Getting Over It+ vs Downwell+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Getting Over It+
Navigate a challenging climb using only a hammer and a pot. Experience agonizing gameplay with the risk of losing all progress. This game is designed to test your patience and introduce new levels of frustration.
- Climb a giant mountain with a hammer and pot
- Philosophical observations during gameplay
- Agonizing and frustrating gameplay
- Risk of losing all progress
- Unpredictable gameplay duration
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A game I made For a certain kind of person To hurt them. • Climb up an enormous mountain with nothing but a hammer and a pot. • Listen as I make philosophical observations about the problem at hand. • Between 2 and ∞ hours of agonizing gameplay, depending. The median time to finish for my playtesters was 5 hours, but the mean was closer to ∞. • Lose all your progress, over and over. • Feel new types of frustration you didn't know you were capable of.
Downwell+
Venture into a procedurally generated well, battling creatures with special gun boots. Collect gems, purchase upgrades, and discover hidden treasures. Each descent offers a unique and challenging adventure.
- Gun boots for combat and descent control
- Procedurally generated levels
- Collect gems and buy items
- Level up and obtain upgrades
- Discover hidden caves and relics
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Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots for protection. Make your way further and further down into the darkness filled with nasty creatures and mysterious secrets to collect the spectacular red gems scattered about the rocks. Step into precariously placed shops and buy some helpful items or level up between levels to battle well-dwelling monsters and uncover hidden caves filled with riches and relics. No two trips down the well are ever the same! The Amazing Gunboots - The fashionable and lethal Gunboots allow players to unleash a torrent of firepower on the nasty creatures dwelling in the well and slow your decent with each shot. Unique Weapons & Items - Get different weapons, shop for peculiar items and obtain powerful upgrades that all stack and affect the way you play! A New Adventure Every Time - Each level in Downwell is procedurally generated, so no two trips down the well are ever the same providing a fresh new adventure each time! Music by Eirik Suhrke. Sound Design by Joonas Turner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Downwell+ at 4.5 against Getting Over It+'s 3.4. Downwell+ also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 46%). Getting Over It+'s advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 293). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Downwell+ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Getting Over It+ has 1.9K ratings behind it against 293, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Getting Over It+'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Downwell+'s.
Getting Over It+ ships an update every 11 months, Downwell+ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Getting Over It+ | Downwell+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (1.9K ratings) | 4.5 (293 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 293 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 259 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Bennett Foddy | Devolver Digital, Inc. |
Customer experience
Getting Over It+
Downwell+
User reviews
Getting Over It+
From 1.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and challenging
- 🎮 Great game concept
- 👍 Calming narrator
- 💡 Symbolic of life's struggles
Room to improve
- 🐛 Hammer gets stuck in scenery
- 🐛 Black screen after loading
- 🎮 Frustrating mobile controls
- 🔋 Finger strain from constant movement
Downwell+
From 293 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Surprisingly good game
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 💎 Satisfying audio design
- 🎨 Customizable palettes
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and performance issues
- 🎮 Suboptimal controls and button layout
- 🔇 Lack of sound/volume control
- 💢 Overly difficult and punishing
Bugs and requests
Getting Over It+
Reported bugs
4 issues- Hammer gets stuck in walls
- Black screen after completing the game
- Inconsistent sensitivity and acceleration
- Inability to start a new game after completion
Requested features
4 requests- Add reset button
- Improve new game functionality
- Optimize mobile controls
- Fix invisible obstacles at the end
Downwell+
Reported bugs
3 issues- Buttons not working on launch
- Game freezing at the end of levels
- Abilities not functioning as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Controller support
- Landscape mode
- More upgrades and progression
- Gradual difficulty increase
In-app purchases
Getting Over It+
No in-app purchases
Downwell+
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Getting Over It+ free?
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