My Child Lebensborn» is a story-driven parent simulator, telling a true story. You play as the adoptive parent of a child in 1951, challenged with helping your child Karin or Klaus cope with actual events that happened to the children born of German soldiers and occupied women during World War II in Norway.
The project is based on the idea of creative producer Elin Festøy, Teknopilot AS, and developed in co-production with Sarepta Studio AS, headed by CEO/ lead game designer Catharina Due Bøhler.
The game could not have been made without the support of the Norwegian Lebensborn children. Teknopilot is therefore donating parts of the revenue from the game to help the children born of war of today through the foundation «The Children Born of War Project». So far, over $130.000 has been donated to this cause.
The game is available on AppStore, Google Play, Steam, Nintendo Switch, PS4 / 5, and Xbox One / Series X in 18 languages.
Since its launch on May 8. 2018, the game has consistently receive a star rating between 4.5 and 5 on AppStore and Google Play and is loved by a large community.
It has been downloaded over 25 million times (per Jan 2026).
Awards:
BAFTA 2019 in the category «Game beyond entertainment»
«Best Game of 2018, Small Screen» Spillprisen 2019 (The national Norwegian game award).
«Best Narrative», TapTap Awards 2019
Nominations:
«Best Storytelling» Pocketgamer Mobile Game Awards 2019 .
«Best Storytelling» Indie Arena Booth, Gamescom 2018.
Festivals:
The game has been selected for Games For Change 2017, Gamescom Indie Arena 2018, Tokyo Game Show Indie Arena 2018, Bergen International Film Festival 2018.