Highwater vs Snake Bytes
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.
Snake Bytes
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Your Snake's Color has to Match the Obstacle to pass through. Swipe to steer. Stars scattered across the field change your color when you grab them. Time your pickups, match the color, smash through and grow. Hit the wrong color — you shrink. Master the swap. Master the game. COLLECT. MATCH. SMASH. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY: • Levels — 50 hand-crafted challenges with star ratings • Endless — how long can you last? • Daily Challenge — one seeded run per day, same layout for all players • Snake Race — real-time multiplayer via Game Center MAKE IT YOURS: • 29 unlockable snake skins • 7 vibrant color palettes • Colorblind accessibility mode COMPETE WORLDWIDE: • 5 Game Center leaderboards • 22 achievements to chase Simple to learn. Impossible to master.
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Verdict
Highwater and Snake Bytes are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 Snake Bytes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Highwater ships an update every 2 months, Snake Bytes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Highwater | Snake Bytes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (498 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 498 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.1 GB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Netflix, Inc. | Albert Cox |
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
Snake Bytes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Highwater
- Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month
Snake Bytes
- Unlock All Snake Skins$0.99
Questions
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