27-05-2025
Forbes star listing for Kiwi whose games have hit 10 billion plays
A fortnight after Nelson-based game designer Janzen Masden's name appeared on one of the latest Forbes 30 under 30 lists, he's riding a high. He's 'stoked' about the Forbes name check and his company Splitting Point is celebrating its latest game Grow a Garden becoming the biggest hit on its host site, online gaming platform Roblox.
Grow a Garden's concept is about as simple as it sounds: users buy seeds from a shop, plant them, wait for them to grow and collect the profits. The initial concept was built by another, unnamed game creator who Splitting Point and another studio, Do Big, has partnered with to take over the live operations and updates.