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It’s a humorous project about a young parent's difficult weekdays. If you feel worried, irritated, you don’t understand what’s going on and what you must do next, so don’t worry. We want to give you exactly these feelings in our game.
Mother Simulator is a psychological horror, simulation and casual game
developed and published by Steppe Hare Studio.
Released on May 22nd 2018 is available only on Windows
in 2 languages: English and Russian.
It has received 678 reviews of which 561 were positive and 117 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 1.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: 64bit Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i3-4340 / AMD FX-6300
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Realtek High Definition Audio
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this game rocks. this is one of the most stressful games i've ever played and i think i would be a horrible parent :)
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Mother Simulator is an unusual and deliberately chaotic take on parenting, one that strips away the sentimentality typically associated with childcare games and instead embraces the messy, stressful, and often absurd side of tending to a newborn. Steppe Hare Studio approaches the subject with a tone that blends comedy, exaggeration, and frantic challenge, placing you in the role of a young mother trying to keep up with a never-ending barrage of demands from a relentlessly needy baby. The game uses this premise not as a vehicle for emotional storytelling but as a series of escalating pressure-cooker scenarios where the humor emerges from panic, clumsiness, and the desperate multitasking that each stage demands. Rather than portraying parenthood as gentle or heartwarming, Mother Simulator takes the opposite route: it turns the early days of infant care into a wild, almost slapstick battle for survival. The heart of the experience is its task-based structure. Each level throws a new set of responsibilities at you—feeding the baby, changing diapers, making bottles, cleaning spills, rocking them to sleep, or dealing with a sudden tantrum—and each task must be completed quickly and precisely before time runs out or chaos spirals out of control. The game is played from a first-person perspective, which heightens the sense of immediacy and claustrophobia. Objects must be grabbed, carried, placed, cleaned, or operated under pressure, and the physics and movement are intentionally awkward enough to create tension. Even simple actions can go awry: bottles slip from your hand, diapers land in the wrong place, and a moment of hesitation can derail your rhythm entirely. This unpredictability is not a flaw but a design choice, pushing you into a mindset where every second counts and improvisation becomes as important as speed. The tone is heavily exaggerated, using the stress and confusion of caregiving as its main source of humor. Nothing stays calm for long; the baby’s cries can erupt suddenly, messes appear out of nowhere, and the game gleefully piles tasks on top of each other in a way that feels more like a fever dream than a realistic simulation. The exaggeration extends to the aesthetic, with its bright colors, expressive reactions, and slapstick animation style that treats every failed task as part of the joke. It’s clear that Mother Simulator isn’t aiming for authenticity—its goal is to satirize the whirlwind chaos of early parenting rather than replicate it. For players prepared to embrace the absurdity, this results in a brisk and often hilarious gameplay loop where success feels like overcoming a comedic gauntlet rather than responsibly raising a child. The game’s mechanics, however, do reflect its indie origins. The interactions are simple, the physics occasionally unpredictable, and the controls sometimes stiff or uncooperative. These quirks amplify the difficulty in ways that can be both entertaining and frustrating. A poorly placed object or an imprecise grab can undo a string of successful actions, forcing you to restart the level and try again. The lack of polish becomes most noticeable when the game demands quick reflexes or object handling that doesn’t always respond smoothly. For some players, this roughness contributes to the humor; for others, it can tip the experience into irritation. The game’s structure rarely eases up either—rather than expanding into new forms of simulation or offering long-term progression, it continues stacking new demands in increasingly chaotic patterns. Mother Simulator also carries a certain tonal restlessness, drawing on dark humor and surreal exaggeration that can catch some players off guard. The game includes moments of discomfort and awkwardness that intentionally push the boundaries of its comedic presentation. This tone, along with the depiction of a constantly screaming infant and the relentless task pressure, means the game isn’t aiming for a broad or family-friendly appeal. It’s a niche experience, one that thrives on tension, absurdity, and the player’s willingness to see humor in stress. For many, this is exactly what makes it appealing: the chaos becomes cathartic, and each completed level delivers a sense of triumph that’s more about surviving the ordeal than perfecting a routine. Ultimately, Mother Simulator offers a very specific kind of entertainment. It isn’t a deep parenting sim, nor is it a warm narrative about motherhood. Instead, it’s a frantic, exaggerated, deliberately unhinged portrayal of early childcare presented as a sequence of short, intense challenges. For players who enjoy unconventional indie experiments, games built around humorous frustration, or frantic task juggling, it can be unexpectedly addictive. For anyone expecting realism, emotional storytelling, or polished simulation design, it may feel too chaotic or simplistic. Mother Simulator thrives on its quirks and embraces its flaws as part of its personality, resulting in an experience that is memorable, eccentric, and unmistakably its own. Rating: 8/10
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I thought this game would be a calming game because I wanted to relax a bit after cs:go but I was shocked by all the SHIT and all the food and all the toys in the living room when I loaded the game the first challange was kinda easy but from level 7 to 10 it was a horror game if you want to relax I don't recommend this game but if you want to get as angry as in cs-go i recommend this to u have a nice day playing this shit bonus=it took me fucking 2hours to figure out the animal voice tipe shit please make your day better and google it or never play this game
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i dont play anymore and probably wont play this again but its quite funny and dumb
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RUN!! after successfully completing this game ( took about 6,000 tries). I DO NOT want any kids. THIS ALONE has traumatized me to no end. Benny; it was nice being your daycare provider but NO. NEVER AGAIN. 7 employees vs 60 kids an a alien, earthquake & ice age invasion. The earthquake level ALONE took 18.5hrs. THANK YOU for the $3 birth control. Ya'll can keep Part 2. Get somebody else to do. I'm good love, enjoy. ~Sprinkle Plays & her 7 employees.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mother Simulator is currently priced at 1.99€ on Steam.
Mother Simulator is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 1.99€ on Steam.
Mother Simulator received 561 positive votes out of a total of 678 achieving a rating of 7.81.
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Mother Simulator was developed and published by Steppe Hare Studio.
Mother Simulator is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Mother Simulator is not playable on MacOS.
Mother Simulator is not playable on Linux.
Mother Simulator is a single-player game.
Mother Simulator does not currently offer any DLC.
Mother Simulator does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Mother Simulator does not support Steam Remote Play.
Mother Simulator is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Mother Simulator.
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Steppe Hare Studio
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Steppe Hare Studio
Release
22 May 2018
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