Stranger Things 3 The Game vs Bottomless
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stranger Things 3 The Game
Embark on an adventure through a pixelated Hawkins, playing as 12 characters from the hit series. Team up with a friend or go solo to battle threats from The Upside Down. Experience familiar events and uncover new quests in this retro-styled action-adventure game.
- 12 playable characters
- Local co-op multiplayer
- Explore Hawkins
- Battle Upside Down threats
- Retro art style
- Modern gameplay mechanics
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Fight your way through a pixelated Hawkins as 12 playable characters from Stranger Things 3. Team up with a pal or dare to enter The Upside Down solo. Stranger Things 3: The Game is the official companion game to the third season of the hit original series. Play through familiar events from the series while uncovering never-before-seen quests, character interactions and secrets! This adventure game blends a distinctively retro art style with modern gameplay mechanics to deliver nostalgic fun with a fresh new twist. Just like in the show, teamwork is at the heart of Stranger Things 3: The Game. Fans can team up in two-player local co-op to explore the world of Hawkins, solve puzzles and battle the emerging evils of The Upside Down as one of twelve beloved characters from the show.
Bottomless
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One summer dive. One enormous wave. One very missing swimsuit. In Bottomless, a boy searches the ocean for his lost trunks—and finds just about everything else. Tap left and right to swim through bright reefs, sunken wrecks and the midnight trench. Keep your rhythm, watch your air and decide when a risky detour is worth it. ADVENTURE: GO DEEPER, ONE DIVE AT A TIME Every attempt starts at the surface. Keep the salvage you collect, even when your dive ends, and spend it on more breath, stronger strokes and tighter turns. Buy permanent flashlight upgrades to see farther into the dark. CASUAL: A FRESH BUILD EVERY DIVE Start with 60 seconds of air. Discover equipment to refill your breath and improve your swimming for this run. Walls bounce you back, obstacles cost air, and creatures end the dive. Keep your coins for a separate cosmetic swimwear collection. AN OCEAN WITH A MIND OF ITS OWN Weave past swimming fish, pulsing jellyfish, lunging eels and hungry sharks. Fish can slow you down, stings burn through your air and a shark can end your dive. Optional air pearls, slipstreams and shields can turn a good attempt into a new best. FIND EVERYTHING EXCEPT YOUR TRUNKS Recover 24 absurd artifacts, including an antique toaster, a mossy bowling ball and a microwave that somehow still works. Treasure milestones are claimed once: your next dive must go farther to find the next one. Discoveries do not refill your oxygen. A LITTLE MORE DIGNITY Choose a cardboard box, flamingo float, wooden barrel or kelp skirt. Outfits change your look, never your swimming stats. The character is always covered by bubbles or an outfit. SIXTY REASONS TO KEEP DIVING Earn permanent medals for discoveries, skill and depth records—including comparisons with famous towers, lakes and the Titanic wreck. Tap any medal to see its challenge and progress. • Two-thumb momentum swimming made for portrait play. • Four illustrated ocean layers and a chibi cartoon cast. • A comic opening for new adventures; Continue gets you straight back to diving. • Offline gameplay and local progression, with no account required. • Separate music, sound, vibration, reduced-motion and discovery-animation settings. ADS AND AD-FREE Adventure offers optional ads to double the coins from a completed dive. After three completed Adventure dives without seeing an ad, a run-end ad appears when available. Casual also has run-end ads. The permanent Ad-Free Salvage purchase removes ads in both modes and automatically doubles Adventure coins, even offline. It does not multiply Casual coins, and bonuses never stack. Unavailable ads never block another dive. Progress is stored on your device. There is no cloud save or online ranking. Store purchases and rewarded ads need an internet connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Stranger Things 3 The Game at none against Bottomless's shown. Bottomless's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Stranger Things 3 The Game sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month and Bottomless sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stranger Things 3 The Game ships an update every 3 months, Bottomless daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stranger Things 3 The Game | Bottomless |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (712 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 712 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 590 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Netflix, Inc. | Tiago Massita da Fonseca |
Bugs and requests
Stranger Things 3 The Game
Reported bugs
4 issues- Invisible buttons and switches
- Inability to progress due to missing items
- Soft-locks and crashes
- Enemies and characters getting stuck
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for seasons 1, 2, and 4
- Improve controls for mobile
- Add co-op multiplayer
- Provide an option to skip difficult sections
Bottomless
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stranger Things 3 The Game
- Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month
Bottomless
- Ad-Free Salvage$2.99
Questions
Is Stranger Things 3 The Game free?
Is Bottomless free?
Do Stranger Things 3 The Game or Bottomless have ads?
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