Highwater vs Feed the Deep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Highwater
Embark on a post-apocalyptic journey across a flooded Earth. Explore islands, recruit allies, and battle insurgents in a race against time to escape the planet. This story-driven adventure offers a unique blend of exploration and strategic combat.
- Story-driven 3D adventure
- Explore urban islands
- Turn-based combat with puzzle elements
- Memorable characters
- Original soundtrack
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Available exclusively for Netflix members. It's the end of the world. The ultra-rich might be headed to Mars. Explore a flooded planet, discover islands and find allies — can you escape in time? Amid a great climate catastrophe, the flooded region of Hightower has become a kind of safe zone between the two dry regions: the nearly entirely ravaged land of the War Zone, and the fortified city of Alphaville, where the obscenely wealthy live behind giant walls. Rumors that the rich are escaping to Mars abound. Travel a submerged world by boat as a humble survivor — pick up friends, battle insurgents and steal food — all while fighting to find out if the rumors are true. Can you make it onto the rocket in this atmospheric, story-driven adventure? Features: • Explore a rich, story-driven 3D adventure filled with memorable characters, including friends, foes and creatures • Discover beautiful urban islands and experience new elements of the story • Engage in turn-based combat with a puzzle-solving twist • An exclusive Highwater Pirate Radio soundtrack and original musical performances by in-game characters color an immersive experience! - Game by Demagog Studio and Rogue Games.
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 update cadence: Feed the Deep at daily against Highwater's every 2 months. Feed the Deep also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 55%) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Highwater sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month 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 — 4.7 for Highwater against 4.7 for Feed the Deep. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 502 and 407 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Highwater's written reviews are positive against 73% of Feed the Deep's.
Highwater ships an update every 2 months, Feed the Deep daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Highwater | Feed the Deep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (502 ratings) | 4.7 (407 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | 73.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 502 — better | 407 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.1 GB | 250 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Netflix, Inc. | Luke Muscat |
Customer experience
Highwater
Feed the Deep
User reviews
Highwater
From 502 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Excellent artwork and visual design
- 🎵 Outstanding soundtrack and radio feature
- 📖 Compelling and emotional story
- ⚔️ Fun and strategic turn-based combat
- 🎮 Engaging gameplay mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 💾 Save/load functionality problems
- 🎵 Music on radio not customizable via settings
- ⚔️ Combat difficulty spikes and balance issues
- 🎁 Limited loot variety in exploration
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
Highwater
Reported bugs
12 issues- Audio issues on fresh app launch
- Game freezing at specific story points (Alphaville)
- Save file corruption and chapter loading failures
- Character stuck in train yard after loading
- Boat getting stuck/beached on non-interactive islands
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- Boat docking and undocking mechanics failing
- Character immobility after quest triggers
- Green extraction zones not working properly
- Health booster items not increasing health
- Enemy AI getting stuck on their turn
- Game not starting or loading initial screen
- App support button redirecting to Netflix app instead of support
Requested features
10 requests- Music volume control separate from radio dialogue
- Ability to pick up and equip enemy weapons
- Boat upgrade system
- Toggle for auto-play dialogue
- Better tutorial or difficulty adjustment for early game
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- Weapon/booster management during battles
- View character attack descriptions outside of combat
- More challenging combat encounters
- Better navigation/compass system
- Sequel or expanded content
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
Highwater
- Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month
Feed the Deep
- Unlock Game$6.99









