My Sweet! Housemate

About

My Sweet Housemate is a visual novel simulator where you play a homeless adult navigating the US housing crisis. You land a suspiciously cheap room rental, but your landlord Seung-min feels like a red flag waiting to unfold. Choices about boundaries, trust, and survival shape your story through dialogue and daily life mechanics. The game blends resource management with narrative branching, as you balance rent deadlines, personal needs, and uncovering secrets about your strange new living situation. The game stands out for its gritty, choice-driven take on economic hardship. Developer sourmilk crafts a story that leans into real-world struggles with housing insecurity, using visual novel tropes to explore tense interpersonal dynamics. While still in early access, its 78% positive reviews on Steam highlight strong writing and morally ambiguous decisions. The mix of simulation elements and narrative depth makes it a compact but impactful experience for fans of story-rich indies.

Storyline

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...