# Games like Project Highrise

> The closest matches to Project Highrise: Rise of Industry, Prison Architect, Mad Tower Tycoon, Project Hospital, and Cities: Skylines. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Rise of Industry](https://imho.run/games/671440/rise-of-industry) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Project Highrise. 1,866 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/671440/)
2. [Prison Architect](https://imho.run/games/233450/prison-architect) — A frequent pick in Project Highrise players' libraries, and another Strategy. 33,775 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/)
3. [Mad Tower Tycoon](https://imho.run/games/910880/mad-tower-tycoon) — Shares progression system with Project Highrise. 217 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/910880/)
4. [Project Hospital](https://imho.run/games/868360/project-hospital) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Project Highrise. 3,293 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/868360/)
5. [Cities: Skylines](https://imho.run/games/255710/cities-skylines) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Project Highrise. 99,307 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/255710/)
6. [Cliff Empire](https://imho.run/games/809140/cliff-empire) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Project Highrise. 1,699 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809140/)
7. [Corsair Cove](https://imho.run/games/1368140/corsair-cove) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Project Highrise. 3,443 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368140/)
8. [Casino Resort Tower](https://imho.run/games/1457030/casino-resort-tower) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Project Highrise. 104 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1457030/)
9. [Anno 1800](https://imho.run/games/916440/anno-1800) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Project Highrise. 11,586 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/916440/)
10. [Banished](https://imho.run/games/242920/banished) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Project Highrise. 25,649 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/)
11. [Foundation](https://imho.run/games/690830/foundation) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Project Highrise. 10,915 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690830/)
12. [SimAirport](https://imho.run/games/598330/simairport) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Project Highrise. 2,663 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/598330/)
13. [Endzone - A World Apart](https://imho.run/games/933820/endzone-a-world-apart) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Project Highrise. 3,338 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/933820/)
14. [Tropico 5](https://imho.run/games/245620/tropico-5) — A frequent pick in Project Highrise players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,759 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/245620/)
15. [Two Point Hospital](https://imho.run/games/535930/two-point-hospital) — Also City Builder, like Project Highrise. 12,548 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/535930/)
16. [Highrise City](https://imho.run/games/1489970/highrise-city) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Project Highrise. 381 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1489970/)
17. [Lethis - Path of Progress](https://imho.run/games/359230/lethis-path-of-progress) — Also City Builder, like Project Highrise. 548 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359230/)
18. [The Tenants](https://imho.run/games/1009560/the-tenants) — A frequent pick in Project Highrise players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,672 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1009560/)
19. [Let's Build a Zoo](https://imho.run/games/1547890/let-s-build-a-zoo) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Project Highrise. 2,138 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1547890/)
20. [News Tower](https://imho.run/games/1649950/news-tower) — Also Economy, like Project Highrise. 2,667 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1649950/)
21. [Cataclismo](https://imho.run/games/1422440/cataclismo) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Project Highrise. 2,177 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422440/)
22. [SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/24780/simcity-4-deluxe-edition) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Project Highrise. 5,328 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24780/)
23. [Railway Empire](https://imho.run/games/503940/railway-empire) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Project Highrise. 3,732 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/503940/)
24. [Mad Games Tycoon](https://imho.run/games/341000/mad-games-tycoon) — Also Base-Building and Economy, like Project Highrise. 1,286 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/341000/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=423580&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=423580&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=423580&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=423580
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/423580
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Project Highrise

Project Highrise is a strategy and simulation game developed by SomaSim and published by Kasedo Games, released in 2016 at $19.99. Players manage skyscraper infrastructure including pathfinding puzzles, tenant-needs balancing, and a progression system across scenario-driven designs. The game is playable on Steam Deck. Reviewers and players describe it as atmospheric, challenging, contemplative, and cozy, highlighting the calming music and clean art style as appealing features. Players appreciate the satisfying progression from small to massive towers, the strategic variety across residential and corporate scenarios, and the nostalgia it evokes for SimTower while offering modern depth, where infrastructure depth matters as much as aesthetics. It holds an 85% positive rating from 2,227 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 423580
- **Developer:** SomaSim
- **Publisher:** Kasedo Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 8, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 73
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/423580/project-highrise)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=423580&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/423580/)
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