Latter-day Pop

I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who loves pop culture and creating things.

I like to think that the games I've made are fun on their own merits, irrespective of theme. It’s true that many of my games happen to feature Latter-day Saint  themes, but regardless, they can absolutely be understood and enjoyed by anyone, so I hope you'll check 'em out.

Growing up as a Latter-day Saint, I always lamented the fact that so few games existed—digital or analog—that dealt with the world, imagery, themes, or history of the Church or our unique scripture, The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. In particular, The Book of Mormon is filled with incredible stories, characters, and themes that lend themselves exceptionally well to adventure narratives and game mechanics. I want to explore that!

Though some Latter-day Saint games do exist, the market is small enough that it hasn’t traditionally been a huge target for developers. With full understanding that I am unlikely to make much money doing so, I intend to contribute to that ecosystem where and when I can. Even though I’m beginning my coding journey with Playdate, I hope to be able to build apps for desktop and mobile platforms soon. (Perhaps I will even attempt to adapt some of my Playdate games for those platforms.)

I hope you like what I’m trying to build, and I hope you stick around to see what’s next.

If you want to get in touch, email me at latterdaypop@gmail.com, and I invite you to visit ComeUntoChrist.org if you’re at all curious about the restored Church of Jesus Christ.