Build-A-Lot
Real estate strategy game about building, selling, and renting houses
Hip Soft · Published by Next Game · Released Dec 17, 2009
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 78
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is Build-A-Lot?
A single-player real estate strategy game set in a series of towns. You build, buy, upgrade, and sell houses or collect rent. Career mode has goals tied to local mayors' requests, while Casual mode lets you improve neighborhoods at your own pace.
For you if...
- +you enjoy straightforward building and real estate decisions
- +you want structured goals alongside a relaxed building mode
Not for you if...
- −you want complex systems rather than simple house management
- −you dislike games that become repetitive across levels
What players say
91% of 78 reviews are positive
Players praise the simple gameplay but often find it repetitive, and some report crashes or glitches.
Screenshots and trailer
Build-A-Lot system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 98 or higher
- Processor
- 500 MHz CPU or higher
- Memory
- 256 MB Ram or higher
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck