Relatable, funny strict-parent humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“So accurate it gave me traumatic flashbacks”
Steam review · 11.9 h played ↗
Chinese Parents
Worth buying? What 248 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 248 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%墨鱼玩游戏2018Life Sim · Psychological Horror · Simulation
−45%$9.99$5.49
US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
An addictive, darkly funny generational raising sim about Chinese school pressure, with lots of replay value. Skip it if you hate repetitive clicking, RNG grind or long-unfixed bugs.
Great for
Fans of raising sims like Princess Maker or Growing Up who enjoy stat-grinding and strict-parent humor
Main risk
The loop gets repetitive after a few generations, and game-breaking bugs reportedly go unfixed
What players love
Addictive generational replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The flow into a "new" game is really cool and rewarding, and the huge diversity and depth of paths keeps me playing more.”
Steam review · 101.3 h played ↗
Many careers, traits and endings
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Surprisingly, this game has A LOT of content.”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Learn about Chinese culture and education
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“after playing this game I feel like I understand my students a lot better than before.”
Steam review · 23.1 h played ↗
Addictive, charming minigames and gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Peak mini-games, addictive game loop”
Steam review · 12.4 h played ↗
Cheap and good value
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“much more entertaining life sim then things like bitlife for a minimal price”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Game-breaking bugs left unfixed
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The game has got at least two game-breaking bugs after introducing the latest patch.”
Steam review · 20.5 h played ↗
Repetitive gameplay and minigames
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“It's a clicker game in disguise. It was fun for the first play-through, but only for that first play-through”
Steam review · 9.2 h played ↗
Too much RNG and grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Entire runs can end up ruined because the digital dice get uncooperative during the last batch of events, wasting all of your previous effort.”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗
Name restrictions and black screen issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“I ran into the "There are illegal characters in your name"-problem preventing me from naming the next baby simple names such as Chris or Bailey.”
Steam review · 46.5 h played ↗
Unskippable dialogue and tutorials
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Dialog text you can't skip or speed up. Unskippable (and often irrelevant) cutscenes.”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable500 MB
Minimum
OSXP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
ProcessorIntel Pentium III 800 MHz+
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics1024x768 High Color +
Storage500 MB available space
OSXP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
ProcessorIntel Pentium III 800 MHz+
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics1024x768 High Color +
Storage500 MB available space
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