# Virtual Villagers 5 - Lite — user reviews > 101 indexed App Store user reviews of Virtual Villagers 5 by LDW Software, LLC, rated 3.70/5 from 367 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/virtual-villagers-5-lite/id453602950/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/virtual-villagers-5-lite/id453602950.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 195 · 4★ 44 · 3★ 33 · 2★ 31 · 1★ 64 ## What do users think of Virtual Villagers 5? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great game - 👍 Addictive and fun - 🤖 Unique and creative - 💡 Challenging puzzles - 🌟 Best in the series **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and glitches - 🔒 Limited population size - ⏱️ Slow tech point progression - 🔍 Unclear objectives - 🧟‍♂️ Annoying heathens **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes on launch - Villagers disappearing - Saved progress not loading - Ads causing crashes - Inability to complete puzzles **Most requested features** - Increase population limit - Faster tech point earning - More villager customization - Allow adults to collect items - Add same-gender relationships ## Newest reviews (15 of 101) ### 2/5 — I am so distraught *2020-02-23, version 1.2.0* I love virtual villagers but something is serious wrong here because my villagers keep disappearing the ones who are dying leave behind corpses but now my young villagers are disappearing into thin air ### 2/5 — It's fun but... *2017-07-09, version 1.0.1* The maximum population being only 9 spoils it. I understand it's free but even a maximum of 12 or something would make it a lot more fun. ### 2/5 — good but *2017-02-25, version 1.0.1* i have two houses built and i can only have 9 people which ruins the game ### 3/5 — Good but....... *2016-02-28, version 1.0.1* The game was really good in the beginning but the heathens kept scaring away my villagers, so I couldn't build the love shack😠 ### 4/5 — AWESOME GAME, BUT... *2015-12-24, version 1.0.1* I ❤️ this game! But, in all ur villager games it take forever to earn like maybe 40,00 or 30,000 tech points, also anyone know how to convert red masked people? ### 4/5 — Great game but... *2015-09-26, version 1.0.1* It's a very good game, but I think in-app purchases should be made. Idk, I jus think it'd be a good idea. ### 3/5 — Food problem *2015-08-05, version 1.0.1* I like this game I've played the first one and loved it, in this one it's even more interesting, but everytime I try to get food from the noni plant. I distract the guards but it's the red mask ones that get in the way. I tried bees and it didn't work. What do I do about them? Am I doing something wrong? ### 4/5 — Addictive *2015-02-22, version 1.0.1* I am addicted to it but why do you have to have the full version to get a bigger population I wanted to complete the game but no I can't I still love it but I'm annoyed ### 3/5 — Population?! *2015-02-07, version 1.0.1* Why is it that in the free version there is a small population? All my kids grew up quickly and I never had enough kids to destroy the hollow totem. Because of this, now I can't pick up science items, mushrooms, and anything else. I can't destroy the hollow totem either. Please fix this? ### 4/5 — Good But..... *2014-11-16, version 1.0.1* I was so far into the game, I had 1000 food. But then i went on after 5 minutes and my tribe was dead they were all healthy I don't know why they died or how I was on puzzle 5 but I don't know how to do it don't just show us the puzzle pictures!!! You should put a title saying what you have to do!! But i rate it 4 stars because good quality and a addictive game! ### 2/5 — Would be *2014-10-23, version 1.0.1* Would be a really good game if I could find a way to get food everyone is starving PLZ help there's no noni left and I don't know how to fix the aqueduct ### 4/5 — Love it *2014-08-08, version 1.0.1* The game is cute with the graphics and detail and the people. Just wish this was the full game. ### 5/5 — LOVE IT! *2014-04-12, version 1.0.1* I have bought ALL of Your games. I love it. I love all the different puzzles, and the adventure. please create more. ### 4/5 — Fun but...... *2014-01-27, version 1.0.1* I love this game!!! It is super fun and is very creative. The only thing I don't like is that only children can collect mushrooms and collectables and that the heathens bury the masiliam so the % of the numbers of how much you have to undig takes longer the longer you wait! Otherwise, this is a super fun game, but PLZ take out the red masked heathens. ;) ### 5/5 — Awesome game! *2014-01-02, version 1.0.1* I find it addicting! Will there be a 6th? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not good *2017-02-27, version 1.0.1* Would be 5 stars if it gave tech points. Won't buy full version until fixed ### 1/5 — Not Fun at All *2016-03-16, version 1.0.1* I have purchased and played VV1 to 4 and I really loved them. Fun to play. But this VV5 is so frustrating. I downloaded it 3 times, tried to play it, and deleted it 3 times also. Not a fun at all. ### 1/5 — Kids *2014-09-01, version 1.0.1* Once the kids start picking up mushrooms and collectibles, and you show them how. They should always learn how to do it, they should go pick them up it automatically you shouldn't have to keep picking them up and dropping them on the items, and talk about take your time to get things done, tech money, maybe you can speed that up a little bit. I mean earning the money for the tech to buy stuff that takes a way to long to do. You could do so much with this game if you would just try. How about a new game it's been a while? ### 1/5 — Don't like it *2014-02-09, version 1.0.1* The guards won't let me get any food or water;(. I wish I could kill the guards. My villagers hate me and turned on me. So I only have one kid who has faith in me and then they kill her unfair don't get it DUMB ### 1/5 — Sorry but... *2014-01-04, version 1.0.1* Every time I get on the app it loads and then I select play and it goes back to my home screen!!!!!! ### 1/5 — Fix the bug!!! *2013-07-04, version 1.0.1* This app was very enjoyable until this annoying bug started happening. When I try to get rid of the adds, it glitches and