Comparison

Retro Commander vs Viking Wars RPG

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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.

About

Viking Wars RPG

Features
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You are the heir to the throne, but your brother takes the crown from you. Expelled from your kingdom you go in search of adventure. Eventually you will become a Viking leader. How you decide to lead is your story. Characteristics: Offline RPG focused on army battles. Viking Wars has some strategy game features. It has short missions of a few minutes. Battles and fights in real time. The levels are dynamic; they change every time you play them. Characters are animated with AI. The levels have self-regulating difficulty. Players can change the difficulty manually. There are different ways of progress in the game. Enemy territories: You must go and attack the southern lands if you want to gain power. Each territory can be attacked from time to time. When you defeat the enemies of a territory you can take their gold. Each time the territories will become stronger and more difficult to attack. Dungeons: Explore mysterious places to get the most powerful items in the game. To claim the treasure of a dungeon you must defeat the final boss. Viking cities: It is where you can trade weapons and armor. You can manage some of the buildings in the cities. In cities you can recruit mercenaries and you can also upgrade your current warriors. In the city you will find many allies willing to help you on your adventure.

Screenshots

Retro Commander4 screens
Viking Wars RPG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Retro Commander at Free against Viking Wars RPG's $4.99. Retro Commander also leads on ads (none vs shown). Viking Wars RPG's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Retro Commander is free to download; Viking Wars RPG costs $4.99 up front. Retro Commander sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Viking Wars RPG asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retro Commander ships an update every 2 months, Viking Wars RPG weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Retro Commander versus Viking Wars RPG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro CommanderViking Wars RPG
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.7 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB910 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNoble Master LLCAlejandro Pardina

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Retro Commander

One-time14
  • 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
None

Viking Wars RPG

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retro Commander free?
Retro Commander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Viking Wars RPG free?
Viking Wars RPG costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Retro Commander or Viking Wars RPG have ads?
Viking Wars RPG shows ads; Retro Commander does not.
Which is updated more often, Retro Commander or Viking Wars RPG?
Retro Commander ships an update every 2 months, and Viking Wars RPG weekly. Most recently, Retro Commander was updated on October 26, 2026 and Viking Wars RPG on October 25, 2026.

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