Underplayed Gems

Virtual Villagers: A New Home (2008)

Virtual Villagers: A New Home cover
Developer
Last Day of Work
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Simulation
Rating
4.5 of 5, 192 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 8.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A gentle, real-time colony sim where you guide a tribe's daily survival and exploration at your own pace, with occasional surprises from island events.

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What players say

Players overwhelmingly return for childhood nostalgia but note the game is free on the developer's website. The gameplay is simple and slow, with much time spent waiting for events to happen, and once puzzles are solved there is nothing left to do. Several report technical issues on modern systems, like display stretching and a green filter after minimizing.

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