Comparison

Detective Lawrence vs Deep Tether

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

Head to head
About

Detective Lawrence

Embark on a cosmic mystery adventure as a detective investigating a scientist's strange disappearance. Solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and explore an atmospheric mansion filled with otherworldly clues. This game blends detective fiction with Lovecraftian horror for a thrilling experience.

Highlights
  • Classic adventure gameplay
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Hidden mini-games
  • Lovecraftian mystery story
  • Hint system
  • Atmospheric pixel art
Features
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Step into a world of shadows, science, and secrets. In Detective Lawrence and the Cosmic Machine, a single letter sets in motion a journey that will test your logic, your courage and your grasp on reality itself. You are Detective Lawrence, called to a secluded manor by your old friend Edward, a brilliant scientist who claims to have completed a device that will change the world. But when you arrive, nothing is as it should be. The house is silent. The staff are missing. And what little remains points to something... otherworldly. Solve puzzles, uncover hidden mysteries, and discover secret mini-games scattered throughout the mansion. Each room holds a clue, each discovery brings you closer to a truth perhaps best left buried. Features: - Classic adventure gameplay - Challenging puzzles and interactive objects - Hidden mini-games and optional secrets to find - A mysterious story blending detective fiction with Lovecraftian atmosphere - All texts translated in 8 languages - Clever hint system to help you when you're stuck - Atmospheric pixel art with immersive sound design Whether you're a fan of detective stories, mystery games, or strange tales from beyond, Detective Lawrence and the Cosmic Machine offers a thrilling experience you won’t soon forget. Are you ready to uncover what should have stayed hidden?

About

Deep Tether

Features
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You hang from one cable. Every metre down is worth more. Every metre is also air you still have to spend climbing back out. Deep Tether is a one-thumb, portrait salvage game built on a single question: keep going, or turn around? ONE CABLE, ONE THUMB Drag anywhere to steer the pod down the trench. Hold to reel home. The winch on the boat above is the only way back, and the drum has an end: reach it and the line stops paying out. THE RETURN LINE A marker on the oxygen dial shows exactly what the climb home will cost, cargo weight included. Above it you are safe. Below it you are betting the pod on what you are carrying. The marker never lies to you; upgrades only buy you more rope. A HUNDRED REAL ANIMALS, AT THEIR REAL DEPTHS A coelacanth at 350 metres. An anglerfish at 1,000. A colossal squid at 1,300. A hadal snailfish at 7,000. A hundred living things are drawn in the dark as you pass them, each named, each with one true thing about it, alongside sixteen wrecks and records down to the bottom of the trench. Seeing one costs nothing and is kept forever, even when the pod is not. SOMETHING DOWN THERE IS LISTENING Floodlights, speed and sonar all make noise, and noise draws attention. Nothing can be killed. Cut the lights, hold still, and it passes you by; in the dark you can hardly see what you came for. CUT THE CARGO OR LOSE EVERYTHING Cable tension builds from cargo mass, a snagged line and deep currents. Near the limit the metal starts to complain. Drop the heavy safe and keep the rest, or hold on and hope the drum holds with you. THE SHIP IS THE PROGRESS A longer drum, a better scrubber, heavier clamps, stronger lights: every upgrade turns up as a real part on the boat you come back to. Salvage contracts keep pushing you deeper than you meant to go. AND THEN THERE IS BELOW 900 METRES Past the wreck belt the salvage runs out. The water opens, the dark is total, and the only thing left to bring home is what you saw. That water is not handed to you. It is bought once, by a crew that has finished everything else. HARSH, BUT FAIR Lose the pod and you lose whatever was not insured. The map remembers where it fell, and a later dive can bring it back up. Air and a safe return are never for sale, at any price. Ads are optional, always rewarded, and never interrupt a dive. Sign in with Apple, Google or e-mail to carry your ship between devices, or play as a guest. A game by Nexisia.

Screenshots

Detective Lawrence4 screens
Deep Tether4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deep Tether at none against Detective Lawrence's 1. Detective Lawrence's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Detective Lawrence sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Deep Tether asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Detective Lawrence ships an update every 3 days, Deep Tether every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Detective Lawrence versus Deep Tether: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDetective LawrenceDeep Tether
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (46 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB94 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperFrancesco MendogniNexisia Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Detective Lawrence

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Deep Tether

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Detective Lawrence free?
Detective Lawrence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deep Tether free?
Deep Tether is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Detective Lawrence or Deep Tether have ads?
Both Detective Lawrence and Deep Tether show ads.
Which is updated more often, Detective Lawrence or Deep Tether?
Detective Lawrence ships an update every 3 days, and Deep Tether every 9 days. Most recently, Detective Lawrence was updated on October 21, 2026 and Deep Tether on October 29, 2026.

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