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Chinese Parents

Chinese life sim about school, family expectations, and generations

墨鱼玩游戏 · Released Sep 28, 2018

CasualIndieRPGSimulation

Reviews
Very Positive
91% of 24K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 89 in 30 days
Players
263
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 months ago
Aug 15, 2026
Minimum PC
1024x768 High Color +
2 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Chinese Parents?

A single-player life simulation RPG in which you guide a boy or girl in a Chinese family from birth through the Gaokao. You schedule study and leisure, build stats and skills through minigames, make friends, date, and pursue career endings, with later generations benefiting from earlier lives.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy stat-building life sims with demanding career goals
  • +you want choices across school, friendships, dating, and parenting
  • +you like unlocking new paths over multiple generations

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike repetitive minigames and gradual progression
  • −you want straightforward systems with little trial and error

What players say

91% of 24,407 reviews are positive · 79% of 89 in the last 30 days

Players praise the branching career paths, generational structure, and depiction of Chinese school and family pressures. The most common complaint is that repeated lives and minigames become grindy; some players also find the systems confusing at first.

Players over time

▲ +53% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 448 players on Oct 25, 2026.

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Nov 6, 2026212
Nov 5, 2026193
Nov 4, 2026270
Nov 3, 2026253
Nov 2, 2026261
Nov 1, 2026436
Oct 31, 2026402
Oct 30, 2026334
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Oct 27, 2026269
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Oct 25, 2026448
Oct 24, 2026286
Oct 23, 2026196
Oct 22, 2026231
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Oct 20, 2026292
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Oct 18, 2026392
Oct 17, 2026365
Oct 16, 2026184
Oct 15, 2026115
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Oct 12, 2026120
Oct 11, 2026162
Oct 10, 2026164
Oct 9, 2026137
Oct 8, 2026164
Oct 7, 2026152
Oct 6, 2026192
Oct 5, 2026213
Oct 4, 2026208
Oct 3, 2026209
Oct 2, 2026167
Oct 1, 2026134
Sep 30, 2026136
Sep 29, 2026121
Sep 28, 2026105
Sep 27, 2026137
Sep 26, 2026155
Sep 25, 2026150
Sep 24, 2026105
Sep 23, 2026258
Sep 23, 202692
Sep 22, 202667
Sep 21, 2026100

How many players finish Chinese Parents?

75% of Steam players have unlocked «New Beginning», 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

Chinese Parents screenshot 1

Chinese Parents system requirements

Minimum: 1024x768 High Color +, 2 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Chinese Parents?

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

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Minimum

OS
XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor
Intel Pentium III 800 MHz+
Graphics
1024x768 High Color +
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0

Does Chinese Parents have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Chinese Parents run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • 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
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
23
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese.

Does Chinese Parents 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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