Chinese Parents
Chinese life sim about school, family expectations, and generations
墨鱼玩游戏 · Released Sep 28, 2018
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 27K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 87 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 258
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 month ago
- Aug 15, 2026
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 27,041 reviews are positive · 88% of 87 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.
Screenshots and trailer
Chinese Parents system requirements
As published by the developer.
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
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 23
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Life Sim
- Psychological Horror
- Memes
- Simulation
- Casual
- RPG
- Indie
- Singleplayer
- Dating Sim
- Anime
- Funny
- Cute
- Strategy
- Education
- Survival Horror
- Dark Humor
Recent updates
- Aug 15, 2026 · Major Gameplay Update & 45% Off Sale Now Live!
- Mar 6, 2025 · 2.0.1.5 | bug修复
- Nov 28, 2024 · 2.0.1.4 Pet System Update
- Jul 3, 2024 · 2.0.0.4 update New Heirloom System
- Jun 29, 2022 · 2.0.0.3 Update Log
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