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.
Cat&Rabbit Pizza Farming (Switch)
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Posted on May 28th, 2025 by
Help a cat and rabbit run a pizza restaurant! Grow fresh ingredients and prepare them into delicious pizzas for customers in this action packed farming and restaurant sim on Switch.
Polterguys: Possession Party (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox X/S, PC)
Posted on May 26th, 2025 by
One of my guilty pleasures is watching ghost investigator shows and silly paranormal stuff like that. So I’m always up for playing a game about ghosts, too. In Polterguys, you play as a cute little spirit who can possess different objects. In the game you must possess items and gather ecto energy and other power-ups to keep away from a bigger, meaner, shadowy ghost and be the last one standing in this multiplayer focused title. Polterguys: Possession Party is available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Unplugged: Bluey Scavenger Hunt Game
Posted on May 23rd, 2025 by
I freaking love the Bluey TV show! It’s a kids show but has so much to offer for adults, too. And I even reviewed a Bluey video game last year. The show is set (and animated) in Australia, and stars a family of four cartoon Australian Cattle Dogs, or Blue Heelers for short. The family consists of Bluey, the titular playful and curious six year old, her younger sister Bingo, and their parents: Bandit and Chilli. They all learn lessons through play and imagination, and some of the topics are more serious things that only adults would truly understand. These can range from moving away, infertility, dealing with ADHD, and even death. The show strikes a balance between making things easy for kids to understand, but deep enough to keep adults interested. So when I got the opportunity to play a Bluey board game with my 5 year old nephew and 3 year old twin nieces, I was thrilled and decided I would review it. In the game, up to four takes turns moving around the board, and everyone works together to try and find and pick up all the toys before bedtime. If you do, everyone wins!
Blazing Trail (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on May 21st, 2025 by
When I was a kid back in the NES days, one of the big game makers was Konami. They brought us such classics like Castlevania, Contra, and Life Force. But one of their NES games that didn’t get as much attention was Jackal. This was an army themed game where you drove around a Jeep in an overhead perspective and shot at bad guys. I don’t remember playing it much myself, but in recent years I’ve read articles and watched videos of people having fond memories of Jackal. So I’m glad I got the opportunity to review Blazing Trail, as it reminded me a lot of Jackal. Drive around an armored vehicle and shoot at bad guys and rescue hostages in this 2D action game. It’s available for all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Leo & Mia: Animal Rescue (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox X/S)
Posted on May 19th, 2025 by
Play as cat pair Leo or Mia as they rescue animals in this 3D adventure game. Go out on missions in the savannah, jungle, and mountain regions as you rescue and take care of animals as well as fight off poachers. Supposedly this is a sequel/spinoff game where in the first one you played as Leo the firefighter. I never played that game so I don’t know how different this one is. But anyway, Leo and Mia: Animal Rescue is available on all current consoles but reviewed on Switch here.
Rescue Rangers Away!
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!
