Virtual Villagers 5 in IOS

Protect your New Believers!

Walkthrough, Guilds, Tips on this special game

Our Expert Score

83/100

Virtual Villagers 5: New Believers takes the classic island simulation into a more supernatural and challenging direction. In this entry, your tribe discovers a group of hostile masked heathens on the island. As an expert in life sims, I find this conflict adds a much-needed layer of tension to the usual gathering and building loop.

The real-time aspect remains the franchise's biggest hookβ€”your village grows and evolves even when the app is closed. This entry focuses heavily on 'God Powers,' allowing you to directly intervene with lightning or rain to influence the heathens and support your villagers. While the graphics are a bit dated by modern standards, the depth of the tech tree and the mystery of the island’s puzzles are as engaging as ever. It’s a game that rewards long-term patience and strategic planning.

Dinsun reviewed on: Fri Feb 27 2026

The Game

Available on: iPhone, iPod

Version 1.2.0Tue Sep 19 2017

This app has been updated by Apple to display the AppleΒ Watch app icon.

Hello Virtual Villagers fans!

We've updated Virtual Villagers 5: New Believers to support the latest devices and iOS versions! Join millions of players who have discovered the mystical island of Isola, and prepare your tiny tribe to confront a new challenge... A group of masked heathens has threatened your village's survival, and it's up to you to show them the path. Guide your tribe like never before in the fifth episode of the award-winning Virtual Villagers series!

Revisit Isola and help your villagers thrive in the face of this heathen menace!

If you enjoy the Virtual Villagers series, don't forget to check out our other chapters!


Virtual Villagers: New Believers is the fifth chapter in the award-winning Virtual Villagers series from the creators of Fish Tycoon and Virtual Families. This is the same game that became a best-selling Windows and Mac sensation!

Explore the center of Isola in this innovative new chapter in the Virtual Villagers series, while you reckon with a band of mysterious masked heathens, who do not believe in you! Guide your tribe as they attempt to convert the savages, by dismantling their precious totems and removing their scary masks! Make them believe!

More about Virtual Villagers: New Believers:

* Visit the center of the Island of Isola.

* Masked heathens that need to be shown the light.

* Mysterious heathen Totems to be dismantled.

* Many God Powers to impress your villagers and the heathens!

* New puzzles, new collectibles, new Island Events!

* Dozens of achievements for players to accomplish.

* Real-time weather! Clouds, fog, and sudden downpours!

* Real-time gameplay: new surprises every time you turn the game on!

The game continues to progress in true real time, even when your iPad is turned off, so don’t forget to check in regularly to care for your tribe, help them gain skills and technology, and enable them to discover the secrets that lay waiting for them. How will you lead your tribe?

Virtual Villagers have been awarded with:

* Sim Game of the Year – Game Tunnel

* The Zeebys – Gamezebo

* Parents Choice Recommended Award

* iParenting Media Award

Recommended for people who enjoy casual simulations and adventure stories like the Lost TV series and Survivor!


Requires iOSΒ 8.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPodΒ touch.

Unleash godlike powers to protect your tribe from a new threat to Isola!

Virtual Villagers: New Believers is the fifth chapter in the award-winning Virtual Villagers series from the creators of Fish Tycoon and Virtual Families. This is the same game that became a best-selling Windows and Mac sensation!

Explore the center of Isola in this innovative new chapter in the Virtual Villagers series, while you reckon with a band of mysterious masked heathens, who do not believe in you! Guide your tribe as they attempt to convert the savages, by dismantling their precious totems and removing their scary masks! Make them believe!

More about Virtual Villagers: New Believers:

* Visit the center of the Island of Isola.

* Masked heathens that need to be shown the light.

* Mysterious heathen Totems to be dismantled.

* Many God Powers to impress your villagers and the heathens!

* New puzzles, new collectibles, new Island Events!

* Dozens of achievements for players to accomplish.

* Real-time weather! Clouds, fog, and sudden downpours!

* Real-time gameplay: new surprises every time you turn the game on!

The game continues to progress in true real time, even when your iPad is turned off, so don’t forget to check in regularly to care for your tribe, help them gain skills and technology, and enable them to discover the secrets that lay waiting for them. How will you lead your tribe?

Virtual Villagers have been awarded with:

* Sim Game of the Year – Game Tunnel

* The Zeebys – Gamezebo

* Parents Choice Recommended Award

* iParenting Media Award

Recommended for people who enjoy casual simulations and adventure stories like the Lost TV series and Survivor!


Ratings & Reviews

3.9 out of 5 with 361 Counts
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Age Rating 9+

Screenshots

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Virtual Villagers 5: New Believers is a real-time village simulation. Help your tribe survive and grow on the mysterious island of Isola. This time, you must deal with a group of heathens who don't trust your villagers. Use various divine powers to win their respect, solve new puzzles, and rebuild your civilization in this persistent-world adventure.

Features

1

Real-time persistent gameplay

2

Interactive 'God Powers'

3

Complex tech tree and skills

4

New 'Heathen' conflict mechanics

5

Dozens of puzzles to solve

Tips

Promotion Videos

Virtual Villagers 5 Official Trailer - YouTube

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Gameplays

Q&A

If your tribe perishes, you will have to restart the game from the beginning, so keep a close eye on your food supply!

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