Virtual Villagers - The Secret City
Real-time village simulation about rebuilding a ruined island city
Last Day of Work · Released May 28, 2008
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 146
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 10
- daily peak, Nov 2, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Virtual Villagers - The Secret City?
This village simulation follows a group settling on Isola’s northern shore to investigate an abandoned city. You find food sources, rebuild ruins, mix potions from hidden herbs, and send children to retrieve collectibles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy watching a village grow across generations
- +you like combining casual management with puzzle solving
Not for you if...
- −you expect your village to survive without regular attention
What players say
92% of 146 reviews are positive
Players praise the slow pace and being able to check in between other activities. One reviewer criticizes unclear puzzles and repeatedly having to redirect villagers. Another reports occasional bugs that clear after restarting.
Screenshots and trailer
Virtual Villagers - The Secret City system requirements
Minimum: 0.3 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Virtual Villagers - The Secret City?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- 2000, XP or Vista
- Processor
- 700 MHz
- Memory
- 256 MB
- Storage
- 50MB
- DirectX
- 7.0 or better
Does Virtual Villagers - The Secret City have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Virtual Villagers - The Secret City run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
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 - The Secret City 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam