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Childmare

Dive into a secret 1980s laboratory where the "Super Kids" program turned into a nightmare. Hunted by Lou, a blind girl transformed into a terrifying monster after a failed experiment, infiltrate the facility, use the environment to your advantage, and try to survive this first chapter.

DEV: AltabPUB: AltabAppID 4831750

UPDATE PULSEevery ~2d·last 35d ago·3 recent on record

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Current price

$3.87$5.70−32%

Development

Actively supported

Last heard from developers

37 days ago

Usual rhythm

not yet established

Substantial updates (6 mo)

Current silence

cannot be judged

The codex holds only a single day of announcements for this game, so its normal rhythm cannot be established. The developers were last heard 37 days ago. It is currently 32% below its usual price.

We hold a thin slice of this game's announcement history, so its normal rhythm can't be established. That is a limit of our record, not evidence about the game.

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Recent Transmissions

3 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsJul 15, 2026

Addition of a setting and game balancing

- Added a setting to adjust in-game brightness - Increased battery life

Community AnnouncementsJul 13, 2026

Improvements and final bug fix

- Adjusted light placement - Added objective text in the top right corner - Added a health system: 6 lives to complete a round; otherwise, the round restarts (like in certain games)

Community AnnouncementsJul 13, 2026

Minor bug fix

- Fixed an issue where pressing "C" would end the game - Added missing interaction outlines to certain objects