Comparison

Mediewar Tactics vs Arcbound

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

Head to head
About

Mediewar Tactics

This online strategy game blends chess-like mechanics with simultaneous turns, challenging players to predict their opponent's moves. Engage in ranked matches, custom games, or single-player campaigns to hone your tactical prowess. Victory hinges on outthinking your adversary in intense, prediction-focused battles.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous turn-based gameplay
  • Predictive strategy focus
  • Ranked PvP 1v1 and 2v2 matches
  • Online custom games
  • Single player campaigns
  • Global matchmaking
Features
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Mediewar Tactics is an online strategy game inspired by chess and board games. Both players plan their moves at the same time. There are no reactions. Victory comes from predicting your opponent. Give orders to your units, lock them in, and watch the battle unfold. One wrong prediction can cost you the match. CHOOSE HOW YOU PLAY - Ranked PvP 1v1 and 2v2 matches against players from around the world - Online custom games with different maps, races, allies and enemies - Single player campaigns designed to improve your tactical thinking STRATEGY ABOVE SPEED - Simultaneous turns with no interruptions - Deep mind games focused on prediction - Short and intense tactical battles GLOBAL COMPETITION - Worldwide matchmaking - Competitive ranking ladder Mediewar Tactics is developed by a solo developer. All feedback and support are very welcome.

About

Arcbound

Features
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Arcbound is a colony simulation game set entirely on a single evolving starship. Everything is connected. And everything can fail at any moment. Design and expand your ship room by room, manage oxygen, power, and crew survival, and guide a fragile civilisation from Earth’s final evacuation into deep space. WHAT YOU DO Design and expand your Arcship room by room Manage oxygen, power, water, and food to keep your crew alive Send missions to Earth to recover resources and survivors Grow your ship into a self-sustaining spacefaring civilisation Every system connects. Every decision has consequences. Inspired by classic colony sims, Arcbound takes the genre into a single fully interconnected starship, where layout, systems, and social dynamics are tightly linked. FROM ESCAPE SHIP TO STAR-BOUND SOCIETY Early Access includes both phases of Arcbound’s journey: Phase 1: The Exodus Stabilise your ship before Earth collapses and prepare for launch. Phase 2: The Voyage Guide a growing civilian population during multi-year transit as your Arcship becomes a living society facing internal pressure, scarcity, and unknown signals from deep space. BUILD YOUR ARCSHIP Start with a small emergency platform and grow it into a fully functioning star-faring vessel. Design living quarters, engineering bays, hydroponics, research facilities, and life-support systems while managing power, water, atmosphere, and maintenance across a fully simulated ship. A well-designed ship creates stability. A poorly planned one barely survives. MANAGE YOUR CREW Your crew are more than workers. They form friendships and rivalries, develop beliefs, suffer stress, and react to the decisions you make as commander. Social relationships and ideology evolve over time, influencing morale, productivity, and the long-term identity of your Arcship. Rescue new survivors, but every arrival may change the culture of your ship. SURVIVE THROUGH MISSIONS Send crews beyond your vessel on dangerous expeditions to secure vital resources. Recover technology, extract survivors, or raid for fuel, missions always return something… but consequences follow. Injuries, conflict, and unexpected events can reshape life aboard your ship long after the mission ends. Missions can trigger injuries, political tension, or unexpected consequences that ripple through life aboard the ship. KEY FEATURES Grid-based ship construction and expansion Fully simulated oxygen, power, water, and resource networks Crew needs, skills, relationships, and ideology systems Consequence-driven mission system Research unlocking new technologies and discoveries Civilian population and societal stability management Emergent storytelling driven by player decisions Pause and time controls for relaxed strategic play Designed for long-form sandbox progression In Arcbound, your entire civilisation exists within a single evolving Arcship. Every decision shapes not just your ship, but the society living inside it. Stabilise your ship before Earth collapses… or carry your failures with you into the void. A CALM SURVIVAL EXPERIENCE Arcbound is designed as a chilled but thoughtful space management experience. Most of the time you’ll be carefully expanding and optimising your ship, until emergencies, social tension, or difficult choices introduce moments of drama. There is no single correct way to survive. Only the ship you build… and the future you create. Join the community on Discord

Screenshots

Mediewar Tactics4 screens
Arcbound3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mediewar Tactics at none against Arcbound's 1. Mediewar Tactics also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Arcbound's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads and 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

Both are free to download. Arcbound sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mediewar Tactics asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mediewar Tactics ships an update every 2 weeks, Arcbound every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Mediewar Tactics versus Arcbound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMediewar TacticsArcbound
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size330 MB336 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperIsmael FuentesDean Lennard

In-app purchases

None

Mediewar Tactics

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Arcbound

One-time1
  • Arcbound - Early Access$9.99

Questions

Is Mediewar Tactics free?
Mediewar Tactics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arcbound free?
Arcbound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mediewar Tactics or Arcbound have ads?
Neither Mediewar Tactics nor Arcbound shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mediewar Tactics or Arcbound?
Mediewar Tactics ships an update every 2 weeks, and Arcbound every 2 days. Most recently, Mediewar Tactics was updated on October 16, 2026 and Arcbound on October 6, 2026.

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