Comparison

Highwater vs Feed the Deep

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated caves
  • Resource collection and upgrades
  • Atmospheric deep sea adventure
  • Lovecraftian vibes
  • Exploration at your own pace
  • Limited oxygen management
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Highwater4 screens
Feed the Deep4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Highwater versus Feed the Deep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHighwaterFeed the Deep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (502 ratings)4.7 (407 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews73.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings502 — better407
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.1 GB250 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperNetflix, Inc.Luke Muscat

Customer experience

Highwater

All ratings498 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive55.0%
Neutral17.5%
Negative27.5%

Feed the Deep

All ratings385 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral8.4%
Negative18.2%

User reviews

Highwater

From 502 App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

1 purchases

Highwater

Subscriptions1
  • Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month
1 purchases

Feed the Deep

One-time1
  • Unlock Game$6.99

Questions

Is Highwater free?
Highwater is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Feed the Deep free?
Feed the Deep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Highwater or Feed the Deep?
Feed the Deep is rated higher. Highwater averages 4.7 out of 5 from 502 ratings, while Feed the Deep averages 4.7 from 407 ratings.
Do Highwater or Feed the Deep have ads?
Neither Highwater nor Feed the Deep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Highwater or Feed the Deep?
Highwater ships an update every 2 months, and Feed the Deep daily. Most recently, Highwater was updated on October 23, 2026 and Feed the Deep on October 22, 2026.

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