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Highrisers
Developer Solar Powered Games
An Urban Survival RPG! Crafting, Exploring and Defending in a desolate metropolis haunted by the mysterious dreamers. Lead a team of 4 survivors through this urban desert of skyscrapers and high-rises, where the streets are crowded with the mutated victims of a strange disease. From the Steam store page
72 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Apr 12, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
29
Rotten
18 positive · 45 negative
95% range 19–41%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 18 | 45 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 1 | 0 | 8 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Negative
18 of 64 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
29% recommend · 18 yes, 45 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 63 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Negative (46 of 122 positive).
Many players find the core concept and art style engaging, but the game is marred by bugs and a lack of polish. [1][2][3] Several reviewers criticize the absence of a pause button and excessive micromanagement, though some note recent updates have added a pause feature. [4][5][6] A number of players report frequent crashes and save corruption, leading to frustration and refunds. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [1]
This is a maybe for me, not an actual yes. Yet. The core concept is amazing, the art style is great, and there is real ingenuity here. People complain it needs more tutorial and I disagree. However, it needs pause, the ability to queue orders, and more depth and sense in the skill system. I really want this game to be good. It's such an interesting concept, and fun when it's parts come together. I've played 95 hours …
- [2]
I honestly love the game and its concept, but for a "full-release", this game just isn't up to standard yet. So, to put it simply, Highrisers is a survival-themed resource and inventory management game where the goal is to get your team of 4 survivors safely away from the high-rise they are trapped in by fixing the helicopter at the rooftop. The unique point about the game is that almost everything in the game can …
- [7]
Is this 1.0? Well i would say no. The actual state of the game feel like a beta, still filled with bug and erronous gameplay mechanics. In 5 hours of gameplay i was forced to relaunch multiple time the game because of various bug like sound spam, can't equip weapons anymore, couldn't progress in the tutoriel. I got multiple crash, two in game and 1 trying to launch my save of day 5, i guess my save is lost and i …
- [6]
TD;LR: Time critical to gameplay, yet each person in the whole party needs to be micromanaged for literally everything excessively, including picking up components and eating, with only one controllable at a time leading to time wasted on the other three members. A really promising and interesting concept that has been poorly executed mechanically. The premise of the game is to scavenge what you can during the day …
- [3]
I really wanted to like this game, and it has some potential, but I had to request a refund. It has the makings of a good game, but it's not there yet. The complete lack of information given on how to do anything (no tutorial that I saw), coupled with the constant juggling of resources and character switching, back n forth, really made it hard to get anything done. Then it started crashing on me... so before the …
Summarised from 34 of the 73 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Highrisers sits at 29% positive across 63 opinionated reactions from 2 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 72 · most liked firstI've played some games where they were hardcore and required a complicated and underexplained UI... NEO Scavenger, UnReal World, Dwarf Fortress - just to name a few. These titles can frustrate and intimidate because of the lack of explanation on how things work or function, and sometimes trial and error is required to get your bearings. However there is one important factor about these titles I mention: they're all turn based. They all allow you an infinite amount of time to stare and digest…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38553778-All-about-Strategy-Games/] Follow my Curator Page if you're into Strategy Games! Highrisers is a survival strategy game. Four survivors are on a skyscraper, trying to survive and getting the helicopter on top of the building to work again. On your way, you need to search for all sorts of useful things. You will find a lot, craft a lot, kill, get killed, or starve to death. One of these will happen eventually. Survive A survivor can…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I honestly love the game and its concept, but for a "full-release", this game just isn't up to standard yet. So, to put it simply, Highrisers is a survival-themed resource and inventory management game where the goal is to get your team of 4 survivors safely away from the high-rise they are trapped in by fixing the helicopter at the rooftop. The unique point about the game is that almost everything in the game can be broken down into parts that you can then use to craft a variety of other…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a maybe for me, not an actual yes. Yet. The core concept is amazing, the art style is great, and there is real ingenuity here. People complain it needs more tutorial and I disagree. However, it needs pause, the ability to queue orders, and more depth and sense in the skill system. I really want this game to be good. It's such an