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Is The Highrise worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Survival-horror players who want resource gathering and crafting inside an abandoned tower
- Small groups who want cooperative sessions for up to 4 players
- Players who prefer stealth and sound management alongside crafted combat
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short, linear campaign rather than resource collection across a multi-floor survival setting
- Players who dislike managing hunger, thirst, food poisoning, limited resources, or one-life challenges
- Players looking for a primarily puzzle-focused climbing game rather than combat and survival mechanics
Our take on The Highrise
The store presentation gives substantial space to the tower’s atmosphere and survival systems, but the core objective is narrower: reach the rescue signal. The large building, character roster, and multiplayer options sit around that repeated scavenging-and-descent loop rather than indicating a broad narrative campaign.
What is The Highrise?
A first-person survival game unfolds in a locked-down tower following an extraterrestrial attack.
Players salvage materials throughout the structure, dismantle furnishings for components, and craft gear for preparing food, cleaning water, fighting, and sneaking past threats. Managing hunger, dehydration, and illness from spoiled food is essential. The creatures hunt by sensing motion, odors, and noise. Descending deeper brings richer supplies alongside larger numbers of tougher foes. Air ducts offer a less dangerous way to travel between sections. Six selectable survivors differ in attributes and passive skills. Solo play, multiplayer with as many as 4 participants, and custom sessions accommodating up to 8 are available. Sandbox, Survival, and Custom modes alter resources, lives, and challenge settings.
How The Highrise plays
- 01Resource scavenging
- Furniture throughout the building can be dismantled for materials, with specialized tools improving collection from different objects.
- 02Survival crafting
- Players can build equipment such as a water still, cooking station, and workbench for processing supplies and making survival gear.
- 03Sound-based enemies
- The alien creatures can detect small noises, odors, and major disturbances such as breaking glass or falling objects.
- 04Progressive floor danger
- Descending through the tower increases access to resources while introducing larger numbers of stronger monsters.
- 05Character selection
- Six playable characters use different attributes and passive abilities.
- 06Multiplayer modes
- The game supports single-player and multiplayer sessions for up to 4 participants, with custom mode allowing up to 8.
- 07Multiple game modes
- Sandbox includes unlimited lives and returning resources, while Survival uses scarce supplies and one life; Custom mode allows difficulty settings.
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The Highrise: platforms & release
Is The Highrise worth it?
It is worth it if: survival-horror players who want resource gathering and crafting inside an abandoned tower. Skip it if: players seeking a short, linear campaign rather than resource collection across a multi-floor survival setting.
Where can I download The Highrise?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Highrise's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Highrise on?
Windows only.
