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Retro Commander

Noble Master LLC · 2023-11-24

SteamEpic Games Store

IndieStrategyFree To Play

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 11, 2022 (Mac), May 11, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 11, 2022 (Linux)

Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS).

Retro Commander is an Indie, Strategy, Free To Play game released in 2023, priced at free-to-play, with a Mostly Positive sentiment based on 77% of 372 reviews and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.

3
playing now
77%
positive of 372 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 43 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 49,583 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
343420222026Week of 2022-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
272May 2022Aug 2026May 2022 — avg 12 · peak 49Jul 2022 — avg 9 · peak 25Sep 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Nov 2022 — avg 4 · peak 17Jan 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Jul 2023 — avg 4 · peak 11Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 14Nov 2023 — avg 24 · peak 158Jan 2024 — avg 9 · peak 25Mar 2024 — avg 8 · peak 20May 2024 — avg 6 · peak 19Jul 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Sep 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2024 — avg 4 · peak 16Jan 2025 — avg 6 · peak 25Mar 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11May 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Jul 2025 — avg 6 · peak 14Sep 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Nov 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Jan 2026 — avg 6 · peak 16Mar 2026 — avg 5 · peak 19May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Completion

15
achievements tracked
50%
earned "First Game Won"
11.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam Achievements1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-05-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5420%15

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

PvPRTS2.5DMechsTanksWargameStrategyIsometricFuturisticMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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