devices
Requested features
6 requests- Multiplayer mode
- Sandbox mode
- Customizable ships
- Improved UI and controls
- Difficulty settings
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- More maps and content
In-app purchases
Retro Commander
- Map: Chapter 02$0.99
- Map: Battle Map 02$0.99
- Map: Battle Map 05$0.99
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- Clan Manager$1.99
- Map: Chapter 03$3.99
- Map: Chapter 08$3.99
- Map: Battle Map A1$3.99
- Map: Battle Map 04$3.99
- Modded Maps$4.99
- All Maps & Modding$19.99
Lost In Space
- No Ads$3.99
- Blue Print Package$3.99
- Starter Package$3.99
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- Coin 1000$3.99
- Warp Tickets Package$3.99
- Coin 2000$5.99
- Coin Discount$5.99
- Coin 4000$10.99
- Coin 13,000$32.99
- Coin 50,000$99.99
Questions
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