Virtual Families
Adopt a family in your pocket!
$1.99
1.2.2for iPhone, iPad and more
Age Rating
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About Virtual Families
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!
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!
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.2.2
Last updated on Oct 19, 2017
Old Versions
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Hello Virtual Families fans!
We've updated the award-winning, original Virtual Families to support the latest devices and iOS versions! With millions of downloads worldwide, we're happy to ensure you can continue to play your favorite apps on your new devices. Revisit the classic Virtual Families today, and build a multi-generational home for the tiny family that lives inside your pocket!
If you enjoy the Virtual Families series, don't forget to check out our other titles: Virtual Families 2, Virtual Villagers (all 5 chapters!), Fish Tycoon, and Virtual Town.
Hello Virtual Families fans!
We've updated the award-winning, original Virtual Families to support the latest devices and iOS versions! With millions of downloads worldwide, we're happy to ensure you can continue to play your favorite apps on your new devices. Revisit the classic Virtual Families today, and build a multi-generational home for the tiny family that lives inside your pocket!
If you enjoy the Virtual Families series, don't forget to check out our other titles: Virtual Families 2, Virtual Villagers (all 5 chapters!), Fish Tycoon, and Virtual Town.
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Version History
1.2.2
Oct 19, 2017
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Hello Virtual Families fans!
We've updated the award-winning, original Virtual Families to support the latest devices and iOS versions! With millions of downloads worldwide, we're happy to ensure you can continue to play your favorite apps on your new devices. Revisit the classic Virtual Families today, and build a multi-generational home for the tiny family that lives inside your pocket!
If you enjoy the Virtual Families series, don't forget to check out our other titles: Virtual Families 2, Virtual Villagers (all 5 chapters!), Fish Tycoon, and Virtual Town.
Hello Virtual Families fans!
We've updated the award-winning, original Virtual Families to support the latest devices and iOS versions! With millions of downloads worldwide, we're happy to ensure you can continue to play your favorite apps on your new devices. Revisit the classic Virtual Families today, and build a multi-generational home for the tiny family that lives inside your pocket!
If you enjoy the Virtual Families series, don't forget to check out our other titles: Virtual Families 2, Virtual Villagers (all 5 chapters!), Fish Tycoon, and Virtual Town.
1.2.1
Sep 21, 2017
Hello Virtual Families fans!
We've updated the award-winning, original Virtual Families to support the latest devices and iOS versions! With millions of downloads worldwide, we're happy to ensure you can continue to play your favorite apps on your new devices. Revisit the classic Virtual Families today, and build a multi-generational home for the tiny family that lives inside your pocket!
If you enjoy the Virtual Families series, don't forget to check out our other titles: Virtual Families 2, Virtual Villagers (all 5 chapters!), Fish Tycoon, and Virtual Town.
We've updated the award-winning, original Virtual Families to support the latest devices and iOS versions! With millions of downloads worldwide, we're happy to ensure you can continue to play your favorite apps on your new devices. Revisit the classic Virtual Families today, and build a multi-generational home for the tiny family that lives inside your pocket!
If you enjoy the Virtual Families series, don't forget to check out our other titles: Virtual Families 2, Virtual Villagers (all 5 chapters!), Fish Tycoon, and Virtual Town.
1.1.2
Aug 31, 2011
The game now gets dark at night!
Improved icon
Links to Twitter and Facebook
Added link to browse our other games
Improved icon
Links to Twitter and Facebook
Added link to browse our other games
1.1.1
Aug 3, 2010
What's new in 1.1.1:
- Additional improvements in memory management and performance.
- Fix for handling device orientation when the game starts up
- Fix for kids getting stuck in the swimming pool
- Additional improvements in memory management and performance.
- Fix for handling device orientation when the game starts up
- Fix for kids getting stuck in the swimming pool
1.1.0
Jul 5, 2010
Improved memory utilization to reduce performance issues and crashing.
Resolved issue with missing images (white boxes) in iOS 4.
Additional fixes to savegame management.
Resolved issue with missing images (white boxes) in iOS 4.
Additional fixes to savegame management.
1.0.1
Jun 3, 2010
This version of Virtual Families contains several fixes demanded by iTunes users, including savegame fixes, stability fixes, fixes for the lost TV remote, as well as fixes to makes sure the store inventory changes regularly.
* If you can't find the TV remote, tap the TV to move it to a more visible location.
* If the store is taking more than 4 hours to restock, tap the title at the top of the store screen.
* If you can't find the TV remote, tap the TV to move it to a more visible location.
* If the store is taking more than 4 hours to restock, tap the title at the top of the store screen.
1.0.0
Jun 25, 2009
Virtual Families FAQ
Virtual Families is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
China
Virtual Families supports English
Click here to learn how to download Virtual Families in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Virtual Families.
iPhone
Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 8.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 8.0 or later.