The BEST Games for DAD GAMERS! | Weekend Respawn Podcast 

Dad gamers unite!

I’ve got a 3yr old I’ve basically adopted and my first son arriving in January. My 3 year old loves “playing” with me while I play and can’t wait to raise my boy to fight for freedom.

Dutch is just one dopamine packed ping from a full WOW relapse

This was a really enjoyable episode. Can't wait to see the channel grow more! Best of luck.

I'm 41 years old, just dropped my daughter off at gynmastics lessons, and threw my son and his friend outside to drink from the hose. I'm ready to respawn.

Current dad gamer rotation is to bounce between Helldivers 2 and Space Marine 2

The forever winter Will be a blast, you'll be making a lot of videos about it enjoying it for sure! Fun Dog studios will rock the industry!

Note to self. Dont eat blue war heads before recording a podcast. 😂

Good 1st Episode. I too am a Gamer Dad and HD2 hooked me as well. Looking forward to seeing what you guys recommend since I play both PS5 & Xbox X/S.

Yall made it to 3k!!! Congratulations 🎉

I watched several Twitch Streamers play Space Marine 2, and it all operates really really well. Good note is that not every download is going to be the same, and someone could end up downloading the game slightly screwed up in some way. Also some systems end up having issues running certain games at times, and that could just be the user and not the game itself.

HD2 scratches the everyday soldier itch while space marine 2 scratches the super soldier itch

Siiiick! Looking forward to this every week!

Might I recommend the joys of earth defense force 6. It’s cheesy and fun, you shoot large bugs and aliens, the weapons are bombastic and over the top. Graphics look like an arcade game but don’t let that fool you. Fencer and air raider are my favorite classes. I’m a dad of three boys btw. I play Helldivers, EDF 6, space marine, & I rotate through armored core 6, dragons dogma 2, black myth wukong, and risk of rain 2. As much as I love Helldivers, as a dad, there are times you gotta step away and leave folks hanging and it’s nice to have games on your rotation that you can pause. I wish I had more Helldivers operations where I could play quicker missions (purely due to life).

32:50 well if the scopes were lined up properly lmao

Hell Yeah! Looking forward to this 🍻

this show was really good, i like the close to 1hs format.

Valheim is a good example of a great early access experience

Good shit guys, shareing with my friends can confirm great discord. plus lots of memes

Talking about Early Access games, I immediately think of Baldur’s Gate 3. This was in “Early Access” for ages & ages. Probably the best case of Early Access being used to make a game awesome imo. I’m sure there’s others, but man this worked.

actually had alot of queing problems with the PVP matches in Space Marine II 40K

The forever winter looks dope!

So y'all liking it so far?

DUTCH BUTTERS is the best intro i have ever heard. Its so catchy, even when he goes live im looking forward to the intro lol. Pus im a dad diver i got 3 mini divers who watch me play nearly every time, but i need more dads on my squad so we can deal with these Automation Abominations.

I absolutely loved Sniper Elite 4 & 5. I played SE3 and felt claustrophobic compared to the later games. 4 & 5 have huge maps you can get satisfying longshots in. Its even better with a second player being a spotter and sniper buddy for dual kills. each level is a great way to kill an hour with a friend.

Hades was developed in early access, and it feels so good to play

Hellblade 2 is practically an Interactive Movie

Totally agree with the per hour cost theory, as a cheap gamer its long been my thoughts as well. I love tight, shorter experiences too, but ill play them on a subscription. No way I'm paying full price

Man, Sea of Theives is me and my 'dad' groups "other game" (Age range 34-38)

Come to Canada sometime when you've had your fill of water beer.

I for one will have an absolute blast if I'm able to blast the shit out of chargers! Then just crank the numbers up till I can't see the ground.

Thought it was Seth rogan in the intro lmao keep it going fellas! All the best!!

I'm definitely getting up there. I've been gaming since Atari and space invaders. But cheap fun little game would definitely be Vampire survivors. Played EQ and then WoW. Love the podcast subscribed.

The early access of FW was launched because the already have a passionate comunity on discord begging to play the game as soon as posible, they only launched it because gamers gave the according responde to their statements and world they created. How long should it be? Don't know, but many of us will have hundreds of hours before release and give our feeback so that the game release as the treasure in the game library that every gamer worth of it's salt deserves.

