Comparison

Highlands, Deep Waters vs Static

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

Head to head
About

Highlands, Deep Waters

Unravel a dark mystery in a Scottish town, uncovering cultists and abyssal horrors. Your choices shape the narrative of this text-based interactive novel, where you play as a detective, criminal, or scholar.

Highlights
  • Interactive text-based story
  • Choice-driven narrative
  • Deduction system for clues
  • Sanity system
  • Character role selection
  • Hand-drawn maps and lore
Features
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While investigating a murder in a small Scottish town, you’ll find yourself embroiled in a world of secrets, cultists, and abyssal horror. What are you willing to do to solve the case? And what will you do when you don’t like the answer? "Highlands, Deep Waters" is a 340,000 word interactive horror novel by Fernando B Neves and Lucas Zaper, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. • Play as an insightful Detective, a resourceful Criminal or a mysterious Scholar. • Gather and interpret clues with the Deduction system. Will you solve the case? • Face the hidden truths that derange your mind with the Sanity system. • A carefully crafted town including hand-drawn maps, unique history and peculiar inhabitants. • Play as a male, female, gay or straight. The Abyssal Ones treat everyone just the same.

About

Static

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STATIC: Anthology is not just a collection of scary stories—it is a fight for survival. Immerse yourself in a terrifying series of interactive chat logs where you are the only lifeline for a character in mortal danger. Unlike traditional "Choose Your Own Adventure" games where you simply tap Option A or B, STATIC requires you to think to survive. TYPE TO SURVIVE The killer is at the door. Do you RUN? Do you HIDE? Do you SCREAM? In STATIC, you must type your own actions. The game’s intelligent input system analyzes your choices to determine the outcome. Your words can save a life—or end one. FEATURED STORIES THE BASEMENT: A young woman is held captive by a man claiming to be her father. Help her outsmart him before he locks the door forever. PLASTIC: A couple is trapped in a perfect 1950s suburban simulation. But why is the baby laughing like static? And what happens if you refuse to reset the loop? CONNECTIVITY: An experimental AI has possessed a neighbor's child. It wants a hardline connection to the web. Do you plug him in, or destroy the router? THE ECHO: A deaf child’s cochlear implant is picking up sounds from two minutes in the future. He just heard your murder. You have 120 seconds to change fate. THE KNOCK: Your friend told you to shoot him if he ever came back from the woods. Now he’s knocking. Is it him? Or is it the mimic? KEY FEATURES Immersive Chat Interface: Experience horror that feels like a real conversation. Input-Based Gameplay: Type your strategies—Stealth, Aggression, or Submission. Multiple Endings: Every story has diverse outcomes based on your decisions. Visual Effects: Screen shake, glitch effects, and atmospheric tension. Offline Play: No login or internet required. Survive anywhere. The stories are waiting. The connection is open. Download STATIC today and see if you have what it takes to survive the chat.

Screenshots

Highlands, Deep Waters4 screens
Static3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Static at Free against Highlands, Deep Waters's $6.99. Static also leads on ads (none vs shown). Highlands, Deep Waters's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.2). On in-app purchases 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

Static is free to download; Highlands, Deep Waters costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Highlands, Deep Waters versus Static: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHighlands, Deep WatersStatic
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB3 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHosted Games LLCKylle Andrei Reyes

In-app purchases

None

Highlands, Deep Waters

No in-app purchases

None

Static

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Highlands, Deep Waters free?
Highlands, Deep Waters costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Static free?
Static is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Highlands, Deep Waters or Static have ads?
Highlands, Deep Waters shows ads; Static does not.

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