Mobile game · 2023

Highwater

Highwater is a story-driven 3D adventure game with isometric turn-based combat set in a flooded post-apocalyptic urban environment. Navigate the world by boat, discover islands, and find new allies to help battle foes in turn-based combat.

Estimated daily players

~1,5000.0%

Range 150–8.7K

Estimated total players

~29,0000.0%

Range 15K–58K

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Estimates, not counts — nobody publishes real player numbers for mobile games, so these are modelled from public signals. How we work them out

Mar 15, 2023Android iOSESRB 18GRAC 15ESRB 16ACB MPEGI TUSK 12CLASS IND 12

Adventure Puzzle Strategy Tactical Action Survival

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What the estimate rests on

Google Play 56%
App Store 29%
Steam 15%

Player estimates

Nobody publishes how many people play Highwater, so these figures are modelled from the public counts on Google Play, App Store, Steam, Twitch. Each count stands in a roughly known ratio to a population — one Play rating per ~45 players, one Steam review per ~35 owners — and the estimates below combine those readings, weighted by how much each source can be trusted to speak for the whole game. Read the range as the answer and the headline as its middle.

Estimated daily players

~1,500

0.0%

Range 150 – 8.7K

No source reports a live count for this game, so this is a share of the total player base — a genre assumption rather than an observation, which is why the range is wide.

Estimated total players

~29,000

0.0%

Range 15K – 58K

Everyone who has ever played, from the cumulative counts: store ratings and installs, Steam reviews, members and subscribers.

Estimated total players over time

2 readings · last 2 days

Average estimated players per month

Mean estimated total players for Highwater per calendar month, newest first
Month	Estimated total players	Change
August 2026	~50,000	—

Community activity

Last checked Aug 9, 2026

Store signals

How many people have rated, reviewed or installed Highwater where it is sold.

Google Play ratings

2,515

Average rating: 4.1
Installs: 500K+

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

App Store ratings

484

0.0%

Average rating: 4.7

Steam players in game

Reviews: 99

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Community signals

How many people gather around Highwater outside the stores — members, subscribers and live viewers.

Twitch viewers

Live channels: 0

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Not tracked for Highwater: Discord, Reddit, YouTube. A platform appears here once the game has a link to it — most mobile games have no Steam port or subreddit, so a gap is normal rather than a sign the game is small.

Storyline

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

Trailers

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Announcement Trailer

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Frequently asked questions

How many people play Highwater?

We estimate that about 29,000 people have played Highwater — plausibly between 15K and 58K. Around 1,500 of them play on a given day, in a range of 150 and 8.7K. Both figures are modelled from public counts on Google Play, App Store, Steam and Twitch rather than published by the developer, so read them as a scale rather than as a headcount.

Is Highwater still active?

Yes. Highwater is holding steady — it measured within a percent of where it was a week ago. We recheck every source daily, and the charts on this page show each platform's readings over time.

How are the Highwater player estimates worked out?

Nobody publishes player counts for mobile games, so we infer them. Each public count we can read is converted into a population using a documented ratio — roughly one Google Play rating per 45 people who played, one Steam review per 35 owners, one Discord member per 40 players — and the live counts (Steam concurrents, members online, Twitch viewers) are converted the same way into a daily figure. Those separate estimates are then averaged in proportion to how much each source can be trusted, which is why sources that disagree widen the published range instead of cancelling out. This page is built on 2 readings taken since August 8, 2026.