History VisualNovel / DreamDaddy

* NonstandardGameOver: Brian, Craig, and Joseph have these in the form of Death Endings. These outcomes primarily only happen by choosing the [[PressXToDie obvious bad answer.]] [[spoiler:Joseph's,]] however, [[GuideDangIt isn't quite as easy.]] [[spoiler:These endings each have an achievement corresponding to them, and will bring the player back to just before they messed up, with the obvious bad choice no longer listed as an option.]]

** 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 also listens to the band.

* UnwinnableByMistake: World's Okayest Dad, the achievement gained from experiencing Amanda's Bad Ending, was this with the game's initial release. It had the second lowest achievement rating out of all the achievements, second only to [[UnwinnableByDesign the one achievement currently in game that's completely unobtainable by any means outside of cheating.]] The first Dream Daddy patch on July 30th, 2017, made this ending far easier to gain afterwards, [[YouBastard though the devs poked fun at the players for wanting this ending to be easier to achieve.]]

* CentralTheme: Fatherhood and it's difficulties; Being a father is not easy, it's hard work and everything can go downhill unexpectedly, but it's very much worth it.

* DevelopersForesight:
** Amanda is AmbiguouslyBrown so that it's always plausible that the player character can be her biological father, no matter what skin tone you pick. In addition, Amanda's deceased parent is always shown as being dark skinned.
** Going by [[http://floralskelet0ns.tumblr.com/post/163258367398/these-make-me-sad photographs]], the jacket that Amanda is wearing belonged to her deceased mother or father.

** Joseph's Death Ending, to get the [[spoiler:"Panic! at the Disco"]] achievement. The two other Death Endings are fairly obvious in how to gain them, but [[spoiler:Joseph's]] requires either trial-and-error, or a guide. [[spoiler:You have to do a backflip in Joseph's second date, which will cause the MC to break his neck. However, you will only be able to succeed in doing so if you [[ViolationOfCommonSense choose all of the worst-scoring dance moves possible,]] and then try to backflip.]] The combo needed is [[spoiler: Worm, Hammerslide, Twerking, and finally Backflip.]]

* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Or moreso "There is Only One Sleeping Bag," this trope happens on Craig's third date. [[spoiler:The MC discovers right when the two were ready to call it a night on their first night camping that he forgot to pack another sleeping bag. The MC volunteers that he sleeps on the floor, while Craig takes the sleeping bag, but Craig insists he's fine with sharing. This occurrence is the catalyst that causes Craig and the MC to admit their mutual attraction to one another.]]

** While on the first date with Joseph, you can prompt Christian and Christie to repeat classic CreepyTwins lines from movies like Film/TheShining and Film/ChildrenOfTheCorn.
** The reality tv shows that Amanda and the player watch are all parodies of real shows, most notably Series/IceRoadTruckers.

--> ''YOU DIED...''

* DogStereotype: Invoked. Robert [[spoiler:pretends that his dog Betsy is a vicious pitbull in line with his "bad dad" image, but on his third date you learn that she's actually a very sweet Boston terrier. Similarly, Robert is not as bad as his own appearance suggests.]][[note]]You can meet Betsy on Damien's second date, but Robert pretends that she's not his dog.[[/note]]

* EveryoneIsGay: A mix of this and EveryoneIsBi. All fathers of the neighborhood are available to start dating your male character. No one's sexuality is explicitly stated, but some- Robert, Mat, Joseph and Craig- have been or are married to women. Hugo is the only one to mention an ex husband. Brian and Damien's past love lives are never mentioned in the game.
* 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 Good 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]].

** It's actually possible to win the Pokémon-esque "brag-off" between your player character and Brian about your daughters, but you have to choose a very specific sequence of commands: [[note]]first, use the "grade card" item. Then, use the "child art" item. Then, keep choosing "Brag", and you'll win, though your player character will still be frustrated, this time about Brian being a GracefulLoser.[[/note]]

* MultipleEndings: A staple of this game's genre. Every dad has one Good Ending, and one Bad Ending. Which ending you find yourself in depends mostly on how you rank in the dates, and if you succeed a certain event in each route.
** Special mention goes to Robert, as he is the only dad to have three obtainable endings instead of two. Which ending you find yourself getting all depends on [[spoiler:whether you sleep with him the first night you meet him, as doing so locks you into [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption a route with only one outcome, no matter what you do]]]], or what choices you make [[spoiler:on the main route's third date, especially in regards to Robert's advances and emotional volatile state]].
** Joseph is also an honorary mention, as while he doesn't currently have a third, obtainable ending, data-mining has revealed he was initially planned to have one, or may potentially gain one in the future, in the form of a CruelTwistEnding known as "Cult Ending."

