Virtual Villagers - The Secret City
Released May 2008
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?
91% positive · 145 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
Virtual Villagers: The Secret City is a standalone casual simulation game released on May 28, 2008 by Last Day of Work. The store description presents a fully self-contained experience — players explore a ruined city, solve its mysteries, raise villagers, and unravel the secrets of Isola. There is no mention of DLC, expansions, season passes, or post-launch content of any kind. No developer news posts, DLC listings, or roadmap announcements exist in the provided data. This is a classic, finished single-player game from 2008 that shipped as a complete product. There is no indication that any additional content was ever planned or delivered after launch.
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Store description presents a fully self-contained game with a defined set of features, mysteries to solve, and no mention of post-launch content, DLC, or ongoing updates.
Short description confirms the game as a complete, self-contained journey with no references to ongoing content or future updates.
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Steam Deck
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Single-player
About this game
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?
- Real-Time Weather! Clouds, fog and sudden down pours drenching your tribe.
- Real-Time Gameplay: new surprises every time you turn the game on!
- Discover who among your tribe is destined to become Chief!
- Investigate and rebuild the remains of a ruined city!
- Find new sources of food for your villagers!
- Help your villagers make a variety of unique potions from hidden herbs, many with unpredictable effects.
- Dozens of new collectibles for children to retrieve.
- Raise children who resemble their parents.
- Watch your villagers thrive, and then grow old, slow and grey.
- Help your villagers unravel the mysteries of Isola!
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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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