interesting concept, and fun when it's parts come together. I've played 95 hours in it not just because my ADHD has me randomly focused on it right now. It is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game, and it has some potential, but I had to request a refund. It has the makings of a good game, but it's not there yet. The complete lack of information given on how to do anything (no tutorial that I saw), coupled with the constant juggling of resources and character switching, back n forth, really made it hard to get anything done. Then it started crashing on me... so before the brief time limit was up, I decided it wasn't worth the risk at the moment in it's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://youtu.be/kwebRVQIeDA TL:DW Pros: - You can almost pickup everything you see - You can turn a floor into anything you want like a farm for food. - There are a decent amount of crafting recipe Cons: - Its great that there is voice acting but it can get annoying when the characters keeps saying the same line every time you click on an object and not all the voice acting are good. - Tutorial does not teach you anything advance and it is almost useless - The game can be buggy sometimes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is this 1.0? Well i would say no. The actual state of the game feel like a beta, still filled with bug and erronous gameplay mechanics. In 5 hours of gameplay i was forced to relaunch multiple time the game because of various bug like sound spam, can't equip weapons anymore, couldn't progress in the tutoriel. I got multiple crash, two in game and 1 trying to launch my save of day 5, i guess my save is lost and i didn't try anymore after trying to launch it 3 time in a row. I'm done with this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Outright weak UI - unintuitive and too many clicks to gather all the stuff. Outright weak graphics - everything is tiny. Refunded, downvote.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I read a lot of the negative reviews and hoped that maybe the biggest gripe was that there was no pause (which was added in.) Well, I have been unable to successfully move to a different tower due to consistent crashing (at certain times in-game) and it seems like the game has been abandoned at this point. When I try to report the crashes like the game asks, it just takes me to a broken web link. Despite some annoying QoL stuff it would be pretty fun. Unfortunately, it's been impossible for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I thought I might like this despite the reviews, but the execution is just that little bit too clunky. At first it seems straight forward, and like pausing will be enough to sort your way through each plan. I think this wouldn't be terrible if you had time to plan things out, but you're already being rushed to get haphazard weapon crafting done during the first day. It doesn't seem like it'll be too hard to get this done, but the lack of a queue system or automation system means that each…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Summary: Object juggling, the game. So we have four cool characters who presumably know what they are doing - but the game refuses to let that happen. You, as a novice player, have no idea what scenery to scavenge to get the components you need for the next helicopter upgrade. So you need to scavenge everything to find out. The floor is now covered with objects that you don't know the sprites for yet. So you need to hover over them and read the descriptions or match the icons. Did I mention…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok, where to start . I have a Love/Hate relationship to this game . To me it is a very fun and addictive game , if you like micromanagment and scavanging, obtaining and transporting crafting materials back and forth . It took me at least 12 hours to first get off from the starting building . The game seems hard or overwelming at first , but after a while you know what you doing , know where to find the stuff you need and getting faster at identifing the materials on the ground . It even seems…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Update c. Jan 17, 2023, Assemble doesn't seem to want to take any questions about whether the game is abandoned or not. c. Nov 15, 2021, the update has slightly improved stability, but it still has major issues. I want to like it. I really do. I backed it on Kickstarter. It's unplayable. EDIT: I think it's ... unfinished? Crashes when you move to another building. Crashes when you are moving something when the day breaks. Sometimes, it'll just... crash at day break every time anyways. Has…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoyed this concept but after waiting years for development to progress, i find out there has not been an update in over a year. maybe there is an explanation for this but i'm not happy about spending money on this game now.