Pacific Fire vs The Unwritten 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.
The Unwritten War
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The war is not written until you command it. The Unwritten War combines a persistent alternate-history campaign with accessible arcade action. Choose one of 64 national commands, guide its cabinet through 1933–1950, and take direct control when strategy becomes combat. COMMAND A LIVING TIMELINE Shape alliances, industry, research, supply and national confidence. Consequences carry through the campaign to a scored aftermath. Historical people, places and equipment are identified in the War Archive; counterfactual outcomes are clearly separated. ENTER THE FIELD Play 42 campaign operations with top-down movement, cover, patrols, objectives and extraction. Manage finite ammunition, reloads, heavy weapons and recovery supplies. Command armored vehicles, intercept aircraft and protect naval convoys. KEEP THE LONG WAR GOING Continue beyond the authored campaign with generated operations that vary terrain, patrols, weather and objectives. Rotate between ground, armored, air and naval action, with side-scrolling dispatch episodes using jump and slide controls. Long War progress is saved locally on your device. A NEW FIELD COMMAND Move between Operations, War Cabinet, Arsenal and Long War. Prepare a loadout, select support and bring campaign and commander bonuses into battle. MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Landscape touch controls, assisted or manual aim, one-handed layouts, color-vision options, high contrast, reduced motion, adaptive audio and native haptics. Campaign saves and ongoing operation records let you return to your command. PLAYER-RESPECTFUL MONETIZATION The campaign and every playable nation are accessible without purchase. Advertising is restricted to eligible breaks; rewarded intelligence is optional. Officer’s Edition is a one-time purchase that permanently removes advertising. No loot boxes. No subscription. No pay-to-win power.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Unwritten War at Free against Pacific Fire's $5.99. The Unwritten War also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). Pacific Fire's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). 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
The Unwritten War is free to download; Pacific Fire costs $5.99 up front. The Unwritten War sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pacific Fire asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pacific Fire ships an update every 6 weeks, The Unwritten War every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pacific Fire | The Unwritten War |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (153 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 153 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #162 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Geoffrey Ayre | ERAY DINLER |
In-app purchases
Pacific Fire
No in-app purchases
The Unwritten War
- Officer’s Edition$9.99
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