Both platforms aim to maximize users' time spent on them by paying creators to make original content. Epic paid $352 million to Fortnite creators in 2024, up 11 percent year-over-year.

CEO David Baszucki told creators that Roblox’s “next frontier” hopes to tap into 10% of the $180 billion global gaming market.

The popularity of online gaming platform Roblox has allowed some developers to make serious money.

A new Roblox initiative will allow some creators to get paid for fan games based on Like a Dragon, Stranger Things, and more popular IPs.