A huge thank you to Matt (and Jeff)

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Finding and listening to the DCC series has been one of the few things keeping me sane with a new baby. Multiple nightly feeds, long walks to soothe him, and playing baby games for hours would have surely driven me mad by now. I don’t have as much time to read as I used to for obvious reasons. Being able to not only listen to the incredibly deep yet silly story of Carl and Donut & Friends, but be fully immersed in it with Jeff’s amazing performances. You, Matt and Jeff and this community, have helped me keep grounded through a very challenging time. Parenthood is rewarding, but having something that isn’t staring at a screen or independently time consuming is vital so I can have my “me time” while still taking care of him and showing up for my wife.

I’m currently halfway through listening to book 5. Once I finish listening to them, I hope to read them. The main stories, the side stories, the character building, everything is a 10/10 for me and my only complaint is I sound crazy when I tell people what it’s about. Every aspect of the books are so creative and the way Matt plants Chekhov's guns and how they end up being used in a twisted and unique way each time leaves me in shock and awe.

TLDR: As a new dad and avid reader, Matt wrote an incredible series and Jeff Hayes knocked the audiobooks out of the park. Babies are very taxing, DCC recharges me

Posted Feb 11, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC

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