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Games like House Builder

If House Builder is your kind of game, the closest matches are House Flipper 2, Builder Simulator and Hotel Renovator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its building from scratch, variety of construction methods and cozy. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About House Builder: Become a one-man construction crew! Travel around the world and through the ages to build iconic designs! Beware of unpleasant temperatures and dangerous fauna!

2024IndieAdventureSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby FreeMind S.A.
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Building from scratchEasy to pick up and playVariety of construction methodsCozyRelaxingBlueprint following

Players who liked House Builder also play

Steam players who put hours into House Builder also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. House Flipper 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with House Builder.

    Top pick for House Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with House Builder.

    Clean your worries away with this relaxing renovation simulator! Buy, fix, sell, and become a local legend. Or grab your power tools and build anything from scratch! With the online 2-4 players co-op mode, you can play both in sandbox and story mode together.

    2023IndieSimulationCasual39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Builder Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with House Builder.

    Second-strongest match for House Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with House Builder.

    Builder Simulator is the perfect game for those who want to build a house, from the ground up, one brick at a time. On easy, the game will guide and teach you by showing you full instruction, but on hard you will get no help - instead rely on your builder skills and make everything yourself.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Hotel Renovator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with House Builder.

    Third-strongest match for House Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with House Builder.

    Unleash your inner designer and renovate the hotel of your dreams! Embark on a makeover journey to turn this worn-out place into a successful getaway. Play with thousands of furniture pieces and accessories, and manage the hotel to get 5-star reviews!

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. House Flipper

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with House Builder.

    Ranked #4 for House Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with House Builder.

    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!

    2018IndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Aquarist

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with House Builder.

    Ranked #5 for House Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with House Builder.

    A relaxing sandbox casual simulation game where you perform various, even strange, aquarium-related tasks on very diverse levels. As an Aquarist you must create and manage a home to amazing fish🐟, sea turtles🐢, sharks🦈, octopuses🐙, and more🐬. Aquarium is their world and life. Make it worth...

    2024IndieSimulationCasual15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Farmer's Life

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with House Builder.

    Ranked #6 for House Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with House Builder.

    🌾Unleash the Farmer within. 🚜 Dive into the rustic charm of rural living in "Farmer's Life," where you'll experience the joy and challenges of life on a vibrant farmstead. Plant, grow, and embrace a country living in a vast open world. You choose from diverse mechanics and endless possibilities.

    2023IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Castle Flipper

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with House Builder.

    Ranked #7 for House Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with House Builder.

    Castle Flipper is your unique chance to become a medieval royal craftsman. Build your own Kingdom and re-arrange the castle at your own discretion. Breathe a whole new life into the old rooms and maybe one day you will become a King!

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation18.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Egypt Frontiers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with House Builder.

    Ranked #8 for House Builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with House Builder.

    Dive into the sands of ancient Egypt in 'Egypt Frontiers.' As a master builder, construct majestic monuments, manage resources, and shape history in this captivating simulation game. Are you ready to leave your mark on the Frontiers of Egypt?

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below House Builder at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under House Builder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with House Builder.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under House Builder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with House Builder.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under House Builder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with House Builder.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under House Builder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with House Builder.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under House Builder on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with House Builder.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under House Builder on Steam right now. Shares Indie with House Builder.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under House Builder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with House Builder.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under House Builder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with House Builder.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with House Builder.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with House Builder.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with House Builder.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with House Builder.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with House Builder.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with House Builder.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with House Builder.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with House Builder.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from FreeMind S.A.

Other recommendable Steam games by FreeMind S.A., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Farmer's Life

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with House Builder.

    Another title from FreeMind S.A., the studio behind House Builder. Shares Indie and Simulation with House Builder.

    🌾Unleash the Farmer within. 🚜 Dive into the rustic charm of rural living in "Farmer's Life," where you'll experience the joy and challenges of life on a vibrant farmstead. Plant, grow, and embrace a country living in a vast open world. You choose from diverse mechanics and endless possibilities.

    2023IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Aquarist

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with House Builder.

    Another title from FreeMind S.A., the studio behind House Builder. Shares Indie and Simulation with House Builder.

    A relaxing sandbox casual simulation game where you perform various, even strange, aquarium-related tasks on very diverse levels. As an Aquarist you must create and manage a home to amazing fish🐟, sea turtles🐢, sharks🦈, octopuses🐙, and more🐬. Aquarium is their world and life. Make it worth...

    2024IndieSimulationCasual15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Pool Cleaning Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with House Builder.

    Another title from FreeMind S.A., the studio behind House Builder. Shares Indie and Adventure with House Builder.

    "Pool Cleaning Simulator is a PowerWash Simulator-esque cleaning game where you use a variety of tools to make filthy pools sparkling clean." The game recreates the entire process of cleaning, scrubbing, & maintaining various pools, from luxurious backyard havens to community swimming complexes.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation15.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Snow Plowing Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with House Builder.

    Another title from FreeMind S.A., the studio behind House Builder. Shares Indie and Simulation with House Builder.

    Experience the serene joy of snow plowing in this relaxing simulation game! Drive powerful plows, clear roads, and keep your town safe. Uncover a surprising story, face survival challenges, and tackle advanced weather systems. Embrace winter's chill and become the ultimate snow-clearing hero!

    2025IndieSimulationCasual15.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Junkyard Builder

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with House Builder.

    Another title from FreeMind S.A., the studio behind House Builder. Shares Indie and Simulation with House Builder.

    In Junkyard Builder, you’re the proud owner of a once-forgotten junkyard, now brimming with endless potential. Dive into the satisfying world of restoration, recycling, and raw hustle as you transform trash into treasure and rise to become the ruler of the junk empire!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Forest Ranger Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with House Builder.

    Another title from FreeMind S.A., the studio behind House Builder. Shares Indie and Adventure with House Builder.

    Take care of forgotten nature's treasure. Build, craft, feed, clean and manage your forest in Forest Ranger Simulator. Ensure its long-lasting beauty and become a flawless Forest Ranger!

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Farmer's Father: Save the Innocence

    WHY THIS

    Another title from FreeMind S.A., the studio behind House Builder. Shares Indie and Adventure with House Builder.

    War breeds heroes you've never heard of. You are the ordinary person holding a huge burden of protecting what's most precious and innocent. Fight with hunger, wounds, cold, disease, and enemy cruelty. Defend your family and survive the war!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Aquatic Store Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with House Builder.

    Another title from FreeMind S.A., the studio behind House Builder. Shares Indie and Simulation with House Builder.

    Dive into the vibrant world of aquatic retail with Aquatic Store Simulator! Take on the challenge of managing your underwater-themed supermarket, blending business management with the beauty of marine life. Stock shelves with exotic fish, decorations, set prices, take payments and maintain aquariums

    2024IndieSimulationCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about House Builder

Does House Builder run on Steam Deck?
House Builder is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does House Builder cost?
House Builder is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to House Builder?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside House Builder are House Flipper 2, Builder Simulator, Hotel Renovator.
Who developed House Builder?
House Builder was developed by FreeMind S.A. and published by PlayWay S.A., FreeMind S.A..

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on House Builder.

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