Some gamers often lean more towards titles that have the best combat system, while others may be more creatively inclined, wanting to get their hands on games with the best customization options. But when a blood-thirsty warrior has had his or her fair share of havoc and chaos, one must return home and relax by the fire. Why go home to an empty hut instead of a large vacation get-away?

For players that are looking for more when it comes to customization and creative control, look no further than house design games. These video games listed below are just some of the games out there that let play with your creative side. If you've had a dream house in mind for a while now, or simply enjoy designing houses, these are the games for you.

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Updated January 24, 2022, by Sharnelle Earle: Escapism is one of the most important activities we do as humans to get a break from stressful times. Video games that allow you to decorate and create virtual projects offer that peace and escape to many. Not only do these games let you put a playlist on and get lost in building brick walls or matching furniture, but they also help creative individuals explore ideas and expand their projects. If you have big dreams for the future, house building games will allow you to experiment with those thoughts and ideas.

18 House Builder (PC)

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Interior decorating is fun and adventurous, but it may not be everyone's cup of tea. Instead of making the carpet match the drapes, you can build the exterior of your dream house from the ground up. House Builder allows you to focus on base building and architectural design.

The game applies realistic construction to help you learn and understand how to build things, especially if it's already a hobby of yours. You can create high-tech houses seemingly made in the year 2040, or you can find logs and leaves and create a makeshift home in the middle of an island. There are tons of different biomes and mechanics to allow the player to explore construction and exterior house designing to the fullest.

17 The Tenants (PC)

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Upon first glance, The Tenants is a management game where you rent out apartments to NPC's and try to appeal to their tastes and needs. If you look deeper, it's really just a chance to design different rooms until your heart's content.

The game takes after early The Sims games, where you watch your characters act out their life and must adapt to the situations they create. Your tenants could be breaking contract rules or calling the cops. Aside from designing apartments, you get to manage your clients, expand your property, and watch the characters cause trouble.

16 Hokko Life (PC)

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Hokko Life tries to continue what the Animal Crossing franchise started. A life simulation get-away full of animals and peace. In Hokko Life, you move to a faraway town and help the mayor and friends build up the village and make it lively and maintained. The purpose of the game is to log in, catch butterflies, and relax. But there's more to it than that.

The key feature that makes Hokko Life stand out from all other animal life simulations is the ability to create furniture. Aside from buying pre-made furniture from the store, you can craft your own objects from absolutely nothing. Collect a few logs and stones, and you have yourself the grounds to create mailboxes, beds, and more. With flower petals, you can create dye.

The feature was mainly meant for mere furniture, but some players have taken it upon themselves to make entire buildings and houses with it instead. If your artistic inclination is never-ending, creating furniture in Hokko Life will keep you busy for a long time.

15 Subnautica (PlayStation, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC)

An underwater base in Subnautica

Along with sustenance, shelter is one of our key requirements when it comes to basic survival. It was perhaps something of an inevitability then that survival games would evolve to the point where base-building has become standard. Subnautica was far from the first to implement it, but it is definitely one of the more unique examples owing to its underwater setting.

There are few restrictions when it comes to designing the size and shape of your base, although, generally speaking, the sky is usually the limit. Those looking for more of an interior design experience might be left wanting by what the game has to offer. If your aim is to build something that looks cool and is fun to explore though, Subnautica definitely has you covered.

14 Home Design: Caribbean Life (Android)

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What could be better than designing your dream home? Well, how about doing so on a Caribbean Island, perhaps? If that sounds like something that you'd enjoy then Home Design: Caribbean Life is definitely worth a look - even if it's just a momentary glance.

The game's UI is incredibly intuitive and everything looks fantastic. The wide range of furniture and customization options allows for some incredible designs that would make even the odd millionaire a little envious. The beautiful scenery only adds to the game's fantastic visuals which are incredibly impressive for a mobile game.

13 Story Of Seasons: Friends Of Mineral Town (Wii U, Nintendo Switch)

A home in Story Of Seasons: Friends Of Mineral Town

The Harvest Moon series has always excelled when it comes to its customization options. The Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town is no different in this regard. The recent Switch remake looks fantastic and allows players to not only decorate their homes but also the areas surrounding them.

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If you're a fan of Animal Crossing then you'll love Friends of Mineral Town and may actually find that you prefer it thanks to the game's tighter structure and well fleshed out characters. Sadly, there aren't quite as many items of furniture available nor does the game receive seasonal updates like the AC titles, but it's a great game nonetheless.

12 Staxel (PC)

A house in Staxel

Staxel looks and plays like the love-child of Minecraft and Stardew Valley and although it doesn't quite measure up to either of the aforementioned titles, there's still a lot to love here. The vibrant color palette found throughout the game makes for some stunning visuals and there are plenty of craftable items with which homes can be built and decorated.

Some might be put off by the title's complete lack of narrative, but those looking for a game that allows them to unleash their creativity without the distractions that go hand in hand with traditional story modes should have a lot of fun with Staxel. It's a game that's easy to get lost in and one that will help you find plenty of inspiration thanks to its simplicity.

