Gamefam

Gamefam was founded in 2019 in Los Angeles, California, United States by Joe Ferencz, the current CEO. Ferencz was originally involved with bringing Hot Wheels into the Forza series and Rocket League, and while doing so, he was observing Roblox's success as a free-to-play video game platform.[3] Explaining his reason for founding Gamefam, Ferencz told TechCrunch “Roblox truly is the Metaverse for this younger generation. What that means is that each game needs to have a very distinctive and attractive immersion to it, in a way that mobile free-to-play doesn’t."[1] The company is described by Ferencz as the “first and only fully-dedicated, professional game publishing company on Roblox.”[4]

In November 2020, Gamefam partnered with Mattel to develop Hot Wheels Open World on Roblox, which is a Hot Wheels-themed open world racing game.[5][6]

In October 2021, Gamefam partnered with WowWee to create toys for their popular Roblox game Twilight Daycare.[7]

In November 2021, Gamefam announced in an interview with Forbes partnered with WildBrain to start integrating various brands into their portfolio of Roblox titles.[8]

In March 2022, Gamefam announced they have raised $25 million in its Series A funding round, which was led by Konvoy Ventures and participated in by Play Ventures, Makers Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners and Galaxy Interactive.[2]

In the same month, Gamefam also partnered with Sega to develop Sonic Speed Simulator on Roblox, which is a Sonic-themed game.[9] The game peaked at over 350,000 concurrent users with overall positive feedback.

Gamefam's current games include:[13]

• All Star Tower Defense, a round based Tower Defense game inspired by anime characters.
• Build to Survive Simulator, a round based survival game.
• Car Dealership Tycoon, a car dealership based tycoon game.
• Deathrun, a round based obstacle game.
• Deliveryman Simulator, a delivery-based simulator.
• Easy Obby, an obstacle-based game.
• Eating Simulator, an eating-based simulator.
• Funky Friday, a Friday Night Funkin' inspired game.
• Gym Tycoon, a gym based tycoon game.
• Hot Wheels Open World, a licensed Hot Wheels open world racing game.
• Junkbots Story, a licensed Hexbug story game based on one of their franchises, JunkBots.
• Little World, an insect adventure game.
• Military Tycoon, a military shooter game which lets players build their own military base.
• War Tycoon, a military shooter game that uses the Advanced Combat System framework which lets players build their own military base.
• PolyBattle, a first-person shooter.
• Red Light, Green Light, a game based on the popular Netflix drama series Squid Game.
• RoBeats, a rhythm game.
• Shoot Out, a western-themed third-person shooter.
• Slashing Simulator, a weapon-based simulator in which involves the use of katanas.
• Sonic Speed Simulator, a licensed SEGA game based on their most popular franchise, Sonic the Hedgehog.
• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: You Have The Power!, a licensed Mattel game based on one of their most popular franchises, Masters of the Universe.
• Speed Run Simulator, a speed-based simulator game.
• Starving Artists, a donation-based game where players can create their own pixel art and sell it to other players.
• Tower of Misery, a round based tower parkour game.
• Twilight Daycare, a daycare roleplaying game.
• Ultimate Driving, an open world racing game based in the Eastern United States.
• Workout Island, a weight lifting simulation game.