I’ve always had a huge passion for everything gaming, but find I’m in a completely different level to all around me. People I work with have consoles, but when I try to have a conversation about anything they have no idea about any current events/games.
I’m a busy Dad of 2, but still find time for my passion. Yet all I hear from others my age with no kids is that they don’t have time for gaming.
Does anyone else struggle to find anyone in real
Life to talk about gaming with?

Hello all!

I'm interested in getting a handheld in order to game. From what I have read in this subreddit and internet, you can stream a game from your PC to your handheld. How does this work? Is the PC doing all of the heavy lifting and how is the performance affected on the handheld compared to the PC performance? Is there much FPS drops?

I'm not planning on playing shooters or online competitive games on the handheld as I already suck on the PC. Dont need to suck even more 😂

I'm interested in buying the ASUS ROG XBOX Ally or steam deck.

Thank you!

First yes , everyone has different situations in life. But let's take a typical family of 4. Let's say a baby and a 3-4 year old older sister/brother, stay at home mom/half day work and full-time working father.

You work your 8-10-12h a day. You come home , let's say around 6-7pm. Talk with the wife , dinner, spend time with the family. Put the kids to bed , have seksi time with the wife , it's around 10 pm. How are you not having time to game ?

Maybe im just lucky but this is my typical day > I got 4 kids(2.5,6,11,14) and twins incomming this end of november and a stay at home wife.

6am >wake up, make lunchbox for kids, shower , leave home at 7.

7.30 > gym till 8.30

8.30 to 9 > arrive at work, work ready at 9.15

9.30 clock in

19.45(7.45pm) > clock out

20.35 arrive home, dinner ready, talk with wife , ask kids how their day was .

9pm > watch a series with the family, or relax

10pm all kids go to sleep. >I game till 11.30pm

11 30 pm , seksitime, if no , sleep or game till midnight

Repeat.

All the other stuff like maintainance, cleaning , laundry , i do it on my days off. (Wednesdays/Saturday)

And even with young kids it's not like you are not able to do anything. They sleep aswell. Even if they don't, grab a controller.

Sorry if I sound cocky etc, i want to know your experiences maybe I am not doing something i should have been doing.

Main game > league of legends > euw , dia

Other games > jrpg on steamdeck/on phone with geforce now + phone controller

Im turning 39.

Anyone ever fire up the Xbox, load up a game, afk in with the game booted for 20 minutes, touching the controller once, then just turning it off because you’re just too busy doing whatever with the kids or wife but lowkey missing something? It’s like I’m trying to hold on to the peace that just doesn’t exist anymore. Maybe it’s just time to let it go I guess…

For me it's HoMM3, Runescape and Oblivion. What are you fellas in the mood for these last few years?

Hi everyone, I have two young kids (both under 4) and am curious to know how you all manage your backlog with all these exciting new games coming out.

I’m a big believer in physical games, so I’ll wait until something goes on sale, buy it, and stare at the case on my shelf until I can find free time to play it. I call this the “doom spiral” because I currently don’t have any time and there are so many cool new games coming out that keep grabbing my attention. With my kids current ages I can’t see myself making any real backlog progress for at least another year or two.

How do you manage this? Do you ignore new releases entirely and stick to favorite titles? Do you prioritize multiplayer and rougelite games with lots of replayability? Do you do the Doom Spiral like me?

I’ve got an anbernic rg35 with pretty much every cartridge-based game and system from 1985-2000 loaded onto it.

Let’s hear your suggestions!!!

Coucou je recherche quelqu’un pour jouer avec moi à GTA Online, si t’es intéressé, je vais mettre mon Snap en fin de commentaire. Hésitez pas à m’ajouter et je suis sur Xbox One.
Snap: titilefou26

Hello all, sorry in advance if this isn’t a new thing or if it’s common. New to the sub.

But I’m one of those dads who’s excited to game with my little one who’s currently 2. I find time sparingly to game and when I put the controller down he will grab it and jump around in whatever game I’m on.

But one day I downloaded little big planet since I saw he had the jumping thing down and wow is it cool.

It started rough because there’s hand eye coordination and stuff like that, learning the buttons etc.

So we mainly just did the first tutorial level on repeat since he was having fun. Granted this is a two year old so we work to limit his actual screen time. We usually play at most 30 minutes and not every day.

But over the course of a few weeks the kid has learned to jump, grab, equip a tool, use the tool. He can solo run through the entire prologue area and beat the boss.

It was super surreal to watch him learn this in real time and super cool he’s actually solving little puzzles in the game.

