Virtual Families
Real-time family sim about raising generations in one house
Last Day of Work · Released May 6, 2009
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 77
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 1
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Virtual Families?
In this real-time family sim, you adopt a person, help them find a partner, raise children, and pass the house to later generations. You shape family members' behavior through praise or scolding, treat illnesses, and look for hidden puzzles around the house. The day-night cycle follows your computer clock.
For you if...
- +you like checking in on a family between play sessions
- +you enjoy casual simulations built around raising generations
Not for you if...
- −you want constant action instead of occasional check-ins
- −you dislike repeating household routines across generations
What players say
88% of 77 reviews are positive
Players often recall it fondly from childhood and enjoy finding changes when they return to the game. The most common complaint is that household routines become repetitive over multiple generations.
Screenshots and trailer
Virtual Families system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 2000, XP, Vista
- Graphics
- DirectX 7.0 or later
- Memory
- 96 MB of RAM
- Storage
- 50MB Free Space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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