Low-Budget Repairs ▶ Trailer
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IndieSimulationFunnySingleplayerRelaxingCasualCleaning

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Peak in the last 7 days: 285

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Game description

Manage renovations in 90s apartment blocks! Focus on quick profit and cut costs wherever possible. Client notices defects? Tough luck, the money's already in your pocket. Every day brings new challenges and decisions that can lead to fortune... or trouble!

Basic info

DeveloperGray2RGB
PublisherSimplicity Games, PlayWay S.A.
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateAug 13, 2026
Price
  • Steam store −33% $19.99 $13.39 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $13.39 · Steam
  • Historical low $13.39 · 3-month low $13.39Other stores ↗

Prices by IsThereAnyDeal

Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 2600 / Intel Core i5-8400
Memory16 GB
GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 5700 8GB / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB
Storage25 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 432 reviews from the past 1 year

64.2/ 100
Bottom 20%

Steam rating: Mixed (68%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 15, 2026)

133 reviews say they enjoy Low-Budget Repairs, the most upvoted praising its humor, but disappearing objects and save bugs dominate; it scores 64.2.

👍 Strengths

34 find the story amusing in places, and 26 like its setting and world concept. Others say the Polish residential setting feels nostalgic and culturally resonant, and some credit developers who engage on Discord and take feedback seriously. Story & World ranks 912th of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 70% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1370th of 1399. 170 reviews report bugs, the most upvoted saying objects vanish or move around the player's house, and some describe save corruption. 58 complain about performance, the most upvoted reporting 40 to 50 frames per second on high end hardware. 25 want more freedom, saying it is linear, and some say it falls short of what was promised. Others find object handling and tile cutting clunky, and some say the tutorial guide never lets go. Gameplay ranks 1348th of 1396, and Content Volume ranks 1194th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“objects disappear or move around in player house, save corruption frustration” · 170 reviews
“great game full of humor with enjoyable gameplay” · 133 reviews
“interesting setting and world concept” · 26 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 51% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -2.41 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “Clunky object interaction and tile-cutting mechanics” · 25 reviews

Progression 11% · Difficulty 2% · Onboarding 18% · Freedom 28% · Strategy 15%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 42% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.46 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “interesting setting and world concept” · 26 reviews
Negative “game is a poor copy of House Flipper, not the fun game promised in trailer” · 2 reviews

Story 29% · Characters 9%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.87 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “most time spent doing repetitive tasks that quickly became boring” · 18 reviews
Positive “Tasks are varied with lots of content” · 2 reviews

Volume 22% · Replayability 2%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Audio -0.76 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Negative “AI translations break jokes and Polish humor does not land well” · 6 reviews
Positive “Polish voice acting is excellent and references are great” · 4 reviews

Visuals 13%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -2.58 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.12 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “recent updates penalize player actions, removing the freedom that made the game fun” · 5 reviews
Positive “good purchase for 12-10 euros, excellent wiring and assembly systems” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 70% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -1.68 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “objects disappear or move around in player house, save corruption frustration” · 170 reviews

Performance 27% · Developer support 29%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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