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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?

Release DateSep 28, 2018
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)91.7% (very positive) Top 20% / 91.9%  Top 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89.6% Top 4% / 89.8%  Top 3%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)19.7K  Top 2% / 22.9K  Top 2%
Curators148 reviews  Top 4%
Median Play Time19.5 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar2 hour  Top 10%
Followers83.4K  Top 2%
Owners± 2.2M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 1.8M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 9.6M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Chinese Parents steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Chinese Parents's Steam rating and reviews from September 2018 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 88.3% (October 2018) to 91.9% (March 2021).

With 22.9K reviews Top 2%, Chinese Parents is definitely a major AAA level success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Chinese Parents and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Chinese Parents's review languages. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (89%), followed by English (7%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 26 languages represented. The game is translated in 4 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Chinese Parents percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Chinese Parents depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is excellent, with 40 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.8 times less than the median for positive reviews. The negative review time is high (median is 11 hours), it can be a sign that Chinese Parents crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Fun for first playthrough
  • Career goals give direction
  • Slight stat improvements over time
  • Different gender in each playthrough
  • Ability to pursue different professions
  • Specific professions offering unique gameplay
  • Good exam results necessary to progress
  • Impressive sales numbers
  • Designed for Chinese audience
  • Good game for those who enjoy tedium
  • Repetitive gameplay quickly
  • Identical playthroughs
  • Very little new content
  • Excessive dialog
  • Endless cut-scenes
  • Excessive clicking
  • Inability to skip seen content
  • No unique events
  • Poor English translation
  • Incomplete translation

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 91.7% rating  Top 20% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Chinese Parents's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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