![]() ![]() Some Game Fund recipients are building their first Roblox game, though in those cases they’re already known for creating games on other platforms. That means hand-picking game makers with “a track record of success,” Roblox Head of Community Expansion Jad Boniface told TechCrunch. ![]() The company characterizes its cohort of Game Fund experiences as the future of Roblox itself and selects specifically for developers who are pushing the envelope of what’s technically possible on the platform. Some hit Roblox games are created by individual users, but many are made by proper game studios crafting polished experiences, and the big per project budget is meant to reflect that. And while there aren’t many of these developer grants awarded, each project gets a minimum of $500,000 - enough to fund some sophisticated experiences on a platform best known for its blocky, simplistic graphics. That amount of money is a drop in the bucket for a company worth around $25 billion, but the investment hints at the kind of experiences Roblox will point to when it wants to showcase what its community and developer tools make possible. ![]() Now, Roblox will toss $10 million more toward a handful of select projects that it believes symbolize what the platform is all about. The company introduced the Game Fund, a Roblox-flavored version of a creator fund, last summer and it initially launched with $25 million earmarked for up-and-coming games. Roblox is announcing a wave of new funding for developers building the cutting edge of games on the platform. ![]()
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