House Flipper

 PC
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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 180 Ratings

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  1. xavia91
    Jun 5, 2018
    6
    It is missing a lot of content and really should implement mod support, it is fun at the beginning but as soon as you sold your first house it's all rinse and repeat, very limited options for objects, just one (1!) shower type, even though there are other types available in other houses and that is the same for pretty much every other thing you can buy...
  2. JulienJaden
    Sep 12, 2018
    6
    A good start - there is certainly potential here.
    However, given that the game is lacking a lot of what I would deem essentials for this kind of game (a much greater selection of furniture, paint, tiles, etc.; gardening; the ability to expand the house; an actually working buyer AI; mid- and long-term goals and a better sense of progression; and, perhaps most importantly, moddability),    A good start - there is certainly potential here.
    However, given that the game is lacking a lot of what I would deem essentials for this kind of game (a much greater selection of furniture, paint, tiles, etc.; gardening; the ability to expand the house; an actually working buyer AI; mid- and long-term goals and a better sense of progression; and, perhaps most importantly, moddability), yet is presented as a full release, I am scoring it based on what is there and what isn't, as any game the developers deem fit for a full release should.

    Given enough time and effort, this may become one of the most zen games on the market and a classic - I mean, let's be honest, the game already kinda captures what is by and large the best thing about the Sims games (I mean besides dropping them in a pool with no ladder or walling in the pesky neighbor).
    But some of the necessary changes might require some pretty extensive changes to the code; enabling moddability in a way that makes it easily accessible alone can be quite daunting.

    Maybe it helps that large portions of the game, particularly the interfaces and menus, look very WIP, so the developers still have tons of work ahead of them, if they want to make this game more than a half-polished Alpha, and it shouldn't be too much of a stretch for them to give some core systems a complete overhaul

    Let's hope, then, that they are in this for the long haul.    … Expand
  3. AkaJacob
    Jun 27, 2018
    7
    House flipper is very unique, and can be very addicting, but it suffers by making cleaning, painting, etc, the main focus of the gameplay, which gets boring fast, but it's aided by upgrades later on that speed up this part of the game. Solid game to pick up on sale.
  4. Cadeology
    Jan 15, 2022
    6
    This is a good simulation game to get into especially at the beginning of your playthrough. Do not expect to enjoy this game later down the line though as it looses a lot of its magic with many similar house designs and the playthrough can also be relatively fast. More of the variety to this game is gained through its purchasable DLC. Overall solid 6 so slightly above average for aThis is a good simulation game to get into especially at the beginning of your playthrough. Do not expect to enjoy this game later down the line though as it looses a lot of its magic with many similar house designs and the playthrough can also be relatively fast. More of the variety to this game is gained through its purchasable DLC. Overall solid 6 so slightly above average for a slightly above average game.… Expand
  5. PrincessRose
    Jan 24, 2023
    7
    This is quite an addictive game, you can lose track of time while playing it. I get so absorbed in it.
    I've always liked building and creating in games.
    However when you start buying and flipping houses a lot of the base game houses seem way too simular to each other with not much unique variety with only a few interesting houses at the upper more expensive end. I like to complete    This is quite an addictive game, you can lose track of time while playing it. I get so absorbed in it.
    I've always liked building and creating in games.
    However when you start buying and flipping houses a lot of the base game houses seem way too simular to each other with not much unique variety with only a few interesting houses at the upper more expensive end.
    I like to complete everything and the game does become repetitive and boring as there is not enough Decor and design choices in the base game.
    I like doing the structured jobs much better than buying and flipping houses as that gets very repetitive and feels so samey.

    There needs to be at least the ability to make your own paint shades as what there is, is limited. And you can only do walls in vertical strips and are not able to do horizontal strips. Which limits creativity as you can't do a lower half different than a top half of a wall.
    The game can be glitchy and buggy.
    I also think the DLC is overpriced and I would not buy any unless it's on sale for no more than $10AUD.
    I only have the pet DLC as my friend gave it to me as a Xmas gift as that was the only one with a small discount.

