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Chinese Parents
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?
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “branching child-raising mechanics” (23 of 92 reviews) and “multiple generations and outcomes” (15); the most common complaint is “repetitive clicking and minigames” (15). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
23 of the 92 reviews raise this.
15 of the 92 reviews raise this.
7 of the 92 reviews raise this.
6 of the 92 reviews raise this.
“I would recommend this game to anyone who loves idle games, it also has a bit of strategy in it too. In the game you help a child grow from an infant until they graduate and get married, while the child is growing you…”
4 of the 92 reviews raise this.
“suuuppper fun and also incredibly difficult and it can get boring after multiple playthroughs, gaokao=death”
15 of the 92 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
6 of the 92 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“核心玩法挺有意思的，让我想起初中在手机上玩的众生。但是后续随机度和乐趣都直线下降，重复性比较高，对集图鉴的成就感<一直点泡泡、过年抢红包还有考试做题消消乐，做久了就感觉比较机械。另外文案个人感觉不适，玩到三代四代，奶奶（还是外婆）还在说“女孩上什么大学，女生学习那么好有啥用”类似的话。我理解可能想反应某种社会现象，但到了自己后代三四代之后还这么表达，观感不太好。”
“suuuppper fun and also incredibly difficult and it can get boring after multiple playthroughs, gaokao=death”
4 of the 92 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“First things first, the game hates my name "Yasmin" and doesn't allow me to use it. Secondly, the english text broke around round 13 and became gibberish. Shame. A game this old shouldn't still be so buggy.”
4 of the 92 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“its accurate i guess.. becomes unplayable when you fail to get the huzz”
4 of the 92 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 92 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 91.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I really like this game, the only thing I'm lacking is more content. Each life seems pretty much the same, every interaction is as well so having some more dynamics to it would really make this great!”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“funny lil candy crush ahh game that teaches me a bit about chinese culture! I didn't know face value was so important! I thought it was an exagerration but after taking some cultural pschology courses it seems to be pretty accurate!”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“This game gets boring extremely quickly. The funny gag only lasts so long. It quickly becomes repetitive and boring.... I wanted to get to some point, like I assume you become an adult and then play your kid? But couldn't make it. Ultimately I just can't recommend.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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The Autumn Sale Is Here—Save 45%!
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Major Gameplay Update & 45% Off Sale Now Live!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Life Sim · Psychological Horror · Memes · Simulation · Casual · RPG · Indie · Singleplayer · Dating Sim · Anime · Funny · Cute (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Tablet · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese |
| Achievements | 23 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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