Welcome to GamerDad: Gaming with Children. My name is Andrew S. Bub - the GamerDad - and I've been writing about videogames, movies, and children for over 15 years now. After working as a magazine journalist, I switched gears to write about how media violence affects children, educating parents about them, and working closely with magazines, newspapers, major retailers and even politicians. GamerDad is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Games, movies and media are fun, kids and families love them, they aren't going away. So join me in cutting through the hype and lets have a real conversation about the things that matter: Video Games, Violent Media, and their supposed effect on children and families.
Welcome to GamerDad: Gaming with Children. My name is Andrew S. Bub - the GamerDad - and I've been writing about videogames, movies, and children for over 15 years now. After working as a magazine journalist, I switched gears to write about how media violence affects children, educating parents about them, and working closely with magazines, newspapers, major retailers and even politicians. GamerDad is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Games, movies and media are fun, kids and families love them, they aren't going away. So join me in cutting through the hype and lets have a real conversation about the things that matter: Video Games, Violent Media, and their supposed effect on children and families.
3D Don’t Die, Mr. Robot (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
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Posted on March 24th, 2025 by
Several years ago I reviewed a game called Don’t Die, Mr. Robot. It was a simple arcade style game where you controlled a square robot and avoided enemies while collecting fruit and coins and chaining explosions. And now they’ve made a 3D version of it. It’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Games!
Posted on March 21st, 2025 by
So we all know that Wallace and Gromit have had lots of stop motion clay adventures on the small and big screen. But did you know they’ve had quite a lot of video games, too? They’re both old and recent and cover a wide variety of genres, too! So to end Wallace and Gromit Week, I thought we’d go over all their video games here. And if there were/are any mobile games or browser games starring them, I won’t be going over those. Either I missed out on them or don’t feel like going THAT deep.
PowerWash Simulator: Wallace and Gromit Special Pack (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on March 19th, 2025 by
A couple of years ago I reviewed a game called PowerWash Simulator. It’s a game where you use a power washer to hose down all sorts of things. Yeah they’ll make a game out of anything nowadays, won’t they? But since it is a video game, they got pretty imaginative with it, and you could download all sorts of DLC to power wash things like Final Fantasy 7 vehicles, Lara Croft’s mansion from Tomb Raider, Back to the Future vehicles, SpongeBob’s neighborhood, and Shrek’s swamp. All of those are cool and all, but it wasn’t enough to make me want to get them and play the game again. That is, until recently when they added a Wallace and Gromit pack. So I caved in and had to review it. Wallace’s inventions have made a mess of his house and machines, so he invents the WashLad to clean things up! The DLC and the game are available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Unplugged: The Dragonlance Novels – on sale!
Posted on March 18th, 2025 by
Before Harry Potter made middle-grade fantasy books “a thing”, there was a rich history of young adult fantasy books that were very middle-grade-adjacent. One of the standout series for me was the Dungeons and Dragons branded line of books in the Dragonlance setting. The initial trilogy follows a stereotypical fantasy gang of fighters, a thief, a healer, and a wizard as they go off to save the world from the machinations of the ultimate evil dragon god. Starting off as an inexperienced, eclectic group of semi-strangers, they bond together through six connected adventures becoming formidable heroes on their way to stopping the BBEG (big bad evil guy.) The first trilogy sold well and spawned many more novels in the same setting. Why am I mentioning it now? Well, the site Humble Bundle has a sale, The World of Dragonlance, featuring many of the books in the Dragonlance setting. For a low price ($1 for just a few books, $18 for 25 books) one can check out a seminal series in the history of Dungeons and Dragons. Folks who have recently jumped on the Dungeons and Dragons bandwagon should enjoy a look back at some of its early beginnings. As will all things on the Humble Bundle site, it is linked in with a charity fundraising event, this time for Room to Read – a charity trying to improve literacy among primary and secondary students.
Let’s Rank the Wallace and Gromit Movies and Shorts!
Posted on March 17th, 2025 by
I’ve been on a stop motion animation and Wallace and Gromit kick lately, thanks to watching the new movie on Netflix a month or so ago and playing new games and DLC based on the franchise. So I’ve declared this week to be Wallace and Gromit Week here at GamerDad! All this week we’ll be looking at Wallace and Gromit films and games, and we’ll start off by ranking the movies and shorts! So grab your cheese and crackers and let’s begin!
The Pizza Pixel Podcast Episode 24: Favorite Anime
Posted on March 14th, 2025 by
On our last few podcasts we’ve been talking about our favorite cartoons. We did one on our favorite Saturday morning cartoons, and one on our favorite adult cartoons and one on kids cartoons. And now we’re doing one on our favorite Japanese anime cartoons! I’m not really that big into anime but this ended up being one of our longest podcasts anyway, so I hope you get to give it a listen please! Just click on the link below!
O.W.L Projekt 2 (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on March 12th, 2025 by
This has gotta be some kind of record! I only reviewed the first game a few short months ago, and now there’s already a sequel? But it’s pretty much more of the same. This time you play as a thing that looks more like the eggplant men in Wrecking Crew with a walking stick, and your job is to guide him around isometric diorama mazes to reach an exit block. Kind of reminds me of Captain Toad or those isometric adventure games you would see a lot on British computers in the 80s (or like Solstice on the NES). It’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Piczle Cross: Rune Factory (Switch, PC)
Posted on March 10th, 2025 by
Last year around this time I reviewed a game called Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons. It was a nonogram puzzle game and those types of puzzles in video game form are often called Picross or a variation of that name. But this one had a theme. The pictures you could make were based off of things and characters from the Story of Seasons games. These were farming sims that were around way before Stardew Valley got popular. You might know these games better as Harvest Moon, as that’s what those games were called before the rights changed. Anyway, the Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons games had a spinoff series called Rune Factory. These were more fantasy based, and they streamlined the farming parts so you’d have more time to go fight monsters in dungeons! I actually like the Rune Factory games more than Story of Seasons, and now there is a Piczle Cross game based on the Rune Factory series as well! It’s available on Switch and PC but reviewed on Switch here.
Reader Review: Kingdom Come Deliverance 1 & 2 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Posted on March 7th, 2025 by
I had my brother Ben review a game I probably would never play myself, but it’s nice to have variety every now and then. So please check out his review of this duology of games! –Cary
Moe Waifu H Fantasy (PS4, PS5, Switch)
Posted on March 5th, 2025 by
I don’t know what the “Moe” means, but isn’t Waifu what you connect your internet up to? Just kidding! I’m not that out of touch. I think Waifu means like a pretend girlfriend or something. Anyway, this game is a simple music rhythm game where you press buttons in time to the music while being accompanied by pretty anime ladies. It’s available on current PlayStation consoles and Switch, but reviewed on PS4 here.
