Spacecom vs OpenTyrian 2000
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spacecom
Engage in a deep strategic starfleet command game where victory hinges on deception, smart movement, and tactical choices. Test your planning and real-time tactics in a campaign, multiplayer battles, or AI skirmishes. This game emphasizes creative strategy over rapid clicking.
- Strategic starfleet command gameplay
- Real-time tactics and planning
- Single player campaign
- Multiplayer battles (up to 5 players)
- AI skirmish mode
- Minimalistic military-inspired design
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PLEASE NOTE: This game is optimized for iPads, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Playing on iPhone 4 or iPod touch is not recommended. Spacecom – a strategic-to-the-bone, starfleet command game in which deception, smart movement, and choices to battle decide victory or defeat. No coincidence, no luck. Spacecom pushes your ability to strategize with a focus on real-time tactics and planning. Use proven maneuvers learned from military legends or devise your own plans. Test your wits in single player campaign, go head-to-head with up to 5 opponents in multiplayer or experiment with new strategies in AI skirmish mode. Most of all, you'll need a bright mind, cunning, and sound tactics. When the war begins, leave the little things behind and dive into austere soundscapes as you immerse yourself in starfleet command. From now on, what matters is your grasp of tactics and strategy, not how fast you can click. Spacecom is about creativity in planning, not complexity of game mechanics. Key Features: - Single player campaign that will test your wit in diverse tactical puzzles - Tense multiplayer - dominate up to 5 players per map - No coincidence, no luck. What matters is good planning and successful execution - Sound designed specifically to trigger strategic thinking - Minimalistic visual design inspired by military technology - Created to exalt smart thinking over fast clicking Supported languages: English, Polish, German, French, Russian and Spanish.
OpenTyrian 2000
Experience a classic vertical scrolling space shooter with five full episodes, hundreds of weapons, and ship upgrades. Navigate asteroid fields, battle bosses, and uncover a rich storyline. Optimized for mobile with touch controls and controller support.
- Five full episodes
- Hundreds of weapons and upgrades
- Multiple game modes
- Rich storyline
- FM synth soundtrack
- Controller support
- iCloud save sync
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OpenTyrian 2000 is a faithful port of the classic DOS game Tyrian 2000, widely regarded as one of the greatest vertical scrolling shooters ever made. FEATURES: - Five full episodes of intense arcade action - Hundreds of weapons, shields, and ship upgrades - Multiple game modes: Full Game, Arcade, and Timed Battle - Rich storyline told through collectible data cubes - Iconic FM synth soundtrack - Apple TV with game controller support - iCloud save sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV - Touch controls optimized for mobile with virtual joystick and direct touch modes, plus game controller support - Configurable action buttons and sensitivity - 11 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean Originally created by Jason Emery and published by Epic MegaGames in 1999, Tyrian 2000 was later released as freeware. OpenTyrian is an open-source port that preserves the original gameplay while adding modern platform support. Navigate through asteroid fields, battle massive bosses, and uncover the conspiracy behind the mineral-rich planet Tyrian. Collect data cubes for lore, upgrade your ship at shops between levels, and discover secret levels and bonus games. Whether you played the original or are discovering it for the first time, OpenTyrian 2000 delivers the definitive classic arcade shooter experience. Privacy URL: https://playtyrian.com/privacy.html Support URL: https://tablefy.eu/feedback/8ee344ef/frostdev/6 Marketing URL: https://playtyrian.com/index.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OpenTyrian 2000 at 4.4 against Spacecom's 3.8. OpenTyrian 2000 also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 48%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Spacecom's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.0). On ratings volume, 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
Spacecom costs $3.99 and OpenTyrian 2000 $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OpenTyrian 2000 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Spacecom's written reviews are positive against 82% of OpenTyrian 2000's.
Spacecom ships an update every 6 months, OpenTyrian 2000 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spacecom | OpenTyrian 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (23 ratings) | 4.4 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.4% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 11 bit studios s.a. | Alvaro Escarcha Esteban |
Customer experience
Spacecom
OpenTyrian 2000
Bugs and requests
Spacecom
Reported bugs
39 issues- Unplayable due to touch reactions
- Game randomly reacts to touch by scrolling map
- Screen jumps around when trying to use it
- Game won't load past headphone screen
- Game won't load on iPhone 7 Plus
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- Game won't load after showing headphone screen
- Game has tendency to throw camera across map
- Game won't load on iPad Pro after iOS update
- Game locks on blank load screen
- Game won't load past headphone recommendation
- Game won't load past headphones recommend screen
- Game won't start if headphones are plugged in
- Game won't load beyond Game Center banner and headphone message
- Black screen bug
- Black screen after opening credits
- Game won't start on iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6S Touch issues
- 3D Touch seems to have broken interface
- Game didn't work after iOS 8.0 update
- App fails to start on iOS 8 and iPhone 6
- Black screen before loading game contents
- Map randomly jumps to far flung space
- Game glitches when trying to look around
- Map jumping on iPhone 6+
- Scrolling around map is near impossible
- Too easy to select wrong units
- Black screen after flow combine
- Unplayable glitches
- Screen won't scroll
- Instantly zooms in or out
- Cannot click/manage planets after 10 minutes
- Unable to load the game at all
- Screen goes almost completely dark
- Targeting reticles floating around
- Enemy units become unselectable
- Game crashes
- Game would crash
- Screen goes black and cannot play anymore
- Game won't even start, goes to black screen
Requested features
10 requests- Rally points for production builds
- In-game help page
- Save point feature
- More single player missions
- Larger text and UI elements
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- Mid-game save feature
- Map updates
- Fix for AI aggressiveness
- Fix for invisible fleets
- Fix for dialogue boxes not opening
OpenTyrian 2000
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spacecom
No in-app purchases
OpenTyrian 2000
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Spacecom free?
Is OpenTyrian 2000 free?
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