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69/100
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62/100
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72/100
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94% positive92,727 reviews
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Price
US$1.99

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2018 · Indie · Simulation

House Flipper

House Flipper is a unique chance to become the one-man renovating crew. You've got to earn it around here before you purchase your first property. No worries though! Luckily, there's plenty of work at your fingertips!

Released
17 May 2018
Platforms
AndroidNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsXbox OnemacOS
Genres
IndieSimulation
Developers
—
Publishers
PlayWay
Series
House Flipper
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
First person
Themes
ActionBusinessNon-fictionSandbox
Country
Poland
Age ratings
PEGI 3ACB GUSK 0GRAC ALLESRB ECLASS_IND L
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean and 9 more
Copies sold
8.5 million as of 2026-04-04
Time to beat
16hmain story60hcompletionist

About

House Flipper is a simulation game developed by Empyrean and published by Frozen District and PlayWay for macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. It was initially released on 17 May 2018. A mobile version, entitled House Flipper: Home Design, was released for Android and iOS in October 2020. A sequel, House Flipper 2, was released in December 2023.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

House Flipper is a simulation game played in the first-person perspective. Gameplay involves fixing up properties in order to create a profit. Tasks that can be performed include painting, laying down tiles, cleaning, installations, and demolition. Some of these tasks are unlocked as the game progresses, and tools can be upgraded to perform them faster. The game includes a catalog that lets players browse through different options of furniture, wallpaper, doors, and windows.

There are several modes of play in House Flipper; first, players need to complete quests (which can be accessed through email) for money. Quests can involve cleaning, painting walls, placing furniture and remodelling homes. Once quests are completed, the player is rewarded with money depending on the size of the job and how well it is completed. Elsewhere, players can buy and resell houses according to buyers’ needs.

Reception

House Flipper received "mixed or average reviews" according to review aggregator platform Metacritic, with multiple reviewers commenting that fixing up the homes is satisfying while questioning its long-term playability. Kotaku reviewed the game, stating that they found it satisfying to fix up homes that are "often extremely gross or ugly" and that "Manifesting your vision of a decent, sellable house onto these garbage heaps feels amazing—especially because it happens on such a granular scale." Game Informer was more mixed, writing that "Flipping your first few houses is fun, but the game doesn't have the scope or flexibility to stay interesting for long". PC Gamer was critical, stating that "There's a definite satisfaction in taking a gross room and making it look nice, and it's pretty cool that you can knock down (and rebuild) walls, but I just don't find the act of slowly and mechanically painting and cleaning much fun, especially with the knowledge that my actual house could do with a bit of that." It became a bestseller on Steam.

The game was nominated for "Game, Simulation" at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards. House Flipper was also awarded Poznań Game Arena Best Polish Indie Game of 2018.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
macOS17 May 2018Worldwide
Windows17 May 2018Worldwide
PlayStation 425 February 2020Worldwide
Xbox One26 February 2020Worldwide
Nintendo Switch12 June 2020Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Included in
Garden BundleHouse Flipper BundleSimulator XL BundleLuxury Garden BundleHouse Flipper: Mega PackHouse Flipper: Pets BundleBuilder Flipper BundleHouse Flipper Hairdreser BundleHouse Flipper: Complete BundleHouse Flipper: Everybody Loves AnimalsHouse Flipper: Farm Bundle
Derivative works
House Flipper Remastered Collection
Downloadable content
House Flipper: Luxury DLCHouse Flipper: Dine OutHouse Flipper: CyberpunkHouse Flipper: HGTV DLCHouse Flipper: Garden DLCHouse Flipper: ApocalypseHouse Flipper: Pets
Expansions
House Flipper: Farm
Ported as
House Flipper: Home Design
Remastered as
House Flipper Remastered Collection
Built on it
House Flipper: ApocalypseHouse Flipper: Garden DLCHouse Flipper: HGTV DLCHouse Flipper: CyberpunkHouse Flipper: PetsHouse Flipper: FarmHouse Flipper: Party Furniture PackHouse Flipper: Dine OutHouse Flipper Remastered Collection

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