House Flipper

House Flipper added a dedicated Accessibility tab in September, bringing together new ways to operate tools, assemble items, and set the time of day. June's Remastered Collection launched as a separate edition, with its own Heartfelt jobs and items.

• Automatic assembly: An optional setting assembles items such as radiators and showers instantly for a fee equal to 20 percent of the item's base value.
• Tool controls: Players can toggle continuous operation separately for cleaning, mowing, digging, cutting, painting, and demolition. Window cleaning also supports keyboard movement of the squeegee.
• Comfort settings: An option hides the toilet rat, and two additional hand skin tones expand character customization.
• Time of day: Disabling the day-and-night cycle allows players to lock lighting to a selected hour.

House Flipper Remastered Collection reached players through a Steam Next Fest demo in February, followed by public playtests in March. The preview showcased rebuilt jobs, a new house, updated graphics, and new tools, while the Campus Life Bundle also launched for the original House Flipper. The larger Co-op, Pets, and Scooby-Doo releases tracked here belonged to House Flipper 2, not this game.

• Remastered Collection preview: The demo included the new “Cleaning the Garage” and “Where’s Molly?” jobs, a brand-new job and house, access to original-game and DLC items, and Remaster-exclusive items.
  • Top-Down View: Added a new perspective for placing shop items, moving furniture, selling items, and removing trash.
  • Photo Mode: Introduced adjustable lighting, filters, and field-of-view controls for showcasing renovations.
  • Area Selector Tools: Accelerated cleanup and item-selling tasks.
  • UV Flashlight: Added a tool for finding dirt more thoroughly.
• Remastered Collection playtests: March testing introduced improved wall placement, door and doorframe snapping, more accurate garden appraisal through the Appraiser System, and jobs starting at 7:00 AM. DLSS, FSR, and TAAU support, FPS and memory optimizations, sharper lighting, and revised post-processing also accompanied the preview.
• Campus Life Bundle: Launched with a 30% bundle discount, expanded material variants for classic furniture, new items, reimagined characters, and distinct logos for each job.
• Community and roadmap activity: House Flipper Invitational 3 went live as a creator tournament, while the 2025 Roadmap and a new Community Contest outlined further plans and Sandbox challenges.

Dine Out DLC launched in late November 2024, bringing restaurant renovation gameplay, new furniture, characters, and mechanics to House Flipper. Party Furniture Pack and Pop Art Furniture Pack also expanded the catalog, while the free Historical Museum update added a new renovation destination and more than 35 historical objects.

• Dine Out additions:

  • Dine Out DLC: Added kitchens, restaurants, new renovation projects, furniture, characters, achievements, and the Renting mechanic.
  • Dine Out DLC update: Added more than 100 items, including the Swing Table.
  • Lemonade Stand: Added a new outdoor restaurant feature in January 2025.

• Furniture packs: Pop Art Furniture Pack launched with more than 120 items, while Party Furniture Pack added more than 200 items; the latter later gained a spotlight lamp and two pole dance poles.

• Free renovation content:

  • Historical Museum: Added a new house and more than 35 historical objects.
  • Frozen Way Office: Added a free office map for players to renovate.
  • Sebastian and Layla: Introduced two characters with unique renovation projects.

• New systems and customization:

  • Renting: Let players set rent prices for flipped properties and earn ongoing income.
  • House Reset: Let players reset houses from their office while receiving a 60% refund on spending.
  • Universal Cooker Cookbook: Automatically saved recipes.
  • Neon Customization: Added adjustable neon writing.
  • Tablecloth mechanic: Added adjustable tablecloths for tables.

Dine Out DLC launched on March 1, adding restaurant renovations, cooking, rentals, and more than 800 new design items to House Flipper. Out of This World Update also expanded the Farm DLC with new construction tools, properties, and animal interactions. House Flipper 2 launched separately on December 14, but the team confirmed that House Flipper DLC development would continue, with at least two major free updates planned.

• Dine Out DLC: The restaurant-focused expansion added a substantial new renovation track.

