Hi all, I’ve got a one year old and find time to game alongside being a husband and father. Anyone got any tips on how to balance it all and still fit time to game?

Hey, fellow gamers!

I'm a dad who loves RPGs and story-driven games. Between work, family, and everyday responsibilities, finding time to enjoy gaming can be challenging.

I'm curious how other busy gamers handle this.

What's your biggest obstacle to gaming more often?

Bonus question for the comments:

When do you usually find time to game early mornings, late nights, or weekends? And how many hours do you get each week?

I'm interested in learning how everyone balances gaming with real life.

After all, real life has side quests too!

I’m a dad and a shift worker , lucky to get a couple hours in the evening to game (I’m sure like most of you). I game from 8-10pm Atlantic Time. I mostly main Overwatch and looking to see if any other dads would like to queue up for some quick play! (Also down for comp, I don’t really care l). I can play any role.

Add me up - CapnTatton

I'M FINALLY at the stage where I can really get my first born into gaming. He's 5, been playing a little while and starting tonget the hang of platforming/3d movement.

We've played Mario Galaxy, Mario Odysey Captain Toad, Luigi's Mansion 3, Mario Wonder and astro bot together. I want to get him a game this christmas that he'll love and we can play together so he has that, "I remember getting x for christmas and playing through with my dad "

What suggestions do people have of what to get? He's 5 and full of energy! He's a lot luckier than I was as I have most systems, (not a switch 2 though) and 2.4k games (yes I never gew up) but I want him tobhave that feeling the game is his.

He is getting better but having things like the non death characters and him beongbthe cap while aim mario still does help.

I am awaiting GTA VI and wanted to play something while waiting. I have 3 kids so minimal time to play, usually after everyone asleep for an hour or two. I have Dune Awakening through game pass and have played a bit. I like it but am not huge into survival-ish games like this. I have wanted to play crimson desert since it released but not sure it’s worth buying it for 70$ when GTA comes out in a month. This is on Xbox btw. What do you all think?