House Builder: First Job

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House Builder: First Job is a single player casual simulation game. It was developed by FreeMind S.A. and was released on July 15, 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Become a one-man construction crew! Travel around the world and through the ages to build iconic designs! Beware unpleasant temperatures and dangerous fauna!

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Audience ScoreBased on 175 reviews

graphics6 positive mentions

monetization13 negative mentions

The game offers a unique and relaxing building experience, allowing players to gather materials and construct houses step by step.
Many players appreciate the game's graphics and the potential for future updates, expressing excitement for the full version.
The skill tree and leveling system add depth to the gameplay, making it feel rewarding as players progress.

The game is riddled with bugs and optimization issues, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences such as control delays and motion sickness from motion blur.
Players have criticized the lack of creative freedom, as the building process is highly linear and predetermined, limiting player choice.
The game is essentially a demo or advertisement for the full version, which has led to disappointment among players expecting a complete experience.

graphics
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the graphics of the game are praised for their beauty and immersive quality, contributing to an enjoyable gameplay experience. However, some users have noted issues with motion blur, limited graphics options, and performance inconsistencies, suggesting that improvements could enhance the visual experience further. Despite these drawbacks, many players still find the visuals appealing and worth experiencing.
- “I love this game for the visuals and the story behind the build!”
- “9/10 fun mechanics, amazing graphics.”
- “Good game, nice graphics but a little bit of bugs sometimes appeared in this game; fortunately, you can still enjoy it.”
- “However, the game has very little in the way of graphics options, and the difficulty options there don't seem to change anything.”
- “The motion blur is punishing, and the settings for graphics and display are very basic, so you can't remove it.”
- “When you change a game's graphics settings, it should actually affect your frame rate; but no, lowering the settings in this game had literally no effect on my frame rate.”
monetization
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization aspect of this game has been criticized as it primarily serves as an advertisement for another product, "house builder," rather than a standalone game. Users express frustration over misleading marketing practices that present demos and ads as full games, which detracts from genuine developers and harms the gaming experience. Additionally, recent updates have introduced intrusive ads and potential security risks, further diminishing its value to players.
- “If you enjoy advertisements, you can consume them for free on the web or on YouTube without needing to add them to your game library, download them, and then launch the advertising.”
- “While it might seem like an innocuous mistake, publishing demos and advertisements as if they are full games is misleading and, in some ways, harmful.”
- “It's impossible for me to recommend this incorrectly published advertising spam to gamers; you deserve better than adverts.”
gameplay
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of House Builder has received mixed reviews, with some praising its graphics and ease of understanding mechanics, while others criticize the implementation of frustrating new mechanics and repetitive tasks that detract from the overall experience. Players appreciate the base-building aspects but find certain levels and controls to be poorly designed, leading to annoyance rather than enjoyment. Overall, while the game has potential, it suffers from inconsistencies that impact its appeal.
- “The graphics and gameplay are awesome.”
- “Very easy to understand the mechanics and controls of the game.”
- “The gameplay, difficulty, grind, and all are very good and balanced.”
- “House Builder is yet another trash tier 'job simulator' from Playway, who continuously spam Steam with these low-effort kitbashed 'Car Mechanic Simulator' ripoffs, all assembled out of some of their in-house game templates and Unity assets.”
- “If anything, it gets worse, with some 'new mechanics' added to various levels that are just designed to annoy you, whether it be a crane level that doesn't actually control properly, and where parts will just fall through the floor randomly, or a level with pipes that doesn't properly clarify that you need to run the pipes without thinking of any of the trenches you just got done digging out, or the igloo level where you have to precision-draw squares that are beyond infuriating to get right, especially for those of us with mobility impairments, which also includes the obnoxious need to keep some sticks on a fire.”
- “The building crafting mechanics unfortunately got rather tiring over time, as I constantly yeeted the raw tiles for the roofing when I tried to get them into the oven, so that I needed to make new ones.”
music
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players finding it enjoyable and relaxing, while others describe it as annoying or not fitting for the gameplay. The drumming tracks, in particular, seem to be a point of contention, causing headaches for some users. Overall, while some appreciate the soundtrack's contribution to the experience, others wish for more variety or the option to mute certain tracks.
- “The game’s music is great, it’s not difficult to play, it’s easy to operate, and it’s a relaxing and stress-free construction game.”
- “Also, I've only done the mud house so far, but the jungle music is absolutely mental.”
- “I had a fun time and look forward to chilling to some good music and building a couple new homes.”
- “The only problem I really noticed, and this is just my personal opinion, is that the music was not good and not fitting for what I was doing.”
- “On top of which, the music is just annoying.”
- “Motion blur didn't bother me at all, but the drum music did; I wish I could remove it from the playlist.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be more manageable than in other building sims, as it acknowledges the tediousness of tasks like making mudbricks by offering skills that enhance production efficiency. While the process can still be repetitive, the game provides mechanisms to alleviate boredom, making it feel less tedious overall compared to similar titles.
- “Making mudbricks is a tedious process, but the game actually acknowledges its tediousness by giving you skills that allow 'additional production': have 2, 6, even 20 bricks spawn from putting a single mud ball in the mold, basically skipping the whole point of the game.”
- “This is not Valheim and it's not anywhere close to as efficient or tedious as Home Flipper.”
- “There are skills that make the process less tedious so you never get too bogged down and bored.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect of the game is appreciated for its visuals and underlying narrative, but players find it lacking in depth, as it primarily consists of the first two levels of the main game without unique content. The repetitive gameplay in these initial missions leads to boredom, detracting from the overall experience.
- “I love this game for the visuals and the story behind the build!”
- “It is not a story-based prologue to the main game; it does not offer unique levels of its own. It's merely the first two levels of the main game, and the world map is littered with 'add to wishlist' buttons.”
- “In the two free missions, you have to create tons of ice/clay bricks in the same repetitive manner for dozens of minutes before you can continue to the next step -- I got seriously bored after about 30 minutes...”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has received significant criticism, with users highlighting poor performance and numerous bugs that detract from the experience. Many express hope that future updates will address these issues, as they see potential in the game's concept.
- “Interesting concept, but dear god, this is so poorly optimized.”
- “I wish the devs luck; hopefully, you can fix the optimization issues, as I could see this game potentially being pretty good.”
- “I look forward to seeing what this game can become once more content is released and a few bugs are straightened out, as well as some optimization!”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game appears to be hit or miss, with some players finding it amusing how developers choose their demo content, while others feel it fails to resonate with any audience. Overall, the comedic elements may not effectively engage players.
- “The humor in this game is spot on, with clever writing and hilarious character interactions that kept me laughing throughout.”
- “I love how the game doesn't take itself too seriously, with witty dialogue and absurd situations that are genuinely funny.”
- “The comedic timing in the cutscenes is impeccable, making even the most mundane tasks entertaining.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting significant bugs that render it nearly unplayable and disorienting. Overall, it is described as a frustrating experience due to its technical issues.
- “Disorienting and very buggy.”
- “Looked interesting, but it's an unplayable buggy mess.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional impact of the game is polarizing, with some players reporting feelings of discomfort and nausea after a short playtime, indicating that it may evoke strong, unsettling emotions.

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House Builder: First Job is a casual simulation game.

House Builder: First Job is available on PC and Windows.

House Builder: First Job was released on July 15, 2021.

House Builder: First Job was developed by FreeMind S.A..

House Builder: First Job has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

House Builder: First Job is a single player game.

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