Highrise: Avatar & Social World

A social sandbox built around avatar fashion and player-run trading

Pocket Worlds · Released Oct 22, 2025

Casual Massively Multiplayer Free To Play

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 74% of 430
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 114; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 weeks ago; Oct 13, 2026
Minimum PC: with DX10; 4 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Highrise: Avatar & Social World?

This free-to-play multiplayer world is organized around rooms that players build and decorate. You customize an avatar, visit other people's spaces, talk over voice chat, and exchange items directly or through marketplace listings. Your avatar, inventory, and friends carry across PC, Mac, and mobile.

For you if...

+you enjoy experimenting with outfits and decorating personal spaces
+you like casual conversation with other players

Not for you if...

−you prefer solitary play over conversation-focused multiplayer worlds

What players say

74% of 430 reviews are positive

Players repeatedly criticize expensive items and pressure to spend, particularly during events. Recent reviews also raise concerns about harassment and inadequate moderation, especially regarding safety for minors.

Screenshots and trailer

Highrise: Avatar & Social World system requirements

Minimum: with DX10, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 or newer (x64 versions only).
Processor: Intel, AMD
Graphics: Graphics card with DX10
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10

Does Highrise: Avatar & Social World have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: MMO. There is no single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Highrise: Avatar & Social World run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Steam features: Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Languages: Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Arabic, Dutch, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Traditional Chinese.

Does Highrise: Avatar & Social World use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

Every visual element in Highrise, from avatars and clothing to collectibles, environments, and interface design, is hand-crafted by our in-house team of concept and vector artists. Our artists create each piece using traditional illustration techniques and custom-built digital tools, ensuring that every item reflects a unique, human touch. While our promotional materials may use AI-assisted tools for minor post-processing such as lighting or color adjustments, all core in-game assets are drawn, designed, and refined by real artists. AI is also used behind the scenes to support customer service...

Full statement

Every visual element in Highrise, from avatars and clothing to collectibles, environments, and interface design, is hand-crafted by our in-house team of concept and vector artists. Our artists create each piece using traditional illustration techniques and custom-built digital tools, ensuring that every item reflects a unique, human touch. While our promotional materials may use AI-assisted tools for minor post-processing such as lighting or color adjustments, all core in-game assets are drawn, designed, and refined by real artists. AI is also used behind the scenes to support customer service, chat features, and other text-based systems, not to generate visual content.

The statement mentions: ArtText & translationsStore page & marketing

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam