Builder Simulator

House-building simulator with blueprints and hands-on construction from scratch

Live Motion Games, Frozen Way · Published by Live Motion Games, Frozen Way, Frozen District · Released Jun 9, 2022

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 2,258
Recent reviews: Mixed; 63% of 22 in 30 days
Playing now: 26; peak 24h 28
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 weeks ago; Sep 8, 2026

What is Builder Simulator?

A single-player construction simulator where you draw a house plan or choose a prepared design, buy materials, and build from the foundation to the roof and interior finishes. A tutorial introduces the work, while sandbox mode lets you design and build without a budget.

For you if...

+you enjoy slow, methodical construction tasks
+you want to plan houses before building them
+you prefer sandbox projects without financial pressure

Not for you if...

−you want broad choices in layouts and furnishings
−you dislike repetitive, click-heavy building tasks
−you expect contracts to provide meaningful financial progression

What players say

72% of 2,258 reviews are positive · 63% of 22 in the last 30 days

Players praise the detailed building process and the ability to design and decorate their own houses. Common complaints include restrictive planning and furnishing options, repetitive clicking, and the tutorial robot's dialogue. Some recent players report progress-blocking glitches after installing DLC.

Screenshots and trailer

Builder Simulator system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 7/8/10
Processor: i5 4460 or AMD ryzen 5 1600
Graphics: GTX 750TI 2GB
Memory: 6 GB RAM

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 58
Steam features: Workshop, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: Polish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Turkish.