Project Highrise
Released Sep 2016
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...
84% positive · 4,799 reviews
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Evaluation
Project Highrise launched on September 8, 2016 and received a steady stream of post-launch content through mid-2018. The developer shipped five paid DLC expansions: Las Vegas (April 13, 2017), Miami Malls (July 13, 2017), Tokyo Towers (September 8, 2017), London Life (February 28, 2018), and Brilliant Berlin (July 19, 2018). All five are released with no unreleased DLC remaining in the store listing. Alongside the DLC, the game received several free feature updates in late 2016 and early 2017 adding amenities, lobbies, rooftop restaurants, and more.
After Brilliant Berlin shipped in July 2018, the pace of updates for Project Highrise wound down. A console Architect's Edition bundling all content launched in November 2018. By September 2020, the developer's four-year anniversary post celebrated the game's history and mentioned its accomplishments, but framed these in retrospective terms — notably announcing that SomaSim had moved on to developing a new game, City of Gangsters.
That new game was formally announced in December 2020, demoed in June 2021, and released in August 2021. The September 2021 news post — the most recent developer communication on this game's Steam page — was an announcement about City of Gangsters, posted to the Project Highrise audience as a courtesy update. There have been no further posts, patches, or content announcements for Project Highrise since then.
All DLC has been released, the developer has clearly moved its focus to other projects, and there is no announced or hinted future content for Project Highrise. The game launched and was fully supported through July 2018 when the final DLC shipped, and is a complete package.
Evidence
Architect's Edition launched on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, bundling all DLC and scenarios into a single console release — described as containing all extra content from the PC game.
Brilliant Berlin, the fifth and final DLC expansion, released on July 19, 2018. All five DLC packs are now released with none remaining unreleased.
Content
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Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Kasedo Games
Achievements
88
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game

Your job as the architect and developer is to build world-famous skyscrapers that will be the envy of the entire city, masterpieces of art and engineering. But a skyscraper is more than just steel and glass, it’s an intricate ecosystem, full of people that live and work in the building. They become a complex machine that needs your steady hand to keep it running smoothly and efficiently.

From the moment you break ground, every decision rests with you. As the architect you must coordinate the construction of everything - every wall and wire, every office and apartment. As the building owner you must keep your tenants happy - and paying rent on time. As a savvy developer you must keep an eye on the bottom line and invest in the future. Succeed and you will reap the rewards of a prestigious address where everyone will clamor to live and work. Fail and you will watch tenants leave in disgust, taking their business elsewhere and leaving your reputation in tatters.

Will you create an exclusive office highrise that attracts business leaders from around the world? Will you construct luxury apartments in the sky, penthouses for the elite and playgrounds for the famous? Perhaps greed will get the better of you and you’ll build a tenement building that trades tenant happiness for loads of cash? All these choices and more are yours. Success is entirely in your hands.
Features
- Deep and complex simulation of a modern skyscraper.
- Huge variety of tenants with their own unique characteristics, from restaurants, to offices, retail stores, or residential apartments.
- Open sandbox play with several difficulty levels and starting conditions allowing you to build your dream skyscraper towering above the surrounding city.
- Campaign mode that tests your skill at building a successful highrise in challenging scenarios.
- Test your management mettle by keeping up with your buildings diverse population and their ever-increasing demands.
- Hire specialized consultants to increase your building's curb appeal, operational efficiency, and pull with city hall.

Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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