Chinese Parents on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?

Chinese Parents is a life sim, psychological horror and memes game developed and published by 墨鱼玩游戏.
Released on September 28th 2018 is available on Windows and MacOS in 4 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 25,472 reviews of which 23,298 were positive and 2,174 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 8.19€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
  • Processor: Intel Pentium III 800 MHz+
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1024x768 High Color +
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: Snow Leopard 10.6
  • Processor: 2.0GHz+ 64-bit
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

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Feb. 2025
Surprisingly fun! This is one of those generation-based games where in theory you're doing the same thing at every generation, but each generation can feel different! This is impacted by: [*] what career/goal you target for your child's playthrough [*] your parenting style (which impacts how the parents react to the child's activities at each turn) [*] as well as seeing the benefits of generational privilege haha- It gets easier in the children's playthroughs from having family heirlooms that give beneficial effects or your own learned experience of which classes/entertainment will actually help your child the most -- just like real life! It helps to look up a career guide online, just so you know which stats/etc you need to grind for your kid's end goal, and that made it more fun for me I love the introduction of pets in the latest update. It's very heartwarming and your child can have pet-specific life experiences A lovely, gentle game to play
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Dec. 2024
This game brought back the pure terror of prepping for the Chinese college entrance exams. Played through several generations and still didn’t get into college—guess I’m doomed in that reality. Also, raising daughters is sooo much easier than raising sons in the game, seriously. Gameplay-wise, it’s basically Minesweeper meets one dimension match-3, with some story events sprinkled in. The plot triggers feel pretty scripted—nothing groundbreaking—but once in a while, the devs throw in these cheeky little surprises that make me chuckle. That said, the event narratives are set in stone, and they don’t really interact with your character's growth. After a few playthroughs, it all starts feeling pretty repetitive. But hey, this game has serious educational value. Perfect for parents—once your kid learns how to read, make them play this game every year. Let them get a good hard look at their life choices. 回想起了被中国高考支配的恐惧,玩了几代也没考上大学。女儿比儿子好养多多多多了。游戏内容方面,感觉就是在扫雷和三消,触发剧情事件还是蛮固定的,有些开发者设计的小情节和联动,偶尔也让人会心一笑,剧情内容也是固定写死的,和人物成长也没有互动,多周目后就开始无聊了。游戏非常有现实教育意义,建议带娃的家长等娃认字后每年都让他通一遍,好好认清自己的人生。
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Nov. 2024
This game is fun and you will get your $10 worth. They have finally updated the game! After two years I have to say I am excited to see this game alive. I have hopes for this game and its worth the money. The Heirloom system is cool and I enjoy the extra perks. The chance for a free trait is the best as i've had it proc twice in a row on max cost.
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July 2024
非常好的模拟器,时时刻刻让我记起了不要孩子的想法 never ever raising kids or wanting kids
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July 2024
The name is Chinese style parent,I don't want to be like my own parents,So I focus on American style education and cultivating children's abilities,It's a good game, but sometimes it can be very normal,It's like a dream, a real story that happened
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Chinese Parents
9.0
23,298
2,174
Online players
77
Developer
墨鱼玩游戏
Publisher
墨鱼玩游戏
Release 28 Sep 2018
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