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Chinese Parents cover art

Chinese Parents

墨鱼玩游戏 · 2018-09-28

Steam

CasualIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 20, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 28, 2018 (Mac), Sep 29, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 10, 2022 (iOS)

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 Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation game released in 2018, priced at $5.49, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (91% of 27040 reviews).

284
playing now
91%
positive of 27k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
66/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$5.49
steam price (US)

284 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Chinese Parents is a child-raising life simulation game by Beijing-based studio Moyuwan Games. It was published by Coconut Island Games on September 29, 2018, for Windows, August 20, 2020 for the Nintendo Switch, and May 11, 2022, for Android and IOS. The game was a bestseller on Steam and a success for the Chinese indie game market.

Trailer

Chinese Parents trailer thumbnail

Chinese Parents English trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 284 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 619 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~77/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (4,173 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 29,056 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 677k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 27,087 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.49 at Steam (2025-03-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.7k3.7k20182026Week of 2018-09-01: 767 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3,666 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 507 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1,278 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1,112 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1,385 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 673 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 720 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 727 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 740 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 813 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 876 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 812 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 580 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 568 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

716642026-09-15 12:00 — 392 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 84 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 205 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 399 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 123 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 156 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 258 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 210 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 105 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 375 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 322 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 65 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 329 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 646 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 132 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 459 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 650 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 90 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 317 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 494 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 112 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 183 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 284 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
9.4k0Feb 2018Aug 2026Feb 2018 — avg 0 · peak 0Nov 2018 — avg 1,675 · peak 5,571Feb 2019 — avg 4,754 · peak 18,472May 2019 — avg 552 · peak 1,649Aug 2019 — avg 649 · peak 1,387Nov 2019 — avg 655 · peak 2,502Feb 2020 — avg 1,394 · peak 2,946May 2020 — avg 703 · peak 1,516Aug 2020 — avg 490 · peak 1,204Nov 2020 — avg 271 · peak 630Feb 2021 — avg 347 · peak 662May 2021 — avg 256 · peak 703Aug 2021 — avg 298 · peak 586Nov 2021 — avg 199 · peak 462Feb 2022 — avg 247 · peak 524May 2022 — avg 528 · peak 1,778Aug 2022 — avg 220 · peak 445Nov 2022 — avg 198 · peak 468Feb 2023 — avg 153 · peak 310May 2023 — avg 143 · peak 299Aug 2023 — avg 139 · peak 283Nov 2023 — avg 132 · peak 293Feb 2024 — avg 136 · peak 285May 2024 — avg 128 · peak 302Aug 2024 — avg 939 · peak 2,614Nov 2024 — avg 442 · peak 1,477Feb 2025 — avg 490 · peak 1,394May 2025 — avg 268 · peak 765Aug 2025 — avg 312 · peak 819Nov 2025 — avg 261 · peak 944Feb 2026 — avg 343 · peak 845May 2026 — avg 235 · peak 887Aug 2026 — avg 469 · peak 1,362
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
442026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 1 new positive2026-09-27: 3 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new positive2026-09-29: 4 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new positive2026-10-01: 3 new positive2026-10-02: 3 new positive2026-10-02: 2 new negative2026-10-03: 3 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 2 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 3 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-09: 2 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 3 new positive2026-10-12: 3 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$5.492018-09-292026-08-142018-09-29 — best price $7.792018-12-20 — best price $7.792019-06-20 — best price $6.692019-10-28 — best price $6.992019-11-26 — best price $6.692020-01-23 — best price $7.092020-06-25 — best price $6.692020-10-29 — best price $6.992020-11-25 — best price $6.692021-02-11 — best price $6.392021-06-05 — best price $6.692021-10-14 — best price $6.392021-11-24 — best price $6.392022-01-27 — best price $6.392022-05-10 — best price $5.992022-08-17 — best price $5.992022-11-22 — best price $5.992022-12-23 — best price $5.992023-03-16 — best price $5.992023-09-18 — best price $5.992023-11-21 — best price $5.992023-12-22 — best price $5.992024-03-14 — best price $5.992024-06-27 — best price $5.992024-09-23 — best price $5.992024-11-27 — best price $5.992025-01-26 — best price $5.992025-04-20 — best price $5.492025-07-28 — best price $5.492025-10-13 — best price $5.492025-12-18 — best price $5.492026-03-19 — best price $5.492026-06-18 — best price $5.492026-08-14 — best price $5.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2742026-05-29 — 10 pageviews2026-06-02 — 8 pageviews2026-06-06 — 6 pageviews2026-06-10 — 21 pageviews2026-06-14 — 13 pageviews2026-06-18 — 9 pageviews2026-06-22 — 14 pageviews2026-06-26 — 20 pageviews2026-06-30 — 7 pageviews2026-07-04 — 8 pageviews2026-07-08 — 12 pageviews2026-07-12 — 11 pageviews2026-07-16 — 12 pageviews2026-07-20 — 10 pageviews2026-07-24 — 10 pageviews2026-07-28 — 14 pageviews2026-08-01 — 4 pageviews2026-08-05 — 13 pageviews2026-08-09 — 15 pageviews2026-08-13 — 7 pageviews2026-08-17 — 6 pageviews2026-08-21 — 18 pageviews2026-08-25 — 14 pageviews2026-08-29 — 8 pageviews2026-09-02 — 11 pageviews2026-09-06 — 8 pageviews2026-09-10 — 7 pageviews2026-09-14 — 8 pageviews2026-09-18 — 6 pageviews2026-09-22 — 8 pageviews2026-09-26 — 7 pageviews2026-09-30 — 14 pageviews2026-10-04 — 7 pageviews2026-10-08 — 14 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

202026-09-30 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-05 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 18:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
87%
earned "School 101"
46.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,9655%23
Switch (Nintendo)120%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCuteAnimeFunnyIndieMemesCasualLife SimStrategyEducation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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