Casual · July 20, 2017

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator (2017)

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Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads. You and your daughter have just moved into the sleepy seaside town of Maple Bay only to discover that everyone in your neighborhood is a single, dateable Dad! Will you go out with Teacher Dad? Goth Dad? Bad Dad? Or any of the other cool Dads in this game? With minigames, sidequests, and a variety of paths and endings, Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is this year's most anticipated Dad-based game. Features 7 dateable Dads Dad character creator - Create your Dadsona! Multiple endings per-Dad Voiced by the Game Grumps and friends Written and created by Leighton Gray and Vernon Shaw Game Directed by Tyler J. Hutchison Artwork and pinups by Shanen Pae, J.N. Wiedle, Anna Pan, Tyson Hesse, Ellen Alsop, Evan Palmer, Ego Rodriguez, and many more! Original score by Jesse Cale Dad-themed mini and micro games throughout each date path So many Dad puns. Like, to the point where it made us all uncomfortable Secretssssssss.

Casual releases from 2017

26 Casual titles launched in 2017 — top 6 by review volume.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • LGBTQ+ · 555
  • Dating Sim · 526
  • Sexual Content · 363
  • Romance · 318
  • Visual Novel · 268
  • Simulation · 267
  • Character Customization · 247
  • Indie · 208
  • Memes · 200
  • Casual · 190
  • Funny · 166
  • Choices Matter · 155
  • NSFW · 143
  • Cute · 134
  • Nudity · 131

Position in Casual

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume6.1k Steam reviewsTop 39% in Casual
Positive rating92% positiveGenre average: 88% — this title sits in top 49%
Metacritic72/100Genre average 76 — top 74% of Casual titles
Engagement hours7 h averageTop 56% for session depth among Casual

Reception Metrics

Steam community

92%Very Positive · 6.1k reviews

5.6k positive · 487 negative

Metacritic

72/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.5/10

Curator recommendations

5.3k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

7h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

Achievements

19

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJul 20, 2017
DeveloperGame Grumps
Base price$4.64 -69%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksMetacritic page · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Accessibility

  • Captions available

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (2)

  • English
  • Japanese

Editions & Packages

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