    Overall I really enjoyed playing the game. It's good if you are creative and like decorating or even just cleaning and making a house look better. Overall the game is very relaxing and fun, makes time go by so fast when I play it. It's good to play and return to when you feel like playing something relaxing.    … Expand
  6. GoodMorningAss
    Mar 6, 2020
    6
    It’s clear that this is a good simulator, but we still need to work hard on it. There are minor flaws that are striking, I hope they correct.
  7. LAKottke
    Nov 17, 2019
    6
    It's a pretty good game, but after a while I found better games and almost never came back to it. A good stress buster, but there's better things.
  8. Mister_Jey
    Jan 12, 2021
    7
    → Homme à tout faire !
    House Flipper apporte un petit vent de fraîcheur grâce à son thème de la rénovation immobilière. Il est extrêmement simple à prendre en main, et dispose de nombreuses tâches différentes réalisables. Pour autant, il finira par devenir assez répétitif, avec le sentiment que les maisons s'enchaînent les unes après les autres, d'autant que l'argent coule rapidement à    → Homme à tout faire !
    House Flipper apporte un petit vent de fraîcheur grâce à son thème de la rénovation immobilière. Il est extrêmement simple à prendre en main, et dispose de nombreuses tâches différentes réalisables. Pour autant, il finira par devenir assez répétitif, avec le sentiment que les maisons s'enchaînent les unes après les autres, d'autant que l'argent coule rapidement à flot, il ne faut pas s'attendre à de la difficulté. Le titre mise plutôt sur la liberté créative qui est laissée, au joueur et personnellement je trouve ça très bien. Un très bon petit jeu pour vivre le quotidien de Stéphane Plaza !

    Sortie en mai 2018 / Développé par Empyrean (studio indé Polonais).    … Expand
  9. otterone
    May 20, 2020
    6
    House Flipper is a game for creative people who do not enjoy doing boring chores in real life but will gladly take out the trash or clean windows in a video game.

    House Flipper's only downfall is the lack of content. Most importantly, the catalogue leaves a lot to be desired; the variety in furniture is still quite lacking, and many houses easily end up looking quite samey with the    House Flipper is a game for creative people who do not enjoy doing boring chores in real life but will gladly take out the trash or clean windows in a video game.

    House Flipper's only downfall is the lack of content. Most importantly, the catalogue leaves a lot to be desired; the variety in furniture is still quite lacking, and many houses easily end up looking quite samey with the sleek, Ikea-like designs. If I were to build a cozy little cottage for my grandma, I would probably be having a harder time. When it comes to the gameplay, just expect to do the same things over and over again. The game will NOT change the further you go (apart from getting some upgrades that make you, for example, clean faster), and it will be easy to feel like you have hit a wall after selling a few houses.

    Furthermore, I don't believe this game is ready for DLC. Considering how restrictive the game is in a creative sense when it comes to the base game, I do not find having to buy DLCs to receive tiny bits and pieces that you'd imagine would've been there already too pleasant.

    House Flipper isn't visually anything to write home about nor does it have compelling gameplay, but in all of its repetitiveness it is a comfortable time sink and definitely has potential. If the game receives more content in order to create more interesting houses and lessens some of the tediousness (e.g. being able to tile only one sliver of the wall at a time), it will absolutely become a much more satisfying and addictive cleaning/interior design simulator than it is now.    … Expand
  10. Bloodnes
    Jan 16, 2021
    5
    Что за бред ? Устанавливать радиаторы, уборка ? Причем все реализовано уныло и примитивно, метелкой грязь с кровати ? Разрабы реально знают толку в извращении... 5/10 чисто за нестандартную идею в играх.
  11. HIMYNAMEISJEF
    May 24, 2020
    5
    This game was very fun and intresting i spent 24hours on this game and then being told that i have done all the houses now i can redo them. which i think is stupid they should give you more houses, now i lost $30 for a game that repeats it self. i think the owners of house flipper should give us 100 more houses in the next update. I would give this game 10 out of 10 but since it repeatsThis game was very fun and intresting i spent 24hours on this game and then being told that i have done all the houses now i can redo them. which i think is stupid they should give you more houses, now i lost $30 for a game that repeats it self. i think the owners of house flipper should give us 100 more houses in the next update. I would give this game 10 out of 10 but since it repeats itself I'm gonna give it lower.… Expand
  12. RankSpot
    Oct 30, 2020
    5
    It's a good simulator overall with appropriate graphics to match and okay sound effects, lots of items too which give you the idea that you can really have an impact on the game but unfortunalety I don't feel like what you do to the house really changes too much of what the buyers will pay.
    It's an easy game but gets really boring after a while in my opinion, setting up some items also    It's a good simulator overall with appropriate graphics to match and okay sound effects, lots of items too which give you the idea that you can really have an impact on the game but unfortunalety I don't feel like what you do to the house really changes too much of what the buyers will pay.
    It's an easy game but gets really boring after a while in my opinion, setting up some items also gets boring quick.
    But what gets to me the most is the fact that you have to pay for DLC to costumize the gardens, makes no sense and shoudl've been on the release version. That and the fact that you can't change the windows.
    Okay game that could've been way better with the right decisions.    … Expand
  13. jojo1256
    Mar 13, 2021
    6
    I mean...it's ok but didn't blow me away. I've seen worse. This could have done with a little longer in development
  14. defenz
    Sep 17, 2021
    5
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  15. ZzTopNemesis
    Mar 1, 2022
    6
    Score: 6.3

