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On some game platforms the company makes almost none of the games itself; instead millions of users build their own experiences and earn an in-app currency that can be converted back into real money.
A user-generated-content game platform is the kind of platform described. Rather than the company itself developing most of the games players enjoy, ordinary users build their own experiences using the platform's tools, and successful creators earn an in-app virtual currency from players engaging with what they built, which can then be exchanged back into real money through the platform's official payout program.
A cloud game-streaming service focuses on running games on remote servers for playback on weak devices, a different concept entirely from letting users design the games themselves, and a boxed-game retail store simply sells finished games made by traditional developers rather than hosting a marketplace of user-built creations.
This model effectively turns the platform into a creator economy, where the most successful independent builders, sometimes surprisingly young people working with accessible design tools, can earn substantial real income from games they designed and published entirely on their own.
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