

If you're looking for a simple Sims like experience, that doesn't require too much involvement, Virtual Families is a good option. However, the values in the game are very conservative (mother always looks after the baby and so on), and there's not much you can do to make things more interesting! Overall, this is a very casual game, which will appeal to younger players who don't miss the personalization other games offer. The sound effects are minimal, but effective. The graphics in general won't win any awards, with jerky sprites and flat looking backgrounds. The behavior of your virtual family is a bit odd, and their interaction with the house sometimes looks strange. There is much less customization than is normal in this type of game, and you will feel more like you are influencing things rather than controlling them. Place them near the shower and they'll take one, and so on. If you place someone near the garbage, they'll take it out.

You can let your virtual family act by itself, encourage good behavior, or sometimes affect it directly by picking them up and placing them near things. Gameplay consists of digging through ever-deeper mines, battling the creatures which live there and hopefully returning to town with a bag full of loot to sell. After a series of strange earthquakes, the bot is tasked with helping town residents with finding various rare materials and objects. Marriage and babies will soon follow moving in. SteamWorld Dig 2 tells the story of a mining bot living in steampunk world of junky creations and bizarre town inhabitants.
