House Flipper

House Flipper
Developer(s) Empyrean
Publisher(s) PlayWay S.A.[1]
Series House Flipper
Engine Unity
Platform(s) Windows, macOS
Genre(s) Simulation

House Flipper is a simulation game that was developed by Polish indie studio Empyrean and released by PlayWay S.A. through Steam.[2] It was released on May 17, 2018. It became a bestseller on Steam.[3][4][5]

Gameplay

Gameplay involves fixing up properties in order to create a profit. Tasks that can be performed include painting, laying down tile, cleaning, installations, and demolition.

Reception

House Flipper received "mixed or average reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic,[6] 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."[7] 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".[8] 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."[9]

References

  1. ↑ "House Flipper on Playway". Playway.
  2. ↑ "House Flipper Is a New Computer Game Taking the Internet by Storm". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  3. ↑ "House Flipper is the renovation simulator for the eternally renting millennial". The Spinoff. 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  4. ↑ "Handyman 'em up House Flipper released". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  5. ↑ "A home repair simulator is one of Steam's best-sellers". Polygon. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  6. ↑ "House Flipper for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  7. ↑ D'Anastasio, Cecilia. "Steam Top Seller House Flipper Makes It Fun To Watch Paint Dry". Kotaku. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  8. ↑ "House Flipper Review – A Definite Fixer-Upper". Game Informer. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  9. ↑ "House Flipper is like Viscera Cleanup Detail only for super gross houses". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
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