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Virtual Families

Virtual Families overview

Last Day of Work | May 6, 2009 | game

Released

3players observed · 5 October 2026 - 17:06:39 UTC

CasualSimulationSteam Store

  • Latest observed players3 · 5 October 2026 - 17:06:39 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak6
  • Units sold (VGI)4,102
  • Revenue (VGI)$31,430
  • Review score88% positive

Virtual Families dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players3 · 5 October 2026 - 17:06:39 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak6
  • Units sold (VGI)4,102
  • Revenue (VGI)$31,430
  • Review score88% positive
  • Total reviews76
  • Release dateMay 6, 2009
  • DeveloperLast Day of Work
  • PublisherNot available

Genres: Casual, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: Last Day of Work

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Game overview

Overview

Virtual Families comes from Last Day of Work and is published by the listed publisher. It arrived on Steam on May 6, 2009, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Virtual Families's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 3 players at 5 October 2026 - 17:06:39 UTC, with a tracked peak near 6. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 88% positive across 76 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Virtual Families is available in 1 languages including:

English

2 regional rating boards including oflc and nzoflc

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 2000, XP, VistaNot listed96 MB of RAMDirectX 7.0 or later Hard Drive: 50MB Free SpaceNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Virtual Families has sold up to 4,102 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $31,430. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Virtual Families overview details

Virtual Families combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

From the developer of the smash-hit Virtual Villagers series comes the new casual game that captures the drama of life—Virtual Families! Virtual Families is a casual family sim that runs in true-real time. Adopt and nurture a needy person in the computer. Help them meet a mate, and start a family. Pass on the house to the next generations. Unique and fascinating adoptees from 1000's of combinations Fully trainable people: shape/adapt their personalities through praising and scolding! Dynamic illness system. Play doctor! Over 100 trophies Hidden puzzles around the house Weather, day/night cycles (synchronized to the player's system clock, so it is nighttime in the game when it is nighttime where you are Uses the technology behind Virtual Villagers for an accessible and stable player experience

SteamPulse editorial summary

Virtual Families is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 3 players at 5 October 2026 - 17:06:39 UTC, a tracked peak of 6, and 88% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameVirtual Families
Steam App ID16200
Typegame
Release dateMay 6, 2009
DeveloperLast Day of Work
PublisherNot available
Price$9.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresCasual, Simulation
CategoriesSingle-player, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players3 · 5 October 2026 - 17:06:39 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak6
Positive reviews67
Negative reviews9
Total reviews76
Positive percent88%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime661 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMay 6, 2009
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)5 October 2026 - 17:06:39 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 17:06:39 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 17:06:39 UTC

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/16200
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/16200/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/16200
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Virtual Families

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Virtual Families?

Virtual Families's latest SteamPulse observation records 3 players at 5 October 2026 - 17:06:39 UTC, with a tracked peak of 6 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 11 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Virtual Families growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 2 players; the highest observed daily value is 3 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Virtual Families?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (60%), Canada (20%), United Kingdom (8%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (48.7%), Canada (16.8%), United Kingdom (6.4%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (57.5%), Canada (15.7%), United Kingdom (5.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (40.8%), Canada (13.1%), China (7.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Virtual Families?

Virtual Families currently sits at 88% positive across 76 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 67 positive reviews and 9 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Virtual Families have?

Virtual Families currently has about 360 tracked Steam followers as of 21 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Virtual Families?

Virtual Families is currently listed at $9.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

88% positive, 67 positive, 9 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 6 May 2009

DLC and packages

Virtual FamiliesBuy Virtual Families #1611$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

OS: Windows 2000, XP, Vista Memory: 96 MB of RAM Graphics: DirectX 7.0 or later Hard Drive: 50MB Free Space

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