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Chinese Parents

A life simulation set in China where you live through one character's childhood and school years, choosing what to study, who to befriend and how to spend limited time. It all builds toward the Gaokao exam, and later the game lets you try raising a child of your own. Is it your kind of game?

Life simComedyStat managementPCMobileSwitch

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66%

7 ratings

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91%

23,173 reviews

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you like life sims with many small choices, humor and a goal you can plan toward.

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you want fast-paced gameplay or dislike repeated stat management and randomness.

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Platforms: PC · Mobile · Switch
Release date: September 28, 2018
Difficulty: 2/5 (estimated)
Genres: Role-playing (RPG) · Simulator · Adventure · Indie
Themes: Survival · Comedy · Educational
Modes: Solo only
Languages: 1 languages
Text in your language: Yes
Steam Deck: Playable
Microtransactions: None

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Which platforms is Chinese Parents on?: Chinese Parents is available on PC · Mobile · Switch.
Does Chinese Parents have co-op?: No, Chinese Parents is single-player only.
Does Chinese Parents run on Steam Deck?: Playable
What does Chinese Parents cost?: $9.99 on Steam.