# Virtual Families 2 Dream House — Family Life Simulator > Virtual family life simulator with real-time progression and house customization. (iPhone/iPad app by LDW Software, LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/virtual-families-2-dream-house/id575271654 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [LDW Software, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/297606729) - Category: Games, Entertainment, Family, Simulation - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.40/5 from 21,723 App Store ratings · 1,705 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 9+ - Requires: iOS 13.0 · 146 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2012-12-06 - Data updated: 2026-08-29 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/virtual-families-2-dream-house/id575271654/reviews.md ## What is Virtual Families 2 Dream House? *Now Downloaded 11 Million Times!! Well played, people!* *Whoa! You made us #1 in Simulation! Thanks, we love you people!* A note from the developer: Hi, 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. Before 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. Designing 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!). We 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. Enjoy 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. :) With sincere gratitude,  Arthur Humphrey Lead Designer, Last Day of Work Virtual Families 2 has all this and more: * Adopt a little person and start a family. Make babies and pass the house on to the kids! * Train your little people to behave as you wish by praising and scolding them. * Your little people will send you messages, thanking, pleading, and praising you for caring for them. * Runs in True Real Time. Your little people continue to live, eat, grow, and work when the app is switched off. * 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... * Highly varied, unpredictable game play. No two games run the same.  * Make babies. Cure illnesses. Help nurture and guide generations of your family. * Restore the house. Finish and fix rooms. Shop and decorate. Recommended for people who enjoy Virtual Villagers and other life simulation games! Visit our Official Virtual Families site at www.VirtualFamilies.com for instructions, strategy guides, and much more! LDW games have been awarded with: * Sim Game of the Year – Game Tunnel * The Zeebys – Gamezebo * Parents Choice Recommended Award * iParenting Media Award Check 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 ## Key features - Adopt and raise a virtual family - Real-time life simulation - Train characters' behavior - Restore and decorate the house - Pass the house to future generations - Unpredictable and varied gameplay ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Sofa Change | $0.99 | one-time | | Payday Advance | $1.99 | one-time | | Minor Windfall | $4.99 | one-time | | Major Windfall | $9.99 | one-time | | Rich Uncle | $19.99 | one-time | | Brokerage Account | $0.99 | one-time | | Food Club | $0.99 | one-time | | Sofa Change | $1.99 | one-time | | Minor Windfall | $5.99 | one-time | | Payday Advance | $2.99 | one-time | ## Chart rankings - #121 in Top Grossing · Family (US App Store) ## What do users think of Virtual Families 2 Dream House? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Fun and addictive game - 👍 Entertaining concept of virtual family - 💡 Ability to renovate and decorate house - 🔒 Game saves progress well **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches - 💰 Expensive in-app purchases and upgrades - 🕰️ Repetitive and gets boring after a while - 🤔 Lack of diversity in characters **Commonly reported bugs** - Game resets progress without warning - Sinks and other appliances randomly malfunction - Characters get stuck in loops of unproductive actions **Most requested features** - Add more race and sexuality options for characters - Allow characters to leave the house and interact with the outside world - Implement a way for children to visit after leaving home - Provide more customization options for characters and homes - Improve the ease of earning in-game currency ## Recent user reviews (10 of 1,705) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/virtual-families-2-dream-house/id575271654/reviews.md ### 1/5 — My game reset on its own. *2026-08-26, version 1.7.17* I went to check on my game & it told me l needed to adopt someone new, I was confused so l got off of the game & got back on & saw that my house was empty. All of the furniture & repairs gone. I paid for coins in the store to be able to have the house in order so quickly so I'm very upset that everything randomly reset. I actually cried for about 30 mins. I checked the app & there’s no customer service whatsoever or way to request a refund for everything I bought from the store. I have no desire to start over & will not be doing so. I've been playing since middle school but l'll delete all three apps if the games requires me to start from scratch even though I paid to advance. I don’t even know what to do.. I found an email online for customer service but it doesn’t work. There’s no contact info in the