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Highrisers

35% positive of 74 Steam reviews

Released: 2021
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam, GOG

Made by Solar Powered Games. Published by Assemble Entertainment.

About the game

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.

Tagged by players

Crafting
Resource Management
Survival
Post-apocalyptic
Building
Dystopian
Old School
Zombies
PvE
Sci-fi
Tactical
Pixel Graphics

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What players say

Recommended
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…
96 h played when written. 22 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
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…
24 h played when written. 12 found it helpful.
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