The game already knows which routine is up and when everyone has to be ready.
Teeth brushed? Tap Done and a new part appears. A bar shows the time left in five-minute blocks.
Every job earns a sticker. Then all kids hold their button together. A crew, not a race.
A short movie with a different ending from day to day. It ends with your real last step: out to the car.
New Surprises from you
Two little extras you switch on from your account page. Each happens once, in the next mission your kids play on any device, and then switches itself off. Both are in the free plan.
The guide stops the briefing: “Wait! There is a message from home!” Then your words are read out loud and shown on screen.
Nice for: a good morning when you have already left for work, a heads-up about the day, a thank-you for yesterday.
Hide something small: a sticker, a note, a snack. The guide drops a hint in the briefing. When the movie ends, the kids are told exactly where to look.
Tip: hide it by the shoes, in the backpack or in the car, and the hunt leads them straight toward the door.
New Every mission a little different
Doing the same steps every day is what makes a routine work. So the jobs stay put, and the adventure around them keeps changing. That keeps kids keen to play again tomorrow.
One kid is captain each time, with a star next to their name. Halfway through, the captain picks between two upgrades, and that choice decides how the movie ends. At bedtime the captain picks the colour of the night light.
Why it helps: the captain passes to the next kid after every finished mission, so everyone gets a turn to lead, and the choice really matters.
Done early? In the spare time, all kids catch falling goodies together to power up the build. It never runs longer than a minute, then it’s on to the launch.
Why it helps: being ready early pays off, and it’s a team game, not a race. You can switch it off per routine.
Now and then the villain sneaks up to peek at the build. Finish a job and it runs off. Never at bedtime, and only with “Calm surprises” on.
About once in 15 missions: every part is shiny gold, the build happens at night under the stars, or a guide from another world takes over the briefing.
The endings take turns, plus a calm goodnight movie at bedtime. The captain’s choice picks which one plays.
New Something to collect
A 3D treehouse with one floor for every world your family can play. It only collects what the kids have really seen: a poster for every movie ending they watch, and a gold statue, a moon lamp and a guide photo from the rare surprise missions.
Why it helps: it fills slowly, so every find is special. A record of good mornings, with no scores and no losing.
Build a rocket and stop Zorgo, King of the Aliens.
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Build a submarine and find the Titanic treasure.
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Build a robot dinosaur and help the baby dinosaurs.
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Build a hero suit and bring back the city lights.
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Build a robot cat and save the treats from Biscuit.
MembersEvery world has three endings that take turns, and a calm one for bedtime.
Children do better when they know what comes next. In its advice for parents, the US health agency CDC describes structure as three things: consistency, predictability and follow-through. It suggests starting with mornings and bedtime, and keeping routines simple and fun.
A review of fifty years of studies in the Journal of Family Psychology found that predictable family routines go together with healthier young children and behavior that is easier for them to manage.
Read more: CDC, Tips for Building Structure, CDC, Tips for Creating Structure and Rules, Fiese and colleagues (2002).
Sunupo is a game, not a treatment, and nobody has studied it. We built it for our own mornings and shaped it around this advice.
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A grown-up signs in with an email address or Google. Kids never sign in.
Yes. Messages, treasure hunts, the captain’s choice, the bonus game, rare surprise missions and the clubhouse tree work in every world you can play, the free space mission included.
The bonus game has its own switch for each routine. The villain peek follows the “Calm surprises” switch. A message or a treasure only happens when you set one up. The captain, rare surprise missions and the clubhouse are part of every mission.
Very little. The screen shows the job; the job happens away from it. The only thing to sit and watch is the short movie at the end. It works best on a tablet, laptop or TV that the whole family can see.
Yes. On your account page you set the jobs for each kid, how long each one should take, when everyone has to be ready and what the last step is. You can have up to six routines and one to four kids.
Bedtime has its own calm version: a dimmed, warmer screen, a lullaby and a quiet goodnight movie with no battle in it.
Once you have signed in on a device, the game also opens offline there. You can add it to the home screen of a tablet or phone, where it opens like an app.
There are switches for bigger text, less motion and colour-blind-friendly colours. Tap a job card and the job is read aloud. Stickers, surprises, music and nudges can each be turned off.
Very little. A grown-up signs in with an email address or Google. Kids never sign in: to us they are a nickname and a colour that you type in. There are no ads and no trackers. The privacy page has the details.