History VisualNovel / DreamDaddy

->''"I've got a good feeling about this place."''
-->-- '''Amanda'''

* HeroesLoveDogs: Several characters are dog lovers, which helps establish the cul-de-sac as a friendly neighborhood with nice people. In particular, Brian and Robert have their own dogs (which the player character suitably fawns over). Dogs are even used to humanize seemingly {{jerkass}} characters like Mary and Ernest. [[spoiler: Damien's dark, shameful secret turns out to be that he works with stray dogs at an animal shelter, which helps to humanize him as less of a pretentious Gothic oddball. Later, one of Damien's shelter dogs helps bring together Hugo and his estranged son, who bond after adopting her.]]

* ParentWithNewParamour: Naturally. The player character and all the dateable dads have children, but the kids mostly act positively towards your relationship with their parent. Amanda herself very is supportive of you.

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:Mary regularly flirts heavily with men at bars, but never goes home with them. Joseph slept with Robert at some point between getting married to Mary and the protagonist moving to the cul-de-sac]].

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* HeroesLoveDogs: Several characters are dog lovers, which helps establish the cul-de-sac as a friendly neighborhood with nice people. In particular, Brian and Robert have their own dogs (which the player character suitably fawns over). Dogs are even used to humanize seemingly {{jerkass}} characters like Mary and Ernest.

* Romancing the Widow: You are the widower in question. Your spouse passed away some time before the beginning of the game. [[spoiler:Mat and Robert are also widowers]].

** During Character Creation, there are options that make your character look like [[Franchise/DragonBall Goku's]].

->"I've got a good feeling about this place."

You play as the single father of Amanda, a sassy teenager with a love of photography, who has just moved to Maple Bay following the death of his partner. Amanda encourages you to get out of your shell and meet someone, and fortunately there happens to be quite a number of datable single fathers in your new neighborhood.

Your dating options include;

* '''Mat''': Coffee shop owner and lover of puns
* '''Craig''': Your old college friend and fitness fanatic
* '''Hugo''': Amanda's teacher
* '''Brian''': Rival dad, who likes to brag about his daughter
* '''Damien''': Goth dad, who has some interesting tastes.
* '''Robert''': The 'bad dad'
* '''Joseph''': Your next door neighbor

** With a last name like 'Bloodmarch', it's inevitable that Damien would be a Goth. Though it's possible that he chose his last name when he transitioned.

* ParentWithNewParamour: Naturally.

** One of the hair types used in Character Creation is [[Franchise/DragonBall Goku's]].

* EveryoneIsGay: A mix of this and EveryoneIsBi. All fathers of the neighborhood are available to start dating your male character. The latter is more likely, as some Dads still appear to have wives.

* [[Main/RomancingTheWidow Romancing the Widower]]: You are the widower in question. Your spouse passed away some time before the beginning of the game. [[spoiler:Mat and Robert are also widowers]].

** The achievements for going on all dates with Robert and Brian are called [[WebVideo/MonsterFactory "Knife Dad" and "Soft Boy"]] respectively.

*** Hugo's son's name is Ernest Hemingway Vega. Hugo himself is an English teacher, and takes his class on a field trip to the aquarium because they're discussion ''Literature/TheOldManAndTheSea.''

** The player character asks if Damien's father [[Music/MyChemicalRomance took him to the city to see a marching band]]. Damien doesn't get the joke. Lucien is also mentioned to listen to the band.

* UnexpectedGameplayChange: This pops up several times throughout the games, mainly during dates

** In a recent Steam update, a mini-game has been added to the second date of Robert's route where the player uses a knife to "whittle" pieces of wood, and then tells Robert what the player thinks the resulting wood sculptures look like.

You play as the single father of Amanda, a sassy teenager with a love of photography, who has just moved to Maple Bay following the death of his partner. Amanda encourages you to get out of your shell and meet someone, and fortunately there happens to be quite a number of datable single fathers in your new neighbourhood.

* '''Joseph''': Your next door neighbour

* EveryoneIsGay: A mix of this and EveryoneIsBi. All fathers of the neighbourhood are available to start dating your male character. The latter is more likely, as some Dads still appear to have wives.

** The first date of Mat's route includes an [[AutoScrollingLevel Auto-Scrolling]]{{Frogger}}-esque minigame, with the goal of surviving to the end of the timer.

** The first date of Mat's route includes a {{Frogger}}-esque obstacle-dodging minigame.

* MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler:How Robert's route ends. While the two of you have expressed your mutual feelings and Robert is starting the road to recovery, he admits that he's not ready for a relationship yet: the MC agrees to remain Robert's friend, while leaving the door open for them to try something later on down the road.]]

* FamilyMan: All of the fathers love their families very much but Joseph is a clear example, as a father of four. [[spoiler:He gets back together with his wife in the Bad Ending for the sake of his children]]. Slightly averted with [[spoiler:Robert, who is estranged from his daughter. He seeks to be this, though, wanting to change]].

** Dadbook is a play on {{Website/Facebook}}

** With a last name like 'Bloodmarch', it's inevitable that Damien would be a Goth. [[spoiler: Though it's possible that he chose his last name when he transitioned.]]

* [[Main/RomancingTheWidow Romancing the Widower]]: You are the widower in question. Your husband/wife passed away some time before the beginning of the game. [[spoiler:Mat and Robert are also widowers]].