Pacific Fire vs Total War™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pacific Fire
Command Allied or Axis forces in a turn-based strategy wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Experience 18 historical campaigns with detailed air, naval, and ground combat simulations. Play against an adaptive AI or challenge a friend.
- Turn-based strategy
- Pacific Theater WW2 setting
- 18 historical campaigns
- Detailed air, naval, and ground combat
- Adaptive AI opponent
- Hotseat multiplayer
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Pacific Fire is a turn-based strategic wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Take command of US, Japanese, British, Australian, New Zealand, Chinese and Dutch forces in the Pacific and Southeast Asia from 1941-1945. Experience the entire war in the Pacific through 18 historically accurate campaigns, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the Empire of Japan's surrender. Command squadrons of more than 230 types of aircraft, from iconic warbirds like the A6M2 Zero and P-38 Lightning to less well-known types like the CAC Boomerang and Vickers Wellington. Control the seas with more than 280 types of warships including submarines, battleships and aircraft carriers. Pacific Fire is powered by a detailed and realistic simulation of WW2 air, naval, and ground combat. Fight against an intelligent AI which constantly adapts its strategy to ensure every game is challenging and unique. Challenge a friend in hotseat multiplayer (pass-and-play). Pacific Fire contains no in-app purchases or ads of any kind, and an internet connection is not required to play. Buy the game once and get access to all current and future content. The game features 18 campaigns, including: - Pacific Fire: Fight the whole of WW2 month-by-month on a map spanning from India to the west coast of the US. - Centrifugal Offensive: Command Imperial Japanese forces invading the Philippines, Singapore, and the Dutch East Indies at the beginning of WW2. - Coral Sea: Fight the first battle between aircraft carriers in history, and experience the battles for Guadalcanal and the Kokoda Track. - Yamamoto's Gambit: Devise a strategy to lure the US Pacific Fleet into a decisive battle with the Kido Butai, and change history at the Battle of Midway. - Central Pacific: Lead the US Pacific Fleet and US Marine Corps seize strategic islands and liberate the Philippines in 1943 - 1944. - Operation Downfall: Command a massive Allied invasion of the Japanese Home Islands in this alternate history campaign.
Total War™
Experience Napoleonic-era grand strategy with real-time land and sea battles. Command armies, engage in diplomacy, and conquer Europe as Napoleon or lead the coalition against him. This mobile version offers enhanced visuals and exclusive playable factions.
- Real-time land and sea battles
- Grand strategy campaign
- Diplomacy and subterfuge
- Historical Battles
- Guerrilla warfare
- Exclusive mobile factions
- Redesigned UI for mobile
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READ BEFORE BUYING: Please expand this description and read the full list of supported devices below to confirm that your device is supported. Take command of history in two turbulent decades that redrew the map of Europe. Amid the cannonfire and smoke of spectacular real-time battles on land and sea, Total War: NAPOLEON charts ‘the little Corporal’s’ astonishing rise and dramatic fall. Redesigned user interfaces and extensive quality-of-life improvements put the complete desktop experience in the palm of your hand, and invite you to humble your rivals through Total War’s signature mix of conquest, trade, diplomacy and subterfuge. New particle effects and modern firepower make NAPOLEON the most explosive and visually impressive mobile Total War to date. All the DLC of the desktop game is included; 27 additional units, the Iberian Campaign of the Peninsula War, and the 1807 Battle of Friedland, Prussia. And — exclusive to mobile — Spain, Portugal, Denmark and the Ottoman Empire are now all playable. FEARED BY MANY, EQUALLED BY NONE Recreate Napoleon’s extraordinary military career, from early success in Alpine Italy and Egypt, to his European conquests and the creation of the First French Empire. MASTER THE BATTLEFIELD Direct thousands of troops in colossal 3D clashes on land and sea, in your own campaigns or in Historical Battles. Mastermind Napoleon’s victory over Austria and Russia at Austerlitz, rewrite the defeats of his navy at the Nile and Trafalgar, and fight as Britain or France in the final showdown at Waterloo. COMMAND THE COALITION Lead Austria, Great Britain, Prussia or Russia against France and Napoleon, its self-crowned Emperor, in a campaign to thwart his aggressive expansionism. GUERRILLA WARFARE Liberate Iberia from French occupation, either as Spanish irregulars with guerrilla tactics and rabble-rousing Agents, or as their steadfast British allies, in the Peninsular War. FOUR ADDITIONAL FACTIONS Exclusively on mobile, seasoned campaigners looking for new challenges may now also play as Spain, Portugal, Denmark or the Ottoman Empire in the Coalition Campaign. GRAND STRATEGY ON THE GO Intuitive touchscreen controls and quality-of-life improvements make NAPOLEON tailored for mobile. Or, for the familiar desktop experience, connect an iPadOS-compatible mouse & keyboard. === We recommend playing Total War: NAPOLEON on iOS 18 or later. You need 12GB of free space on your device, though we recommend at least double this to avoid initial installation issues. Supported iPhones: • iPhone XR and later • iPhone SE - 2nd Generation (2020) and later • iPhone Air Supported iPads: • iPad - 8th Generation (2020) and later • iPad mini - 5th Generation (2019) and later • iPad Air - 3rd Generation (2019) and later • iPad Pro - 3rd Generation (2018) and later • If you require assistance, please contact our support team at support@feralinteractive.com © 2009–2025 The Creative Assembly Limited. Originally developed by The Creative Assembly Limited. Originally published by SEGA. Creative Assembly, the Creative Assembly logo, Total War, Total War: NAPOLEON and the Total War logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of The Creative Assembly Limited. SEGA and the SEGA logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA Corporation. Developed for and published on iOS by Feral Interactive Ltd. iOS and the iOS logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Feral and the Feral logo are trademarks of Feral Interactive Ltd. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pacific Fire at $5.99 against Total War™'s $14.99. Pacific Fire also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 77%) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Total War™'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (882 vs 153). On rating, ads, 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
Pacific Fire costs $5.99 and Total War™ $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Pacific Fire against 4.8 for Total War™. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Total War™ has 882 ratings behind it against 153, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Pacific Fire's written reviews are positive against 77% of Total War™'s.
Pacific Fire ships an update every 6 weeks, Total War™ every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Pacific Fire | Total War™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (153 ratings) | 4.8 (882 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.3% of reviews — better | 77.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 153 | 882 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #174 | #60 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 1.3 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Geoffrey Ayre | Feral Interactive Ltd |
Customer experience
Pacific Fire
Total War™
In-app purchases
Pacific Fire
No in-app purchases
Total War™
No in-app purchases