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →tl;dr: There's something almost compelling here, but it's barely too much micro-management for me. And it crashes and loses progress way too often to push past that. For the first 14 hours, I was pretty frustrated, getting to day 7 or 8 and being overwhelmed without having found the weird/rare resources I apparently needed. I reached the point of restarting almost immediately if I couldn't see the things I believed I needed, e.g. accessible fuel supplies, close enough to reach. At about…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TD;LR: Time critical to gameplay, yet each person in the whole party needs to be micromanaged for literally everything excessively, including picking up components and eating, with only one controllable at a time leading to time wasted on the other three members. A really promising and interesting concept that has been poorly executed mechanically. The premise of the game is to scavenge what you can during the day to repair your helicopter, fending off the dreamers during the night and when…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this game but no updates since 11/05/2021 and still crash when loading games. Do something Devs... do balance patch or say something like "we are still working on this game's problem", "we are making updates", "we have too many work to do", "we are resting now", "we are making something" say something! Discuss with us we want to know little information like "we are still alive!" There is so many of you can makes better this game. Sometimes damned game system isn't give gas to live FIRST…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The only thing this game needs to be great is a time pause button. I love the art, crafting, and concept but right now it feels like every second you spend looking around the map, or not having all 4 of your people working is punished so it just becomes a frantic rush to keep everyone productive. The ability to pause, look around, and figure out what needs to be done next would solve all this. Until they implement that its a thumbs down from me. Edit: Devs have been very responsive to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Somewhat unintuitive game, inventory management is a pain, juggling 4 character is also a pain. And then I tried to experiment with the "assist" feature and it corrupted my save game... Upon crashing to desktop I get asked if I want to report the bug and it brings me to a "page expired" website. Would not recommend
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh man...I want this to be fun. I have spent a lot of time in This War of Mine. Unfortunately, this game gets bogged down in all the wrong spots. The "fun" part of the game is not inventory management. In other words, inventory management should NOT be the thing that takes up 95% of my time. https://youtu.be/fP5GNeqeL3U
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Almost but not quite there. The devs have been working hard at fixing a few game breaking bugs. I'll continue to play after each update as they fix things and then write a full review when the game is playable as intended.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had high hopes for this game, but even just 5 minutes in I see this is going to be a nightmare to play. The main draw of this game is the number of items you can salvage then craft into useful weapons, structures, and crafting stations. Your characters have a limited inventory to hold stuff so inventory management will require you to go out, salvage, then return their loot to base. The absolutely glaring issue is the only way to "store" the items is to just dump them on the ground. Next to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lil rough first starting but I think they're on to something with this survival game. It's got the side scroller style, the graphics are pretty cool, and if you like to horde things, this would be the game for you. I'm a lil early in the game and it's a little bit of a challenge to get my team equip with items to fight with but none the less it's pretty decent so far and for the price, you can't go wrong. Check my live stream for some gameplay. Mon-friday 12Noon EST - 8Pm EST.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →High rise offers very little. The concept overall is: Scavenge, with a time limit to repair a chopper. Rinse, repeat.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+ Nice concept, real time play creates a sense of tension and forces rapid fire decision making - Fairly unstable (save ending crashes and random errors needing frequent restart), seems unfinished
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good idea for a game but really bad execution. You have to control 4 separate characters with four separate inventories. Half the time you just end up dropping/shuttling items around so one character can build/fix some stuff. End result is messy, rushed and very tedious. A lot of people complain about the UI, lack of pause, pacing, icons being too similar. Problem is not that the game has issues - the entire execution of the original idea is pure ♥♥♥♥♥. Problem is that the game is as much…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Written By Hidden Gems Review : https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38624426/, Follow me! You can see Gameplay of the game here : https://youtu.be/SqmdN7UtjKI Highrisers is a rpg crafting suvival game. The main goal is repair the helicopter for escape of the building because in the lowers floors there are some kind of mutants infected by a virus. The idea is really great as the pixel art but there is a big problem with the game, it's too realistic... Why is this a problem? because…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Appreciate being able to check this title out. A few things just to start off, this game is very very tedious. Inventory management is a nightmare and figuring out what item is what is overly time consuming. The backpack is very small and the shelving units just do not cut it and you have to physically mouse over each item to see what it is. This game definitely is far from finished, but with a better item management system it would surely be way more enjoyable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This. Game. Is. Hard. And holy crap do I love it for