You guys need to try "Kenshi." It's got the top down view like Diablo, but the gameplay is like Fallout had a baby with The Sims. But the #1 reason why I love this game so much is because it is PISS PANTS HILARIOUS! The game does NOT CARE that you exist. So things are happening whether you're there or not. THEREFORE, you might march into town one day to sell equipment, and an ostrich creature will be randomly terrorizing the town and killing guards. Thieves will also attempt to rob stores, and get their asses handed to them via the guards. The world just FEELS ALIVE while you're interacting with it, and when you get involved, it adds another layer to the humor. I don't think this game is intentionally funny, the situations are just rib clenching laughs non-stop!

please do the bottle clink thing every podcast video so it can become a thing and i can be ready next week :) plz and ty

Not sure if it’s your type of games guys but Disco Elysium is on sale now on Steam. Amazing game. I heard the company that bought out the og devs suck but the game still rocks.

If helldivers 2 update isn’t good on the 17th the game will probably die and that makes me so sad.

Dang... I guess, that I'll need to adopt one, just to enjoy the same vibes, I guess. XD Btw, another banger, from the 'good old times', would be, - VLADIK BRUTAL. Gives out those Half-Life 1-2 vibes. ))

I got kingdom coke delevernce too last weekend

Just picked up vampire survivors which i wait for sm2 . Its a blast !

Absolutely fckn 💯 % lutely baby... Love the show

Black Flag Same 100% completed have replayed more than once hell yeah

Miller high life, may not taste the best but that price is unbeatable

Played PC boxing game with a polygon built characters lol. Been ages for sure

I make great money and play video games 12 hours 4 days a week. Wife and kids is what murders time.

Kingdom come is fkn great. A blast once you get the hang of combat

to the early access question, I say it should be minimum 90% completed. What Steam calls "early access" is alpha/beta testing. what Space Marine 2 did is actually Early Access. If it stays in that status longer then 6 months Steam should do a full refund to all who purchased.

Early access should be 100%. If we are talking about beta testing, it should be idk 🤷🏽 80%-90%?

was hyped for SM2 till I heard it was short and geared towards pvp

Hey butters check out last epoch, very diablo2 ish as well, great game

Man, that's a bummer about your Hellblade 2 experience. I remember you mentioning how excited you were to play it and then you basically had the same thing to say as far as how disappointing it is that I had heard from other people. No Man's Sky is definitely one of the biggest comebacks in gaming history and I have so much respect for that little team at Hello Games. I also picked up Kingdom Come for the same price awhile back but it was right when Helldivers 2 had come out so I didn't want to put any time toward it. I plan to check it out soon though. Space Marine 2 is visually stunning and seems to have a good story, and maybe it's because I haven't played in a squad yet, but I don't see it replacing Helldivers 2 for me. I'll be playing it for sure. But I'm not getting the same feels as what Helldivers 2 does. Not trying to compare the games here either I think they have different goals ultimately, just saying Helldivers 2 is still giving me that adrenaline kick and I haven't quite felt it with SM2 just yet..

Kingdom come is an amazing game. Hope you enjoy the rest if it

Early access with the forever winter standards? For sure, you should watch all of the content of Fun Dog studios, if you make a reacción to the announcement anda trailers, Iwould watch the s out of that.

Both Hellblades are on Game Pass so if you don’t want to buy them to play them…

Do you guys stream this live or is this just a video format? Would love to watch live

Grim dawn is a solid arpg

When you pay money for the expansion, the items you get weren't free... YOU PAID FOR THEM. :|

Older gamers are more fun we're not as big of assholes as some may think. Oh we can be mean but only if someone else starts it

Hi, I'm Franklin, and I've been cussed out by a preteen while playing video games online.

Early access stuff... is tough. People nowadays have the patience of an adhd chihuahua, so i know why people buy early access but really, it just ruins the end product for yourself. Like No mans Sky. (not early access, i know) Got it on release and was hot garbage... and now that its the game that was promised, im so burnt out on it, I doubt ill play it.

I just wish they would make games like they used too. Focus groups get the game for free in beta. NDA's to stop leaks and whatever. Hell, you could even make it subscription based since they're all greedy assholes (15 bucks a month). Give the players a month of early access to test out stability and whatnot. And a 50% testers discount when the game releases. If the game was shit for them they won't buy it. If it was good, once the NDA is lifted it'll build a TON of hype. But releasing these damn games at 100$ for "early" access is bullshit when we all know it is basically beta testing before release.

Kenshi

Why not try out Path of Exile, its free game and one of the biggest diablo competitors

First!

Black Flag is the best Assassin's creed game. Warhammer 40k is meh. Red Dead Redemption is the greatest game in History. Looking forward to Delta Force.

The online experience has been pretty bad for SM2.

Hmm I guess it is a dad game 😂

15:00 I'd get $10 per hour worth of gaming from a game just to play with my wife and get her playing.

Dutch Butter's 🧈, would love No Man's Sky 🎉🎉🎉