Robot Daycare

A visual novel about college friends raising a robot child

KigyoDev · Released Sep 3, 2021

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 176
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Jul 8, 2025
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 2 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Robot Daycare?

Three bickering students build an AI as a college project in this free, single-player visual novel. You read dialogue and make choices that help them resolve their conflicts or deepen the rift. The story has two endings and roughly one to two hours of reading.

For you if...

+you like stories about found family and strained friendships
+you enjoy philosophical questions about artificial intelligence

Not for you if...

−you want action rather than reading and dialogue choices
−you avoid horror, violence, and themes of depression

What players say

89% of 176 reviews are positive

Players praise the emotional story and the sharp contrast between its gentle and disturbing endings. Some criticize the writing and dialogue.

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Robot Daycare system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows Vista or higher
Processor: 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or DirectX 9.0c
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 120 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

Does Robot Daycare have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Robot Daycare run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 7
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Russian, German.

Does Robot Daycare use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam