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2018PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable91 % positive8.19 €

A life sim where you grow up as a child in China, balancing study, friendships and fun while heading toward the Gaokao exam. Your choices shape your life, including later as a parent.

  • Choices with consequences
  • Pixel art
  • Emotional impact
  • Lots of humour
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Mushroom Musume

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2022PCSteam Deck verified95 % positive14.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Chinese Parents: choices with consequences, pixel art and plenty of humour.

A text-based life sim in the vein of Princess Maker 2, where you raise a mushroom girl as a hermit and shape who she becomes through your choices. Quirky, humorous and full of different possible outcomes.

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