The Parenting Simulator

I own this game on some different platforms. I've always wanted to be a dad, but I have no wife or partner, and no way to become one, and this is why the game appealed to me. But the game is a wonderful novel, a story which will make you cry at points, and warm your heart at others. It's a lovely story, a real work of art. Unlike some other reviews, I've had some quite different outcomes for the kids I've raised, even though I don't think I was that different in how I raised them. It's a great choose-your-own adventure/life simulation. I am hoping for DLCs with more events/scenarios, or a sequel where you can have TWO kids maybe!

i love this game, when my hormones start doing the annoying thing where i want a child, this stops me from getting one irl. 10/10.

I played it only once and for about an hour and a half. So take this as a first impression. I was kind of bored. It wasn't bad but it wasn't what I thought it would be and I sometimes found myself just picking a choice without reading much of the text. I wanted to push through parts of it to find more interesting chapters. Which, to be honest, never happened. Sims 4 makes for more interesting parent/family interaction and decisions. I will likely play it again in the future and maybe will change my mind about it but right now I, as I said, felt bored. In other words, not much of a impression at all. When compared to other games of this type it just didn't really hold up. Or hold my attention. Just meh. Not upset or mad I got the game. But wish it had a little more to it.

The Game is a great text-based simulator and offers a wide varity to customise your parenting. Its very well made, but it has one big flaw: Its to american. One of the biggest obstacles in the game are getting your kid into college and how you will finance this. Its never a good idea to have a game where you think: "Well none of this would happen in a place with a functioning social system." As this point can be the reason for derailing your endgame (with your straight A, tech-obsseds kid becoming a plumber for no consevable reason) it can be quiet underwhelming after an otherwise good game.

I'm not crying, you're crying!

Very fun, in-depth game where you make a lot of choices and can use stats to keep track of your progress. Wish there were more games like this!

I went into this with low expectations, thinking that it'll just be a paid version of BitLife. Boy was I wrong :') I love love love it so much and got teary-eyed when my son left. It's all texts, no pictures or whatsoever, and I love that there were more than 2-3 choices for most events. I can't wait to replay it and try out different parenting styles just to see the different endings. Hopefully there's a DLC available or something longer, can't wait!

It's fun to play and see how different your outcomes are. The events that happen in the game seem to be randomized, making each playthrough something new. Overall, would recommend it if you're looking for a quick game that'll leave you shouting "MY CHILD." at the end!

The first run is really engaging. I think there is room for a second run but I wouldn't go farther than that.

Feels like I'm reading an old school Goosebumps book but less fun. Not saying it's a bad game, but it's just way to much reading for me. It'd be a bit better IMO if there was any artwork or pictures of any kind to kinda keep me interested.