    I have played this game WITHOUT the garden DLC that some of my friends tell me adds soooo much to the game But, without it i can say taht the game is fun, but can get old fast And has A LOT OF PROBLEMS especially when we talk about the Auction mechanic I don't think it's right for us to have to do stupid **** just to try and sell a house to someone in specific, because the    Score: 6.3

    I have played this game WITHOUT the garden DLC that some of my friends tell me adds soooo much to the game
    But, without it i can say taht the game is fun, but can get old fast
    And has A LOT OF PROBLEMS especially when we talk about the Auction mechanic
    I don't think it's right for us to have to do stupid **** just to try and sell a house to someone in specific, because the indications and hints between some of the people are soo similar, that it just makes impossible to try and get all achievments.

    Gameplay wise, is OK, could be better but if you just want to chill and decorate something for fun and spend like 2/3 hours without even noticing it... it's possible.

    I kinda recomend it, it's an ok game, but not a good game for me.    … Expand
  16. KinimodYunmi
    Oct 1, 2022
    6
    Macht schon Spaß die Unordnung in den Häusern zu beseitigen und zu entscheiden wo man welche neuen Möbel hinstellt.
    Das Streichen von Wänden ist aber eine ganz klare Bestrafung!
    Fliesen an die Wand bringen und das Montieren von Klimaanlagen und Waschmaschinen ist jetzt auch nicht die netteste Arbeit. Typisches, da biste in 10-12 Stunde durch Game der heutigen Zeit und dann wirste mit    Macht schon Spaß die Unordnung in den Häusern zu beseitigen und zu entscheiden wo man welche neuen Möbel hinstellt.
    Das Streichen von Wänden ist aber eine ganz klare Bestrafung!
    Fliesen an die Wand bringen und das Montieren von Klimaanlagen und Waschmaschinen ist jetzt auch nicht die netteste Arbeit.
    Typisches, da biste in 10-12 Stunde durch Game der heutigen Zeit und dann wirste mit DLC´s versorgt.
    Das Pet DLC werde ich mir im nächsten Sale doch mal gönnen :)    … Expand
  17. ejtrk
    Dec 21, 2022
    6
    at first the game was pretty cool but then you just repeat the same stuff pretty much

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67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Cubed3
    Sep 13, 2022
    60
    Cleaning up a large house, painting the walls, and fixing the plumping is dull work for most people. For some bizarre reason, in House Flipper all that is fun. Being a sim title it's not for everyone of course, but those who enjoy the idea of buying, renovating, and reselling houses will actually get addicted with playing this, especially since its title that's incredibly easy to pick up and play. Sadly, it suffers a lot in terms of replay value. By the time you hit 10 hours or so, you've practically done everything twice, and all that's left is to simply experiment with new colours of paint, or different sets of furniture.
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  2. DarkStation
    Jun 29, 2018
    80
    It seems a little silly to gush about a video game that simulates housework but given the added amount of stress and anxiety that has crept into my life lately, House Flipper is a wonderful way to shut out the noise of the world for a little bit.
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  3. GameSpace
    Jun 28, 2018
    70
    It is a niche title, but it can be a very fun game if you don't mind spending hours remaking houses and decorating them to your heart's content.
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