- #1 House Flipper
97% matchVery Positive94% of 101,908 reviews2018
Dev: EmpyreanPub: Frozen District
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 63% ★, Building 23.1%, Simulation 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive renovation simulator that allows you to buy, repair, and design homes with extensive customization options.
- #2 House Flipper 2
96% matchVery Positive87% of 17,900 reviews2023
Dev: Frozen District
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 61.4% ★, Building 25.6%, Simulation 13%
Why You'll Like It: This sequel offers the most polished and comprehensive interior design and renovation experience currently available on Steam.
- #3 My Dream Setup
96% matchVery Positive91% of 6,455 reviews2023
Dev: Campfire Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
My Dream Setup is a simulation game about building the room you've always dreamed of. A huge selection of furniture, computers and their accessories, posters, pictures, plants, and other interior details await you. Try all of them and create your dream setup.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 65.7% ★, Building 23.7%, Simulation 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated room-design simulator that focuses specifically on the aesthetic arrangement of furniture and electronics.
- #4 House Designer : Fix & Flip
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 133 reviews2023
Dev: Karate Goose Studio
Windows
House Designer is a simulator that allows you to try yourself as an interior and landscape designer, using your imagination, creativity and creative ideas. Buy abandoned houses, renovate and decorate them. Give them a second life and live in them or sell them for a profit!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 59.9% ★, Building 22.2%, Simulation 17.8%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward simulation game that mirrors the core loop of designing and renovating houses for profit.
- #5 Architect Life: A House Design Simulator
94% matchMixed50% of 252 reviews2025
Dev: Shine ResearchPub: Nacon
Windows
Create dream homes! From 3D plan modelling through to on-site decision-making, you must bring each project to life while giving free rein to your creativity, to take your architectural firm to the pinnacle of the profession.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 55.6% ★, Building 29.4%, Simulation 15.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans into the architectural side of home design, allowing for detailed structural planning and exterior creation.
- #6 Furnish Master
94% matchVery Positive82% of 1,082 reviews2024
Dev: Alex Blintsov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Furnish Master is a relaxing game about furnishing apartments, houses, commercial estate and even outdoor territory! Realize your design dreams!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 64% ★, Building 25.1%, Simulation 11%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing sandbox game that centers entirely on the creative process of furnishing and decorating various spaces.
- #7 The Sims™ 4
92% matchVery Positive87% of 191,803 reviews2020
Dev: MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 52.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
Why similar: Building 68%, Simulation 32%
Why You'll Like It: Renowned for its robust build mode, it remains one of the most intuitive tools for designing and decorating complex homes.
- #8 Interior Designer
93% matchMixed58% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: RoomvasPub: Games Operators
Windows
Step into the world of Interior Designer. Embark on client jobs, dominate the Design League, and create stunning interiors. Shape your spaces, and unleash your style. Your masterpiece awaits.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 50.9% ★, Building 32.9%, Simulation 16.2%
Why You'll Like It: A focused simulation that challenges you to manage interior design projects with a high degree of creative freedom.
- #9 MakeRoom
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 950 reviews2025
Dev: KenneyPub: Wholesome Games Presents
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Build rooms, gardens, and camper vans with 1,100+ objects and the ability to make your own furniture from scratch. Learn with gentle design requests, then relax and create at your own pace.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 67.6% ★, Building 24%, Simulation 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, casual design game that emphasizes the satisfying process of arranging furniture in small, intimate spaces.
- #10 Builder Simulator
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,078 reviews2022
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 61.6% ★, Building 25%, Simulation 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic look at the construction process, from laying foundations to the final interior finishing touches.
- #11 Small Spaces
89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,147 reviews2025
Dev: Niklas TomkowitzPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Design and decorate beautiful apartments you’d love to live in! Relax and let your creativity flow — organize a simplistic flat in Tokyo, fill a cozy place with flowers in Berlin, or unpack an industrial loft in New York.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 65.9% ★, Building 26.3%, Simulation 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Perfect for those who enjoy the challenge of optimizing layout and decor within compact, realistic room dimensions.
- #12 House Builder
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,523 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 62.6% ★, Building 24.9%, Simulation 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the technical aspects of building homes across different environments and architectural styles.
- #13 Hotel Renovator
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,708 reviews2023
Dev: Two HorizonsPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 62.9% ★, Building 23.7%, Simulation 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines large-scale renovation with detailed interior design to transform run-down hotels into luxury destinations.