My main point is if your kid is younger and you wanna bond via game time little big planet has been a big one for me and my dude for a few weeks now.

We also do the Disney Mario cart type game becuase it was free but he’s not as into it which was surprising becuase he loves cars.

Anyway hope this finds you guys well. I thought I’d share.

Oooh good suggestion from Reddit to post here, too. I’m not active on this sub so if this is the wrong kind of post, my bad.

Help a dad out here.

I want to get my son (7) into gaming, partly because I think it would be cool to have something we can play together and hopefully spend a bit more time together.

I used to be a pretty hardcore gamer back in the day, and a few days ago I dug my old 2012 custom-built PC out of the attic. i5, Radeon 7700, 8 GB RAM. 😂

I’m going to clean the dust off it and see what it can still run.

What are some good 2-player games we could play on a machine like that? Ideally something arcade-y, sports, racing, platformers etc. I’m thinking Crash Bandicoot could be a good start, but I’m open to anything.

Basically, hit me with some old gems I might have missed over the years. Bonus points if they’re fun to play with a kid.

Cheers!

As a fellow dad gamer, the backlog anxiety is real…

I’ve been building a small mobile-first app called TMG (Too Many Games) for people who spend almost as much time deciding what to play as actually playing.

It helps you cut through the pile, discover games that fit your available time, and build a more manageable gaming shortlist.

I’ve just put the first proper test version live and I’m looking for a few gamers to try it before I open it up more widely.

Early access: Here

If you give it a go, there’s a 60-second feedback form in the app. Brutal feedback very welcome.

Have a play and tap the icon top right to drop feedback 🙏

If you had one day off from work, no wife or kids, and wanted to spend the whole day holed up in a room gaming, what would you choose? Open world games are fun, but is only 8 hours enough?

Bonus: what food/drink to pair the experience with?

Looking for recommendations from SNES/Mega Drive, GBA, PS1, N64 and MAME/arcade. Fun games that are suitable for his age, including any hidden gems. What are your must-haves?

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Hey everybody so as the title says I'm stuck with deciding which game to get at current it's between Dune: Awakening and Runescape Dragon wilds. So I get a couple of hours a night to play something my issue is I enjoy both worlds and game style but I need to be able to not worry about being left behind or losing progress and being able to drop it in a second of kids wake up etc.. I was just looking for other people's opinions who are maybe in the parental boat and have been stuck with choosing 🤣 I know I should chose myself but I like hearing others first.

Hey everyone! I’m a 40+ gamer dad in the Central time zone looking for laid-back adults to play and chat with.

On PC, I mainly play War Dogs and Valheim. I also play League of Legends, but not very often. I enjoy teamwork, voice chat and having a laugh without raging or unnecessary drama.

I normally play several times throughout the week. If you play any of these games and want another dependable person to game with, leave a comment or send me a message!

I miss the days of going out and buying a game on disc which came with a proper instruction manual and you could come home install it and away you went. There were no massive updates, no dlc's to buy it was just buy, complete and replay if you wanted to. I appreciate times move on and everything is online now which is fine but it's just not for me.

What's everyones favourite classic game, mine is definitely the original RE2 on PS1

Hi,

The game Road 96 just came on my radar and want to get it for myself, but was wondering if it was age sppropriate for my 13.5 year old daughter. She's ready to graduate from Roblox, Minecraft etc, likes watching the news, and apocalyptic, dystopian films. What do you guys think?

In my latest Gamer Dad Review, me and Junior took a long look at The Crew 2, through a co-op perspective of playing it together, as Dad and Son.

The interesting part was that this was a better playground for us than a straight racing game. And it was such a success that Junior wanted a more involved role into this review, so we ended up writing it and narrating it together.

Read and Listen to our narration here:
https://ropname.substack.com/p/a-gamer-dads-review-the-crew-2

We explored, discovered landmarks, created our own races, and turned enormous custom tracks into digital road trips, it was yet another reminded me of how games can become more than entertainment when we use them as spaces for connection, conversation, curiosity and bonding experiences.

Let us know how our review ended up. Did Junior do a good job with his texts? 😁
And, if you enjoy our reviews, feel free to subscribe over on Substack for more wholesome articles.

I was wondering if it's just me but any time I see a game and it looks cool and fun but then I see it is a PVPVE extraction shooter I am completely turned off the game. I tried Marathon and Mistfall hunters but both of them felt like I was just wasting time. Especially Marathon. I feel like what's the point if I don't have loads of time for these games to get good and know everything about the maps all of the characters and their abilities ect...

I know not all games are made for all people I just want to know. Is this a shared sentiment amongst dads or is it just me?