# Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

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

- Owner: Game Grumps
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2017-07-20
- Peak date: Week of Jul 27, 2017
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 51 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy, Shareable output, Creator relay

## Summary

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.

## Timeline

- 2017-06-18 — GrumpOut (YouTube) — GrumpOut published the Dream Daddy teaser trailer.
- 2017-06-18 — Kotaku (Press) — Kotaku covered the game on the day it was announced.
- 2017-06-20 — Twitter and Tumblr users (X) — PRIDE reported viral Twitter and Tumblr posts about the unreleased game.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/dream-daddy

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator.” Case HIS-00133. Spread Score v1.2: 51/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00133