Weekly Scout/Issue 5 ・ Jun 4, 2026
Simulation games from China
From building a Dyson sphere to running an izakaya, Chinese teams have produced several evergreen sims. Note that Dyson Sphere Program lists no Traditional Chinese on Steam.
This is a retrospective issue compiled in October 2026; the date marks the week it covers.
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Dyson Sphere Program
A space factory sim from Chongqing's Youthcat Studio: plan production lines from a one-planet workshop up to a Dyson sphere. Still in Early Access; Steam lists no Traditional Chinese.
✗Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese♪ ✓Japanese♪ ✗Korean ✓English♪
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Chinese Parents
A life sim from Beijing's Moyuwan Games, from birth to the gaokao, taking a light-hearted look at family pressure in Chinese education.
✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✗Korean ✓English
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My Time at Portia
A life sim from China's Pathea Games: take over your father's workshop in the post-apocalyptic town of Portia — take commissions, farm and befriend the locals. Fully voiced in English and Simplified Chinese.
✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese♪ ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English♪
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My Time at Sandrock
Pathea Games' follow-up to My Time at Portia: become a builder in the desert town of Sandrock, gather resources and build machines to keep the town alive.
✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese♪ ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English♪
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Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
A Touhou Project fan game from the Chinese doujin team Dichroic Purpilion: run Mystia's little izakaya — gather ingredients by day, serve familiar characters by night.
✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English
Compiled with AI assistance. Every fact links to its source; the source prevails if we got something wrong.
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