Highlands
Turn-based strategy with hero armies and sector-based resource management
Burrito Studio · Released Apr 21, 2015
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 181
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 11 years ago
- Jun 10, 2015
What is Highlands?
A single-player strategy RPG set in a steampunk world, where exiled nobles try to reclaim their homeland from a mechanical army. You conquer or abandon sectors, manage food, weapons, and recruits, and assign heroes to fighting, fortifying defenses, crafting items, gathering supplies, or healing troops.
For you if...
- +you enjoy board-game-style planning and managing multiple fronts
Not for you if...
- −you want a lengthy campaign with elaborate storytelling
What players say
76% of 181 reviews are positive
Players praise the hand-drawn environments and music. Some find the combat too simple, and the latest reviewer criticizes resource-starved missions that restrict special abilities.
Screenshots and trailer
Highlands system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Highlands?
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- OS
- Windows 7 or later
- Processor
- 1.7 GHz Dual-Core
- Graphics
- DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Highlands have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Highlands run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 27
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Highlands use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
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
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Recent updates
- Jun 10, 2015 · Update 1.1.5313
- Jun 10, 2015 · Update 1.1.5313
- Jun 4, 2015 · Highlands 1.1 NOW AVAILABLE! Big content update
- Jun 4, 2015 · Highlands 1.1 NOW AVAILABLE! Big content update
- Apr 30, 2015 · Planning our first big update
1 DLC available.
