StrategyFit check
Is Highrise City worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- City-building fans who want production chains and resource management at the center of play
- Strategy players who enjoy balancing supplies while expanding a large urban area
- Creative builders who want to make custom buildings and share them through Steam Workshop
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a city builder focused mainly on construction rather than economic supplies and production chains
- Players who prefer short, simple sessions instead of managing large cities with multiple resources and development systems
- Players looking for a role-playing game, military strategy game, or puzzle game
Our take on Highrise City
Its defining structure is the production-chain economy: urban expansion depends on organizing supplies and keeping the city’s resource system balanced.
What is Highrise City?
Highrise City combines city building with economy and resource management.
Players plan urban growth while organizing production chains and managing the supplies needed to keep the economy balanced. Each map provides 196 km² of buildable space, with cities supporting up to 40 million inhabitants, more than 30,000 buildings, and over 60 resources. Construction includes more than 310 base buildings, while laws and technology research offer ways to develop the city. The game includes five population levels, adjustable difficulty, missions and a story, resource trading, trash recycling, and a building editor. New Game Plus adds challenges and a blueprint mode. Maps draw on regions including New York, Vancouver, and Rio, and Steam Workshop integration supports sharing custom creations.
How Highrise City plays
- 01Production chains
- Organize connected economic processes to supply the growing city and maintain balanced resources.
- 02Large city scale
- A city can contain up to 40 million inhabitants, more than 30,000 buildings, and over 60 resources.
- 03Economic policies
- Laws and technology research provide development choices as the city expands.
- 04Custom building editor
- Create custom buildings, skyscrapers, streets, and visual styles for use in the city.
- 05New Game Plus
- A further mode adds new challenges and includes a blueprint mode.
- 06Steam Workshop
- Share custom city creations with the community through Steam Workshop integration.
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Highrise City: platforms & release
Is Highrise City worth it?
It is worth it if: city-building fans who want production chains and resource management at the center of play. Skip it if: players seeking a city builder focused mainly on construction rather than economic supplies and production chains.
Where can I download Highrise City?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Highrise City's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Highrise City on?
Windows only.