* OlderThanTheyLook: While none of the dads have a stated age, all of the dads have this to varying degrees. If you didn't know that they all seem to have at least one kid at or above the age of 10, it wouldn't be too hard to believe they're young adults at most. Averted slightly with Robert, who does show a bit of age to him when compared to the other dads.

** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Batali Mario Batali]] is mentioned as the player character's celebrity crush, and at one point he calls on him to help him bake brownies. Mary's map of the neighborhood also calls Brian "Mario Batali."

* UnwinnableByMistake: World's Okayest Dad, the achievement gained from experiencing Amanda's Bad Ending, was this with the game's initial release. It had the second lowest achievement rating out of all the achievements, second only to [[UnwinnableByDesign the one achievement currently in game that's completely unobtainable by any means outside of cheating.]] World's Okayest Dad was so difficult to obtain, that people started wondering if it was connected to the Cult Ending, an ending that had been discovered by data-miners a day after the game's release. It was to a point that it seemed impossible to gain outside of cheating programs, as no one was able to create a guide in how to achieve it, and data-miners actually resorted to trying to find in the coding what was needed to get this ending, to no avail. The first Dream Daddy patch on July 30th, 2017, made this ending far easier to gain afterwards, [[YouBastard though the devs poked fun at the players for wanting this ending to be easier to achieve.]]

* StoryBranching: Robert is the only dad in the game that has two, completely different routes. Depending on [[spoiler:whether or not you sleep with him the first night, if you decide to go out to the bar during Amanda's sleepover,]] his three dates will end up different.
** Coincidentally, the route and ending you get if you [[spoiler:sleep with Robert the first night]] is considered by the game to be the "No Romance" route/ending.

''Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator'' is a DatingSim created by ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' for {{Steam}}.

** Crish is possibly the most jarring example. Despite Joseph showing anxiety over his well-being, and Mary showing herself as being apathetic at best, he never gets mentioned again after the barbecue, and likewise never makes an appearance.

''Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator'' is a DatingSim created by LetsPlay/GameGrumps for {{Steam}}.

** An updated added a minigame 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.

* ProWrestlingEpisode: Hugo's second date takes place at a wrestling match, as the character is a fan of it.

* EveryoneIsGay: A mix of this and EveryoneIsBi. All fathers of the neighborhood are available to start dating your male character. No one's sexuality is explicitly stated, but some- Robert, Mat, Joseph and Craig- have been or are married to women. Hugo is the only one to mention an ex husband. Brian and Damien's past love life are never mentioned in the game.

* EveryoneIsGay: A mix of this and EveryoneIsBi. All fathers of the neighborhood are available to start dating your male character. No one's sexuality is explicitly stated, but some have been or are married to women. Robert, Mat, Joseph and Craig have been with women. Hugo only mentions an ex husband. Brian and Damien's past love life are never mentioned in the game.

** It's actually possible to win the Pokémon-esque "brag-off" between your player character and Brian about your daughters, but you have to choose a very specific sequence of commands: [[Walkthrough]]first, use the "grade card" item. Then, use the "child art" item. Then, keep choosing "Brag", and you'll win, though your player character will still be frustrated, this time about Brian being a gracious loser.[[/Walkthrough]]

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Intentionally invoked with Amanda, who retains the same physical characteristics regardless of the the ethnicity of the player character (as well as regardless of whether she is your biological or adoptive daughter).
** Robert [[spoiler:and his daughter Val]] are arguably examples of this, as well.

** [[spoiler:The Death Endings]] have a reference to [[VideoGame/DarkSouls a notoriously difficult video game series.]]
--> ''[[spoiler: YOU DIED...]]''

** Mat's Ending: Don't let your past dictate how you live now. BeYourself.

* '''Mat''': Owner of the local coffee shop, a top-notch musician, and lover of puns.
* '''Craig''': Your old college roommate, now a sports equipment business owner and local fitness fanatic.
* '''Hugo''': An English teacher at the local school, who is fond of trivia, wine, and cheese.
* '''Brian''': A friendly and easygoing rival dad who likes to brag about his daughter.
* '''Damien''': A gothic individual who is fond of the aesthetics of the Victorian era.
* '''Robert''': The resident 'bad dad,' a rugged, hard-drinking loner.
* '''Joseph''': Your next door neighbor and the local youth minister.

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

* 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 Good 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]].

** The youth pastor dad is called Joseph Christiansen. His wife is called Mary, and his children are called Chris, Christian, Christine and [[OddNameOut Crish.]]

