Not all of Dream Daddy ’s multiple endings are happy ones, though. Successfully complete three dates and you’ll land your Dream Daddy. (And if you don’t know what eggplant emoji double for on social media, then I’m not going to be the one to tell you.) A good response will be met with a burst of hearts and eggplants. You earn ranks on dates by selecting responses and completing cute mini-games –such as mini-golf, skee ball, and fishing - to eventually win over a daddy.
There’s the brooding bad boy, the former roommate/gym rat, the Victorian goth, and a scholarly high school teacher.
The assortment of seven eligible (and not so eligible) daddies is a diverse one. Sure, there are some tawdry secrets and drama to be uncovered as you mix and mingle with the other daddies, but sexuality (even a fluid one) doesn’t raise any eyebrows in the seaside town of Maple Bay. In fact, the script plays coy when it comes to sexual orientation it’s a world where bromance can turn to romance - and no one cares. Anyone going into Dream Daddy expecting a raunchy gay cruising sim will be disappointed. The setup, and much of the gameplay, is disarmingly wholesome, as many of the “dates” double as playdates for the kids. The gameplay is more visual novel (think Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney ) than it is an actual dating sim, with a branching storyline that changes depending on your dialogue choices and who you choose to date. Your customizable daddy persona also has a daughter, a teenage high-school senior named Amanda, who pushes you to go on dates and socialize with other daddies in the neighborhood.
But in Dream Daddy, all the daddies are actual fathers - each of the seven eligible dads have one or more children who are integral to the story. In gay parlance, a “daddy” is typically an older gay man who prefers to date younger men. The twist to this deceptively deep and entertaining dating simulator is that you’re a hot daddy out to woo other hot daddies. Just when you thought the idea well for new games had dried up, along comes Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator ($14.99 on Steam ), developed and published by indie studio Game Grumps.
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