that. Highrisers is a retro survival crafting sim where four survivors who have crashed their helicopter atop a high-rise building must survive to get their bird back in the air and survive to crash again. The amount of detail put into this game is staggering. Everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) in the building can be broken down into parts and repurposed. The crafting system is simple and pretty intuitive - each part needed to craft…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6142328/]Like this Review? Follow The Cpt Froggy Club Curator Page for plenty more! HighRisers: ~~~~~~~~~ A mysterious disease has crippled the world once again, but this time around, it is impossible to walk in the streets as they are crowded by Dreamers (Zombies). If you live in regional areas or in the suburbs on the outskirts of a city full of skyscrapers, you pretty much have to kiss your butt goodbye. On the other hand, if you live in a city of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →doesnt feel very balanced. basically skyhill but overly complicated inventory (lack of) system
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It could have some bug fixes and improvements, but it is a good game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2/10 really thought i would like this, but it just feels like a sad unfinished mobile port My Disappointment Is Immeasurable And My Day Is Ruined
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting and fun mechanics. Very promising... But, i don't know if it is only me, this is way too difficult. I can't even play for one hour. Give me an option to make the enemies super weak. And not enough food. Too stressed to take my time exploring, otherwise everyone will starve. I prefer simulation without too much stress.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Highrisers is a game about survival where you need to get a group of four people off the high rise to safety away from the dreamers. You control Jes, Ike, Ann, and Mo for their survival on the high rise from the dreamers that lurk on the lower levels. You must scavenge the high rise for resources to repair your helicopter to escape to safety as well as find food along the way to survive in the meantime. You can create weapons and materials to help you in your time on the high rise. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Highrisers is a 2D retro pixel survival/crafting/platespinning game where you're in a side-view office tower and you need to juggle your 4 characters to scavenge, repair, eat, fight and survive. Inventory management is central to the game, but at heart this is more platespinner (keep everything moving) than it is a strategic or thinking persons game. There's a pause option, but the general crux of the game is frenetic action. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but there's numerous reports…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I recommend Highrisers. It has a steep early learning curve, but if you like to figure out games and use your brain this is a game for you. It's not rocket science and can be learned quickly. Setting and sound are superb. The procedural game design makes it very re-playable and it's interesting to adapt to a new level. Being real time, there is a certain level of stress, which I like and expect for a survival game. Once you get your head around the inventory system and got some of the recipes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I find this game to be a bit frustrating at times because there is a lack of explanation on how things work or how to create items that you cannot find. There really isn't much of a tutorial or a help option to figure things out. It is all just figure out as you go along. Graphically and mechanically i enjoy the game. I am interested to see if the devs can add a few things to help aid players in sorting out what to do.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just started the game, reported a bug, was fixed the day after. I understand the game has its issues, but the devs are active and fixing what's frustrating people. So thumbs up for me !
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gotta say, I love this game. Bought it on day one, and it did have a couple of issues, but a lot has happend since. The developer is super responsive, which made me stick with it, and I'm glad I did! There are still some QoL features I'd like to see added, but judging by my experience with the developer so far, I'm sure I'll see them sooner rather than later. Keep it up!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Highrisers is a total Survival Strategy with a Tower Defence Feel. I found the game to have a minor learning curve and the tutorial is not working so your forced to jump right into it. The price point seems to be a bit steep for a game of this caliber, however you have two price points to look at and consider and my suggestion would be wait for the SALE! All in all Highrisers has the potential to be quite addictive and rather fun. So I would say its, Blockhead APPROVED!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game it has everything that i look for in this type of genre, however you are right away thrown into the thick of it without any direction what so ever! I may try this game again at another time because like I stated I wanted to really like it but unless there is some more tutorial missions or some way to learn how to survive better...I don't see this game being for me