** Special mention goes to Robert, as he is the only dad to have three obtainable endings instead of two. Which ending you find yourself getting all depends on [[spoiler:whether you sleep with him the first night you meet him, as doing so locks you into [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption a route with only one outcome, no matter what you do,]]]] or what choices you make [[spoiler:on the main route's third date, especially in regards to Robert's advances and emotional volatile state.]]

*** 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 having a discussion on ''Literature/TheOldManAndTheSea.''

* {{Story Branching}}: Robert is the only dad in the game that has two, completely different routes. Depending on [[spoiler:whether or not you sleep with him the first night, if you decide to go out to the bar during Amanda's sleepover,]] his three dates will end up different.

** Damian absolutely loves everything Victorian, always uses long, sophisticated words, is scared of horror movies and will awkwardly explain to you the Victorian slang he uses if you get a 'S' after his date.

* {{Adorkable}}: The player character himself, as he's very socially awkward and has a habit of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. He's also very loving towards Amanda, and thinks the world of her.

* AdultFear: Amanda goes out at night and doesn't respond to any of your texts checking up on her. [[spoiler:A dialogue choice implies that your spouse also died under similar circumstances]].

* BittersweetEnding: It is possible to [[spoiler: complete the dates with apparent success, yet not wind up dating the dad at the end.]] Even so, [[spoiler: Amanda will comfort you, assuming you kept a good relationship.]] This is especially true [[spoiler: in Joseph's route, where you don't end up with him regardless, and to a lesser extent in Robert's good ending, where he decides he's not ready to properly date anyone yet.]]
* CampingEpisode: [[spoiler: Craig's third date]] takes place at a secluded campsite in the woods.

* EveryoneIsGay: A mix of this and EveryoneIsBi. All fathers of the neighborhood are available to start dating your male character. No one's sexuality is explicitly stated, but some have been or are married to women.

** [[spoiler:Hugo's ex-husband]] is an odd example. He's mentioned a few times in [[spoiler:Hugo's]] route, but is never even given a name to work off of. Likewise to Ashley, he never makes an appearance in the story.

** It's actually possible to win the Pokémon-esque "brag-off" between your player character and Brian about your daughters, but you have to choose a very specific sequence of commands: [[spoiler:first, use the "grade card" item. Then, use the "child art" item. Then, keep choosing "Brag", and you'll win, though your player character will still be frustrated, this time about Brian being a gracious loser.]]

** [[spoiler:Joseph's]] Death Ending, to get the [[spoiler:"Panic! at the Disco"]] achievement. The two other Death Endings are fairly obvious in how to gain them, but [[spoiler:Joseph's]] requires either trial-and-error, or a guide. [[spoiler:You have to do a backflip in Joseph's second date, which will cause the MC to break his neck. However, you will only be able to succeed in doing so if you [[ViolationOfCommonSense choose all of the worst-scoring dance moves possible,]] and then try to backflip.]] The combo needed is [[spoiler: Worm, Hammerslide, Twerking, and finally Backflip.]]

* InformedFlaw: Your character will express envy over Craig's physique and laments how little he exercises, even if you designed him to be absolutely stacked.

** Brian has one instance of being able to score bonus points before Dadbook, in the form of [[spoiler:the various answers you can give after you get hit in the face by his Frisbee.]] He also immediately starts to gush about his daughter's achievements, which the MC takes as Brian boasting, [[spoiler:but pursuing Brian reveals he didn't try to invoke challenges with the MC, and in fact did so mostly to try and impress the MC.]]
** Craig is notable, as he contains an instance that has the chance for a significant amount of bonus points [[spoiler:in the form of the gym event, that you can trigger if you didn't go to the bar, or didn't sleep with Robert if you did go to the bar.]] Possibly justified, as [[spoiler:Craig has known the MC before the other dads, and there are various hints throughout the game, his route in particular, that imply that Craig may have had a crush on the MC since college.]]
** Damien is one of the few dads that can't gain bonus points with the MC before Dadbook. Justified, however, [[spoiler:as your first meet with him outside of the Barbecue is simply the MC overhearing Damien complaining to the "Dead, Goth and Beyond" employee over the authenticity of their products.]]
** Hugo is another notable one, as while it isn't possible to score a large amount of bonus points before Dadbook, [[spoiler:Hugo will always have a point bonus over the other dads, while the others have a chance of failure. You have no choice but to meet him before the Barbecue, due to the Parent-Teacher Conference, and you always leave with him gaining hearts after the MC makes a joke on "The Catcher in the Rye."]]
** Joseph, like Damien, doesn't have any chances to gain bonus points before Dadbook. Possibly justified though, as [[spoiler:Joseph is the only dad to actually be married in the game, even if his marriage is an unhappy one. It doesn't exactly stop him from casually flirting with the MC beforehand, though.]]
** Mat is rather casual when compared to the others, but still has a noticeable example with the first meeting. [[spoiler:No matter what menu item you choose, Mat will gain points, but there is a chance to lose those points in what name you recommend to Mat for his banana bread. However, there's more choices in favor of the MC gaining more points, and the fact Mat decided to ask this question (as well as give free banana bread) to two people he just met (the MC and Amanda,) gives shades of some sort of attraction.]]
** Robert is possibly the most obvious with how many bonus points he can gain. [[spoiler:The bar meeting seems to have the most chances to gain positive points over all of the other dads, and even Neil, the bartender, remarks that Robert's friendliness towards the MC is out of character, saying that "He must like you." The fact he even vaguely offers the MC a one-night stand can further the idea of attraction, [[NotQuiteTheRightThing though accepting the offer actually has negative impact on his character and his route.]]]]

