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Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

Game Grumps · 2017-07-20

SteamPlayStation Store

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 22, 2017 (Linux), Jul 20, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 20, 2017 (Mac), Jul 02, 2019 (Nintendo Switch)

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. Are you ready? Hi ready, I'm Dad.

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a 2017 Casual, Indie, Simulation game priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (92% of 6267 reviews).

10
playing now
92%
positive of 6.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
66/100
IGDB user rating (22 ratings)
4.62★
PlayStation Store rating (316 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a visual novel video game released on July 20, 2017 for Microsoft Windows and macOS, and on September 22, 2017 for Linux. The game was developed and published by Game Grumps and written by Vernon Shaw and Leighton Gray. The expanded Dadrector's Cut was released for the PlayStation 4, along with an update for the PC version, on October 30, 2018. It was released on Nintendo Switch on July 2, 2019.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 139 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 29,977 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 157k–376k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,267 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.64 at Steam (2019-10-11) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
747420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2732026-09-16 20:00 — 10 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 11 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 8 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 13 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 9 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 10 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 13 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 27 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 12 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 11 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 25 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 13 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 12 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 19 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 15 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 7 players2026-10-15 18:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.1k9Jul 2017Aug 2026Jul 2017 — avg 2,081 · peak 14,336Oct 2017 — avg 171 · peak 540Jan 2018 — avg 117 · peak 359Apr 2018 — avg 50 · peak 99Jul 2018 — avg 85 · peak 249Oct 2018 — avg 43 · peak 342Jan 2019 — avg 63 · peak 173Apr 2019 — avg 45 · peak 91Jul 2019 — avg 62 · peak 125Oct 2019 — avg 57 · peak 215Jan 2020 — avg 31 · peak 84Apr 2020 — avg 40 · peak 82Jul 2020 — avg 36 · peak 76Oct 2020 — avg 22 · peak 57Jan 2021 — avg 31 · peak 69Apr 2021 — avg 24 · peak 48Jul 2021 — avg 52 · peak 143Oct 2021 — avg 18 · peak 40Jan 2022 — avg 47 · peak 140Apr 2022 — avg 23 · peak 53Jul 2022 — avg 27 · peak 73Oct 2022 — avg 14 · peak 32Jan 2023 — avg 32 · peak 99Apr 2023 — avg 18 · peak 37Jul 2023 — avg 33 · peak 75Oct 2023 — avg 13 · peak 37Jan 2024 — avg 16 · peak 41Apr 2024 — avg 15 · peak 37Jul 2024 — avg 30 · peak 75Oct 2024 — avg 12 · peak 32Jan 2025 — avg 21 · peak 58Apr 2025 — avg 16 · peak 39Jul 2025 — avg 35 · peak 102Oct 2025 — avg 14 · peak 49Jan 2026 — avg 17 · peak 56Apr 2026 — avg 10 · peak 22Jul 2026 — avg 17 · peak 40Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 23
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$4.642017-07-202026-07-092017-07-20 — best price $14.992017-09-29 — best price $14.992017-10-13 — best price $14.992017-11-28 — best price $14.992018-01-04 — best price $14.992018-02-16 — best price $14.992018-03-23 — best price $14.992018-07-05 — best price $14.992018-11-28 — best price $14.992019-01-03 — best price $14.992019-02-15 — best price $14.992019-10-15 — best price $14.992019-11-01 — best price $14.992020-01-16 — best price $14.992020-02-17 — best price $14.992020-03-06 — best price $14.992020-05-21 — best price $14.992021-07-08 — best price $14.992021-12-01 — best price $14.992022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-07-07 — best price $14.992023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-06-17 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-02-12 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

179402026-05-16 — 79 pageviews2026-05-20 — 76 pageviews2026-05-24 — 71 pageviews2026-05-28 — 64 pageviews2026-06-01 — 61 pageviews2026-06-05 — 72 pageviews2026-06-09 — 83 pageviews2026-06-13 — 179 pageviews2026-06-17 — 94 pageviews2026-06-21 — 87 pageviews2026-06-25 — 79 pageviews2026-06-29 — 72 pageviews2026-07-03 — 114 pageviews2026-07-07 — 59 pageviews2026-07-11 — 60 pageviews2026-07-15 — 54 pageviews2026-07-19 — 48 pageviews2026-07-23 — 56 pageviews2026-07-27 — 110 pageviews2026-07-31 — 62 pageviews2026-08-04 — 58 pageviews2026-08-08 — 47 pageviews2026-08-12 — 52 pageviews2026-08-16 — 61 pageviews2026-08-20 — 55 pageviews2026-08-24 — 57 pageviews2026-08-28 — 51 pageviews2026-09-01 — 85 pageviews2026-09-05 — 83 pageviews2026-09-09 — 70 pageviews2026-09-13 — 63 pageviews2026-09-17 — 71 pageviews2026-09-21 — 75 pageviews2026-09-25 — 70 pageviews2026-09-29 — 69 pageviews2026-10-03 — 70 pageviews2026-10-07 — 73 pageviews2026-10-11 — 56 pageviews2026-10-12 — 51 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
75.3%
earned "Welcome to the Neighborhood!"
20.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerCaptions availablePartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-08-29 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,4155%19
Switch (Nintendo)280%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CuteNSFWFunnyIndieMemesCasualLGBTQ+NudityRomanceDating Sim

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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