# House Flipper

> PlayWay reported over 80,000 House Flipper sales in its first three days.

- Owner: Empyrean / Frozen District / PlayWay
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2018-05-17
- Peak date: 2026-04-05
- Spread Score: 53 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Pairing, Press loop, Revival, Underdog

## Summary

PlayWay reported over 80,000 sales in three days and first-day cost recovery. PlayWay accelerated console ports, and gameplay reached YouTube and Twitch. An HGTV tie-in followed; a free giveaway brought the largest Steam player peak eight years after launch.

## Timeline

- 2018-04-18 — Frozen District (Open web) — Frozen District postponed the Steam release to May 17 and ruled out Early Access.
- 2018-05-15 — PC Gamer (Press) — PC Gamer published a hands-on preview of cleaning, painting and renovating houses.
- 2018-05-17 — Empyrean / Frozen District / PlayWay (Open web) — House Flipper launched on Steam.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/house-flipper

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “House Flipper.” Case HIS-00217. Spread Score v1.2: 53/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00217