Danish mother and game developer Julie Normann Bjørnskov announces Escape the Baby Alarm, a relaxing and wholesome escape-room inspired puzzle game about early parenthood
Aarhus, Denmark – March 24, 2026 – When Danish mother and game developer Julie Normann Bjørnskov became a parent, she realized something was missing from the games she loved. Parenthood, especially motherhood, was rarely portrayed as a real, complex experience. With Escape the Baby Alarm, she set out to create the kind of game she couldn't find. Now, she invites players to get a sneak peek of her work through a public demo on Steam.
Escape the Baby Alarm is a short, relaxing puzzle game built around escape-room inspired challenges. It's an honest and cozy take on the chaos and love of early parenthood, reshaping the noise, mess, and constant mental juggling of the first year into something calm and playable. The game is coming soon to PC and mobile.
"Escape the Baby Alarm is a personal and heartfelt project for me," says Julie Normann Bjørnskov, creator of the game. "It's my way of transforming the messy and beautiful reality of parenthood into something playful and interactive.I'm creating it not only because parenting is an important theme that deserves far more space in the games industry, but also because it's creatively irresistible. Parenthood is full of unexpectedly funny moments.Those moments translate surprisingly well into gameplay. For me, this project is about honoring those experiences and turning them into something warm, relatable, and joyfully playable."
Escape the Baby Alarm's story unfolds through a series of hand-drawn scenes where players solve visual puzzles inspired by everyday life as a new parent, from stepping on rice in their socks to facing the quiet fear of not doing well enough, both practically and emotionally. The experience moves through the many layers of becoming a parent and builds toward a confrontation with the "Am I a Good Mother?" monster. Blending an interactive comic style with classic point-and-click gameplay, the game creates a calm narrative space where small clues are woven naturally into the visuals.
Key Features
- Short, relaxing puzzle experience
- Escape-room inspired challenges set in everyday family life
- Hand-drawn scenes filled with small, visual clues
- Puzzles drawn from real moments, from rice on the floor to tired mornings
- Calm gameplay with no time pressure
A playable demo of Escape the Baby Alarm is available on . Julie invites parents, and anyone who enjoys wholesome puzzle games, to wishlist the game and follow its development to stay up to date.
About Julie Normann Bjørnskov
Julie Normann Bjørnskov is a Danish game developer with a background in interactive design. Her creative practice spans illustration, animation, sound, music, graphic design, and game development. She began making games after returning from maternity leave, initially creating titles for the Playdate console. Her debut game was staff-picked in the Playdate store, featured in Wholesome Direct, and received the "Leap of Faith" game award. Through her work, Julie explores parenthood as an honest, emotionally real theme in games.
