Abandon Ship vs Feed the Deep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Abandon Ship
Command a sailing ship and crew through a reactive fantasy world filled with story-driven islands and tactical combat. Survive harsh conditions, permanent death, and make choices that shape your journey and the world around you.
- Explore a vast, story-filled world
- Engage in tactical ship combat
- Survive permanent death and consequences
- Customize ships and crew
- Multiple story campaigns and modes
- Dynamic weather and environmental effects
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Engage in piracy and become a hunted Captain. Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings. SURVIVE ON THE EDGE IN A WORLD WITH CONSEQUENCES Discover a huge amount of unique, story-filled islands across diverse biomes and themed areas: Fight ghost ships in the Haunted Seas. Ward off giant arachnids in the Spider Islands. Regions filled with poisonous gas, icebergs, cannibals and much more await. Engage enemy ships, fortifications and sea monsters in vicious combat, employing your best tactics to out-manoeuvre and out-gun the enemy. Weather and environmental conditions affect your battles: Tidal waves, lightning strikes, volcanic bombardments and blizzards are just some of the modifiers that impact your strategy. Abandon Ship focuses on ‘Age of Sail’ ships in a Fantasy setting, framed in an Art Style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings. SHIP DESTRUCTION IS NOT THE END Life in this world can be brutal. Death is permanent. But the journey doesn’t end if your vessel is destroyed. You are the Captain, and as long as the Captain is alive, there is always hope. By escaping to a Lifeboat, or even being stranded, alone in the water, there is a chance to survive and fight your way back to the top. SNATCH VICTORY FROM THE JAWS OF DEFEAT Combat is tactical and savage. Each battle is hard-fought, always on the edge of defeat. Your only chance of overcoming the odds is to employ every advantage you can bring to bear. Dozens of diverse weapons and upgrades are available to utilise on the various ship classes you can acquire. Customise your vessels appearance by capturing enemy ships intact. Your trusty crew gain experience and traits to help provide an edge over the enemy. REAP WHAT YOU SOW Explore a fantasy world that reacts to your actions. Engage in piracy and become a hunted Captain. Undertake quests that may drastically change the environment – or the entire world. Make decisions that create allies or enemies that return to help or seek vengeance. Play multiple stories, including the main campaigns tale of overthrowing a Cthulhu-esque Cult, a Freeplay mode about rebuilding the legacy of your forebears, and shorter tales, such as the combat campaign focused on rescuing your sister, or Sword of the Cult, where you play as one of Father’s children, climbing the ranks until you’re granted the ultimate weapon: The Kraken. THIS VERSION IS A FREE DEMO, AN IN-GAME PURCHASE IS REQUIRED TO UNLOCK THE FULL CONTENT.
Feed the Deep
Explore procedurally generated undersea caves in this atmospheric roguelike. Collect resources to upgrade your gear, manage limited oxygen, and face hostile wildlife. Every dive offers a unique challenge in a dark, Lovecraftian world.
- Procedurally generated caves
- Resource collection and upgrades
- Atmospheric deep sea adventure
- Lovecraftian vibes
- Exploration at your own pace
- Limited oxygen management
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- A dark roguelike by the designer of Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride. - Procedurally generated caves make every expedition different. - Explore at your own pace. Dive fast and aggressive or explore slowly, dropping markers along the way. - Soundtrack by award-winning composer Cedar Jones (Jetpack Joyride and more). - An atmospheric deep sea adventure with lovecraftian vibes. When they built the floating cities, they had no idea an insidious threat lurked deep below... Feed the Deep is a compulsive lovecraftian roguelike inspired by the likes of Dome Keeper and Spelunky. Dive into an ever-changing system of undersea caves. Collect resources that can be traded for upgrades and items. Explore ever deeper, managing dark spaces, limited oxygen, and hostile wildlife, and complete your mission to Feed the Deep. Feed the Deep was built almost entirely by me, Luke Muscat. Back in the Old Times I was creator of Jetpack Joyride and Fruit Ninja. A couple of years ago I decided I wanted to try the ultimate game dev challenge and make a game completely solo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Feed the Deep at none against Abandon Ship's shown. Feed the Deep also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and review sentiment (73% vs 50%). Abandon Ship's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 407). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Abandon Ship sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Feed the Deep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Abandon Ship against 4.7 for Feed the Deep. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.7K and 407 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Abandon Ship's written reviews are positive against 73% of Feed the Deep's.
Abandon Ship ships an update weekly, Feed the Deep daily. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Abandon Ship | Feed the Deep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.7K ratings) | 4.7 (407 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.2% of reviews | 73.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 407 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.1 GB | 250 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Plug In Digital | Luke Muscat |
Customer experience
Abandon Ship
Feed the Deep
User reviews
Abandon Ship
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
- 🔍 Compelling story
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 💰 Worth the money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 📚 Overwhelming tutorial
- 💰 Expensive for full game
- 🤖 Simplistic AI
- 🔒 Requires internet connection
Feed the Deep
From 407 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great port of PC version
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay loop
- 💡 Game focused on fun, not microtransactions
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive for a mobile game
- 🐛 Camera issues when taking damage
- 🐛 Shoot button not always responsive
Bugs and requests
Abandon Ship
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tutorial pop-ups blocking gameplay
- Screen freezing during weapon purchase
- Saved progress lost after crashes
- Navigation issues in certain areas
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to skip tutorial
- More ship customization options
- Offline play
- Improved crew management
- Larger screen UI
Feed the Deep
Reported bugs
2 issues- Camera flipping when taking damage
- Shoot button not working consistently
Requested features
2 requests- Support for older devices
- Controller support
In-app purchases
Abandon Ship
- Combat Campaigns 1 & 2$1.99
- Cult Campaign$2.99
- Haunted Seas Campaign$2.99
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- Main Campaign & Freeplay Mode$6.99
- Bundle Full Game + all DLCs$9.99
Feed the Deep
- Unlock Game$6.99









