House Flipper - Pets DLC Review Summary

Adorably packed DLC with top-tier furnishings and tons of pet items, though pets can't use stairs and the tablet breaks after a dog interacts with it.

DLC delivers on promises: Players consistently report that the DLC is exactly as advertised, complete, and highly enjoyable. Many call it amazing, magical, and definitely worth recommending.

Cutest DLC ever: Many players describe this DLC as super cute and one of the cutest ever. The overall aesthetic is highly praised for its charm.

Top-tier furnishing options: The furniture included in the DLC is considered top tier and great. Players appreciate the quality and variety of furnishings.

Abundant new pet items: The DLC adds a large number of new items for pets, making it worth buying just for the sheer volume of additions. Players highlight the many new items as a major selling point.

New houses and furniture praised: The new houses and furniture are well-received, with players loving the aesthetics and enjoying the new floor plans. The additions are described as really good and enjoyable.

Tablet unusable after dog interaction: After interacting with a dog, the tablet becomes unusable, forcing players to restart the game to continue decorating. This bug severely impacts gameplay flow.

Pets cannot use stairs: Pets, including cats and dogs, cannot climb stairs, and even adult dogs get stuck. This pathfinding limitation is extremely annoying and disappointing.

Pets get stuck in environment: Multiple reports describe pets becoming stuck in rooms, beds, and furniture over time. This persistent pathfinding issue disrupts gameplay and requires player intervention.

Pets hinder job tasks: Pets frequently get in the way during jobs, especially lingering near the player and obstructing remodeling activities. This makes completing tasks frustrating.

Stiff and glitchy pet animations: Players note that some pet animations feel stiff or glitchy, and pets are generally described as buggy. These visual and behavioral issues reduce immersion.

Pet adoption and variety: Players can adopt a wide range of pets including dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, fish, reptiles, snakes, spiders, hamsters, and more. The DLC adds many animal types that can be kept and raised in the home.

Interact with pets: Players can pick up, sit, dress up, pet, play with, and welcome in-game animals. Interactions include animations and the ability to name pets.

Pet care and needs: Pets have basic needs such as hunger and thirst, require attention, and can be fed snacks. Care mechanics include feeding, playing, and managing pet well-being.

Take pets on jobs: Pets such as dogs and cats can accompany the player on jobs, and multiple pets can be taken at once. This lets players bring animal companions into gameplay tasks.

Pet commands and following: Pets respond to commands like stay and sit, and they generally follow or linger near the player. Some pets can also be commanded to stay in a specific spot.

Severe optimization issues with FPS drops: Players report significant FPS drops on DLC maps or when using DLC mechanics like washing a dog, with FPS falling to 5-20 and not recovering. The issues persist even on very low settings and on high-end PCs, though some improvement occurs after two days with drops between 40-60 FPS still happening in some places.

Poor optimization causes PC overheating: Since an update, the game is poorly optimized, causing the PC to heat up excessively and forcing players to lower settings. Others have reported the same optimization issue.

Long load times: The game experiences long load times for the game itself, saving, and the job house. This is a recurring complaint.

Crashes from sudden updates: The game crashes due to sudden updates. This issue disrupts gameplay unexpectedly.

Alt-tabbing increases crash risk: Alt-tabbing during level loading or after a level massively increases the chance of a crash.

Great DLC highly recommended: Many reviewers find the DLC great and highly recommend it, often citing cuteness and overall satisfaction. It is considered a must-play for fans of the base game.

Mixed feelings on pricing: Several reviewers feel the DLC is not worth full price and suggest waiting for a sale or buying it cheaper through bundles. Some still consider it worth the money.

Must-have for House Flipper fans: Reviewers who enjoy House Flipper and animals consider this DLC a must-buy. It is especially recommended for lovers of the base game.

Bugs and performance issues: Some reviewers cannot recommend the DLC until bugs are fixed and performance (FPS) issues are addressed. Others recommend waiting for official fixes.

Suggested improvements for animals: Reviewers suggest adding bindable buttons for pet interactions, using existing doghouses, and loosening restrictions on animal items. They also want sliders for pet care needs.

Community fair range: $7.49 - $11.99.

Game completion: 10.0h.

Aesthetic Home Decorator: Renovates and decorates homes, places new objects for visual effect, and uses pets as decoration. Motivation: Creative satisfaction from decorating houses and collecting beautiful new items. Stance: buy.

Animal Companion Enthusiast: Adopts and interacts with pets while playing casually and aesthetically. Motivation: Enjoying cute pet interactions and adding life to a relaxed house-flipping game. Stance: buy.

Mission and Achievement Completionist: Focuses on jobs, progression, and achievement hunting rather than optional pet maintenance. Motivation: Completing missions and achievements efficiently. Stance: no buy.

Monetization: The audit found no evidence of real-money in-game monetization such as microtransactions, loot boxes, paid currency, battle passes, or pay-to-win mechanics. Reviews discuss paid DLC expansions, especially the Pets DLC and a separate Garden DLC, criticizing content gating and sale-dependent value. Because these are traditional DLC/expansion purchases and not post-purchase in-game monetization, the score remains in the fair range.

DLC content details: The DLC includes 10 cat and dog breeds, other animals, 11 ranch-style houses, over 700 unique items, and 11 animal-related orders. It adds significant new content.

Pet variety limitations: Several reviews note limited pet options: snakes only one breed, geckos unavailable, other animals have only color variations. This reduces the expected variety.

Positive overall reception: The DLC has an 85% Very Positive rating and is considered a major improvement over Luxury DLC. Many enjoy the new gameplay.

Buggy pet interactions: Reviews report a dog interaction bug, and hope developers fix it. This affects gameplay experience.

High price concern: Multiple reviews mention the DLC price is quite high or a little on the high side. This may deter some potential buyers.