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Project Highrise
Developer SomaSim
Project Highrise is a 2D tower-building simulation game, developed by SomaSim and published by Kasedo Games. It is considered by many to be the spiritual successor to SimTower. In the game, players take on the role of a high-rise manager who is responsible for building and maintaining a tower block, filling it with offices, apartments, shops and restaurants, which they support with utilities, while providing… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
164 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Lemmy, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
88
LovedLoved
99 positive · 14 negative
95% range 80–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 99 | 14 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| Bluesky * | 12 | 3 | 6 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,378 of 2,842 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
87% recommend · 96 yes, 14 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 110 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (4,103 of 4,831 positive).
Players widely praise Project Highrise as a spiritual successor to SimTower, capturing the classic tower-building experience. [1][2][3] Many find the game deeply engaging and addictive, often losing track of time while playing. [4][5][6] Some reviewers note that the game can be challenging to learn and has frustrating mechanics like tenant behavior and maintenance costs. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [8]
Making Sim Tower harder and more complicated doesn't actually make it better.
- [10]
So I rate this as top-tier in it's genre, it has all the depth an complexity that you would want it to have based on the premise - basically being a large building planning professional but then having to act as the infuriated Facilities Management boss too It makes you grumpy in all the good ways for a game of this type, OBVIOUSLY your sleek plans forgot a few small factors that could completely crucify your …
- [2]
Project Highrise is a spiritual successor to SimTower. Building from humble beginnings to a massive skyscraper. Players have to manage power, water, gas, air, phone, and air conditioning to units in the tower as well as managing noise levels, smells, visibility, and availability of extra services for tenants. While the game gets the basics right, it is far from perfect. Some of the dev's choices for pathfinding are …
- [4]
Got gifted this game, and decided hey lemme just play for a lil bit then have a nap. I realize like 6hrs later that Ive been playing this game for 6 hours straight questioning where the ♥♥♥♥ did the time go. 10/10 surprisingly addicting
- [1]
I love this game. It takes me back to the days of sim tower. A great tower building simulation here
Summarised from 34 of the 161 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 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Project Highrise sits at 88% positive across 113 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Project Highrise has a score of 73/100 on Metacritic. The game garnering a 7 out of 10 review score from IGN, and an 8 out of 10 from IGN Germany. IGN praised Project Highrise for being able to quickly and easily craft a smooth, self-sufficient system from the ground up thanks to a welcoming and fast-paced simplicity, and Rock, Paper, Shotgun called the ability for the player to easily understand what was going on, despite the deep levels of complexity, the game's biggest achievement. Despite the praise, Project Highrise was also criticized for its lack of personality due to its artistic style and color palette. The way each room looked was thought to be too similar and as such, larger…
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Reactions
60 of 164 · most liked firstRise of Industry 2, an industry and logistics management game, releases a demo with their 80s US Midwest scenario on Steam. Developed by SomaSim, the creators of Project Highrise and City of Gangsters. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25950903
neutral · AI labelView post →Rise of Industry 2, an in-depth industry and logistics management game, released on Steam. Developed by SomaSim, the creators of Project Highrise and City of Gangsters..
neutral · AI labelView post →So I rate this as top-tier in it's genre, it has all the depth an complexity that you would want it to have based on the premise - basically being a large building planning professional but then having to act as the infuriated Facilities Management boss too It makes you grumpy in all the good ways for a game of this type, OBVIOUSLY your sleek plans forgot a few small factors that could completely crucify your intentions when it comes to operations! What I'm saying it has a lot of deep,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rise of Industry 2, an industry and logistics management game, releases a demo with their 80s US Midwest scenario on Steam. Developed by SomaSim, the creators of Project Highrise and City of Gangsters. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25950903
neutral · AI labelView post →How can I promote my Mastodon account to get more exposure? [Niche Gaming focus]. I curate/mod [email protected]. It's dedicated to "tycoon simulation" and management games. Things like Rollercoaster Tycoon, Transport Fever and Project Highrise. While engagement and posts not made by me could be better, I feel like there is a solid growth trajectory. I also have a Mastodon account: https://mstdn.games/@Landgraab_Industries I cross-post (manually) more prominent posts from the Lemmy…
neutral · AI labelView post →Super solid idea, decent delivery. Never knew there was an interest in building a highrise and managing one. Certainly after playing this game I have more of an appreciation to how much work can go into managing such a large building. Fun concept which shine can wear off quickly for some. Project's Highrise gameplay and controls are mostly coordinated and determined by the mouse. A large part of the game is played with the mouse. Not a major issue, but it feels like there is minimum…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rise of Industry 2, an industry and logistics management game, releases a demo with their 80s US Midwest scenario on Steam. Developed by SomaSim, the creators of Project Highrise and City of Gangsters.
