Just come up with a really good game idea and pitch it! Can’t go wrong with at least applying for it, and regardless of what type of game it is as long as it’s seen as high quality I doubt Roblox will overlook it.
Wow that is an insane amount of funding! It’s a huge win for the teams who get in! Good luck
To anyone without much experience pitching, I 1000% recommend watching this Game Developer’s Conference talk. I was a game design major (and graduated with a minor as to leave a year early to start full-time game development!) from Indiana University, where we actually had to develop and pitch to industry professionals for our final project. Everything the speaker says in this video lines right up with how we were taught to pitch, except it’s condensed down into a single compelling presentation.
Best of luck to y’all! And remember, a good idea really only works if you can pull it off, so make sure you show that your team is capable of completing what they’re pitching - including a slide or two on past works + prior experiences working together will certainly help a ton 
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Ahh! I feel like I made one or two mistakes shown in this video(visuals/prototypes). Ah well, I’m confident with what I have almost everything else I have… Great video nonetheless, it’d definitely support people who haven’t created an application yet.
Edit - I do have visuals and prototypes but they are just links, should’ve prepared some videos or images then properly formatted them into the document.
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Looking back at this I can already tell I’m most likely not qualified as some of these terms such as KPIs I do not know/understand and the fact my game plan is fully written out but only has code with no visuals/builds.
Unfortunately I am still 3 years too young to apply 
, which is a huge bummer since I really feel like I can push the boundaries of Roblox’s engine…
Last but not least, I’d like to ask you a question. When is the best time to submit an application? Also, when will the application form be closed? Are you going to close the form first and then read the applications, or are these applications going to be read 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Are there any Zoom calls involved as well?
@Kareemheim We will keep the application form open for some time and will be reviewing applications periodically throughout the year, so you don’t need to rush and submit right away. Most communications would likely be through email, but there could be voice or video calls as well during the review process and going forward to meet the team and discuss the project proposal and deliverables. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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So, voice and video calls are going to be exclusive to the Founders?
If I may ask, how serious is the application? from my previous reply, you can tell I don’t fully grasp some of the concepts (mainly KPIs), I understand 500k USD is a lot of money and it should be dealt with properly.
Minimum of $500,000?!?! That’s so much money. Looks like roblox is looking for professionals to create games on this platform. Awesome idea!
I learned about KPI in highschool, it’s basically like this
“KPI stands for key performance indicator, a quantifiable measure of performance over time for a specific objective.”
It’s like, how many players do you want to reach each milestone with?
Example,
Are you planning on having monthly sales, for example? How many are you going for
Players on a monthly basis, for example? How many are you going for
This is a simple illustration not detailed.
“Good KPIs: Provide objective evidence of progress towards achieving a desired result. Measure what is intended to be measured to help inform better decision making. Offer a comparison that gauges the degree of performance change over time.”
Do you have any game development examples, due to the game not being released how would someone make a KPI for it?
I assume you have to measure how many players/sales you want per milestone in this context of game funding. How many players do you expect to get in the first month or first milestone,
oh so like how many players in alpha (alpha release being a milestone) and stuff like that? also is there an initial funding when you get accepted or do you have to work with no funding till the first milestone?
Nah you got 3 years to prep your pitch and build your portfolio!
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This is an incredible opportunity! It’s amazing how Roblox is able to fulfill a lot of developer’s dreams to be funded and work full time on crafting the perfect game they in vision.
I just have a few questions though.
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Can you opt-out of the program? Also if so what would happen?
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Will there be deadlines? And if so what would happen if you didn’t meet them?
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How much say would Roblox have on your game? I know they mentioned a few things they are prioritizing but what else would they be expecting?
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Im really hoping this brings in some full scale companies (EA, Activision, etc) And larger indie studios, Then roblox might finally get the respect it deserves, Even with all its flaws.
This is a remarkable opportunity for developers and a step in the right direction - it isn’t even the amount of money that is being offered that brings a smile to my face, but ROBLOX promoting ambitious and innovative creations on this platform and supporting them to such a massive degree.
Thank you to those who made this happen, I look forward to seeing what ROBLOX will become in the next few years - something of this magnitude can go a long way to changing the platform immensely and ensuring people don’t simply just do the bare minimum, but let their imaginations run wild.