Simple game in which players have to complete tasks helping a grandmother after a fall sparks wave of online nostalgia

A simple pixel game about taking care of a grandma that was developed by a man in China has touched the hearts of many people online.

His creation has evoked a feeling of nostalgia among netizens about their own experiences interacting with the elderly in their families.

In the five-minute game called Grandma, which has been released on a game distribution platform for free, players need to finish tasks involved in looking after a grandmother who injured herself in a fall, reported the Xinmin Evening News.

The chores include preparing meals, buying her favourite drinks, pushing her in a wheelchair and helping to bathe her.