Pocket Worlds
Connect the world through shared experiences.
Pocket Worlds is the company behind Highrise, a creative virtual universe that lets users build games, experiences, and social worlds. The platform is focused on user-generated content and creator empowerment, enabling a community to design and share immersive digital environments. Pocket Worlds has been recognized by Fast Company as one of gaming's most innovative companies of 2025.
Through Highrise Studio, creators can build games, experiences, and worlds that other users can explore and interact with on the platform.
creators and gamers who want to build and explore virtual worlds
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- freemium
- Company
- Pocket Worlds
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