Virtual Villagers - The Secret City

Virtual Villagers - The Secret City

Last Day of Work · May 28, 2008 · Simulation, Casual, Puzzle

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Virtual Villagers - The Secret City price by region

Virtual Villagers - The Secret City costs £5.24 in the United Kingdom, €6.26 in Europe (EUR), $6.29 in Georgia (USD), $6.99 in the United States, CA$9.92 in Canada, A$10.18 in Australia, NZ$11.99 in New Zealand, R$16.99 in Brazil and zł27.52 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Virtual Villagers - The Secret City offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £5.24 £5.24 — 2
Europe (EUR) €6.26 €6.26 — 2
Georgia (USD) $6.29 $6.29 — 2
United Statesyour region $6.99 $6.99 — 2
Canada CA$9.92 CA$9.92 — 2
Australia A$10.18 A$10.18 — 1
New Zealand NZ$11.99 NZ$11.99 — 2
Brazil R$16.99 R$16.99 — 2
Poland zł27.52 zł27.52 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Virtual Villagers - The Secret City

<p>Embark on a journey with a group of villagers in search of a new part of the island to populate. Land on the hidden shores of the northern side of Isola and explore what was once a secret city. Find new sources of food to nourish your villagers and help them rebuild the remains of this mysterious city. Who lived here before? Where have they gone? What is the secret of Isola?</p>
<ul>
<li>Real-Time Weather! Clouds, fog and sudden down pours drenching your tribe.</li>
<li>Real-Time Gameplay: new surprises every time you turn the game on!</li>
<li>Discover who among your tribe is destined to become Chief!</li>
<li>Investigate and rebuild the remains of a ruined city! </li>
<li>Find new sources of food for your villagers! </li>
<li>Help your villagers make a variety of unique potions from hidden herbs, many with unpredictable effects.</li>
<li>Dozens of new collectibles for children to retrieve. </li>
<li>Raise children who resemble their parents. </li>
<li>Watch your villagers thrive, and then grow old, slow and grey.</li>
<li>Help your villagers unravel the mysteries of Isola!</li></ul>

Virtual Villagers - The Secret City — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Virtual Villagers - The Secret City is a real-time village management game that players remember fondly from childhood, praising its nostalgic appeal and relaxing gameplay loop of checking in periodically on your villagers' progress. However, players caution that despite appearing casual, the game requires active management and careful attention to food and survival mechanics, particularly early on, or you risk losing your entire village and progress.

Recommended Jul 12, 2026
Little Tip: you can go to the virtual villagers website and get all full versions (Tree of Life and New Believers, all non VV games aswell) for free!! http://www.virtualvillagers.com/
18 found this helpful
Recommended May 26, 2026
I love this game as a kid. Too bad it was addictive. But IT WAS WORTH IT! If I could get it for free, I would be over the moon!
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 6, 2026
just like how I remeber it from my childhood! So happy to find it again, its a real time based game and is rather slow, i recommend playing it in the background and glancing at it every now and again to correct villagers and pick up colectibles etc.
Recommended Jul 24, 2026
I love this game, but it's deceptive: it looks like a casual game, but if you do not follow the food and survival guide provided in the manual then you will most likely lose your entire village and all the time invested in it. It's not a true "idle" game and does require some degree of active management, especially at the start. Follow the manual and you'll have a better experience.
Recommended Jul 9, 2026
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Recommended May 30, 2026
its and old game i used to play years ago and ggod for relaxing my mind

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