neutral · AI labelView post →1. Listened to football ⚽ 2. Watched #Strictly 📺 3. Replayed #ProjectHighrise 🖥️ #ThreeGoodThings
positive · AI labelView post →I love this game. It takes me back to the days of sim tower. A great tower building simulation here
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rise of Industry 2, an in-depth industry and logistics management game, released on Steam. Developed by SomaSim, the creators of Project Highrise and City of Gangsters..
neutral · AI labelView post →My personal deck arrives tomorrow - had the lucky opportunity to experience one and that pretty much sold me! I'll be playing mostly 2d/isometric games like Project Highrise and Overcrowd, maybe a bit of Palworld too.
positive · AI labelView post →HAVE EITHER OF YOU PLAYED PROJECT HIGHRISE It is a spiritual successor to SimTower, and it is /perfect/. Just the right amount of difficulty to allow you to focus on the silly little absurdities of your burgeoning skyscraper. Hugely recommend it. Enormously satisfying game.
positive · AI labelView post →(*Project Highrise* is a newer game in this same style)
neutral · AI labelView post →Tower King (in development), a rogue-like tower management game, in the vein of SimTower or Project Highrise (but with a more micro focus), releases demo on Steam.. [Tower King Steam Store page](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3581780/TOWER_KING/)
neutral · AI labelView post →It's a good game. Scratches the itch for those like myself who loved SimTower and YootTower back in the day. It's about a decade old now and hasn't had any major updates since 2018, so once you've completed all the scenarios there isn't much left to do (though there are a lot of them, to be fair). If you think you'd enjoy a tower-building game where you can make apartments, offices, restaurants, and shops, keep your residents happy and earn some money while doing so, Project Highrise won't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Project Highrise is a spiritual successor to SimTower. Building from humble beginnings to a massive skyscraper. Players have to manage power, water, gas, air, phone, and air conditioning to units in the tower as well as managing noise levels, smells, visibility, and availability of extra services for tenants. While the game gets the basics right, it is far from perfect. Some of the dev's choices for pathfinding are baffling. Tenants will walk to the far end of your tower where there are stairs…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Making Sim Tower harder and more complicated doesn't actually make it better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had never heard of these games till just now but seems to be what inspired a game I played not too long called Project Highrise. store.steampowered.com/app/423580/P...
positive · AI labelView post →Very challenging but also very fun. Scratches an itch for managent and building games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love everything about this game. I like the music, the different challenges, the need for strategy, and how much there is to learn, It's definitely a building sim with no character development or storylines. I loved Sims Tower back in the day and this gameplay is superior to that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved this game. Project Highrise sort of scratches that itch but it doesn't have that 90s era Maxis style to it.
neutral · AI labelView post →GFN Thursday - 8/17/23. - Desynced (New release on Steam, Aug. 15) - Hammerwatch II (New release on Steam, Aug. 15) - Moving Out 2 (New release on Steam, Aug. 15) - The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood (New release on Steam, Aug. 16) - Book of Hours (New release on Steam, Aug. 17) - Gord (New release on Steam, Aug. 17) - Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew (New release on Steam, Aug. 17) - Wayfinder (New release on Steam, Aug. 17) - Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (New release on Steam, Aug. 18) - The Texas Chain Saw…
neutral · AI labelView post →Got gifted this game, and decided hey lemme just play for a lil bit then have a nap. I realize like 6hrs later that Ive been playing this game for 6 hours straight questioning where the ♥♥♥♥ did the time go. 10/10 surprisingly addicting
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Project Highrise and Mad Tower Tycoon - both games are great spiritual successors to SimTower. I would even go as far saying they offer a slightly different spin on the tower building genre. Does Two Point Hospital count? It's pretty much Theme Hospital but without the brand name. Parkitect and Rollercoaster Tycoon - they do add a lot of new features and gameplay mechanics. Modding has also supercharged the experience, their workshop feels like it has content on every theme in large…
positive · AI labelView post →its okay although i'm a little confused as to why a whole building full of tenants can't wait for management to fix the power supply before literally moving out of the building. like chill guys it'll be fixed in a minute
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#AD | I was recently sponsored to check out #AleAbbey, which hit Steam Early Access just a couple of days ago! It's a game about brewing the best alcohol you can out of a Monestary, and plays a little bit like Project Highrise, minus the apartments and utilities! youtu.be/UELy5hHZoyY
neutral · AI labelView post →Fun fact: these exact illustrations were a huge source of inspiration for Project Highrise. And it's so easy to get lost in them. They just *feel* like there's a game in there.
