Highrise City is the next evolution of City Builders. Create cities with up to a million inhabitants where more than 30.000 buildings are placed and where countless people are walking down the streets.
The story is a bit mysterious, but I think that it adds an extra layer of intrigue to the game. It’s not all just monotonous city management. I was hoping for a game that wasn’t overwhelming or confusing; something that I could lose myself in for hours and not feel burnt-out. It was such a pleasant surprise to find that in Highrise City and I’d highly...
Highrise City is the culmination of an almost entirely solo project. The title makes a real attempt to distance itself from the other experiences available on the market. It offers an honest management aspect as well as a fairly advanced resource system. Nevertheless, the game fails to achieve the same overall quality in terms of interface, soundtrack...
Although Highrise City seems quite complex, it is somehow economical at the same time. As if the creators saved in every direction and were afraid of finer processing, going more in-depth, creating more comfort for players, as well as more beautiful visuals, and the story is downright sloppy.
Highrise City is an interesting variation on the city builder formula, but it has two souls that often collide.
This ain’t it. There are good ideas in Highrise City, but the game is just plastered with nuisances that result in it not being as relaxing or accessible as other city builders. It is too deep in its logistic mechanics, almost to a fault. The beginning of each new save is also painfully slow, poorly explained, and convoluted, meaning that this game...
