Virtual Families

aka: Virtual Families: Capture the drama of real life.
Moby ID: 135873
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Official Description (Ad Blurb)

Virtual Families is a casual family sim that runs in true real time. Adopt a little person from the thousands of choices of little people who live inside your iPhone. Encourage them to work in their chosen career to earn money for necessities and luxuries, help them choose a suitable mate, start and raise a family, let them kick back with a variety of leisure activities, and take care of and improve their home. Along the way, there will be many different random events to respond to, house malfunctions to repair, and mini-puzzles to solve, all of them adding an unexpected element to the daily routine. This is the same sensational game that became a smash Windows and Mac hit!

The game continues to progress in true real time, even when your iPhone is turned off, so don’t forget to check in regularly to care for your little people.

More about Virtual Families:

  • Real-time game play, with new surprises every time you turn on the game!
  • Fully trainable people: shape and adapt their personalities through praising and scolding!
  • Marry for love; marry for money – the choice is yours.
  • Raise children and enjoy them as they grow up and go off to college.
  • Dynamic illness system. Play doctor!
  • Solve hidden puzzles around the house.
  • Improve the house and pass it to successive generations.
  • Random Events: unique and unpredictable email and house events that bring everything from the tax man to free stuff!
  • Collectibles: dozens of unique collectibles for your family to collect and sell.
  • Trophies: over 100 trophies that can be earned for almost every area of game play.
  • Weather ranging from sunny days to thunderstorms.

Recommended for people who enjoy Virtual Villagers, and other life sims!

LDW games have been awarded with:

  • Sim Game of the Year – Game Tunnel
  • The Zeebys – Gamezebo
  • Parents Choice Recommended Award
  • iParenting Media Award

Check out our other hit games: Virtual Villagers: The Lost Children, Virtual Villagers, and Fish Tycoon!

Source: iTunes Store Description

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  • Somatone Interactive Audio
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Copyright
  • Copyright © 2009 LDW Software LLC
  • All rights reserved
  • Last Day of Work, Last Day of Work logo and Virtual Families are registered trademarks of LDW Software, LLC
  • Protected by copyright and licenses restricting use, copying, distribution and compilation
Uses FMOD Sound System
  • Copyright © Firelight Technologies Pty Ltd
  • 1994-2009

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Game added by Sciere.

Additional contributors: Rik Hideto.

Game added October 16, 2019. Last modified January 29, 2024.