Project Highrise: Architect's Edition

 Switch
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Nintenderos
    Feb 17, 2019
    72
    Project Highrise Architect's Edition is a simulation and strategy game that surprise us for being one of the most complex and fluid experiences that we can find on Nintendo Switch. Its interface and controls are what we liked the least.
  2. NintendoWorldReport
    Nov 26, 2018
    70
    Since the base game is so in-depth, I wouldn’t even feel a need to buy the DLC content if I didn’t have to. All the DLC provides is new themes and slightly varied scenarios, so I do think this game would be a better value without it. Project Highrise is here for those craving the deepest management simulator the Switch has to offer, but if you’re not already a fan of the genre, I wouldn’t recommend it.
  3. COGconnected
    Nov 28, 2018
    60
    There’s lots to do in this game, there’s lots of challenge and it all works pretty smoothly. But Project Highrise just feels flat and never achieves the “just one more turn” level of addiction that I love in the best sim titles. Despite its strengths, including the extra content in the Architect’s Edition, there’s a certain je ne sais quoi that’s lacking – be it color, humor, variety, what have you – that had me just wishing I could hang up my hardhat after not too long.

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7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. markster3000
    Sep 22, 2021
    4
    A wonderful tower simulation game that is worthy of sitting alongside SimTower and Yoot Tower, that is criminally hamstrung by a terribleA wonderful tower simulation game that is worthy of sitting alongside SimTower and Yoot Tower, that is criminally hamstrung by a terrible translation of controls to this Switch port. In short, buy this on PC instead.

    The controls are not streamlined in any way. The touch screen is disabled. All menu navigation is done with the analog stick instead of the more precise D-pad. To accomplish most tasks involves pressing sequences of buttons right out of a Quick-Time-Event. Consider renovating a unit, which requires the following:
    Left stick: move cursor to unit
    A: select
    X: more info
    L (0-3 times): relevant dialog
    Left stick: select operation
    A: select

    It makes for a very frustrating experience. A mouse-based game like this will always have some difficulties translating to controller, but this is far worse than most. It would have been quite decent if the touch screen was enabled to serve as a psuedo-mouse, but as it stands it feels like trying to play an excellent game while wearing boxing gloves.    … Full Review »
  2. verdammte
    Nov 30, 2018
    9
    Albeit controls feel constricted due to the console interface, the game is well done, quite playable, and easily enjoyable. It's a good "chill" game.
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