Comparison

Maneater vs PROJECT

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

Head to head
About

Maneater

Experience the ultimate power fantasy as a terrifying shark in this open-world action RPG. Grow from a pup to an apex predator, exploring diverse environments and evolving your abilities to exact revenge.

Highlights
  • Open-world action RPG
  • Evolve and customize your shark
  • Explore diverse environments
  • Engage in compelling combat
  • Experience a unique story campaign
  • Day/night cycle
Features
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Become a MANEATER Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a terrifying SHARK! Maneater is a single-player, open-world action RPG (ShaRkPG) where YOU are the shark. Starting as a small shark pup, you are tasked with surviving the harsh world while eating your way up the ecosystem. To do this, you will explore a large and varied open world, encountering diverse enemies - both human and wildlife. Find the right resources, and you can grow and evolve far beyond what nature intended, allowing the player to tailor the shark to their play style. This is fortunate, because to get revenge on the cruel fisherman who dismembered you will take evolving into a massive shark, an apex predator of legends. Eat. Explore. Evolve. Unique Story Play through a full narrative, story-based campaign narrated by Chris Parnell (Rick and Morty, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) and set against the backdrop of a reality TV show. Diverse, Compelling Combat Battle fierce wildlife, including other apex predators, or fight against various types of human hunters ranging from town drunks all the way up to the Coast Guard. Evolve Into a Legend Feed on humans and wildlife to grow your shark, and find shark loot to evolve your shark down multiple possible paths. Explore the Gulf 7 large regions, including bayous of the Gulf Coast, resort beaches, industrial docks, the open ocean, and more. Experience a living world with a full day/night cycle.

About

PROJECT

Features
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ARTIFACT ― 集めて、避けて、観測せよ。 地下で発見された人類外の遺物「アーティファクト」を起動し、世界を侵蝕する敵と戦う縦型シューティング。 ■ ガチャ地獄じゃない ランダム有料排出はありません。11機すべては遊べば確定で手に入る。集めた機体を「弾種の相性」で持ち替えて攻略する ― それがこのゲームの心臓部です。 ■ 弾種 × 敵タイプの相性 群れ・重装・回避・隊列。エリアごとに得意な弾種がある。合う機体で挑めば爽快、外しても愛で押し切れる。 ■ 8つの領域・個性豊かなボス BOUNDARY から OBSERVER まで、8エリア × 各10ステージ+隠しリフト。すべて手続き描画のネオン世界。 ■ 観測室で放置生産 装飾品を並べて、遊んでいない間も星屑がたまる。1〜2時間/日+放置で、約1週間で全クリを狙える良心設計。 ■ すべて自作 グラフィックは1枚も画像を使わず全てコード描画。音も音源ファイル無しのリアルタイム合成。5言語対応。 搾取しない。あなたの時間を尊重する。集める楽しさだけが、ここにある。

Screenshots

Maneater4 screens
PROJECT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PROJECT at Free against Maneater's $10.99. PROJECT also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Maneater's advantage is chart position (#63 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

PROJECT is free to download; Maneater costs $10.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maneater ships an update every 3 weeks, PROJECT every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Maneater versus PROJECT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManeaterPROJECT
Price$10.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#63 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.7 GB159 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbHToma Nozaki

In-app purchases

None

Maneater

No in-app purchases

None

PROJECT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maneater free?
Maneater costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PROJECT free?
PROJECT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Maneater or PROJECT have ads?
Neither Maneater nor PROJECT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maneater or PROJECT?
Maneater ships an update every 3 weeks, and PROJECT every 2 weeks. Most recently, Maneater was updated on October 16, 2026 and PROJECT on October 9, 2026.

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