Think of the Children

Think of the Children

Released Oct 2017

Little Bobby’s dead, the BBQ is on fire, Jen’s eating poisonous berries and the birthday cake still needs icing. It’s just another wonderful day out with the kids in Think of the Children, a frantic co-operative parenting simulator.

55% positive · 245 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Think of the Children launched on October 19, 2017 as a complete game. Since launch, the only notable developer communication was a July 26, 2018 post announcing that publisher Surprise Attack Games was rebranding as Fellow Traveller — a business announcement with no mention of new content, updates, or future development plans for the game. There are no DLC listings, no post-launch content updates, no roadmaps, and no announcements of additional content at any point. The store description presents the game as a finished product with no language suggesting ongoing development. The last official communication of any kind was on July 26, 2018, nearly eight years ago. The game shipped as a complete package and has received no post-launch content development.
Evidence
Think of the Children officially launched on October 19, 2017 for Windows PC.
news post · Oct 19, 2017 source content shipped
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Publisher Surprise Attack Games rebranded as Fellow Traveller. No mention of new content or future updates for Think of the Children. This is the last official communication from the developer or publisher about the game.
news post · Jul 26, 2018 source ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Publisher
Surprise Attack
Achievements
27
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · Local/Split Screen

About this game

Little Bobby’s dead, the BBQ is on fire, Jen’s eating poisonous berries and the birthday cake still needs icing. It’s just another wonderful day out with the kids in Think of the Children, a frantic parenting simulator for up to four players.

Hauled before the court for bad parenting and endangering the lives of your children, the Prosecutors present a series of events as evidence that will either condemn or exonerate you: a birthday party at the park, a day at the zoo, a camping trip, an unexpected visit to the Australian Outback and more. Each of these locations proves to be far more dangerous than they sound, and even the tamest of environments are filled with deadly hazards.

Run solo, or team up with other parents to play through each trip in flashback to prove your parenting skills-and your innocence-to the judge, and avoid going to jail.

Multi-tasking mayhem

There’s never a dull moment when you’ve got the BBQ to tend, picnic tables to set, some of the kids are playing with a rabid dog, and two of them just ran out onto the road.

Parenting is hard

To get a good parenting grade and avoid jail time you’ll need to get all your tasks done, keep the kids happy, and–ideally–alive!

Nowhere is safe

The local park, the beach, the supermarket, the zoo. Great places for a day out with the kids. That is, aside from the poisonous berries, ravenous seagulls, towering grocery shelves and electrified pens.

All kinds of families welcome

Single parent? Two mums? A mum, two dads and a horse in a long distance relationship? It’s all good. Parent solo or co-operatively with up to four players.

Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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