My Dear Dad

My Dear Dad is an adventure puzzle game with some horror elements. You play as a father searching for his daughter, Xiaoqian, in the dangerous Tower of Mind. After a fire consumes the family’s hopes, he searches the blaze for her, then collapses from inhaling too much smoke. When he wakes in an unfamiliar place, Xiaoqian is gone, and he begins a journey to save her.

A father and daughter

The father is a researcher at a chemical institute. His wife died during childbirth, and his busy work has left him with little time to care for Xiaoqian, who calls him a “bad person.” Xiaoqian is a clever sixth-grade student and her class’s mathematics representative. She grew up with her grandparents before her father brought her to live with him for school; she feels ashamed of her family circumstances and longs for others to care about her.

Investigate and solve puzzles

The game focuses on examining environments to solve puzzles. Your progress in investigating the protagonist’s surroundings can lead to one of two endings. A dynamic difficulty system can be adjusted to suit different play habits, and a single playthrough takes about 2–3 hours.

The game includes more than 20 exploration- or puzzle-related achievements, along with hidden easter eggs to discover.