This speculative game can be described as "childhood trauma simulator". Due to the emergent nature of the narrative, the game can create multiple triggering situations, such as homophobia, sexism, transphobia, parental neglect or abuse, etc. 

May not be suitable for gamers. The cake is not a lie.

The title references the literary genre "bildungsroman" about formative years.  The game has 19 rounds taking you from birth to your 18th birthday.  Each round is a chance to affect your formative years and see your parents' reaction.  

The idea behind the game is to use apophenia and Kuleshov effect to create an emotional response. Each childhood is different, just like in this game, so you get to experience someone else's formative years and hopefully build some empathy.

Please, leave a comment about your experience so that people can see how different their stories were.

Sound made in: https://www.bfxr.net/

Music made in: https://tones.wolfram.com/

Textures from: https://screamingbrainstudios.itch.io/seamless-abstract-pack and https://renderman.pixar.com/pixar-one-twenty-eight