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Kindergarten

Pixel-art puzzle adventure about a missing classmate and dangerous staff

Con Man Games, Sean Young · Published by SmashGames · Released Jun 15, 2017

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 11K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
100% of 76 in 30 days
Players
35
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Jan 31, 2023
Minimum PC
Mobility 4200
1 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Kindergarten?

A single-player, pixel-art puzzle adventure set in a school where a classmate has gone missing. As a student, you talk to classmates, make choices, and solve puzzles while dealing with threatening staff and strange events.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy dark humor mixed with cartoonish violence
  • +you like piecing together connected character quests

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike replaying scenes after a wrong choice
  • −you prefer humor without gore or violence

What players say

97% of 11,412 reviews are positive · 100% of 76 in the last 30 days

Players praise the dark humor, character interactions, and connected puzzles. The most common complaint is that trial-and-error mistakes mean repeating dialogue and large portions of the day.

Players over time

▼ -39% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 63 players on Oct 5, 2026.

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Oct 7, 202653
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Oct 3, 202657
Oct 2, 202640
Oct 1, 202626
Sep 30, 202623
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Sep 28, 202639
Sep 27, 202624
Sep 26, 202625
Sep 25, 202634
Sep 24, 202619
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Sep 23, 202630
Sep 22, 202628
Sep 21, 202643

How many players finish Kindergarten?

39% of Steam players have unlocked «Savior of the School», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Kindergarten screenshot 1

Kindergarten system requirements

Minimum: Mobility 4200, 1 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Kindergarten?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP
Processor
1.6ghz
Graphics
ATI Mobility Radeon 4200
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
150 MB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 7

Does Kindergarten have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Kindergarten run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • 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
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
8
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Spanish - Spain.

Does Kindergarten 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

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