- #14 Tiny Glade
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,365 reviews2024
Dev: Pounce Light
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Tiny Glade is a small diorama builder where you doodle whimsical castles, cozy cottages & romantic ruins. Explore gridless building chemistry as the game adorns your glades with procedural detail. No management, combat or goals: just kick back and turn forgotten meadows into lovable dioramas.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 66.4% ★, Building 27.8%, Simulation 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, grid-free building game that lets you design charming structures in a peaceful, natural environment.
- #15 FlowScape
87% matchVery Positive84% of 1,325 reviews2019
Dev: Pixel Forest Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%
In FlowScape you can create your own nature scene simply by painting. Choose from 20 landscapes and more than 300 models to create your own little paradise by painting trees, changing the sky, rotating the sun, adding sound effects and adjusting your camera for that perfect photo.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 45.9% ★, Software 30.7% ★, Building 13.6%, Simulation 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for the creation of beautiful, immersive 3D environments, perfect for those who enjoy the sandbox aspect of design.
- #16 Dream Garden
84% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Campfire Studio
Windows · Mac
An easygoing simulation game about creating tiny, Japanese inspired garden dioramas. Use a wide selection of plants, decorations and tools to build and nurture the zen garden retreat of your dreams.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 63% ★, Building 25.3%, Simulation 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Extends the design experience to exterior spaces, focusing on landscaping and garden layout.
- #17 Townscaper
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,438 reviews2021
Dev: Oskar StålbergPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.
Why similar: Building 69.7%, Simulation 30.3%
Why You'll Like It: An instant, procedural building tool that focuses on the joy of creating beautiful, colorful structures without complex menus.
- #18 Unpacking
83% matchVery Positive93% of 39,045 reviews2021
Dev: Witch BeamPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
Why You'll Like It: While more puzzle-oriented, it captures the satisfying feeling of organizing and placing items within a living space.
- #19 Cafe Owner Simulator
82% matchMixed64% of 1,076 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Open your dream restaurant at FPP. Create a unique exterior and interior, hire the best workers and chefs, create a place where people will love to eat, spend time and spend their money. Simulation of the restaurant business.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 65.3% ★, Building 22.7%, Simulation 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines business management with the creative task of designing and decorating a functional cafe space.
- #20 Party Maker
82% matchMixed64% of 106 reviews2022
Dev: Forestlight Games
Windows
Builder. Designer. Renovator. Unleash your creativity in over a dozen unique places, get the right equipment, prepare the space, use what you find. Wanna make a crazy party?
Why similar: Design & Illustration 63.4% ★, Building 24%, Simulation 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Challenges you to design and decorate event spaces, offering a unique twist on interior arrangement.
- #21 Practisim Designer
81% matchVery Positive94% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: AncientSky Games
Windows · Mac
Practisim Designer is a sandbox for budding or expert stage designers to create innovative stage designs for the practical shooting sports like USPSA, IPSC, Steel Challenge, IDPA and others. Design stages, play them and export the written stage briefings to PDF.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 67.8% ★, Simulation 18.6%, Building 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A niche simulation that allows for precise level design and spatial arrangement in a first-person environment.
- #22 The Tenants
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,665 reviews2022
Dev: Ancient Forge
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?
Why similar: Design & Illustration 66.4% ★, Building 24.8%, Simulation 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Adds a layer of property management to the core loop of renovating and decorating apartments for tenants.
- #23 Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,566 reviews2024
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Garden Life is a relaxing gardening game in which you create your dream garden in a peaceful, colourful world. Plant and add ornaments at your own pace, transforming an overgrown forgotten plot into a flourishing community garden.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing simulation that focuses on the design and maintenance of beautiful outdoor living spaces.
