
Livestreams took place in the lead-up, but fans became antsy as the game remained unavailable for purchase. “Get some sleep if you need to! We promise the wait will be worth it!” “It'll be later in the day!” read a follow-up tweet. Several Twitch channels streamed early copies of the game, swaths of people came up with fan art of their dadsonas, and photos of Dream Daddy t-shirts and cosplay spread across social media.īut launch day began with a message from the game’s official Twitter account that Vernon Shaw and Leighton Gray, the game’s co-creators, needed “a little bit more time to make sure everything is perfect” with Dream Daddy. The game was set for a July 14 release, with hype building wildly by the Game Grumps and their fandom in the weeks leading up to it.

Unsurprisingly, the internet fell in love with it as soon as it was revealed. But after a delay on the night of its intended release date last week, many began to lash out - despite the developers’ apology and transparency about what had happened.ĭream Daddy stars a group of single dads, voiced by the Game Grumps, whom the player’s own “dadsona” can romance.
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When the visual novel Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator was announced last month, it quickly became hotly anticipated with fans of co-producing YouTubers the Game Grumps, quirky dating games and everything in between.
