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.
Rescue Rangers Away!
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Posted on May 16th, 2025 by
Hey folks, I was a guest on another episode of the cartoon podcast my friends do. This time they talked about Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers, which is one of my favorite cartoons. So I’m glad they had me on for the ride! This one turned out pretty well, I think, so please give it a listen if you can! Thanks!
Hegzis (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on May 14th, 2025 by
Hegzis is a puzzle game played on a hexagonal grid, with connected hex pieces for you to place and rotate on the field. When a full line of hexagon pieces go from one side to another, they’ll disappear. Do this enough times to clear the level. It’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Pilo and the Holobook (Switch, PS5, Xbox X/S, PC)
Posted on May 12th, 2025 by
When you were little, did you ever have a sticker album? It seemed to be a popular thing when I was a youngster back in the 80s anyway. Not sure if they’d allure today’s technology savvy kids or not, but what if I told you now there’s a game about filling up a sticker album! Because that’s just what you do in Pilo and the Holobook. In the game, you play as Pilo, a little humanoid fox critter who assists a Professor. This Professor has just invented a Holobook. Just point the Holobook at something and it’ll scan it and make a sticker out of it that you can then place in the book and it’ll store info on it like an encyclopedia. So your job as Pilo is to go from planet to planet scanning everything you can to fill up the Holobook. The game is available on most current consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
A Special Message from Andrew Bub
Posted on May 11th, 2025 by
Hi this is Cary. Andrew Bub, the founder of this site and THE GamerDad himself, asked for me to relay this message here –Cary “My little GamerLad graduated from Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design today … He wants to design videogames or at least the look of them. I taught him how to hold his first controller & he became one of my most valuable game reviewers back when I was active at my website. I’m so proud!” –Andrew Bub
More Minecraft Movie McDonald’s Madness!
Posted on May 9th, 2025 by
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about the Minecraft movie meals you could get at McDonald’s. Well I’ve gotten a few more things from them since then, thanks to my family, so let’s take a look at those, too!
Cozy Stitch Puzzle (Switch)
Posted on May 7th, 2025 by
Piece together pictures of cute plush animals (or maybe they’re stitched on patches, I don’t know) in Cozy Stitch Puzzle on Switch. It’s very similar to a game I reviewed last year called Magic Cats Pots.
Tales of Autumn (Switch, PC)
Posted on May 5th, 2025 by
Tales of Autumn may look like your typical farming sim game, imitating such titles like Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, and Stardew Valley. But this one has a little twist to it. You’ll just have to read on to find out what it is! Tales of Autumn is available on Switch and PC but reviewed on Switch here.
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on May 2nd, 2025 by
Back in the 90s, 3D platformers starring colorful mascot characters were all the rage, even in the early days. One of the first ones out of the gate on the PlayStation was Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. It was made by Argonaut, yes the same folks who helped create the original Star Fox. I remember playing this on a demo disc (remember those) back then and not liking it. Mainly because the controls were awkward. This was back before the PSOne had analog sticks, so Croc had more tankish controls. It took a while before the PlayStation had quality 3D platformers as good as the N64 ones. Me personally, they didn’t catch up until Ape Escape and maybe Spyro. Anyway, because I didn’t like the first Croc game on the demo disc, I skipped out on the other entries in the series. Turns out there was a lot more than I thought. There was a 3D sequel as well as a handful of 2D games on handheld and mobile devices. And I’ve watched a lot of videos with gamers saying they loved Croc as a kid. I’m willing to give games a second chance, so I’m glad I got to review this remaster. It’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Moving Houses (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on April 30th, 2025 by
About a year and a half ago as of this writing, I had to move out of the house I lived in for over 20 years and pack up all my things and I didn’t really enjoy it. So why would I want to play a game about packing up and moving? Well I guess we’ll find out with Moving Houses. It’s available on all current game consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Skies Above (Switch, PC)
Posted on April 28th, 2025 by
On a world similar to ours, flying whales called Leviathans from outer space have come to slumber. They bring with them magical powers, and the greedy people of the planet have sent out robots to capture the Leviathans. But a group of rebels who have learned to live in harmony with the Leviathans is going to help them escape. Ride a Leviathan in the sky and defend it from robots in this fast-paced action game on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
