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Grade B21 sourcesHIS-00445

Chinese Parents

Game · 2018 · Niche

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A three-person studio's parenting sim peaked at 32,593 concurrent Steam players.

Chinese Parents on Steam
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Chinese Parents
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How it works
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Numbers

Steam all-time peak concurrent players
32.6K
As of Oct 1, 2018 · SteamDB
Seed to peak
2 days
Sep 29 ’18 to Oct 1 ’18
Platforms
3
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Gaming

Mechanics

  • Platform jumpPrimary
  • Shareable output
  • Underdog
  • Press loop

How it spread

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Chinese Parents reached 32,593 concurrent Steam players two days after release. Contemporary coverage documented streamer demonstrations and repost-to-win keys. The developers gathered player requests, while ChinaBOY’s named gameplay video drew 18,000 danmaku comments.

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Timeline (19)

  1. June 2018

    Moyuwan Games precursor · Jun 2018

    The studio tested a demo with players on Steam and WeGame, artist Yang Geyilang said.[8]

    Chinese Parents from Moyuwan Games - Interview with YANG Geyilang

  2. September 2018

    Moyuwan Games precursor · Sep 20 ’18

    The developer announced a simultaneous Steam and WeGame launch on Sept. 29.[2]

  3. Moyuwan Games seed · Sep 29 ’18

    Chinese Parents went on sale on Steam, with a first-week price of 28 yuan.[1][2]

    Chinese Parents on Steam
Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added 1 event · Score 46 → 32
  2. 2026-10-13Added: 15 events, 15 sources · Score 46
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Gaming
Region
CN
Steam all-time peak concurrent players
32.6K
As of Oct 1, 2018 · SteamDB
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. June 2018

    Moyuwan Games precursor · Jun 2018

    The studio tested a demo with players on Steam and WeGame, artist Yang Geyilang said.[8]

    Chinese Parents from Moyuwan Games - Interview with YANG Geyilang

  2. September 2018

    Moyuwan Games precursor · Sep 20 ’18

    The developer announced a simultaneous Steam and WeGame launch on Sept. 29.[2]

  3. Moyuwan Games seed · Sep 29 ’18

    Chinese Parents went on sale on Steam, with a first-week price of 28 yuan.[1][2]

    Chinese Parents on Steam

  1. commercial · Sep 30 ’18

  2. peak · Oct 1 ’18

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