app, nothing. I’m extremely sad & disappointed. ### 5/5 — Playing since it came out!!! *2026-08-10, version 1.7.17* I started playing this game on my school bus in grade school… I’m 27 years old today. The game came out December 6th 2012, I was 13 turning 14! I LOVE THE MUSIC THE CALMNESS AND NOSTALGIA!! It brings me back to simpler times, a quiet place and a fun little simulator that has quite literally kept ALL of my progress across all of my devices because it’s linked to my apple account! PLEASE NEVER GET RID OF THIS GAME! One thing I will say… I have NOT completed the entire collectables section!!! I feel like this is impossible as I have been playing for 13 years… and nothing! Hopefully there’s a way you guys can make that easier? Maybe more things showing up in the lawn? <3 So glad this game is still around, it helped me out of some dark and lonely times! ### 5/5 — Virtual families 2 *2026-08-09, version 1.7.17* Fun to play but too many ads not like it use to be ### 2/5 — Pointless adverts *2026-08-08, version 1.7.17* The adverts ruin the game. You try to put the shopping on the counter, it goes straight to an ad. Any knock on the door and you select yes, it goes straight to an ad. You try to place items from the decorate tab, it goes straight to an ad. It used to be good. ### 4/5 — My story about this app *2026-07-30, version 1.7.17* I have played this game all through my life, my sisters first showed me this game when I was four, I’m 12.5 now and I still play this game, I love it so much!!! Though there is one thing, there’s to many adds, and everything is SO expensive on it. Though I do like how it is Wi-Fi free so you can play it in the car on a road trip! I love this game so much but I do wish it could be better. ### 5/5 — Dream family *2026-07-27, version 1.7.17* It’s a 10/10 I makes me feel like a part of a family in a new prospective but I think it needs to explain more about the game controls ### 1/5 — Is game broke? *2026-07-11, version 1.7.17* There is an ad 2 seconds after you turn it on it’s been on my screen for an hour I turn it off. I can’t even play this game now! My people starve because there’s an ad after every bag of food! This is horrible. Can’t do anything because of non stop ads. I loved the game when I could actually play it but every sentence is followed by an ad. Used to be able to decorate but as soon as you go to move something it goes to an ad! Can I just buy the game? I want to actually play it but you have ruined the chance by ads every 5 seconds! ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-07-11, version 1.7.17* The ads make it impossible to play this game. ### 5/5 — Playing for over a decade *2026-07-07, version 1.7.17* Man I love this game. I think I was 9 when I first downloaded it, now at 21 it’s still fun ### 4/5 — Awesome but one thing *2026-06-29, version 1.7.17* This game is awesome but I have a few small recommendations, 1 aunts uncles and cousins , why aren’t they part of this awesome game bc it would really boost the gameplay and also friends for sleepovers and play dates and family reunions 2 why does the baby process take forever pls bump it down a bit and 3 why don’t the little people go out more like going out to eat or something? Ty and I’m sorry if I’m being a bit mean . :) ## Frequently asked questions about Virtual Families 2 Dream House ### What is Virtual Families 2 Dream House? Virtual Families 2 Dream House is a life simulation game where you adopt a person, help them start a family, and guide generations through real-time gameplay. You manage their lives, train them, and can restore and decorate their home. ### How does the real-time aspect work? The game runs in true real-time, meaning your virtual family continues to live, eat, grow, and work even when the app is closed. Their activities are synchronized with your local time zone, so it gets dark for them when it's dark for you. ### Is Virtual Families 2 Dream House free to play? The game is designed to be playable for free without requiring purchases. However, it does offer in-app purchases and has ads, which can be used to support the developers and access additional content or features. ### What kind of activities can I do in the game? You can adopt a person, help them find a partner, make babies, and raise them. You can also train your characters, cure illnesses, restore and decorate the house, and watch your family grow and evolve over generations. ### Will there be new content added to the game? Yes, the developers plan to update the game with new content. This includes adding pets, hidden puzzles, more storyline elements, new events, and a variety of new items to purchase for customization. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.7.17 — 2024-02-28 Fixes around music and crash issues ### 1.7.16 — 2024-02-26 Fixes around sound and crash issues ### 1.7.15 — 2024-01-08 More fixes for crash on iOS 17 ### 1.7.14 — 2023-12-21 Fixes for crash on iOS 17 ### 1.7.12 — 2022-01-24 v1.7.12 Update Notes: - More housekeeping in the background to keep your game running smoothly on the latest devices and iOS versions! 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