positive · AI labelView post →[Myth II Soulblighter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYn07RveDXg&list=PLK3Dl2W6lKQANZt7kU5WKtQhQZBtnbnze&index=1) [RimWorld](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_xi4kY2VLo&list=PLh4Eme5gACZHaNOYGUuj_wFO0IR5x54Ad&index=3) - see the YouTube comments for people telling stories of what each song reminds them of. Shoutout to 'simple' music that works well in a game - [Project Highrise](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6jNrUfYrQY) [procedural],…
neutral · AI labelView post →Kind of. *SimTower* really leaned into building traffic control. You would need to do things like build commercial spaces to get escalators, then demolish them to artificialy increase the number of floors you didn't need elevators for. *Project Highrise* is mainly an economic sim. You need to plan out expansion to meet contracts or get to sustainability before running out of money. The argument regarding elevators in that game is more when you can afford them or you are forced to buy them…
neutral · AI labelView post →Well, this just makes me want to play Project Highrise again (the spiritual successor to SimTower and Yoot Tower). And sad that they stopped creating new content for it.
neutral · AI labelView post →If you like Sims Tower you'll like this game. The learning curve can be a little high in terms of balancing costs and growth, but it's a great game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Took a few tries to understand what the best move is but once you find the right momentum it gets going and is absolutely fun. Though I would love if you could find out the sizes of different areas even when you don't have access to it yet or see what different types of areas need before placing them so you can prepare in advance. Otherwise, the game is very satisfying in making you feel the efficiency of your work.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10 years later, it is still fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I normally prefer complex and long economic strategy games (Transport Fever, Project Highrise), but I enjoyed Minami Lane. It was a good pick up and play experience.
positive · AI labelView post →Sim tower vibes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NO and HELL NO. On easy I can never get anything going at all because of two factors in every ####EN game i have tried. I've spent hours restarting and trying. FACTOR 1 MAINTENANCE cost are ridiculous. When starting it takes 4-6 offices to make enough money to support the electric and phone cost. Elevators are 50/each so they way game works elevator from floor 1 to floor 2 is 100 per day!!!!! FACTOR 2 TENANTS WILL BECOME UNHAPPY WAY TO MUCH AND M0VE OUT OVER ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tower King (in development), a rogue-like tower management game, in the vein of SimTower or Project Highrise (but with a more micro focus), releases demo on Steam.. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31958705 > [Tower King Steam Store page](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3581780/TOWER_KING/)
neutral · AI labelView post →[Cities in Motion 1](https://store.steampowered.com/app/73010/Cities_in_Motion/), while it's not my most played tycoon game, it's one of those game I keep coming back to. I love the euro-focused scenarios and time-period selection. The visuals have their own distinct style. The game is also pretty hard and requires you to think about the core model of the game (which is a decent approximation of reality). Runner-up:…
neutral · AI labelView post →Solid game. Smooth learning curve, but a really hard game to master.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →that game was so good! try Project Highrise if you want a modern equivalent store.steampowered.com/app/423580/P...