* MissingMom: Or possibly DisappearedDad, neither [[spoiler:Brian nor Damien]] talk about their former spouse to any degree.
* MultipleEndings: A staple of this game's genre. Every dad has one Good Ending, and one Bad Ending. Which ending you find yourself in depends mostly on how you rank in the dates, and if you [[spoiler:succeed a certain event in each route.]]
** Special mention goes to [[spoiler:Robert,]] as he is the only dad to have three obtainable endings instead of two. Which ending you find yourself getting all depends on [[spoiler:whether you sleep with him the first night you meet him, as doing so locks you into [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption a route with only one outcome, no matter what you do,]]]] or what choices you make [[spoiler:on the main route's third date, especially in regards to Robert's advances and emotional volatile state.]]
** [[spoiler:Joseph]] is also an honorary mention, as while he doesn't currently have a third, obtainable ending, [[spoiler:data-mining has revealed he was initially planned to have one, or may potentially gain one in the future, in the form of a CruelTwistEnding known as "Cult Ending."]]
* NonstandardGameOver: [[spoiler:Brian, Craig, and Joseph]] have these in the form of [[spoiler:Death Endings.]] These outcomes primarily only happen by choosing the [[PressXToDie obvious bad answer.]] [[spoiler:Joseph's,]] however, [[GuideDangIt isn't quite as easy.]] [[spoiler:These endings each have an achievement corresponding to them, and will bring the player back to just before they messed up, with the obvious bad choice no longer listed as an option.]]
* NotQuiteTheRightThing: If you want to get the good ending for romancing [[spoiler: Robert]], you ''can't'' sleep with him the first chance you get.

* ProWrestlingEpisode: [[spoiler: Hugo's second date]] takes place at a wrestling match, as the character is a fan of it.

* {{Story Branching}}: [[spoiler:Robert]] is the only dad in the game that has two, completely different routes. Depending on [[spoiler:whether or not you sleep with him the first night, if you decide to go out to the bar during Amanda's sleepover,]] his three dates will end up different.
** Coincidentally, the route and ending you get if you [[spoiler:sleep with Robert the first night]] is considered by the game to be the [[spoiler:"No Romance" route/ending.]]

* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Or moreso "There is Only One Sleeping Bag," this trope happens on [[spoiler:Craig's third date. The MC discovers right when the two were ready to call it a night on their first night camping that he forgot to pack another sleeping bag. The MC volunteers that he sleeps on the floor, while Craig takes the sleeping bag, but Craig insists he's fine with sharing. This occurrence is the catalyst that causes Craig and the MC to admit their mutual attraction to one another.]]

* UnwinnableByMistake: World's Okayest Dad, the achievement gained from experiencing Amanda's Bad Ending, was this with the game's initial release. It had the second lowest achievement rating out of all the achievements, second only to [[spoiler:[[UnwinnableByDesign the one achievement currently in game that's completely unobtainable by any means outside of cheating.]]]] World's Okayest Dad was so difficult to obtain, that people started wondering if it was connected to [[spoiler:the Cult Ending, an ending that had been discovered by data-miners a day after the game's release.]] It was to a point that it seemed impossible to gain outside of cheating programs, as no one was able to create a guide in how to achieve it, and data-miners actually resorted to trying to find in the coding what was needed to get this ending, to no avail. The first Dream Daddy patch on July 30th, 2017, made this ending far easier to gain afterwards, [[YouBastard though the devs poked fun at the players for wanting this ending to be easier to achieve.]]

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 [[{{Gayborhood}} quite a number of dateable single fathers in your new neighborhood]].

* '''Brian''': A friendly rival dad who likes to brag about his daughter.

While the the initial release date for ''Dream Daddy'' was July 14th 2017, it was delayed due to bugs. The game was then released on July 20th 2017.