Review

Rewarding the little megalomaniac that lives inside all of us, the talented folks at Last Day of Work (coolest name for a company ever?) has created Virtual Villagers, a "life simulation" if you will, that challenges gamers to manage a tribe of island castaways.

Your goal is to help these villagers thrive by helping them eat, build shelter, stay healthy, mate, work and evolve into a more advanced civilization. A larger goal is to explore the island and discover the hidden story behind it. And will you find a way off? Would you want to leave paradise?

Preview

When I envision tropical isles, I can't help but think of the 60's sitcom Gilligan's Island with its seven stranded castaways. After a storm beached the S.S. Minnow, they were on their own...without "a single luxury."

Walkthrough

Virtual Villagers is hottest simulation game since . . . The Sims! Well, at least on our site, it is. Check out our Tips & Tricks (with help from our friends at Last Day of Work): Most of the puzzles are dependent upon some combination of Village Tech, villager skills, and other puzzles. Although some puzzles depend upon the completion of specific puzzles, the 16 puzzles are rarely completed in the order that you see them on the puzzle screen. Pay attention to the things that your villagers ... Read more »