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Grade B37 sourcesHIS-00133

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

Game · 2017 · Notable

Made by Game Grumps in-house · Source

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A dad dating game reached a monthly Steam peak of 14,336 concurrent players.

Trailer · Game Grumps Shorts on YouTube
Official Dream Daddy gameplay screenshot from the Steam store.
Game Grumps
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator on Steam
Game Grumps
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
Wikipedia (non-free, fair use)
Dream Daddy - Teaser Trailer (A Game from Game Grumps!)
Game Grumps Shorts on YouTube
Dream Daddy
Dream Daddy (official Tumblr)
Steam Community :: Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
Steam Community / Game Grumps
Dream Daddy: Dadrector’s Cut Launches on PS4 October 30
PlayStation.Blog / Vernon Shaw
A Daddy Dating Simulator Is the Most Anticipated Game from This Year's E3
PRIDE
‘Dream Daddy’ just ended ’Overwatch’s 9-month reign as Tumblr’s most popular video game
Mic
How Dream Daddy Resonated With the Tumblr Community | The Mary Sue
The Mary Sue

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Numbers

All-time Steam concurrent peak, recorded in July 2017
14.3K–14.5K
As of Oct 13, 2026 · Open web · Steam Charts
Peak date
Week of Jul 27, 2017
Jul 20 ’17 to Week of Jul 27, 2017
Platforms
4
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Gaming

Mechanics

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  • Press loop
  • Controversy
  • Shareable output
  • Creator relay

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Game Grumps released a dad dating game on Steam after a YouTube reveal. It led Steam's daily sales chart and Tumblr's weekly game chart. Playthroughs, fan art and custom Dadsonas extended it beyond the publisher's audience.

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Wikipedia views · Google searchesJun ’17JulAugSepDecMay ’18SepJan ’19AprJulPeakYouTubePressXOpen web
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Timeline (16)

  1. June 2017

    GrumpOut precursor · Jun 18 ’17

    GrumpOut published the Dream Daddy teaser trailer.[1][2]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. Kotaku precursor · Jun 18 ’17

    Kotaku covered the game on the day it was announced.[2]

  3. Twitter and Tumblr users precursor · Jun 20 ’17

    PRIDE reported viral Twitter and Tumblr posts about the unreleased game.[3]

    A Daddy Dating Simulator Is the Most Anticipated Game from This Year's E3
Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 27 sources · Score 49
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Gaming
Region
US
All-time Steam concurrent peak, recorded in July 2017
14.3K–14.5K
As of Oct 13, 2026 · Open web · Steam Charts
Evidence
Grade B

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Wikipedia views · Google searchesJun ’17JulAugSepDecMay ’18SepJan ’19AprJulPeakYouTubePressXOpen web
YouTubePressXOpen web

13 more events on this chart

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  1. June 2017

    GrumpOut precursor · Jun 18 ’17

    GrumpOut published the Dream Daddy teaser trailer.[1][2]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. Kotaku precursor · Jun 18 ’17

    Kotaku covered the game on the day it was announced.[2]

  3. Twitter and Tumblr users precursor · Jun 20 ’17

    PRIDE reported viral Twitter and Tumblr posts about the unreleased game.[3]

    A Daddy Dating Simulator Is the Most Anticipated Game from This Year's E3

  1. precursor · Jul 14 ’17

  2. seed · Jul 20 ’17

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