Denis expressed his weariness of constantly producing Roblox content, leading him to declare his departure from the game and his decision to focus on creating Minecraft videos instead.

Over a decade later, the 32-year-old is Roblox's top developer with over 11 billion visits to his profile and five million new people playing his games every month.

Roblox, the popular video game company based in the Bay Area's San Mateo, is requiring most workers relocate to the city or face layoffs.