Virtual Villagers: A New Home (2008)

- 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
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.
casualrelaxingnurturingreal-timeunpredictablecuriousslow-paced
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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