Build-A-Lot

Build-A-Lot

Hip Soft · December 17, 2009 · Simulation, Building, Time Management

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Build-A-Lot price by region

Build-A-Lot costs £6.99 in the United Kingdom, $9.99 in the United States, €9.99 in Europe (EUR), $9.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$10.99 in Canada, NZ$11.99 in New Zealand, A$14.50 in Australia, R$19.99 in Brazil and zł35.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Build-A-Lot offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £6.99 £6.99 — 1
United Statesyour region $9.99 $9.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €9.99 €9.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $9.99 $9.99 — 1
Canada CA$10.99 CA$10.99 — 1
New Zealand NZ$11.99 NZ$11.99 — 1
Australia A$14.50 A$14.50 — 1
Brazil R$19.99 R$19.99 — 1
Poland zł35.99 zł35.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Build-A-Lot

Send the housing market through the roof as you build, buy, and sell houses in the new strategy game, Build-a-lot! You can flip houses for quick cash or sit back and watch the rental income pile up. Become a real estate mogul as you visit scenic towns, earn huge profits and perform special favors for the colorful local mayors. Can you build a new cinema for the local movie star? Build a new ice rink for the Olympics? Install a bowling alley in the Mayor’s Mansion? No problem! There’s plenty to do and lots of fun ahead in Build-a-lot!
  • Beautiful house and neighborhood graphics
  • Fun house upgrades such as bowling alleys and swimming pools
  • Special buildings such as Museums, Mansions and Castles
  • Complete fun goals and earn money in Career mode
  • Improve a neighborhood at your own pace in Casual mode
  • See how you match up against others with online high scores lists

Build-A-Lot — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players praise this game for being a relaxing, straightforward experience with solid nostalgia value that runs well on modern PCs. However, many note that the simple mechanics and limited strategic depth become repetitive once you discover the optimal strategy, the pricing feels steep for the content offered, and there's minimal replay value after achieving perfect scores.

Recommended Aug 26, 2026
g game
Recommended May 18, 2026
Easy, non-stressful game.
Recommended Apr 9, 2026
Not a complex game, but it's a lot of fun
Recommended Apr 4, 2026
Simplistic mechanics, but pretty fun. Once you figure out a good strategy it does get a bit old fast. In the later levels there's no reason to build anything other than the most expensive buildings making most of the cheap ones useless. Very steep price for what you get. Ultimately a great game for nostalgia sake and holds up on it's own, too. I 100% this in 8 hours. Once you get the gold star i.e. perfect score there's little to no reason to replay it. Runs well on modern PC's with a few glitches. Most of the challenge in this game comes from the timer trying to chase the perfect score. Has quite a bit of strategy, but once you figure the winning strategy out you can apply that to most levels. Pro tip:[spoiler]build a sawmill and a workshop as soon as possible once you have both. Then build the most expensive house you can and sell it immediately. From there you have enough money and cheap labour + resources to build the most expensive houses you can and farm rent. This strategy got me through most of the game with a perfect score[/spoiler]
Recommended Nov 29, 2025
Love it, playing it from 2006, despite being a short one I still love it and the followings are even beeetter!
Recommended Oct 20, 2025
yall weak no childhood game beuh

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