![]() Let an office fall into disrepair or just one of their services lapse and a scowling face icon indicates that they’re at risk of moving out imminently – so you can kiss your rent money goodbye.Īs a management sim, however, it’s not too demanding. While there’s a lot to do to raise this – meet all their needs, decorate the surrounding area or even lower their rent if you need to – there’s even more that can make it plummet. Every tenant has a happiness rating, suspended in a fine balance. It’s a lot to think about, and it keeps Project Highrise from being more than just a mindless game of growing your bank account and floor numbers. Creative businesses want to get their heads down and concentrate without the disruption of noisy neighbours – a posh department store, on the other hand, will complain if situated next to smelly trash bins or curry houses. And different sectors are picky about logistics and location. Infrastructure needs like cable TV and satellite. ![]() There are basic service requirements, like janitorial staff, rubbish collection and copy services. In time, I’m building bigger and more prestigious offices, all with exponentially increasing demands. It works, and the difference is like night and day from my dreadful first attempt. And because each new floor requires its own infrastructure, I’m building my skyscraper wide, maximizing horizontal floor space, before shooting for the sky. For starters, those lard-asses are taking the stairs. Who needs houses, anyway? With harsh lessons learned, I’m starting slow and simple. I’m playing the Switch version, which I can’t help but feel is where the game truly feels at home.Īfter my disastrous efforts at residential property construction, I’m starting again and switching tack to commercial offices. Architect’s Edition is a comprehensive console port of the tower-building sim, including all previous updates and DLC. Project Highrise first released for PC in 2016. If there’s one thing I’m learning about Project Highrise: Architect’s Edition, it’s that careful foreplanning and frugality pay off. Now my credit is maxed out and I’m still in the red. My bottom line ain’t looking too hot, though. And I may as well future-proof it by foregoing stairs for elevators and fitting in all the infrastructure right away – plumbing, phone lines, cable TV. ![]() I want it as tall as can be, so I’m stacking new floors on top at every opportunity. But just a few stories up, my plan is already unravelling before my eyes. I’ve big aspirations of constructing a towering monolith of city flats, exuberantly tall and decked out with eateries and other amenities to keep my residents happy. My first foray into skyscraper megalomania isn’t off to a great start.
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