makes me have to start ALL over again. And it's with all the versions. Please fix this as soon as possible. I changed my mind about buying the full version because of this! ### 1/5 — Meh. *2013-06-07, version 1.0.1* I was excited to try this as it seemed to have more going on than origins, but after playing for hours a few nights and building up plenty of food and beating 5 puzzles, I went to bed. Came back 8 hours later and they had all died or stopped believing, game over. I don't have time to play very 2 or 4 hours throughout the day. Most people don't. Pretty stupid. ### 1/5 — Very disappointing *2013-04-19, version 1.0.1* Never even got to play, because the game crashes as soon as it starts loading the banner ad on the main screen. Attempted over 60 times without ever passing the intro. VV4 also has crash issues with the banner ads but not nearly this bad. ### 1/5 — Fed up *2012-12-22, version 1.0.1* The game won't give me any points so I can't buy anything to advance. ### 1/5 — Tips *2012-07-25, version 1.0.1* By no doubts this is the best vv game yet so I have taken time away from the game to give you guys and girls some tips. to dismount the hungry totem take one villager and keep dragging it to the orange mask guarding the totem when the guard is away keep distracting him while putting all of your adult villagers except one, on the totem... To dismount the totem with lightning just put the storm god power right on the totem then put all of your adult villagers on the totem!!! And last of all is the knowing totem just again do the storm god power on that totem to scare the guards away then drag all of your adult villagers onto the totem....finally I'll help with the fire wood just do kinda what you did with the hungry totem distract the orange masks so your villagers can get to the firewood or if you want a more simple way just do the group of butterflies BESIDE the wood not on or it won't work then the orange masks will play with the children while your tribe gets fire wood and building wood thank you for reading this and I am sorry it is so long :p if your having trouble just submit your problem and if I can I will give you answers ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Vv villagers *2024-07-27, version 1.2.0* Great game ### 5/5 — For distracting Heathens *2018-03-28, version 1.2.0* I think everyone can agree with me that heathens are annoying, especially the orange faced ones, here is some tips for them, if you are trying to get some noni or wood but they are in your way, feel free to use your other villagers for an advantage, drag your other villagers on the heathens then they will chase that villager not the one getting food or collecting wood, you need to do that repeatedly so they won’t be distracted when the other one comes around, children are the bets for it too because they can only collect things like mushrooms and relics! ### 5/5 — Amazing but.. *2015-08-21, version 1.0.1* This app is amazing but can you make an update where some of the people can be gay. It shines a bad light on you that whenever two males or females embrace they run away from each other because they're the same gender. ### 5/5 — Love this Game! Few Bugs. *2015-07-13, version 1.0.1* The game work is absolutely amazing! But there is a little bug, the game states that you choose whether If your villagers embrace or not, but I found that if you set your villager's preferable skill as parenting, you'll find they will want to mate every 4-10 seconds. Just a little complaint! But overall the game is wonderful! ### 5/5 — Very frustrating! *2015-06-30, version 1.0.1* One star is me being nice. I downloaded this Virtual Villagers 5, due to being obsessed with virtual families. I used to play V.V 1 and 2 at my moms, so I was super excited about this!!! But sadly the free version is a waste of time and memory space. I've had to download the full version,and it won't start me where I've left off on free version. Which is pointless to have a free version if nothing will save when you buy it. On the other hand, the puzzles and heathens are a really good challenge!!!! Super great actually. But I'm still frustrated and disappointed. ### 5/5 — Need help... But fun!😄 *2015-06-12, version 1.0.1* PLZ READ: I need help in: Rainbow totem Hollow totem Missing eye totem Converting purple heathens and chief Aqueduct The game is fun, addicting, and awesome! But i am SO STUCK. I ran out of blue heathens to convert and noni is not re growing.... help. ### 5/5 — So sad *2015-04-27, version 1.0.1* Today it said your pepole are lost game over then I saw dead skeleton I taped one it said one of your people's remains the bad pepole killed them I had to start over but it was the 2ed day I played it 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩but still a good game 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 ### 5/5 — Make a Virtual Villagers 6! *2014-10-25, version 1.0.1* Nothing wrong with it at all, the heathens are challenging but you have to convert them anyway! Great fun, could spend all day playing it! The greatest thing is: No bugs, no glitches, nothing worth moaning about! Please, please make a Virtual Villagers 6! I have no doubt it would be just as amazing as all of the Virtual Villagers you have already made! ### 5/5 — Love it, but found a glitch *2014-10-18, version 1.0.1* This is very unique, compared to the rest of the vv series, and I'm loving it so far, but for some reason, I started off with a 19 yr old woman with a baby, I come back a day later with my game on fast speed... And she's still 19 with a baby. Don't choose a nursing mother, cause you might have this glitch! Normal breeding works fine though :D ### 5/5 — VV 5 chanes *2014-06-25, version 1.0.1* Here is some changes LDW for VV5 (1) More Delivers (2) The Rascal (Make him sick) (3) Villagers over 16 will be Master Destroyer (4) Special Villager! A non-fear Villager :D (5) Faith Potion Here's how it works 1.Tap or Click the Potion 2. Give it to a Aggressive or Scary heathens 3. it's faith increases, Tip: It does not work on normal heathens cause you can explain,heal or do something they like Thx --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-15.*