Virtual Villagers: A New Home
Real-time village simulation about survival and island mysteries
Last Day of Work · Released May 12, 2008
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 190
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 4
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Virtual Villagers: A New Home?
In this real-time village simulation, you guide a tribe settling a mysterious island. You teach villagers to farm, build, and conduct research, help them raise families, respond to unpredictable island events, and explore their new home.
For you if...
- +you like relaxed colony simulations that call for patience
- +you enjoy tending a village through occasional check-ins
Not for you if...
- −you want constant activity instead of real-time waiting
- −you prefer complex, varied tasks throughout the game
What players say
89% of 190 reviews are positive
Players praise revisiting a childhood game and watching their tribe grow. Some complain about long waits between events, and one experienced player reports fullscreen display problems on modern hardware.
Screenshots and trailer
Virtual Villagers: A New Home system requirements
Minimum: 16MB of VRAM, 0.1 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Virtual Villagers: A New Home?
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- Processor
- Pentium III 500
- Graphics
- 16MB of VRAM
- Memory
- 96 MB
- Storage
- 200 MB
- DirectX
- DirectX 7.0 or later
Does Virtual Villagers: A New Home have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Virtual Villagers: A New Home run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Virtual Villagers: A New Home use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
