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ActionAdventureCasualIndieMassively MultiplayerSimulationStrategyCleaningDesign & IllustrationSingleplayerMultiplayerBuilding

2,006 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 3,781

Peak in the last 7 days: 4,469

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Game description

House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!

Basic info

DeveloperEmpyrean
PublisherFrozen District, PlayWay S.A.
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateMay 17, 2018
Price
  • Steam store −92% $24.99 $1.99 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $1.99 · Steam
  • Historical low $1.99 · 3-month low $1.99Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 (64-bit) or newer
ProcessorIntel Core i3 3,20GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 955 3,2 GHz
Memory4 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 560 / AMD R7-260X
Storage6 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 407 reviews from the past 1 year

85.5/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (94%)

Metacritic: 67 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Cleaning, repairing and redecorating run-down houses is the whole loop here, and players rate House Flipper 85.5.

👍 Strengths

221 reviews call it relaxing and satisfying, a comfort game for unwinding after a stressful day, and Gameplay ranks 255th of 1396. 40 describe its calm atmosphere as almost therapeutic, and Story & World ranks 422nd of 1096. 35 enjoy the freedom to design and renovate as they like, with a few recreating their own homes and others building dream offices. Some also like that it never gets too complex.

👎 Where it falls short

54 reviews find the work repetitive after a while, with interiors and furniture placement starting to feel the same. 39 object to DLC pricing, saying achievements and even cutting grass sit behind paid add-ons, and some feel the base game is thin for its cost. 18 find the controls fiddly, pointing to tablet menus for every item and wall snapping that misbehaves, and a few mention physics that brings everything crashing down when a wall is removed. Pricing & Fairness ranks 868th of 1399, and Content Volume ranks 920th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“ultimate comfort game, stressful day relief, definitely recommend” · 221 reviews
“most relaxing game in the world, therapeutic satisfaction” · 40 reviews
“achievements paywalled behind 15 dollar DLCs, costs over twice the game price” · 39 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 47% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.41 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “freedom to design and renovate houses creatively with engaging mechanics” · 35 reviews
Negative “very limited furniture choices, all rooms look the same, clunky controls” · 9 reviews

Progression 20% · Difficulty 3% · Onboarding 6% · Strategy 6% · Controls & feel 11%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.19 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “most relaxing game in the world, therapeutic satisfaction” · 40 reviews
Negative “cockroach visuals cause discomfort” · 4 reviews

Story 3% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.95 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “interior design repetitive, furniture placement tedious and monotonous” · 54 reviews
Positive “varied tasks keep the game fresh and engaging” · 5 reviews

Volume 16% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.48 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “excellent alternative with far fewer microtransactions than Sims 4” · 15 reviews
Negative “aged poorly, dated animations and graphics compared to House Flipper 2” · 2 reviews

Audio 5%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -0.71 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.26 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “achievements paywalled behind 15 dollar DLCs, costs over twice the game price” · 39 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 1% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.13 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “bugs con espejos, cucarachas pixel-sized (mirror placement bugs, pixel cockroach bug)” · 16 reviews
Positive “no bugs found, very calming game” · 1 review

Performance 5% · Developer support 3%

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

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