- #24 House Builder 2
77% matchMixed53% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
In House Builder 2, you build your dream structures in a vibrant, open-world low-poly environment! Purchase materials for your work, load them up, and head off to diverse tasks in the ultimate building adventure!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 65.7% ★, Building 27.4%, Simulation 6.9%
- #25 Home Designer Makeover Blast
78% matchMixed63% of 146 reviews2023
Dev: TamalakiPub: Matryoshka
Windows
Join Hazel on her journey as she transforms drab houses into modern and space-saving homes. Solve challenging blast puzzles and choose the best design that meets her clients' requests. Unleash your creativity and let the designing begin!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 64.9% ★, Building 24.7%, Simulation 10.3%
- #26 Panelka
72% matchVery Positive87% of 747 reviews2025
Dev: MonsterAttack
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Panelka is a nostalgic, relaxing game where you immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the post-Soviet era. Create your cozy apartment or garage with that familiar, warm interior from your childhood. You have a wide selection of furniture and many other interior details at your disposal.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 63.2% ★, Building 24.2%, Simulation 12.7%
- #27 Cashrooms
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: NoHead Games
Windows
Cashrooms is an interior design simulator where you can regularly receive items, sell and trade them on Steam to create the room of your dreams.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 69.5% ★, Simulation 16.6%, Building 13.9%
- #28 Canvas of Kings
70% matchVery Positive94% of 764 reviews2023
Dev: Hannes Breuer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Canvas of Kings is a minimalistic mapmaking tool that focuses on randomness and auto-generated elements on user-definable and interactive paths, plots and rooms.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 44.7% ★, Software 30.6% ★, Building 20%, Simulation 4.7%
- #29 Bus Flipper: Renovator Simulator
69% matchVery Positive81% of 547 reviews2025
Dev: Project ZimaPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Have you ever wondered “What if I buy an old bus and convert it into a camper? Or maybe a cafe on wheels?”. This bus conversion simulator will give you that! You will get a variety of different buses and vans to convert. Clean, destroy, create, customize, test it, sell and make profit!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 63.2% ★, Building 23.4%, Simulation 13.4%
- #30 WorldMaker
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 110 reviews2022
Dev: Maker Interactive
Windows
WorldMaker is a tool for creative users that allows you to create photorealistic 3D Worlds using drag-and-drop controls. Transfer ideas directly from your head to a 3D World in seconds. Utilize our library of 1400 objects to create 3D Worlds quickly, with graphics powered by next-gen Unreal Engine 5
Why similar: Software 40.6% ★, Design & Illustration 39.6% ★, Building 11.5%, Simulation 8.3%
- #31 Hotel Owner Simulator
69% matchMixed67% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: Valmere Games Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Hotel Owner Simulator is a hotel management game where you start from a small hotel and grow your business by creating beautifully designed rooms, adjusting room sizes and layouts by placing each individual wall, negotiating high prices, and expanding your empire. Lets build, and manage the resort.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 61.1% ★, Building 24.8%, Simulation 14.1%
- #32 Haunted House Renovator
70% matchMixed49% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: Image Power S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Become a paranormal renovator! Explore and renovate haunted locations as you deal with pesky spirits that have fun at your expense! Decide if you want to be mean or nice to banished entities, you can also adopt some! Restore old furniture and decorate the interiors as you see fit! Make a profit!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 63.8% ★, Building 23.3%, Simulation 12.9%
- #33 Outside the Blocks
68% matchVery Positive89% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: Michał Kubas
Windows
Unleash your creativity and design your own diorama in Outside the Blocks ‒ a full-featured model builder. Shape the terrain, assemble modular houses, add decorations and put your creation on display!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 65.7% ★, Building 25.4%, Simulation 8.9%
- #34 Cozyrama
66% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Sandwich Games 🥪Pub: Frozen District
Windows
Cozyrama is a peaceful sandbox where you shape your own magical dioramas. Sculpt it, pick the right colors, decorate with hundreds of items and add cute animals. Observe a cozy world grow around you! No pressure or timers. Just relax, unwind, and let your imagination bloom!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 66.3% ★, Building 24.5%, Simulation 9.2%
- #35 Hometopia
67% matchMixed57% of 816 reviews2025
Dev: Hometopia Inc.
Windows
Hometopia is a sandbox home-building game featuring thousands of assets and customization options. Choose from a variety of environments where you can design your dream homes—solo or with friends. Bring your architectural visions to life exactly as you imagine, with no budget limitations.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 64.9% ★, Building 25.3%, Simulation 9.8%
- #36 House Builder: First Job
68% matchVery Positive84% of 398 reviews2021
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Become a one-man construction crew! Travel around the world and through the ages to build iconic designs! Beware unpleasant temperatures and dangerous fauna!
Why similar: Design & Illustration 62.5% ★, Building 25%, Simulation 12.5%
- #37 Deconstruction Simulator
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,366 reviews2025
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Deconstruction Simulator is the ultimate demolition simulator, offering you complete freedom of action and a wide array of contracts to complete. Get ready for spectacular destruction.
Why similar: Design & Illustration 61.2% ★, Building 25.6%, Simulation 13.2%
- #38 PC Building Simulator
65% matchVery Positive94% of 52,392 reviews2019
Dev: Claudiu KissPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.
Why similar: Building 55.4%, Simulation 44.6%
- #39 Aquarium Designer
66% matchVery Positive86% of 1,174 reviews2021
Dev: Sigur StudioPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Aquarium Designer gives you an opportunity to create the aquarium of your dreams! Become a professional whose job is to design it, build it, and fill it with the various underwater wildlife! All types, all sizes - your creativity is your only limit!
Why similar: Simulation 54.1%, Building 45.9%
