▁the ▁co - cre ator ▁and ▁co - writer ▁for ▁Dream ▁D addy , ▁met ▁the ▁Game ▁Gr umps ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁talent ▁manager ▁for ▁M aker ▁Studios . ▁M aker ▁Studios ▁was ▁the ▁Game ▁Gr umps ' ▁channel ▁network ▁from ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁jo ke ▁Vern on ▁and ▁co - cre ator ▁Le ight on ▁Gray ▁made ▁about ▁d ads ▁visit ing ▁Disney land , ▁and ▁the ▁insp iration ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁d ad ▁d ating ▁sim ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁p ige on - dating ▁visual ▁novel ▁Hat of ul ▁Boy friend . ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁Dream ▁D addy ▁started ▁after ▁the ▁proposal ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁by ▁Shaw ▁to ▁Ar in ▁Hans on , ▁to ▁which ▁Hans on ▁immediately ▁approved . ▁Ty ler ▁H utch inson , ▁the ▁director , ▁and ▁J ory ▁Griff is , ▁the ▁narr ative ▁designer , ▁were ▁h ired ▁in ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁original ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁development ▁be ▁done ▁in ▁around ▁ 9 ▁months ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁a ▁Father ' s ▁Day ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁release , ▁but ▁this ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁too ▁difficult . ▁Dream ▁D addy ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 5 - second - long ▁te aser ▁tra iler ▁uploaded ▁on ▁the ▁Game ▁Gr umps '