Gamefam Studios

Gamefam Studios is an American video game developer and is the first professional company to utilize Roblox as a video game development platform.
==History==
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 watching Roblox's success as a free-to-play video game platform. 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." The company is described by Ferencz as the “first and only fully-dedicated, professional game publishing company on Roblox.”
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.
In October 2021, Gamefam partnered with WowWee to create toys for their popular Roblox game Twilight Daycare.
In November 2021, Gamefam announced in an interview with Forbes partnered with WildBrain to start integrating various brands into their portfolio of Roblox titles.
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. This has made Gamefam the highest valued publisher on the Roblox platform.
In April 2022, Gamefam also partnered with SEGA to develop Sonic Speed Simulator on Roblox, which is a Sonic-themed game. The peaked at over 350,000 concurrent users with overall positive feedback.
In February 2023, Gamefam partnered with Paramount Global to develop TMNT: Battle Tycoon and SpongeBob Simulator.http://www.nickalive.net/2023/02/paramount-gamefam-partner-for-spongebob.html
==Controversies==
On December 9, 2022, GameFam made a tweet announcing Sonic Prime for Sonic Speed Simulator, which allowed users who purchased it not only to get perks in that game, but also in Starving Artists and Funky Friday. The creator of the original Friday Night Funkin' was upset about this, and mentioned in a reply on Twitter that he would be consulting his lawyer about this.
Later that month, ex-employees from Gamefam called the studio out for allegedly forcing employees to work overtime while being underpaid. Gamefam later made an apology tweet, which several people called out for not addressing any of the issues, and only doing it to make themselves look better.
In April 2023, the National Labor Relations Board amended charges against Gamefam for what they were allegedly doing,https://www.nlrb.gov/case/12-CA-310234 and sent letters to all of their employees clarifying their rights and what they could speak about regarding their relations with the company, including the right to freely discuss their salary.
==List of Video Games==
Gamefam's current games include: 
*All Star Tower Defense, a round based Tower Defense game inspired by anime characters
*Barbie Dreamhouse Tycoon, a licensed Barbie game.
*Build to Survive Simulator, a round based survival game
*Car Dealership Tycoon, a car dealership-based tycoon game
*Cirque Du Soleil Tycoon, a licensed Cirque du Soleil tycoon game
*Deathrun, a round based obstacle game
*Deliveryman Simulator, a delivery-based simulator
*Easy Obby, an obstacle-based game.
*Eating Simulator, a round-based tower parkour game
*Funky Friday, a Friday Night Funkin' inspired game
* Gym Tycoon, a gym-based tycoon game.
*Harmony Hills, a roleplaying game.
*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
*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
*[CLASSIC] Oil Warfare Tycoon, a military shooter game 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
*Speed Run Simulator, a speed-based simulator game
*Starving Artists, a NFT inspired game where players can create their own pixel art and sell it to other players
*Super NFL Tycoon, a licensed NFL tycoon game
*Tower of Misery, a round based tower parkour game
*Twilight Daycare, a daycare roleplaying game
*Ultimate Driving, an open world racing game series based in the Eastern United States
*War Tycoon, the spiritual successor to [CLASSIC] Oil Warfare Tycoon by the same developers.
*Workout Island, a weight-lifting simulation game
*TMNT: Battle Tycoon, a licensed TMNT game based on the franchise, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
*SpongeBob Simulator, a licensed SpongeBob game based on the franchise, SpongeBob SquarePants.
*Maple Hospital, a hospital roleplaying game
*Weapon Fighting Simulator, a weapon-based simulator involving the use of swords
*Build-A-Bear Tycoon, a licensed Build-A-Bear game
*Festival Tycoon, a licensed game based on the band, The Chainsmokers
*Ultra Power Tycoon, a fighting based tycoon
*Shadovis RPG, an "action RPG" having you explore different worlds
*Ore Mining Tycoon, a tycoon where you mine for special ores
Gamefam's other game listings
==Attribution==
*This article incorporates content from the article "Gamefam" at Wikipedia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.
==References==
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