Highrise: Avatar, Chat & Games

A social role-playing world built around your avatar

Highrise: Avatar, Chat & Games is a mobile role-playing app for people who want to shape a digital identity, meet other players and take part in community activities. Pocket Worlds combines avatar styling, chat, games and user-created spaces, so it suits players who see customization and social interaction as equally important as traditional gameplay.

More than an outfit-collection app

The main activity is building a look from a large catalog of clothing and accessories, then using that avatar in social spaces and events. Players can create rooms and organize activities such as fashion shows or talent contests. That gives the app a community-made layer: there is more to explore than a fixed set of developer-designed levels.

• Customize an avatar with a wide range of visual items.
• Visit or create rooms for social activities and player events.
• Use text chat, voice chat and a social feed to communicate.
• Buy, sell and trade items through a player-driven marketplace.

Where the trade-off sits

Highrise is a stronger fit for players who enjoy collecting, styling, chatting and participating in events than for anyone looking for a focused, story-led RPG. The marketplace and extensive item catalog add depth for collectors, but they also mean there is more to learn than in a simple avatar chat app. Its appeal depends heavily on wanting to spend time around other players and community content.

Scale and standing

With a 4.28 rating from 272,319 reviews and 10,000,000+ installs, Highrise has a substantial Android audience. Those figures point to an established social role-playing community rather than a small, isolated game. Pocket Worlds is the listed developer, and the app is categorized under Role Playing.