  • Dine Out DLC—restaurant renovations: Added 10 houses, 10 restaurant-makeover quests, 30 dishes from around the world, and custom advertising signs.
  • Dine Out DLC—property rentals: Introduced the ability to rent out restaurants, offices, and houses.
  • Dine Out DLC—design tools: Added more than 800 items, tablecloths, a furniture-grid measurement tool, and restaurant décor such as menus, flyers, neon signs, dinnerware, and coffee machines.
  • Dine Out DLC—new properties and jobs: Added The Reef Cottage, a salon-to-bakery renovation job, a mezzanine feature, and relaxation items including a jacuzzi and sunbed.

• Out of This World Update: The Farm DLC received a major content expansion centered on construction and customization.

  • Out of This World Update—building content: Added a spaceship-like house, new rooftop extension mechanics, more than 300 items including laundry options, and two empty plots for custom builds.
  • Farm DLC—animal features: Added grooming interactions for farm animals and new horse saddle variations, while improving animal AI so creatures no longer became stuck in walls.
  • Farm DLC—construction improvements: Made building deletion faster and eliminated major frame drops from large foundations; unseen floors on Farm DLC and Pets DLC maps also stopped rendering.

• House Flipper support roadmap: After House Flipper 2 released, the developers said House Flipper would continue receiving DLC and identified at least two major free content updates focused on new content and bug fixes.

Farm DLC released on April 13, 2023, taking House Flipper into a farm-themed expansion with new story orders, properties, animals, crops, and construction tools. Luxury 2.0 delivered another substantial content drop, while the game broadened its pet systems and introduced new ways to build, decorate, and manage farmland.

• Farm DLC: Added a farm setting with new story orders, properties, cows, sheep, chickens, and other farm animals. It also introduced crop sowing and harvesting, animal interactions, farm tools such as the Chainsaw and Paint Gun, and the Lakeside Treehouse property.
• Architect Tool: Introduced from-scratch house construction, including floors, custom roofs, inner walls, and extensions. The accompanying greenhouse-building feature expanded the farming loop, while the wider paint-color range and new farmhouse decorations supported more customization.
• Luxury 2.0: Added new luxury items and features in December 2022. The Christmas Update also brought festive content and additional items for the Pets DLC.
• Pets DLC: Expanded pet care with brushing, pet hats, cat treadmills, and improved pet interactions. Rats, parrots, three new dog and kitten breeds, pet naming, cage selection, and the ability for pets to move between floors via internal staircases also arrived.
• Farm systems: Added the Dynamic Weather System, including rain, plus a Grappling Hook, sleeping and time-selection mechanics, crop-collection controls, and horse obstacles. Animal growth time was reduced fourfold, while pet needs and behavior were rebalanced.

Pets DLC launched on May 12, 2022, bringing animal-focused flipping content to House Flipper. Luxury DLC – Moonrise Bay also arrived with mansions, 12 orders, hundreds of items, new NPCs, and expanded renovation mechanics.

• Major DLC: Pets DLC added dogs, cats, marine creatures, ranch-style properties, cozy furniture, ceiling painting, door and stair installation, and new light-bulb variations. Luxury DLC – Moonrise Bay introduced luxurious locations, antique and indoor-pool renovations, hundreds of items, and new narrators with unique traits.
• New properties: Cyberpunk DLC received two new houses to purchase and renovate, while Two New Apartments were added for flipping.
• Tools and systems:
  • Change-the-Window mechanic: Players gained the ability to replace windows across the game, alongside new glass-door options.
  • Steam Workshop: The hanging-items feature let players create and upload custom hanging decorations.
  • Tablet OS Upgrade: The tablet received faster loading and new features, while Gardening Tools Stay Unlocked in All Jobs made those tools persist between jobs.
• Seasonal events: Halloween Update released spooky items and a frightening mansion to flip. Christmas Update was previewed with a snowy environment, a new job, festive decorations, and a modern house available for purchase.
• Future announcements: Farm DLC was announced with farm properties, crops, animals, horse riding, house extensions, and farming-related story orders. House Flipper 2 was also announced as a new development project promising broader improvements and new features.

