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Think of the Children

In this party game, little Bobby's chasing a feral dog, the BBQ's on fire, Jen's eating poisonous berries and the birthday cake still needs icing. It's just another wonderful day with the kids so... Ready!…

80 19 October 2017 ESRB T

Think of the Children is a simulator developed by Jammed Up Studios, released 19 October 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Think of the Children is

Think of the Children is a simulator game developed by Jammed Up Studios and released in 2017. It was published by Fellow Traveller. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In this party game, little Bobby's chasing a feral dog, the BBQ's on fire, Jen's eating poisonous berries and the birthday cake still needs icing. It's just another wonderful day with the kids so... Ready! Set! Parent!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 27 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Think of the Children holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 2,882 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 9 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 3.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM and GeForce 8800 or Radeon® HD4800 series, 512 MB of memory. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Think of the Children launched on 19 October 2017, within three weeks of Call of Duty: WWII, Super Mario Odyssey, Cuphead and Assassin's Creed Origins. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Call of Duty: WWII, Super Mario Odyssey, Cuphead, Assassin's Creed Origins.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Think of the Children — frequently asked questions

When did Think of the Children come out?
Think of the Children was released on 19 October 2017 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Think of the Children?
At minimum, Think of the Children needs 3.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM, GeForce 8800 or Radeon® HD4800 series, 512 MB of memory graphics, 1500 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Think of the Children?
The PC version needs about 1.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1500 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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