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How does Highrise work?

A quick starter guide to Highrise for new players, from your avatar to Rooms, Worlds, Crews, and events.

Highrise is a free-to-play social world where you create an avatar, dress it up, and hang out with players from around the world in Rooms and Worlds. You can chat, decorate your own spaces, join a Crew, take part in events, and collect and trade items.

How do I get started?

  1. Download Highrise. See Where can I play Highrise?

  2. Create your avatar and pick a username.

  3. Register your account so you can sign in again later and on other devices. See Why does Highrise say I need to register my account?

  4. Set up your profile and start exploring.

What can I do in Highrise?

  • Style your avatar: mix clothing and accessories, save outfits, and change your look any time. See How do I change my avatar and outfits?

  • Hang out in Rooms: join a Room to chat and meet people, or create and decorate your own.

  • Play in Worlds: Worlds are bigger experiences, like games and hangouts, that creators build with Highrise Studio. See What's the difference between Rooms and Worlds?

  • Make friends: follow players, message them, and share posts on the Feed.

  • Join a Crew: team up with other players for Crew chat, rewards, and competitions.

  • Take part in events: compete and complete tasks for event rewards. See How do events work in Highrise?

  • Do your daily tasks: open Tasks in the main menu for daily tasks that unlock an outfit, plus Achievements. See How do Daily Tasks and Achievements work?

  • Collect items: get items from the shop, Blind Boxes, events, and the Marketplace, and trade with other players.

  • Create: submit your own item designs through Highrise Ideas, or build Worlds.

What are Gold and Bubbles?

They're the two main currencies. Gold is the premium currency: you can buy it or earn some for free, and use it for Grabs, items, tips, and the Marketplace. Bubbles are the free currency you earn by playing and spend on items and Grabs priced in Bubbles. See What is Gold and how do I get it? and What are Bubbles and how do I use them?

How do I stay safe?

Read the Community Guidelines, keep your password and Safety Lock PIN to yourself, and report anyone who makes you uncomfortable. See How do I report another player?

Where do I get help?

Open the app menu and tap Support Center to reach the Support team.

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