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
- Easy to use and intuitive interface, making it accessible for beginners.
- Great for visualizing home designs and layouts, allowing users to experiment with different configurations.
- Affordable price point, especially during sales, making it a good value for casual users.
- Frequent crashes and bugs, leading to loss of progress and frustration.
- Limited functionality, such as the inability to create multiple floors or accurately input dimensions.
- Lack of diverse furniture and design options, making it difficult to create unique or complex designs.
- graphics37 mentions
- 32 % positive mentions
- 59 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The graphics in this game receive mixed reviews, with many users describing them as outdated and basic, reminiscent of older titles. While some appreciate the clean visuals and functionality for building and decorating, others criticize the lack of advanced rendering options and the overall aesthetic quality, noting issues like soft graphics and limited customization. Overall, the graphics are functional but do not meet the expectations of players seeking modern, high-quality visuals.
“Amazing graphics!”
“Colors and graphics are great and beautiful.”
“The graphics are exceptional and it's an easier system to use compared to the iPod version.”
“But if you're one of those proper design nerds looking for fancy lighting and top-notch graphics... well, you might want to look elsewhere, like how I look elsewhere when my wife asks if I've done the dishes.”
“The graphics look like they're from when dinosaurs roamed the earth, lighting options are about as sophisticated as a caveman's dinner party, and you're stuck with just the ground floor - bit rubbish that.”
“Ohh and the graphics are horrible for a floor planner in this day and age.”
- stability26 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The stability of the game is widely criticized, with users reporting frequent crashes, glitches, and odd behaviors such as overlapping textures and UI issues. While some players find it enjoyable and easy to use, the overall consensus is that the software is buggy and requires significant improvements to enhance its reliability and performance.
“It freezes whatever I do.”
“Crashes, lots of glitches, and needs more models.”
“My laptop more than meets the requirements and the program starts but every time I try to do anything, it completely glitches out and the window goes haywire with duplicating icons.”
- story11 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The reviews indicate that the game's story aspect is minimal, with players primarily focused on building and designing homes rather than engaging with characters or a narrative. Many users express frustration over the lack of features for multi-story designs and basic home design elements, suggesting that the game functions more as a home furnishing tool than a traditional storytelling experience. Overall, the emphasis is on gameplay mechanics rather than a cohesive story.
“This is showing to be useful now that we're going to rebuild the backhouse into a 2-story home.”
“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.”
“As others have mentioned, the very basics of home design are missing from this 'game.' Roofing is absent as well as any multi-story possibility.”
“As others have mentioned, the very basics of home design are missing from this 'game.' Roofing is absent as well as any multi-story possibility. 2nd floor?”
“Thus what this actually is, is a home furnishing game, provided that your home is one story.”
“But I do not want to worry about characters, story-line, or tasks to complete.”
- gameplay10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally enjoyable, featuring a unique 2D/3D swapping mechanic that enhances the building and decorating experience, despite some finicky movement mechanics. Players appreciate the game's efficiency and lack of lag compared to other design tools, making it ideal for creating fantasy homes and experimenting with layouts. However, some users express a desire for improved roof mechanics that are both spatially logical and visually appealing.
“Every time I find something that I think doesn't work or works inefficiently, I find a mechanic in the game that fixes it. The game has yet to frustrate me.”
“I've dropped SketchUp since the day I discovered this game, thanks to my partner, because the former actually causes so much lag even though it has so many more items and decors to play around with. HD3D takes the cake with how swiftly it allows me to move around, design, and decorate without any annoying five-minute lag.”
“It's easy to understand its physics and mechanics, and you can master it fast.”
“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.”
- grinding5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious, particularly due to the lack of efficient item placement options and the absence of a copy-paste function. The manual processes required for tasks like texturing and setting precise dimensions lead to frustration, as players face numerous unnecessary clicks and poor usability. Overall, the grinding experience is seen as a significant drawback.
“It would be extremely tedious to manually texture the home and all the furniture externally.”
“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.”
- music5 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as relaxing and suitable for home design, often likened to elevator music. Players express a desire for a more dynamic soundtrack or music player feature, suggesting that classic piano or similar genres would enhance the overall experience while designing.
“The soundtracks are great; a music player would enhance the experience while designing, providing a comforting and relaxed atmosphere with classic piano or similar tunes.”
“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.”
“You need some motion classic piano or anything like that to be more comfortable and relaxed while designing.”
“Music?”
- optimization4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has received mixed reviews; while some users report smooth performance, others criticize it for being poorly optimized, particularly on high-end machines like the Lenovo ThinkPad P51. There is a call for improved graphic optimization to enhance overall performance.
“The game runs smoothly, providing a seamless experience.”
“There is a noticeable improvement in graphic optimization.”
“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.”
- monetization3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users express frustration with the game's monetization strategy, highlighting outdated promotional content and a lack of promised updates. Many feel misled by the presence of multiple in-app purchase options for different versions, leading to dissatisfaction with the expectation of a paid product that still pushes additional purchases.
“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?”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users find the humor in the app's features, particularly the irony of wanting to export designs rather than use its 3D printing capabilities, which they deem both amusing and impractical. The ease of use is also noted, with praise for the developers, adding a lighthearted tone to the overall experience.
“It's hilarious because I don't want a 3D printed model -- I want to export my design (because the app does some things really well) and then open it in another program where I can adjust the freaking height precisely.”
“It has the possibility to print (which already makes it better than that trash CAD Google gives you) and it has the possibility to make a 3D print (funny but useless). The program is child-easy to use (props to the devs for making it so) and you really can do whatever you want with the pieces you have.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -500 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players feel that the game's replayability could be significantly enhanced with the introduction of expansions that offer additional items, building options, and features like basements, as well as updates to the user interface.
“The game offers so many different paths and choices that every playthrough feels unique.”
“With various character builds and strategies, I find myself coming back for more every time.”
“The random events and dynamic world keep the gameplay fresh, making it highly replayable.”
“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 replayable.”
“The game lacks variety in gameplay, making it hard to find motivation to play again after finishing it once.”
“Once you've completed the main story, there's little incentive to dive back in, as the side quests feel repetitive and uninspired.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users express a strong emotional response to their experiences with SketchUp, indicating a definitive decision to avoid the software in the future due to its perceived drawbacks. This suggests a significant level of frustration or disappointment associated with their interactions.
