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5
playing on Steam now·
5
24-hour peak
All-time peak 12 in Aug 2026·30 days −6%
Is Highrise City dead in 2026?
On Steam, very nearly.
Only 5 people are playing Highrise City on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days it averaged 5 players, 6% fewer than the month before. The most Coilr has recorded at once is 12 in August 2026; right now is 42% of that. These are Steam players only: a game that also runs on its own launcher or on console has players this cannot see.
30-day average
5
players at once, on Steam
Steam reviews
77%
Mostly Positive
Average playtime
3 h
Coilr players
Coilr players
2
who own it
Highrise City player count
5players36% over 6 days
Latest reading · average in view 5
This game's player count is measured about every 23 hours. Steam allows a limited number of requests per day, so the busiest games are measured every few minutes and quieter ones less often. The shape of the curve is real, the fine detail between points isn't recorded.
Highrise City players by month
Average and peak players on Steam at the same time, each month since Coilr started tracking Highrise City. The change is against the month before.
| Month | Avg. players | Change | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 5 | +0 | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 5 | −2 | 12 |
| Jul 2026 (from first reading) | 7 | — | 8 |
Steam reviews
Mostly PositivePositive
77%
Total reviews
1,301
Pos / Neg
1,005 / 296
% positive by month
Player retention
How many tracked owners still play, something raw concurrent counts can't tell you.
Not enough Coilr players tracking this game yet.
Where players are
Country distribution of Coilr players who own this game.
🇺🇸US
100%
Estimated playerbase by region
Inferred from when Highrise City is busiest each day. A rough estimate of the global playerbase from player-count patterns, not exact player locations.
Most players look to be in Americas (~31%).
Americas
31%
Asia-Pacific
29%
Europe & Africa
22%
Russia & CIS
17%
Players online by hour (UTC)
00h06h12h18h23h
Busiest around 16:00 with about 8 people in game — 4.0× as many as at 06:00, the quietest hour.
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Frequently asked about Highrise City
How many people play Highrise City?
As of September 2026, about 5 people are playing Highrise City on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 5 concurrent players.
Is Highrise City dead in 2026?
On Steam, very nearly. Only 5 people are playing Highrise City on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days it averaged 5 players, 6% fewer than the month before. The most Coilr has recorded at once is 12 in August 2026; right now is 42% of that. These are Steam players only: a game that also runs on its own launcher or on console has players this cannot see.
Where are most Highrise City players from?
Highrise City's player activity peaks around 16:00 UTC, which points to its largest audience being in the Americas region, an estimated 31% of active players, followed by Asia-Pacific. (Estimated from global player-count patterns, not exact player locations.)