"Secret Hitler" was designed by Max Temkin (the co-creator of "Cards Against Humanity" and Humans vs. Zombies), Mike Boxleiter (co-founder of Mikengreg, the video game developer behind "Solipskier" and "TouchTone") and Tommy Maranges (the writer of "Philosophy Bro"), and was illustrated by Mackenzie Schubert (illustrator of games such as "Letter Tycoon" and "Penny Press"), collectively known as Goat, Wolf, & Cabbage LLC.The development team worked out of office space provided by the "Cards Against Humanity" team for new game designers.