Bug Heroes vs Deadlock Highway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bug Heroes
Engage in a miniature war blending action, strategy, and tower defense. Control unique heroes, build diverse defenses, and upgrade your units to protect your territory. Explore a vast campaign or unleash your creativity in a custom level editor.
- Action-strategy tower defense blend
- 11 unique Bug Heroes with distinct abilities
- Dozens of unlockable tower types
- Single player campaign across multiple environments
- Robust level editor for custom battles
- RPG-style progression with upgrades
- Third-person hero control or classic overhead view
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Control powerful heroes, unlock dozens of tower types, and craft your perfect defense in an exciting blend of action, strategy and tower defense! Master 11 Bug Heroes, each with their own play style, abilities, and weapons; from the Spider Assassin to the Ant Engineer, to the Worm Demolitions Expert, and more! Scavenge for food and junk, build turrets, level up your heroes and towers, equip upgrades, and defend against the enemy! FEATURES • An exciting mix of action, tower defense, and RPG style upgradeability • Huge single player campaign spanning an entire neighborhood of houses • Unleash your creativity at the Playground — a robust level editor where you can craft custom battles and share them with other players • Dozens of towers to unlock and experiment with - craft your defense however you choose • Discover a unique world with interesting heroes, each with their own unique play style, abilities, and personalities • RPG style progression with level ups, upgrades, equipment, and more • Tons of enemy variety to keep gameplay fresh • Take direct control of your heroes from a 3rd person camera, or play like a traditional tower defense game with a classic overhead camera • Jaw dropping, stylized graphics We truly respect your time and support, and we hope you enjoy Bug Heroes: Tower Defense! If you have any questions, suggestions, or need help, please contact us at info@foursakenmedia.com
Deadlock Highway
Experience intense arcade driving by swiping through endless traffic, dodging obstacles, and pushing your speed to the limit. Survive longer for higher scores and compete against your best runs. Revive to continue the action after a crash.
- Endless highway driving
- Minimalist arcade visuals
- Multiple control schemes
- Three game modes
- Five difficulty levels
- Power-up pickups
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Deadlock Highway is a fast, simple arcade driving game where every second on the road gets more intense. Swipe through endless traffic, dodge cars and trucks, squeeze through tight gaps, and push your speed as high as you can. The longer you survive, the faster the highway becomes. Score points for distance, milestones, and dangerous near misses. Crash once and your run is over — unless you use a revive to jump back into the action. Deadlock Highway is built for quick, addictive play sessions. Easy to learn, instantly replayable, and always chasing one more run. Speed increases as your run continues, score bonuses for close calls and milestones. Compete against your best score per mode and difficulty! Features: • Fast endless highway driving • Clean minimalist arcade visuals • 3 control schemes • 3 Game Modes (Classic, Zen and Rush) • 5 Difficulties (Easy, Normal, Hard, Expert, Nightmare) • 4 Pick ups (Brake, Shield, 2x, Bonus Points) How far can you survive the deadlock?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Bug Heroes at 3.3K against Deadlock Highway's 5. Bug Heroes also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Deadlock Highway's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bug Heroes sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Deadlock Highway 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 — 4.9 for Bug Heroes against 5.0 for Deadlock Highway. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bug Heroes has 3.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Bug Heroes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Deadlock Highway's.
Bug Heroes ships an update every 9 days, Deadlock Highway every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bug Heroes | Deadlock Highway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.3K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.3 GB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Foursaken Media | Klick Ink L.P. |
Customer experience
Bug Heroes
Deadlock Highway
Bugs and requests
Bug Heroes
Reported bugs
3 issues- Treasures spawning in unreachable locations
- Bugs causing towers to be destroyed too easily
- Freezing and performance drops in late-game
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer co-op mode
- More diverse hero and tower selection
- Expanded endgame content
- Improved balancing and difficulty curve
- Controller support
Deadlock Highway
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bug Heroes
- Couple of Gems$0.99
- Pile of Gems$2.99
- Mug of Gems$4.99
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- Starter Pack$4.99
- Bag of Gems$7.99
- Bucket of Gems$9.99
- Premium Game+$9.99
- Box of Gems$19.99
- Mountain of Gems$49.99
- Man God Fortune$99.99
Deadlock Highway
- Remove Ads$2.99









