# Games like Chinese Parents

> The closest matches to Chinese Parents: Volcano Princess, Gaokao.Love.100Days, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Magical Princess, and Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Volcano Princess](https://imho.run/games/1669980/volcano-princess) — Also Life Sim and Dating Sim, like Chinese Parents. 2,849 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1669980/)
2. [Gaokao.Love.100Days](https://imho.run/games/347620/gaokao-love-100days) — Also Dating Sim, like Chinese Parents. 194 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/347620/)
3. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — A frequent pick in Chinese Parents players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
4. [Magical Princess](https://imho.run/games/3562120/magical-princess) — Also Life Sim and Dating Sim, like Chinese Parents. 386 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3562120/)
5. [Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator](https://imho.run/games/520600/purrfect-date-visual-novel-dating-simulator) — Also Memes and Dating Sim, like Chinese Parents. 142 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/520600/)
6. [Emily is Away Too](https://imho.run/games/523780/emily-is-away-too) — Also Memes and Dating Sim, like Chinese Parents. 3,889 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/523780/)
7. [Growing Up](https://imho.run/games/1191120/growing-up) — Also Life Sim, like Chinese Parents. 2,227 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1191120/)
8. [Mother Simulator](https://imho.run/games/802730/mother-simulator) — Also Education, like Chinese Parents. 199 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/802730/)
9. [Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator](https://imho.run/games/654880/dream-daddy-a-dad-dating-simulator) — A frequent pick in Chinese Parents players' libraries, and another Indie. 4,623 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/654880/)
10. [Trolley Problem, Inc.](https://imho.run/games/1582680/trolley-problem-inc) — Also Education and Life Sim, like Chinese Parents. 758 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1582680/)
11. [Old School](https://imho.run/games/2529120/old-school) — A frequent pick in Chinese Parents players' libraries, and another Action. 390 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2529120/)
12. [The Scroll Of Taiwu](https://imho.run/games/838350/the-scroll-of-taiwu) — Also Dating Sim, like Chinese Parents. 700 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/838350/)
13. [Kitty Powers' Love Life](https://imho.run/games/416870/kitty-powers-love-life) — Also Memes and Dating Sim, like Chinese Parents. 188 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/416870/)
14. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Also Dating Sim, like Chinese Parents. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
15. [Vanity Fair: The Pursuit](https://imho.run/games/2758000/vanity-fair-the-pursuit) — Also Life Sim and Dating Sim, like Chinese Parents. 115 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2758000/)
16. [Road to Empress I](https://imho.run/games/3478050/road-to-empress-i) — Also Dating Sim, like Chinese Parents. 1,360 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3478050/)
17. [Chair F*cking Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1302800/chair-f-cking-simulator) — Also Memes and Dating Sim, like Chinese Parents. 641 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1302800/)
18. [Reigns](https://imho.run/games/474750/reigns) — Also Life Sim, like Chinese Parents. 2,592 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/474750/)
19. [Princess Maker 5](https://imho.run/games/724250/princess-maker-5) — A frequent pick in Chinese Parents players' libraries, and another Simulation. 119 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/724250/)
20. [Stardew Valley](https://imho.run/games/413150/stardew-valley) — Also Life Sim, like Chinese Parents. 384,187 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/413150/)
21. [Succumate](https://imho.run/games/1278390/succumate) — Also Memes and Education, like Chinese Parents. 121 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1278390/)
22. [White Day: A Labyrinth Named School](https://imho.run/games/466130/white-day-a-labyrinth-named-school) — Also Dating Sim and Survival Horror, like Chinese Parents. 494 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/466130/)
23. [CUCKOLD SIMULATOR: Life as a Beta Male Cuck](https://imho.run/games/1141550/cuckold-simulator-life-as-a-beta-male-cuck) — Also Memes and Life Sim, like Chinese Parents. 1,432 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1141550/)
24. [Youtubers Life](https://imho.run/games/428690/youtubers-life) — A frequent pick in Chinese Parents players' libraries, and another Strategy. 6,985 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/428690/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=736190&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=736190&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=736190&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=736190
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/736190
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Chinese Parents

Chinese Parents is a life simulation indie game released in 2018 at $9.99 that puts players in charge of raising a child through the Chinese education system from birth to the end of high school. The core mechanics include tracking Gaokao exam performance, navigating career-path branching decisions, managing a parental satisfaction meter, and building relationships through a percentage system, with attributes carrying forward to subsequent generations. Players describe the experience as blending dark humor with nostalgia and moments of high stress as they balance competing demands on their child's development. The game received 92% positive reviews from 1,566 Steam users and is playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 736190
- **Developer:** 墨鱼玩游戏
- **Publisher:** 墨鱼玩游戏
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 28, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/736190/chinese-parents)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=736190&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/736190/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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