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Last updated 28 Sept 2026
My Child New Beginnings is a parenting simulator where you go through everyday life of growth. After a series of traumatic events that you and your child went through, you now get to rebuild life together in a new region of Norway.
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Experience the everyday challenges of parenting and growth in My Child New Beginnings. After facing trauma, you and your child start anew in a Norwegian region, learning to rebuild your lives side by side.
About this game
How do you rebuild life after trauma? Welcome to a new time with your wonderful child Karin/Klaus and explore topics of parenting, ethical decision making and introspection.
My Child New Beginnings is a parenting simulator where you go through everyday life of growth. After a series of traumatic events that you and your child went through, explore the beauties and pains of raising a preteen, while moving forward in life in this ongoing healing process. Help your child cope with the painful events they have experienced.
MCNB is an emotional successor to the award-winning game My Child Lebensborn; a dark tamagochi based on the real history of Children Born of War in Norway. In My Child New Beginnings we step away from the real history of the Lebensborn and put you in an alternative reality where Karin/Klaus is not a war child, but they carry the same burdens.
Care for Karin/Klaus
The core of the game is caring for this wonderful child full of creativity and love. Help them figure out their place in life, as they meet new friends and learn more about the world.
Parenting challenges - Connect with your child
You have the ability to create bonds with Klaus/Karin and will learn the beauty and struggle of what it's like to be a parent. Experience wonderful memories with your child, while making difficult decisions that will affect who they become. Will you aim to be a positive role model, or will your emotions get in the way of what might be the more 'ethical' thing to do?
How do you explain death to a child? What do you do when your child experiences bullying? Sometimes what we feel as a parent is different from what is right. In My Child New Beginnings we allow room for your care for the child, and for introspection on how to introduce life to a young one.
Simulation of everyday life
MCNB is a life simulator, where you can do everyday tasks like going to work, getting groceries, cooking dinner and so on. The moments with the child are integrated into this daily life.
Rebuilding life after trauma
Working with trauma psychologists, we bring the reality of past experiences in your everyday life with Karin/Klaus. Trauma is not an endpoint of just a story. It is an integrated process of managing and being aware. We allow the realities of past experiences to shine through in moments you'll have with Karin/Klaus - and allow you both to heal together. My Child New Beginnings allows the realities of managing trauma symptoms, with the ups and downs.
This game is going to make you happy and sad, just like life itself.
The demo for My Child New Beginnings on Steam is available in limited supported languages and may contain basic errors in translation. For support, please visit our official discord.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7 64bit
- Processor: Intel Pentium 2GHZ or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DX10,DX11,DX12
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: DX10,DX11,DX12 compatible
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Creators! Sign up to get access to new My Child New Beginnings content!
Hello players!As we get closer to the launch for My Child New Beginnings on Steam and bring more content to both My Child Lebensborn and My Child New Beginnings across all of our platforms, we are again looking to find incredible and talented content creators who would be interested in playing our games. Content creators and influencers for the My Child Games can get cool perks, sneak peaks, and free content to immediately dive into, along with opportunities with directly interacting with the My Child Development teams at Sarepta Studio and Tenkopilot. So this is an exciting opportunity to bring unique content to your audience. If you are a content creator or influencer on Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, or other regional platforms, you can register for consideration at https://sareptastudio.com/creators. Please note, we won’t necessarily be able to bring in everyone right away, so be sure to fill out as much of the form as you can for the best chance of consideration. Thanks everyone, and we’ll see you in the village!Read full article on Community Announcements (Kaedi)AnnouncementsOfficial
My Child New Beginnings Demo now on Steam
How do you rebuild life after trauma? Welcome to a new time with your wonderful child Karin/Klaus and explore topics of parenting, ethical decision making and introspection.My Child New Beginnings is a parenting simulator where you go through everyday life of growth. After a series of traumatic events that you and your child went through, explore the beauties and pains of raising a preteen, while moving forward in life in this ongoing healing process. Help your child cope with the painful events they have experienced.Download the Demo and check out the first two chapters for free. Be sure to follow us on socials at @MyChildGame for the latest updates coming to the game.Read full article on Community Announcements (Kaedi)AnnouncementsOfficial
Pick up My Child Lebensborn Remastered at 50% during the Steam Summer Sale
If you completed the My Child New Beginnings demo but you can't wait for our full game release this fall, then take a trip back in time, and play the original award-winning story of Karin and Klaus as you raise them as children born of war. My Child Lebensborn Remastered is now available for 50% off during the Steam Summer Sale going on now through July 20th. Don't miss out on this opportunity to play one of the most stunning and dramatic narrative games that will change your perspective of history forever.Read full article on Community Announcements (Sarepta Studio)AnnouncementsOfficial
My Child New Beginnings coming to Steam in Fall 2026
My Child New Beginnings, the successor to My Child Lebensborn, the BAFTA-winning title that drew international attention for its portrayal of childhood trauma and resilience in post-war Norway.In My Child New Beginnings, you'll adopt Klaus or Karin, a child struggling with the effects of trauma. As their parent, you'll experience how past experiences can shape everyday life, from friendships and school to self-esteem, trust, and emotional reactions that may seem small on the surface but carry deeper meaning.While trauma is often used in games as a dramatic backstory, My Child New Beginnings focuses on what comes afterward. Developed in consultation with a child trauma psychologist, My Child New Beginnings explores experiences that are often invisible to those who have not lived through them.Encounter challenges that have no obvious right answer. Your child withdraws after a difficult day at school. A friendship begins to unravel. A seemingly harmless event triggers a strong emotional reaction. Rather than presenting trauma as a problem to be solved, you'll be asked to understand, support, and respond to your child whose experiences continues to affect them long after the trauma they faced.Our mobile launch for My Child New Beginnings has surpassed 1.5 million downloads worldwide and received Norway's Spillprisen award for Small Screen Game of the Year. The Steam release has been adapted as a premium PC experience, bringing the game to a new audience while preserving its focus on emotionally grounded storytelling.Read full article on Community Announcements (Sarepta Studio)AnnouncementsOfficial
My Child New Beginnings on Mobile
Hello all,We are very excited to give announcements on My Child New Beginnings. However this time, we have some bad news to make. My Child New Beginnings is releasing on all mobile platforms before end of 2025 - release date announcement countdown here: However, the PC release of the game is still in the makings. This is because preparing game builds for different platforms take time, and we are a small company. We have been creating our game for the mobile platform first, as the mobile version of the game is not only a good baseline but also the most accessible for our audience due to it following a free to play base game.We appreciate your patience and understanding, and look forward to sharing more about the PC release in the future years.Best,Sarepta StudioRead full article on Community Announcements (Sarepta Studio)
