Can I Run HIGHRISE?
HIGHRISE is a simulation strategy game from SomaSim, released in 2016. Kasedo Games published it. The game supports a single player campaign. Builds exist for macOS as well as Windows. Being over ten years old, its ceiling was set by the hardware of a different era. Steam Workshop support means community content is part of the picture, and a heavy mod load can push the real requirements past anything the publisher lists. 10 languages are covered by the store listing. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. Metacritic places it at 73. Over 3 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. There are 88 achievements to chase.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Core i5 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Integrated video (Intel HD 4000 or later), 1 GB shared memory |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 0.49 GB HDD |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Core i7 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Dedicated video, 1 GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 0.49 GB HDD |
Verified from Steam · 20 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
The game is set in an open sandbox. Play is structured around systems the player balances from above. Simulation heavy building games lean harder on the processor as the map fills, so late game performance rarely matches the opening hours. There are 6 official screenshots to judge the look from. Play is presented in two dimensions.
Why HIGHRISE is demanding
HIGHRISE makes almost no demand of the graphics card. Nearly any machine built in the last decade clears the stated Dedicated video target. At 4 GB, system memory is undemanding. Video memory is not the constraint here, at 1 GB. Disk footprint is light, near 0 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run HIGHRISE?
HIGHRISE is light on hardware. Its minimum, Integrated video (Intel HD 4000 or later), 1 GB shared memory, 2 GB RAM, about 0.49 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: CPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 48.57x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 27.32x |
| 4K | Comfortable | 12.14x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run HIGHRISE?
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What are the minimum system requirements for HIGHRISE?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Core i5; GPU: Integrated video (Intel HD 4000 or later), 1 GB shared memory; 2 GB RAM.
How much storage does HIGHRISE need?
HIGHRISE needs about 0.49 GB of HDD storage.
What is the bottleneck for HIGHRISE?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for HIGHRISE is the CPU.