Cyberpunk DLC launched as a free release, adding the Neo-Tokyo house, more than 60 cyberpunk-themed items, and the Cybernetic Hands skin. Steam Workshop also arrived, giving players a way to create and share custom items, while the Pets DLC was announced as a Frozen Way collaboration featuring adoptable dogs and cats.

• Cyberpunk DLC: Added the Neo-Tokyo property, over 60 new furnishings and decorations, and the Cybernetic Hands skin.
• Steam Workshop: Released as a new creation system, allowing players to make their own items for House Flipper.
• New tools and properties:
  • Flamethrower: Introduced a new tool and a dedicated job centered on burning objects.
  • Garden DLC: Added topiaries, flower-bed plants, concrete slabs, and pools.
  • Turtle House: Added a new training-focused property.
  • Apocalypse DLC: Added an assault rifle and a selection of new furnishings, including doorbells, bicycles, curtains, and cabinet beds.
• Nintendo Switch: House Flipper launched on Nintendo’s portable console, with a 15% release discount available during its first week.
• Gameplay additions:
  • Halloween House: Paranormal activities became optional.
  • Stairs: Sides could be painted in black or other colors.
  • Lawn mower: Gained automatic avoidance for garden objects.
  • Patios: Became sellable, while curtains could be drawn and garden braziers could be lit.

The HGTV DLC released on May 14, taking House Flipper to Sunset Bay with new orders, properties, and hundreds of furnishing items. PS4 and Xbox One versions also launched in February, while Garden Flipper and the base game expanded their gardening, construction, and decorating toolkits.

• HGTV DLC: Added 10 orders, 10 purchasable properties, hundreds of new items, and the Sunset Bay setting, where players flipped houses alongside HGTV hosts.
• Console launches: House Flipper released on PlayStation 4 on February 25 and Xbox One on February 26, with the Japanese PS4 release following on February 27.
• Garden Flipper additions:
  • The “Lawn and pool” order unlocked the lawnmower, while inground pools, eight hedges, new plants, tropical items, ceramic tiles, and kitchen variants expanded outdoor and interior projects.
  • Man Cave became a purchasable property, and Lunar House was added to the available house lineup.
  • New Garden Flipper furniture included spring flowers, tables, chairs, an armchair, and a sofa.
• Construction and gardening systems:
  • Building and Demolishing Walls became separate tasks, while sockets and smoke detectors could be removed and wall objects gained vertical snapping.
  • The axe could remove larger tree trunks in Garden Flipper, and the turf roll overhaul added adjustable speed, unfolding transparency, and visible progress.
• Apocalypse Flipper and seasonal content: Apocalypse Flipper received spooky items plus hairless and rotting arm options, while seasonal items returned permanently to the shop; the Pumpkin Carving Contest was also announced for Halloween-themed in-game items.

Garden Flipper launched on May 16, 2019, expanding House Flipper into outdoor renovation with new gardens, houses, orders, plants, and landscaping mechanics. The related Gardening Adventure rollout introduced digging, planting, mowing, and a large catalog of garden items.

• Garden Flipper expansion: Garden Flipper added new houses, gardens, orders, plant types, and hundreds of items, including patio furniture, garden lamps, sculptures, swimming pools, and swings. Existing houses also received unique gardens, while Weed Removal let players clear overgrown backyards.
• Themed properties and seasonal content:
  • Halloween House added a mystery-focused property alongside Halloween items.
  • Home Alone House brought the holiday movie-inspired home to the renovation catalog.
  • Christmas Update added Christmas items and new fireplaces, with seasonal decorations available for a limited time.
• New renovation systems:
  • Plumbing System allowed bathroom elements to be placed more freely.
  • Assemble Difficulty Levels added selectable challenges for assembling devices.
  • Multiple Profiles allowed up to four separate profiles.
  • Full pad support added official gamepad functionality.
• Core gameplay changes:
  • Windows Cleaning was reworked to make the task smoother.
  • Destroying Walls received smoother handling through successive system improvements.
  • Car Placement on Driveway let players position their vehicle outside renovated homes.