

Every line of dialogue reinforces how serious Dream Daddy takes itself. All of this is found in the writing, which. Amanda is a character who has gone through heavy life experiences in the midst of finishing high school, and that coping is shown progressively in every conversation from beginning to end. But the biggest relationship you will find in Dream Daddy, isn’t with any other dad’s at all it’s with your daughter.

Each character’s background is unique, and it becomes more about exploring their own lives and issues rather than about simply having a romantic night with them-and there certainly is a time and place for when that happens. But, the best part of Dream Daddy is what is in the writing. This dating simulator has all of the flourishes of what most dating simulators have: mini-games, small choices that determine how much a bachelor likes you, good/bad endings, branching paths, etc. Even you, the player, have an ongoing narrative with your own child, Amanda. That’s the heart of Dream Daddy, the characters and their stories. The “Victorian-clad” dad, Damien, is very into dark garb, but despite his scary attire, he is very friendly and struggles with the relationship of finding commonality with others, and his son. The “athletic” dad, Craig, is a former friend from your partying college days, but is now coping with the ever growing responsibility on his shoulders. At first glance, the various bachelors do have a small stereotype type attached to them, but are built off of that stereotype in very unique ways. The dates focus on small relationships and character building among the different people. From here, you can go on various dates with different dad’s in the neighborhood. Amanda is about to go off to college and you are trying to make a new life after the death of your spouse. You are also a dad to a high school senior girl named AManda, and the two of you have moved to a new home on a cul de sac where everyone you meet is a neighbor, and very friendly. The setup of the plot is fairly simple, with complexity packed into the relationships between seven “bachelors”, who are all dad’s.
