Virtual Families 3: How to cure depression

Your characters in Virtual Families 3 will face various real-life problems, one of which is depression, luckily, you can easily cure it in the game.

Overview

Virtual Families 3: Our Country Home is a fun and popular video game, in which you can enjoy simulation and role-playing elements. It was developed by Last Day of Work and falls into the Virtual Families franchise.

You will thus see similar features, mechanics and content in the latest edition. However, you have the opportunity to move into a broken down but cosy home in this game.

You should remember that this game is described as a virtual life. This means that your characters will have to face real-life problems, just as you would in real life. They may have to face a broken television, internet issues, an oven fire, a burst pipe or mental health problems.

Virtual Families 3 room
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Why does the game feature real-life problems and scenarios?

It is clear that the game is very similar to real life. It is believed that the developers aimed to create a game where players can escape their own life, by entering a virtual life. In this virtual life, they can become anyone and lead another lifestyle without changing their own.

Moreover, the game gives players the opportunity to have fun and lose track of time, without having the responsibilities of real life. You are thus able to put off the game whenever you want to and return to your real-life.

Virtual Families 3: How to cure depression

As mentioned above, your characters may have to deal with numerous real-life problems, one of which is depression. There are several reasons for a character to become depressed, including a death in the family, lack of praise, candies and fruits.

Moreover, a character will become depressed if they do not have any children. If someone in your household passed away, the depression will go away on its own. In the other cases, you may have to step in and aid them.

There are numerous methods to cure depression, such as professional counselling. You can select the character who is depressed, and then tap on their profile icon.

You will then see an “Upgrade Me” option, where you should search for psychotherapy. The depression will be cured if you upgrade it.

Alternatively, you can praise your characters to raise their spirits, or you can offer them fruits and candies.  You can also make improvements around your house to increase their mood.

Virtual Families 3 profile
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How to have children

It is clear that a character may become depressed if they do not have any children. It is recommended that you first check the character’s profile to see if they want children before trying this method to cure their depression.

If they do want children, you can try to conceive a child by dragging an adult character to the opposite gender. If both characters want a baby, they will try for one.

Alternatively, you can adopt a baby by selecting the store button and going to the adoption services menu.

How to praise a character

As mentioned above, you can praise a character to cheer up their moods. It is advised that you only praise a character when they do something you like, such as brushing their teeth, cooking healthy food, or exercising.

If you have a depressed character, you can praise them more often for doing good things in order to lift their mood.

Virtual Families 3 upgrades
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The praise button is indicated by a green hand, which is located in the upper left corner of the screen. When the character does something, you can click on the hand and then on the character to praise them.

How to improve your house

You can make various improvements around your house by going to the settings menu and then clicking on improvements. Please note that the improvements can cost a lot of Gold. You can improve various rooms in your house according to your liking, which will also boost your depressed character’s mood.

Final thoughts

Virtual Families 3: Our Country Home is a popular video game, in which you can experience simulation and role-playing elements. It was developed by Last Day of Work, and forms part of the Virtual Families franchise.

You will thus see similar features, mechanics and content in the latest edition. However, you have the opportunity to move into a broken down but cosy home in this game.

The game is very similar to real life, as your characters will have to face real-life problems. They may have to face a broken television, internet issues, an oven fire, a burst pipe or mental health problems. One of the problems they may have is depression, luckily, there are various methods to cure it.

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