Chinese Gamer Builds Video Game to Honor Late Grandma PC: Freepik
A simple pixel art game created by a Chinese developer about caring for his grandmother has touched countless hearts on social media.
The five-minute game, Grandma, allows users to do daily chores for an ageing woman who has had a fall and is recuperating. Preparing her dinners, purchasing her favorite beverages, wheeling her wheelchair, and even bathing her are all aspects of gameplay. Each task only needs a 'yes' or 'no' answer. When all the household chores are done, the grandmother thanks the user before a giant bird sweeps her up in a symbolic goodbye, indicating that she has passed away.
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Most players comment that the uncomplicated, pixelated artwork reminds them of the 1990s Nintendo Game Boy. The nostalgic aesthetic, paired with the sentimental storyline, has made the game even more poignant for people recalling their own grandparents.
The developer, Zhou Yichen, 32, of Wuhan in Hubei province, was inspired by his own grandmother, who passed away last year. Zhou explained that he was taken care of by his grandparents up to the age of three and recalled his grandmother as 'strong and always smiling'. He attended to her after she had a fall in March last year. Weeks later, she died, which caused him to start conceptualizing the game that July.
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"Because I studied art creations, I plan to transform my significant experiences into artworks," he added. "I decided to show my game like that of Game Boy since the latter is the one I used to play a lot when I was growing up."
At first, Zhou never planned on releasing the game because he thought that it was too personal. However, after posting the screenshots online and getting an outpouring of positive responses, he decided to release it for free. With the affection it garnered, Zhou is now hoping to produce collectable cards based on the game.
