Highwater is an adventure developed by Demagog Studios, released 15 March 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Android.
What Highwater is
Highwater is an adventure game developed by Demagog Studios and released in 2023. It was published by Netflix. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Amid the Great Climate Catastrophe, the flooded region of Hightower has become a kind of safe zone between the two dry regions: the nearly global ravaged land of the War Zone, and the fortified city of Alphaville, where the ultra-rich live behind giant walls. With life on Earth becoming untenable for humans, and rumors of an escape to Mars floating around, Nikos begins a perilous journey, picking up friends along the way. First to Hightower, then beyond to cross the impenetrable border of Alphaville, battling insurgents and stealing food along the way. Will Nikos and his friends manage to sneak into the rocket in time
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Highwater holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 24% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 11 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Highwater launched on 15 March 2023, within three weeks of Resident Evil 4, Dredge, Octopath Traveler II and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Resident Evil 4, Dredge, Octopath Traveler II, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Highwater yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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