Cube Commander is a fighting game that combines elements of cube-based, crafting worlds and management games. The player, via a crown-wearing avatar, is the commander of an army that must fight zombies and other monsters raiding across the land in forests, swamps and other environments. They collect resources, especially gold and silver bars, to build an army of sword-carrying warriors, archers and other fighters. They also use their wealth to level up and perform upgrades to health, damage, speed, stack capacity and other areas.
The player must initially attempt to save a kidnapped villager. After they collect enough silver bars to purchase tents that generate sword-carrying warriors, they use a Charge area to command the warriors to charge the enemy. They also intermittently collect additional silver and gold bars while the warriors distract the zombies. The player can increase the speed at which they pick up the bars by watching an advertisement to earn a magnet tool.
Cube Commander doesn't force players to watch a lot of advertisements like similar games. That said, the player can only access some tools and weapons by watching ads, such as a catapult that fires TNT at the enemy troops.
It's important to note that the player can also store extra gold bars in a chest before the game switches to the next level. They can then return to the chest and collect the bars to level up or buy needed items.