positive · AI labelView post →Great management sim. There are many scenarios to work through, with varying difficulties. The DLCs are worth it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not fun. It's not hard but the things you do in this game just aren't that interesting. I used to play a similar game on my phone on android, but this does not scratch that itch I have. The units also need renovations like every 2 days or so. that's not realistic or fun, it's just annoying. Graphics are also pretty terrible
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I started playing at 10pm I looked outside it was morning
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I grew up playing Sim Tower, friggin loved it and spent countless hours on that game. Later learned of Yoot Tower, because of the strange name I never thought it was even related to the original Sim Tower but ended up loving the sequel too but to a lesser extent. Was just watching an LGR review on Yoot Tower and kicked up my nostalgia for wanting to play that game again and heard this game was kinda the modern spiritual successor. And.. its ok. It is a relaxing open-ended game, music is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you liked SimTower and are looking to recapture that, this does so phenomenally.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →sim tower at its finest
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been having a blast so far. Got the main game + all DLCs on sale, and it's got SO much to explore. So many things to connect and worry about -- very satisfying once you finally get it right. Just my kind of management game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →how does this game cost money its a game that's wasting your time its got to be free pls return my money
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its good could be much better.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was kind of hard to get into at first, because it seems so minimalist, yet strangely complicated, I thought I could do it without tutorials, but I suffered. Just play the tutorials, they are short and sweet. Everything makes sense once you turn a profit. You need offices and apartments, first, and in that order, to make money. Offices are simpler. They have specific requirements. Apartments require more care/upkeep, as their requirements are more deep. You need to manage trash,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tower King (in development), a rogue-like tower management game, in the vein of SimTower or Project Highrise (but with a more micro focus), releases demo on Steam.. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31958705 > [Tower King Steam Store page](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3581780/TOWER_KING/)
neutral · AI labelView post →The feedback from the demo was really good. Perhaps the change in style relative to the first one caught some people off guard. I would say let's wait till there are more reviews. I am planning to get to this soon. I loved Project Highrise.
positive · AI labelView post →It's a portable gaming device. It is in the same market. You can play complex strategy games that require strong CPUs like Project Highrise, The Final Earth 2, Mega Mall Story 2 on mobile. You won't be able to run The Final Earth 2 even with the standard *mobile* population limit on a Switch because it uses an ancient CPU and it's a quad core. Don't limit yourself by Nintendo PR and marketing. The gaming world (portable or otherwise) is not limited to Nintendo.
neutral · AI labelView post →Been playing Project Highrise for the last few hours, 'the spiritual successor to Simtower' - fucken high bar to meet but it's doing well so far! Currently just sitting at a place where i've overstretched my finances (but the game has shown me how that's happened)
positive · AI labelView post →Well you don't really need any high-end CPU as a necessity, such products are essentially luxury goods. One area where you truly do benefit from strong CPUs (and the X3D) are indie/AA "tycoon" and "economic strategy" games. Although they are never mentioned in reviews or really talked about in the mainstream press. A seemingly simple game like [Final Earth 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1180130/The_Final_Earth_2/) will bring a relatively modern high-end CPU to its knees if you have a…
neutral · AI labelView post →I can strongly recommend this game. It's has similarities to SimTower / Project Highrise, but with its own spin with a more detailed employee management system, custom item placing (this is is big in terms of gameplay impact) and casino-specific building elements. There is lot's of stuff to focus own beyond the casino elements. Nice visual style as well. While the current stable EA release is solid, the developer has been working on massive upgrade which should be released in the coming…
positive · AI labelView post →Thanks for sharing this. This gives me vibes of Project High rise/Sim Tower crossed with a colony game like Utopia. Definitely going to give it a try, never even heard about it before. Edit: Been playing this today on Steam for a few hours (playing on Linux using proton); it's a delightful and enjoyable game. It's got the right mix of complexity and fun gameplay so far, and is a chill experience. I can see big cities could get a bit more frantic to manage. I'm surprised it's been out since…
positive · AI labelView post →Streamed Project Highrise. Funny little game after a bad day. Will definitely play and stream it again.
positive · AI labelView post →Even turning a profit wasn't enough to make me wanna keep playing - good game though! 😂 There's a lot of reading, text, icons and numbers, which isn't great for my ADHD. I prefer visual direction, but the tutorials only explain things once an issue comes up. I was especially confused trying to connect electricity and water. To put it simply, the tutorial feels very messy. Once I did get the hang of things, building was satisfying! I liked the drag and drop, the music, the sound effects…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game forces a vertical resolution ratio that doesn't takeup the full screen width in fullscreen and I had to manually modify the resolution in the settings file to actually have it use my entire display's screen, really awkward not being able to use all of my monitors width to properly see my tower... also really annoying that buildings cannot be moved into a position that partially overlaps their current position, and you can't swap two buildings with each-other without moving one to a…
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