Retro Commander vs RTS Siege Up!
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.
RTS Siege Up!
Experience classic real-time strategy with a medieval fantasy twist. Build castles, command armies, and engage in strategic battles without pay-to-win mechanics. Enjoy a rich campaign, multiplayer modes, and extensive modding support.
- 26-mission campaign
- Online PvP and PvE multiplayer
- Wi-Fi multiplayer support
- Level editor for custom missions
- Destroyable castle walls
- Naval battles
- Modding support
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Full-featured old-school fantasy RTS. No boosters. No timers. No pay-to-win. Battles last 10–20 minutes. 34-mission campaign, online PvP and PvE. Wi-Fi multiplayer and modding support. • Medieval castles with stone and wooden walls! • Build catapults and other siege engines to break through the walls! • Archers, infantry and cavalry stand ready to defend your stronghold. • Naval battles, transport ships and fishing boats • Capture and hold resources and strategic positions This is an indie game in active development. Share your ideas on social media and contact me directly! All links are in the main menu. Features: • Ranked matches: 1v1 and team battles, leagues from Wooden to Mythic and a global leaderboard • 34-mission campaign with varied gameplay mechanics, crowns for every mission and a Hardcore mode • Multiplayer (Wi-Fi or public servers) with spectator mode, in-game chat, reconnection support, team play with or against bots, unit sharing with teammates, PvP and PvE maps. Cross-play with PC and other platforms. • In-game library of over 4000 player-made PvP and PvE maps. Share your levels and promote them in the community! • Autosaves and replay recording (enable in settings) • Level editor: create your own game modes and campaign missions with character lines, dialogues and plenty of triggers, close to visual scripting • Walls that only siege weapons can destroy, giving bonuses to defenders • Battle and transport ships, fishing boats, building anywhere on the map and capturing resources • Full support for portrait mode on smartphones, multiple ways to select your army, minimap, control groups • Cheats, an essential part of any old-school RTS, are included in Siege Up! too (can be disabled in settings) • Experimental peer-to-peer play over the internet, proven to work on iOS (see the guide on the official wiki) • Experimental cross-platform modding support (see the source code in the official repository)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Retro Commander at Free against RTS Siege Up!'s $3.99. RTS Siege Up!'s advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 14). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Retro Commander is free to download; RTS Siege Up! costs $3.99 up front. Retro Commander sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. RTS Siege Up! asks for nothing beyond the download.
RTS Siege Up! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Retro Commander's written reviews are positive against 83% of RTS Siege Up!'s.
Retro Commander ships an update every 2 months, RTS Siege Up! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retro Commander | RTS Siege Up! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (16 ratings) | 4.5 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #57 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Noble Master LLC | Denis Zdorovtsov |
Customer experience
Retro Commander
RTS Siege Up!
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: Chapter 04$3.99
- Map: Chapter 06$3.99
- Map: Chapter 07$3.99
- Map: Battle Map 03$3.99
- Map: Battle Map 04$3.99
- Modded Maps$4.99
- All Maps & Modding$19.99
RTS Siege Up!
No in-app purchases
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