My Sweet! Housemate

My Sweet! Housemate

Released Aug 2024

Faced with the cruel and harsh reality of homelessness, you seek out affordable housing in your area. Luckily, it seems you've found the perfect rental, but something is very off about your landlord...

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Evaluation

My Sweet! Housemate launched on August 27, 2024 as a short interactive visual novel. Since launch, developer sourmilk has continued shipping meaningful updates at a fairly regular pace. Just days after launch, an August 31, 2024 update added new character content, artwork, and dialogue. A September 13, 2024 update added two new endings, an art gallery, and new achievements. On January 12, 2025, the developer released a substantial v2.0 overhaul, reworking sprites, UI, and minigames while adding three new endings, six new achievements, and over 3,000 new words. On July 4, 2025, an official Spanish translation shipped alongside sprite touch-ups and bug fixes — and that same post announced a Brazilian Portuguese translation was coming. That translation arrived on August 26, 2025, followed by a Russian translation on January 16, 2026. This establishes a clear pattern of ongoing updates roughly every few months, most of which add new content (endings, art, translations, reworks) rather than purely maintenance fixes. The most recent developer communication was January 16, 2026. As of today (September 24, 2026), that is approximately 8 months of silence — slightly beyond the developer's established update rhythm, but no statement of completion or winding-down has been made. The developer has not announced any future content, nor have they said the game is finished. Given the sustained history of updates and absence of any closure statement, the game remains in a pattern consistent with continued development, though the silence since January 2026 means the next update is overdue relative to prior cadence.
Evidence
Russian translation added; most recent developer communication as of today
news post · Jan 16, 2026 source content shipped
high
Brazilian Portuguese translation shipped, fulfilling the announcement made in July 2025
news post · Aug 26, 2025 source content shipped
high

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
sourmilk
Achievements
21
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

My Sweet Housemate is an interactive visual novel style game that puts you into the shoes of a homeless adult struggling to find affordable housing in America. You're hit with a stroke of good - or maybe bad - luck when you finally find a totally not suspicious rental listing for a room in an apartment. The only catch is that your new landlord, Seung-min, seems to have something off about him.

Find out more in this deliciously horrifying experience!

The game features:

  • Character customisation that includes name, pronouns and voice

  • Choice, exploration and mini-game based gameplay

  • Multiple endings, replayability and in-game achievements

  • 1-2 hours of comedy-filled gameplay

Last evaluated Sep 24, 2026
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