Home Design 3D
- January 29, 2015
- Koalabs
- 4h median play time
Get on SteamHome Design 3D is a home design and decorating game that allows you to create and customize your dream house in 3D. With a wide range of furniture, decorations, and design options, you can let your lasting imagination run wild as you design, furnish, and decorate every room in your house. The intuitive interface and drag-and-drop controls make it easy to bring your design ideas to life.
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Reviews
- The program is easy to use and allows for quick mock-ups of house designs.
- It provides a decent range of assets and customization options for furniture and textures.
- The ability to view designs in both 2D and 3D is a great feature for visualizing layouts.
- The software frequently crashes, especially when trying to save or print designs.
- There is a lack of variety in objects and furniture, limiting creative options.
- Basic functionalities like manual input for dimensions and multi-select are missing, making it frustrating to use.
- graphics58 mentions
- 34 % positive mentions
- 59 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising the visuals as "amazing" and "exceptional," while others criticize them as basic or outdated. Many users express a desire for more graphic settings and improvements, particularly in areas like water textures and overall optimization. Overall, the graphics are deemed sufficient for interior decoration purposes, but there is a clear call for enhancements to meet modern standards.
“Amazing graphics!”
“The graphics are exceptional and it's an easier system to use compared to the iPod version.”
“Graphics: 9 - they all looked wonderful, but like something out of a homes and gardens magazine.”
“The graphics are nothing special.”
“Ohh and the graphics are horrible for a floor planner in this day and age.”
“The 3D view lags, despite using only basic graphics.”
- stability48 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is widely criticized for its instability, with numerous reports of crashes, glitches, and a generally buggy experience that hampers usability. While some users find it fun and easy to use, the frequent technical issues and clunky performance significantly detract from the overall experience, making it difficult to recommend. Despite occasional improvements over time, the game's current state is seen as unfinished and frustrating.
“But I cannot in good faith recommend this game due to its buggy state.”
“Crashes, lots of glitches, and needs more models.”
“It won't load any projects and the UI glitches out horribly.”
- story20 mentions
- 10 % positive mentions
- 75 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The reviews indicate that the game focuses more on home building and design rather than a traditional narrative or character-driven story. Players enjoy the creative aspects of constructing multi-story houses and customizing layouts, but express a desire for less emphasis on storylines or tasks, highlighting that the experience is more about home furnishing than storytelling.
“But I do not want to worry about characters, story-line, or tasks to complete.”
“Thus what this actually is, is a home furnishing game, provided that your home is one story.”
“Is quite useful to recreate a single story that has already been designed in another program such as AutoCAD, that is if the design doesn't have curves.”
- gameplay10 mentions
- 10 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The gameplay is primarily focused on building and decorating, offering an enjoyable experience for players who want to create fantasy homes without the complexities of character creation. However, some mechanics, particularly for moving objects, can be finicky, and the absence of a robust roof mechanic may disappoint those expecting a more Sims-like experience. Overall, it caters well to those interested in layout experimentation and creative design.
“What it is good for is people who just want to make fun fantasy homes (think The Sims but without any of the people creation or gameplay), or folks who want to play around with the layout of their living space.”
“Some mechanics for moving things can be finicky, but overall an enjoyable building and decorating game.”
“If you are expecting a Sims-style roof mechanic, you won't find it.”
“Add a roof mechanic that makes sense spatially and looks good from inside and out.”
- grinding8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious, primarily due to the lack of efficient item placement and movement options, such as a copy-paste function. The inability to manually enter precise dimensions and the frequent menu closures lead to a frustrating experience filled with unnecessary clicks, ultimately detracting from overall usability.
“I don't recommend this because it is far too tedious to use, dimensions are inaccurate and usability is very poor.”
“- It has no copy-paste function, it's tedious to place some furniture more than once, especially with the menu closing by itself after each piece of furniture is placed, resulting in so many unnecessary clicks.”
“Can't manually enter the length of a wall or window, so it's kind of tedious to set a wall to a specific length (14'10", 15'2", 14'11", 15'3", 14'8", etc).”
- optimization8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 13 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The optimization of the game is inconsistent, with some users reporting smooth performance while others, particularly those using high-end machines like the Lenovo ThinkPad P51, experience significant issues and describe it as poorly optimized. There is a call for improved graphic optimization to enhance overall performance.
“The game runs smoothly, providing a seamless experience.”
“There is a need for more graphic optimization to enhance performance.”
“The overall performance is impressive, with smooth gameplay.”
“I'm running this on a powerful machine, the Lenovo ThinkPad P51, and the performance of this game is really poor.”
“Very poorly optimized.”
“More graphic optimization is needed.”
- monetization6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has drawn criticism for its aggressive in-app purchases and unclear versioning, leaving players frustrated and feeling misled. Users express disappointment over outdated promotional content and a lack of promised updates, leading to a perception that the game prioritizes monetization over user experience.
“I have no idea what version I purchased, but once you open the game, there are in-app purchases for classic, gold, and plus versions.”
“I expect software that I have paid for to leave me alone and not shove ads and in-app purchases in my face.”
“(They still have a video from 2017 advertising a 3D printed model feature! And no, it doesn't exist in 2020.) People recently asking for a new update were told '100 new items coming this week!' Really?”
- music4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as relaxing and suitable for the gameplay, often likened to elevator music, which enhances the experience of home design and community building. Players appreciate the calming atmosphere it creates while engaging in creative activities.
“A lovely, relaxing game to sit back and play as you listen to elevator music while constructing a house.”
“Good for home designs, awesome for making community clubs for other artists and musicians!”
“A lovely, relaxing game to sit back and play as you listen to elevator music whilst constructing a house.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Players feel that the game's replayability could significantly improve with the introduction of expansions that add new items, building options, and features like basements, as well as updates to the user interface.
“If they could come out with expansions or something that added more items, build options, basements, and/or updated the UI, it would be way more playable.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users find the humor in the app's limitations, particularly the irony of wanting to export designs for precise adjustments rather than relying on its 3D printing capabilities. This frustration is expressed in a lighthearted manner, highlighting the comedic disconnect between user expectations and the app's functionality.
