Frutiger Home release date & launch details
Frutiger Home released September 28, 2026 for Windows. The November 2 US Steam listing is $4.99 with no discount. Current 1.0.8 adds Show HUD, Ctrl+H and cursor options; Workshop houses and export fixes are already available.
Short answer
Frutiger Home released on 28 September 2026 for Windows PC on Steam — it is out now at $4.99, with the launch discount now ended. It is developed and published by frutigerdev. A free demo has been available since 4 June 2026, and the developer's own announcement says decorating progress from the demo carries into the full game.
Launch details, as listed
| Item | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Release date | 28 September 2026 — released, out now | Steam store page (checked 29 Sep 2026) |
| Platforms | Windows (64-bit) | Steam store page |
| Developer / publisher | frutigerdev | Steam store page |
| Genre | Simulation | Steam store page |
| Demo | Free, since 4 June 2026 | Steam store page |
| Price | $4.99; no discount in the November 2 US store check | Steam store page (checked 2 Nov 2026) |
| Store categories | Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing | Steam store page |
| Languages | 17 (English, German, Spanish-Spain, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese-Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Ukrainian, French, Dutch, Polish, Spanish-LatAm, Turkish, Italian) | Steam store page (checked 2 Nov 2026) |
What the demo still tells you
The demo introduces the decorating tools. It gives you the Frutiger Eco house layout, the decorating catalogue and the styling tools, and the developer's 5 June 2026 announcement says its save carries into the full game — decorating now is not throwaway work. It is also where most launch-window complaints trace back to: window and door placement, the Intel Arc startup crash, the aquarium light placement — all demo experiences, worth reading before you buy.
What the demo period tells you about the launch build
The developer's Steam news posts, in order:
- 13 March 2026 — a public playtest opened, scheduled to run around two weeks, aimed at collecting decorating and performance feedback.
- 30 March 2026 — playtest closed; the post says the developer was going through in-depth feedback and working towards polish.
- 19 May 2026 — demo announced for early June, with a new trailer.
- 22 May 2026 — trailer released, demo date confirmed as 5 June.
- 4–5 June 2026 — demo released, covering the Eco house, with auto-save and save carry-over.
- 15 June 2026 — demo update v0.1.0: media such as images and music can now be shared between friends, with a moderation prompt before sharing.
- 28–29 September 2026 — release: the "Frutiger Home is Now Available!" post, then launch patch v1.0.1, which switches on the Steam Workshop (upload and browse custom houses from the main menu) and fixes items that consumed the cursor when colours went missing.
- 29 September 2026 (evening) — two follow-up patches within hours: v1.0.2 ("Networking Fix") attempts to fix players unable to join houses from other regions, and v1.0.3 fixes paints and wallpapers filtering incorrectly in some languages. The co-op page tracks the fix.
- 30 September–1 October 2026 — v1.0.4 then v1.0.5: more fixes for exporting properties / Steam Workshop mods.
- 2 October 2026 — v1.0.6: gizmo through objects + always on top; prebuilt decor materials save; grass no longer clips pools/stairs; ESC and chat rebindable; elevators brighter. v1.0.7: gizmo pixelation; auroras work beyond Eco.
- 5 October 2026 — v1.0.8: a Show HUD toggle in the Gameplay tab (all HUD elements at once) plus Ctrl+H to hide it; a setting to turn off the custom cursor; tiny-scaled decor can be removed again; the gizmo no longer drifts on fans.
Two entries above explain why the demo period matters: media sharing shipped as a demo feature, and the Workshop arrived within hours of launch.
Current tools to check
Use the main-menu Steam Workshop button for houses, Gameplay → Show HUD or Ctrl+H for pictures, and the settings music player for playlists. Networking fixes belong on the co-op page; export fixes are on the decorating page.
System requirements
The current Steam minimum for the full game is:
| Minimum | |
|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| Processor | Intel i5-7600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 6600 |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
| Storage | 15 GB available space |
That is a mid-range 2016-era target — the requirement is a GTX 1060, not a modern GPU. If you are on Intel Arc, read the crash page before buying: the one startup-crash report in the forums is from an Arc card and was never resolved in public.
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