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*WARNING BEFORE BUYING* I bought this game on a whim thinking itd be some fun and it is for me personally but ive found a glitch thats completely game breaking and beyond frustrating.....when i save and quit then load up my save next all my heli progress is lost and the heli reads as all parts being completely broken to the lowest points.....this cant possibly be part of the game because im now many days into the game have used my resources and now couldnt possibly get what i need to finish the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Update 8/3: The devs improved the aluminum issue since I posted my review, but I couldn't make it through the early game long enough to see how the game is now without burning out. I'm not able to reevaluate the game unless my burnout passes, but I wanted to acknowledge the much-needed change. Original review: The idea seems good, but I can't recommend the game in its current state because of frequently-encountered bugs and the game state not being completely saved. It's also too easy to be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are good ideas in this game, but it's held back by the severe time pressure that's imposed on a game that is far too fiddly. You need to know which of your four characters has which items and what skills/recipes at all times, as well as where all of the resources you've gathered are. You cannot just take the time to explore because the zombies are coming, and they're growing stronger every minute. And god forbid you send the wrong person to the right workbench; they don't have the right…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was hyped for this game initially. Beautiful pixel art and fascinating concept had me hooked. However I cannot recommend. Lack of push pause in a game that requires resource management and strategic thinking breaks this game for me. Additionally, game appears to be in a "final state", with a lack of updates, so I don't expect this feature to be added.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PVL 2024 Reinforced Conference PLDT High Speed Hitters d. Galeries Tower Highrisers (3-0) KATH ARADO (PLDT) Player of the Game Game summary: tmt.news/1958698 Full story: tmt.news/1958696 #PVL2024
neutral · AI labelView post →alot of bug and dont look like they want to fix it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not ready for 2569x1440 screen.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I normally don't write reviews, but in this case i wanted to make one, because i think the game is underrated. Highrisers is a nice looking pixel style survival game. The goal of the game is to repair your helicopter to get off a skyscraper on which you crash landed. In order to repair your heli you search the building from top to bottom for usable materials. Everything you find can be dismantled and the materials gained from it can be used to craft a huge variety of weapons and other useful…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Survival, Crafting, Strategy game... sounds interessting. Thats why i backed it back in Dez.2016 with the estimated Delivery time of Sep. 2017. Well... July 2021 and we finally got the game. After all this time i hoped that there aren t that many bugs, errors, crashes etc... So i played the tutorial, saved and took a break. A little bit later i tried to load the save again.. and oh nice... instant error and crash. Doesn t even matter if i go for a new game and save etc. every time i load it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do not buy this game yet. Treat this game as Early Access or Alpha A few game breaking bugs in all their builds so far + emergency fixes. More testing needed from the team please. There are some really cool concepts are in this game such as scavenging for resources and jumping from building to building on a helicopter. Snazzy music although clipped poorly. Lack of descriptions and text which actually help you understand the game. RNG on the building may need a bit more refining
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PVL 2025 Reinforced Conference ZUS Thunderbelles def. Galeries Highrisers (3-0) AC Miner Player of the Game Game summary: tmt.news/2200166 Full story: tmt.news/2200167 #PVL2025
neutral · AI labelView post →I quite like HighRisers, though admittedly I've still a lot to learn about how to properly play it! I might get this when it finally clicks with me, and I can find others to play with... It might be even be a game for videos or streaming!
positive · AI labelView post →PVL 2024 Reinforced Conference Capital 1 Solar Spikers d. Galeries Tower Highrisers (3-1) DES CLEMENTE (Capital 1) Player of the Game Game summary: tmt.news/1965459 Full story: tmt.news/1965455 #PVL2024
neutral · AI labelView post →PVL 2024 Reinforced Conference Cignal HD Spikers d. Galeries Tower Highrisers (3-2) GEL CAYUNA (CIGNAL) Player of the Game Game summary: tmt.news/1964391 #PVL2024
neutral · AI labelView post →PVL 2024 Reinforced Conference Akari Chargers d. Galeries Tower Highrisers (3-2) OLY OKARO (AKARI) Player of the Game Game summary: tmt.news/1963105 #PVL2024
neutral · AI labelView post →PVL 2024 Reinforced Conference Chery Tiggo Crossovers d. Galeries Tower Highrisers (3-1) ARA GALANG (CHERY TIGGO) Player of the Game Game summary: tmt.news/1962741 #PVL2024
neutral · AI labelView post →PVL 2024 Reinforced Conference Creamline Cool Smashers d. Galeries Tower Highrisers (3-1) ERICA STAUTON (CREAMLINE) Player of the Game Game summary: tmt.news/1961657 #PVL2024
neutral · AI labelView post →PVL 2024 Reinforced Conference Nxled Chameleons d. Galeries Tower Highrisers (3-2) MAY LUNA (NXLED) Player of the Game Game summary: tmt.news/1957698 #PVL2024
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