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Is Think of the Children worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Co-op groups who want to manage simultaneous tasks together
- Solo players interested in chaotic childcare scenarios
- Players who enjoy games framed around a courtroom case and flashback outings
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a relaxed outing with little time pressure or competing demands
- Players looking for a story-led experience rather than repeated task management across trips
- Players who want to play with more than four people
Our take on Think of the Children
Rather than centering on conventional parenting routines, the game turns family outings into a courtroom case built from hazardous flashbacks. Its structure pairs cooperative task juggling with the goal of earning a parenting grade and avoiding jail.
What is Think of the Children?
Think of the Children is a parenting simulator where players handle childcare tasks while keeping children safe in hazardous places.
Play solo or with up to four players, completing trips shown as flashbacks during a court case about alleged bad parenting. Locations include a park birthday party, a zoo, a camping trip and the Australian Outback. Each trip presents tasks to finish, children to keep happy and dangers to manage, such as poisonous berries, a rabid dog or a fire at a barbecue.
Players are graded on their parenting and try to avoid jail. The activity is built around handling several demands at once: setting up picnic tables, tending a barbecue and responding to children near hazards can all compete for attention.
How Think of the Children plays
- 01Up to four players
- The trips can be played alone or cooperatively with as many as four players.
- 02Courtroom framing
- Trips appear as flashbacks presented as evidence in a case over the parents’ conduct.
- 03Hazard-filled outings
- Locations such as parks, zoos and supermarkets contain dangers ranging from poisonous berries to electrified pens.
- 04Parenting grade
- Finishing tasks and keeping children happy and alive contribute to the grade and the effort to avoid jail.
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Think of the Children: platforms & release
Is Think of the Children worth it?
It is worth it if: co-op groups who want to manage simultaneous tasks together. Skip it if: players seeking a relaxed outing with little time pressure or competing demands.
Where can I download Think of the Children?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Think of the Children's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Think of the Children on?
Windows only.
