Indie game Chinese Parents currently ranks among the top sellers on gaming platform Steam, surpassing several big name titles. Released on September 29, the Chinese-only title already has more than 4,000 reviews on Steam, 90 per cent of which are positive. At its peak, a total of 32,000 users played the game simultaneously via the platform, according to third-party provider Steam Database.





In Chinese Parents, players can guide their virtual kids from being a toddler all the way up to the national college entrance exam – known as gaokao and the most important educational test in many Chinese people’s lives. Throughout the 48 rounds of the game, players have to improve their kid’s stats, such as intelligence and physical fitness, by arranging school and recreational activities.





The ultimate goal is to get your child into a prestigious university. Once this prodigious feat is achieved, players can start all over again with a new baby – which inherits the improved genes of the previous protagonist.



