Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

« Dream Daddy‘s dads are likable and charming, and the storylines that play out are engaging. But for me, DD succeeded not because of its deft handling of romantic love, but on the strength of its portrayal of a healthy relationship between parent and child. And, Internetty as it is, DD represents the best of the Internet — its existence is a gentle, implicit reproach of Trump and those like him who would seek to ‘other’ the vulnerable of our society and stoke the flames of the culture wars. In contrast, DD imagines a world where being queer isn’t even a topic of conversation — its queer characters just are. »

« With wonderful writing and art, this game is amazing. There are a few flaws in the mini-games that can be mostly forgiven. I would absolutely recommend giving this dating game a chance. Definitely worth it. »

« Between the delightful little flourishes, this is a game that wants to make you think. And feel. »

« At its core, this is a game that’s funny and good-hearted, presenting a world where a single queer dad’s ability to be a good father is never called into question. It’s a pretty cool accomplishment for a silly game birthed from a meme. »

« Fantastically written and life-affirming dating simulator that doesn't use all of its potential. »

« Dream Daddy is a surprisingly wholesome game about fatherhood, and about finding love again after loss. The well-written dialogue surprised me, and so did the fact that it is an incredibly heartwarming game. Rather than focusing on titillation, Dream Daddy has a cast of characters that are both real and diverse, even if it doesn’t always bring enough depth to the topics it tackles. »

« By sanitizing the romantic aspects inherent to queer dating, Dream Daddy succeeds in being a feel-good story but not a feel-good story, if you catch my drift. It is, at the very least, wonderfully inclusive, with avatar customization options that allow for significant flexibility in defining your dad's identity. The entirely hunky cast of supporting dads is also quite diverse, though some of their sound bites are unusually low-quality and compressed. Maybe that's something the developers can address down the line. As it stands, Dream Daddy is still a worthwhile endeavor thanks to the quality of its moment-to-moment writing. It's just a shame the romance feels so sterile. »

« While it succeeds in being a happy, positive game, Dream Daddy's simulation doesn’t go far enough. »

« Dream Daddy is a heartfelt, often very funny game with a pretty astonishing amount of depth. I'm absolutely delighted that it exists. Not only are the characters endearing and three-dimensional and the writing idiosyncratic and excellent, but the additional of mostly well-placed minigames gives it some more legitimacy. The lives and complexities of these characters are well-explored and there is overtly a lot of love placed into the game by its crafters. Dream Daddy consistently put a smile on my smile as I played through and it was a unique pleasure. »

« [SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.] »

« I played this game because my friend gave it to me. I didn't have too much of expectations, but I was blown out of the water. I think the character writing is strong and I like all the dads. There was not a single one. I thought was bad there was one. I thought was boring but all the others are fun and interesting in their own **** first pick was Brian and I wasn't love I loved his dad vibes. I loved his belly. I just digged his daughter and I enjoyed the Dead competition between us it was so fun.I enjoyed the vampire boy and his story it was fun and just a goofy around story but the character. I wish I could get to know better was Mary because she was my soulmate and I wanted to see her even if he hated **** next one was Craig and Robert and I enjoyed them both mostly because I like the dude energy he brought and Roger he was good. I like his tragic past and so forth but I was afraid to get a knife in my face all the **** next one I enjoyed was Joseph but mostly because of his creepy kids and feeling that I was dating at bastard and he was certainly a best at the secret ending with him is so fun and put him in a new light so I see that as it's the Canon thing **** only criticism of the game is that there's only three parts in the dating story which makes it kind of set because I want more time with the characters and three parts just feel kind of short but I get what they're trying to do and it is the to the bone of the best experience so I would recommend the game. »

« What a pandering piece of garbage. Never liked the idea of this game, the dialogue, the characters, it’s all so one note and degenerate. Poor effort by the grumps and the ding dong situation (oneyplays) makes this all way worse. »

« A soulless pile of garbage with no fun to be had, and a game made by a tone-deaf let's play channel that thinks it is a company for some reason, that wants to take advantage of the LGBQT community to make a quick buck instead of supporting their actual "friends". Never support this game or the game grumps EVER!!! »

« A sweet little game, with a nice sense of humor about the whole concept. The story writing is good, and the game length is just right. »

« It's fine. Art is nice and characters can be fun at times. Get it on a sale. »

« There are no other good visual novels but this one. Perfect blend of substance, pathos and light hearted humor. Deserves far more recognition than it has recelved. »