11 Ark: Survival Evolved (PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch, Mobile)

A base in Ark: Survival Evolved

Things might still be a little rough around the edges, but the base-building elements of Ark: Survival Evolved have come a long way since the game first launched. Gone are the days in which players were limited to basic box-like structures with all manner of designs now available right at the players' fingertips.

Perhaps what makes base-building so enjoyable in the game is that your creations need to be functional rather than just aesthetically pleasing. Well, they do if you want them to survive for longer than a few days, that is. Interiors still need a bit of work, perhaps, but with fairly regular updates still rolling in, things can only get better in this regard.

10 The Sims 4 (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC)

The Sims is a very popular life-simulator series that has been around for years. It's almost the definition of first-time gamers. People play it for many different reasons, whether that be to create ridiculous-looking characters and cause havoc on their lives or to get away from reality and into an alternate, calming one.

But there is also the aspect of building. Instead of players focusing on their Sims life and career, they can focus on building houses from the ground up. And if interior design is more ones style, players can simply design already built houses. With the built-in Sims catalog, possibilities are endless for your country bungalow or grand castle.

9 Fallout 4 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

When Fallout 4 was introduced, so was the idea of building settlements for the commonwealth folk. At first, some players might have been opposed to it since it's a new thing for Bethesda's series, but once creativity hits...

In the above image, JonSwift made an entire pirate ship in the game complete with prisoners, fireworks, and more. Games like Fallout 4 have tons of mods to help enhance... Literally anything one would want to enhance and with this comes the ability to create and decorate houses and ships.

8 Terraria (PlayStation, Xbox, Mobile, Switch, PC)

Freaky_daygo on Reddit created a "Japanese styled temple" in Terraria that is over who knows how many pixels wide. This is only a small taste of what players can build in this survival sandbox game.

The game is about defeating bosses, mining, and creating a society almost, but the game gives you many different materials to design housing. From marble blocks and glass windows to palm walls and cactus furniture, players can do just about anything.

7 Minecraft (PlayStation, Xbox, Mobile, PC, Switch)

Minecraft may seem too blocky and basic for creating detailed life and interior homes, but CrafTonishing says otherwise with their modern-day-looking bathroom. They made a spanking-new looking bathroom one could only wish to have in real life, just with Vanilla Minecraft. Think of the options to choose from with all the resource packs available to make the blocks look more realistic, cartoonish, or gothic.

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Minecraft has always been a game for endless routes of gameplay. Originally a sandbox survival, players can focus solely on creating entire civilizations or just doing some parkour.

6 Animal Crossing New Horizons (Nintendo Switch)

Gamers who have never played Animal Crossing, or maybe jumped on the train for the latest release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, may not understand what the point of the game is. Well, there is no point. Animal Crossing exists so that you may enjoy the simple things in life.

You get to manage a small town and enjoy the virtual fresh air. With that comes the ability to decorate your home and pay for upgrades and more rooms. Players could only focus on catching all the fish and have a tent for a house, or they could create the bedroom of their dreams.

5 House Flipper (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Mobile, PC)

House Flipper is ideal if fellow gamers want to get really down and dirty with decorating houses from scratch. In this game, the player is given run-down, rancid, cockroach filled houses that are in need of serious repair.

Players have the ability to completely remodel homes from the inside and out into their wildest fantasies or help customers fix up their own. There is access to a full catalog of paint, wallpaper, tiles, paintings, houseplants, furniture of different themes and colors, and more. This makes House Flipper a good choice if someone wants to go above and beyond.

4 Stardew Valley (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Mobile, PC)

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What may be a farming game at first glance can turn into the life-sim gamers have been waiting for. Mods like the Elegant Victorian Interior mod transform a humble country home into Audrey Hepburn's fanciful cottage.

Farming and creating relationships are fun and all, but nothing is better than coming home to the cozy, cutesy, or dark house of your dreams. The game already offers furniture and wallpaper, but some mods can take that a step even further.

3 Home Design 3D (Mobile, PC)

If players want to get even more technical or are even in the interior design field, Home Design 3D gets more in-depth with designing and illustrating the ideas in one's head.

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Players draw out their ideas, set them in stone and decorate it, then save them and share it. Home Design 3D was made for people who have real-life projects and need to work out the kinks and visualize their idea beforehand.

2 Design Home: House Renovation (Mobile)

More of a mini-game that plays with real furniture brands, Design Home: House Renovation is a cellphone game that lets players create realistic rooms with real, existing brands and then go head-to-head with other players to see whose design is the best.

This game is a good option for players with a creative spark that don't want to sit down and spend too many hours decorating an entire house for the heck of it.

1 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Hearthfire (PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, PC)

Interior of Hearthfire home

Hearthfire is a DLC that is now automatically in newer versions of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that allows players to have full creative control of their Skyrim homes.

Previously mentioned games offer more modern takes on home design or offer visions up to the '50s at best. Some gamer's hearts lie within the medieval times of moose husks on walls and bear coats on the floors. If darker, grittier times are what you're after then Hearthfire is the place to be to make the best man or woman cave around.

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