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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.

13
playing now
92%
positive of 6.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
66/100
IGDB user rating (22 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 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
  • · 13 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 5% of 9,678 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 157k–376k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,261 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 4 of 8 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

2132026-08-06 21:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 13 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 7 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 11 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 14 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 13 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 13 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 7 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 8 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 21 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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

328402026-05-16 — 79 pageviews2026-05-19 — 78 pageviews2026-05-22 — 62 pageviews2026-05-25 — 70 pageviews2026-05-28 — 64 pageviews2026-05-31 — 58 pageviews2026-06-03 — 70 pageviews2026-06-06 — 62 pageviews2026-06-09 — 83 pageviews2026-06-12 — 328 pageviews2026-06-15 — 93 pageviews2026-06-18 — 53 pageviews2026-06-21 — 87 pageviews2026-06-24 — 89 pageviews2026-06-27 — 70 pageviews2026-06-30 — 68 pageviews2026-07-03 — 114 pageviews2026-07-06 — 59 pageviews2026-07-09 — 47 pageviews2026-07-12 — 72 pageviews2026-07-15 — 54 pageviews2026-07-18 — 64 pageviews2026-07-21 — 59 pageviews2026-07-24 — 93 pageviews2026-07-27 — 110 pageviews2026-07-30 — 72 pageviews2026-08-02 — 68 pageviews2026-08-05 — 66 pageviews2026-08-08 — 47 pageviews2026-08-11 — 67 pageviews2026-08-14 — 40 pageviews2026-08-17 — 42 pageviews2026-08-20 — 55 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

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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