Retro Combat vs Escape From Clive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Escape From Clive
Engage in a simulated war evacuation, aiming to safely reach a zone with valuable supplies. If ambushed, all progress is lost. Use acquired materials to craft better weapons for future battles, optimized for smooth performance on various devices.
- Simulated war evacuation gameplay
- Resource gathering and supply collection
- Weapon crafting and upgrading
- Risk-reward mechanics (lose all if ambushed)
- Performance optimization for smooth graphics
- Suitable for low-end mobile phones
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Escape Hell Island is a simulated real war evacuation mobile game. Successfully evacuating to safety zone is your ultimate goal. Players would go into the Hell Island and come back with fruitful supplies. Remember that if you are ambushed, you will lose everything. The materials obtained after successful evacuation can be used to make stronger weapons, which will help you gain a complete victory in the next battlefield. We have advanced performance optimization technology and strive to make graphic quality as best as possible, without affecting fluency. There's no problem with low-end mobile phones. Try it~
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Retro Combat at 4.3 against Escape From Clive's 3.2. Retro Combat also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (81% vs 67%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Combat sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Escape From Clive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Retro Combat holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 99 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Retro Combat's written reviews are positive against 67% of Escape From Clive's.
Retro Combat ships an update every 11 days, Escape From Clive fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retro Combat | Escape From Clive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (99 ratings) — better | 3.2 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 218 MB | 763 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Segment Games | 志鹏 缪 |
Customer experience
Retro Combat
Escape From Clive
Bugs and 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
Escape From Clive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
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
Escape From Clive
- Permanently remove forced ads$0.99
Questions
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