We make games that celebrate parenthood and keep the whole family laughing.
Dadland Games is founded and operated by Matt Haupert and Jesse Swatling-Holcomb, close friends since we met as college students doing summerstock theater in Holland, MI. When not moonlighting as game designers, Matt is a high school teacher in San Diego County and Jesse works in tech as a Product Manager in the Denver area.
Our first game, Poopy Diapers, launches on Kickstarter this summer, and we have an additional five parenting-themed games in development that we’re excited to roll out after we fulfill that campaign.
By supporting the Kickstarter campaign for Poopy Diapers, you’re helping make Dadland Games a reality. So head to our home page, sign up for updates, and make our dreams come poo!
by Matt
When I changed my daughter’s diaper for the last time before she was potty trained, I felt like an aging baseball player who’d thrown his final pitch, or a reality TV star whose show had been canceled after 11 seasons (please, Bravo, don’t let this happen to Vanderpump Rules).
Who even was I without that sweet stench to greet me every morning, afternoon, and night?
TO FILL THE VOID, I HAD ONLY TWO OPTIONS:
1. Have another baby (I did).
2. Join forces with my friend Jesse Swatling-Holcomb to design a simple, hilarious strategy card game called “Poopy Diapers” that would immortalize the sacred act that had been torn away from me by the merciless persistence of linear time (I did).
I came up with the initial rules, Jesse drew all the art, and together (with the help of a whole bunch of our friends) we tested and refined the game until it was it was so fun we had no choice but to put it on Kickstarter and ask for your money.
But we didn’t want to stop there. We wanted our games to grow with your family, and parenting is not just about poopy diapers (though it does sometimes seem that way).
So we kept working and churned out the rules for five more parenting themed games (which we’ll start rolling out after the Poopy Diapers campaign) and our company, Dadland Games, was born.
Sign up for updates, support our Kickstarter campaign, and help ensure Poopy Diapers is just the beginning!