- 4+players
- PC
- Xbox
- Switch
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.
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Same-screen play on PC. Steam lists 4-player local. Xbox lists 4-player local play. Not confirmed on Xbox and Switch.
- Online play is not confirmed.
- One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.
- PCGOGSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- XboxMicrosoft StoreGet it (opens the store in a new tab)
- SwitchNintendo eShopSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Is it good
66%
Mixed on Steam
Steam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
Steam lists couch co-op for PC. On PC one copy is enough with Remote Play Together. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet.
- 4+
- 4+
- Switch, not confirmed
Quick facts
- Developer
- Jammed Up Studios
- Publisher
- Surprise Attack
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
- Released
- Oct 19, 2017 on PC
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 1 language, voices in English
In these lists
Answers
- Can you play Think of the Children on one screen?
- Yes. The store lists shared or split-screen play without saying which. Same-screen co-op on PC. Not confirmed yet on Xbox and Switch.
- One of 1,279 couch co-op games
- Do you need two copies of Think of the Children?
- No. On one screen, one copy is enough.
- What platforms is Think of the Children on?
- PC, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
- One of 3,994 co-op games
- Does Think of the Children work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is Think of the Children free?
- No, it's a paid game.
