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Well played, people!*\n*Whoa! You made us #1 in Simulation! Thanks, we love you people!*\n\nA note from the developer:\n\nHi, and thanks for taking a look at Virtual Families 2! We have been working on it for quite a while, and we’re very happy to be able to finally share this new chapter with everyone.\n\nBefore you skip down to the bullet points and screenshots, let me say a few quick words about this game, and life simulations in general: I love life simulation games. I have always been passionate about designing them, and almost everything that comes out of Last Day of Work is a life sim of some kind. This one, in particular, thrills me so much because it is designed to have a life of its own: unpredictable and so different each time I play it, and each time another player plays it. I love that the story unfolds differently for everyone who plays it, and your experience with the game might be wildly different from your friends’ experience.\n\nDesigning this type of game, however, has its own special challenges. The main challenge is that EVERYTHING in life is a great idea to add to a game like this. There are SO many great ideas, and we simply cannot put them all in at launch. So, while I hope the game captivates you as much as it does us, there will inevitably be things that you feel are missing and you would love to see added (tell us!).\n\nWe plan to update the content in this game. We want to add pets, hidden puzzles, more storyline, more events, tons of new things to buy, and the list goes on and on. We will also continue to tune and deepen all the game's inner workings that control happiness, health, and everything else. While the game has been balanced to be playable for free and without purchasing anything, we hope that you will find something compelling enough in the game to give us support so that we can continue to create fun new updates.\n\nEnjoy Virtual Families 2! Please visit our Facebook page and our forums to give your own amazing ideas and suggestions, and don’t forget to check in on your little family or they will get very sad. :)\n\nWith sincere gratitude, \nArthur Humphrey\nLead Designer, Last Day of Work\n\n\nVirtual Families 2 has all this and more:\n\n* Adopt a little person and start a family. Make babies and pass the house on to the kids!\n\n* Train your little people to behave as you wish by praising and scolding them.\n\n* Your little people will send you messages, thanking, pleading, and praising you for caring for them.\n\n* Runs in True Real Time. Your little people continue to live, eat, grow, and work when the app is switched off.\n\n* Your little family is in your time zone! Is it getting dark where you live? Your little family is probably getting ready for bed then...\n\n* Highly varied, unpredictable game play. No two games run the same. \n\n* Make babies. Cure illnesses. Help nurture and guide generations of your family.\n\n* Restore the house. Finish and fix rooms. Shop and decorate.\n\n\nRecommended for people who enjoy Virtual Villagers and other life simulation games!\n\nVisit our Official Virtual Families site at www.VirtualFamilies.com for instructions, strategy guides, and much more! \n\nLDW games have been awarded with:\n\n* Sim Game of the Year – Game Tunnel\n* The Zeebys – Gamezebo\n* Parents Choice Recommended Award\n* iParenting Media Award\n\nCheck out our other hit games like Virtual Town, Fish Tycoon, Virtual Villagers, and more at https://itunes.apple.com/us/developer/ldw-software-llc/id297606729","facts":{"developer_id":297606729,"developer_url":"http://www.LDW.com","first_released":"2012-12-06T08:00:00Z","support_url":"http://www.ldw.com/support","privacy_url":"https://www.gogiigames.com/content/privacy-policy","website_url":"http://www.ldw.com/","app_version":"1.8.0","release_notes":"Bug fixes and SDK updates","rating_current_version":4.35263,"rating_count_current_version":21802,"star_counts":[1407,677,1448,3559,14711],"genres":["Games","Family","Entertainment","Simulation"],"languages":["EN"],"content_advisories":["Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes"],"device_families":["iphone","ipad","ipod"],"made_for_iphone_duo":null,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-21T21:42:12.910Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-21T21:42:12.910Z","reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-18T13:34:11.805Z","summary_written_at":"2026-10-13T19:06:53.514Z","placed_at":"2026-10-09T06:02:06.545Z","scored_at":"2026-10-24T13:57:14.239Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"A free life simulation game where you adopt people, build a family, and care for them in a house that keeps running in…","what_is":"Virtual Families 2 Dream House is a family life simulator listed under Games. 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