3AM Experiences hits 1 billion Roblox plays, funds legacy .io acquisitions
Summary
3AM Experiences crossed 1 billion Roblox plays and 700 million UGC visits, announced May 1.
The studio paid over $1 million for Mope.io in August 2024, buying it from Addicting Games.
Diep.io followed shortly after under the same acquisition from Addicting Games.
Roblox scale now underwrites a parallel business acquiring and rebuilding aging browser IP.
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Roblox revenue underwrites a separate legacy-IP acquisition business
Roblox is 3AM's largest platform, with over 1 billion plays and 700 million UGC visits.
The studio funded the Mope.io and Diep.io acquisitions from Addicting Games in 2024.
Mope.io alone cost over $1 million in August 2024.
Mope.io was built by Stan Tatarnykov, Diep.io by Matheus Valadares, before Addicting Games divested both.
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Divergent technical playbooks for each acquired title
Mope.io ran its original 2016 codebase until January 2026.
The June 2026 rewrite moved Mope.io to Phoenix.Engine, built by 3AM engineer DarePhoenix.
The rebuild was carried out under contract for VexxusArts, per DarePhoenix's portfolio.
Diep.io stays on its original C++ base, run as a live service with ongoing tuning.
A 10-to-15 player group, the Diep Insiders, feeds sentiment directly to Diep.io developers.
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Events business extends the .io revival beyond code
3AM launched MopeCon in Marrakesh in 2024, its first event tied to a revived title.
The 3AM Expo in Lisbon in 2025 broadened events beyond a single game.
Diep Con followed in 2026, expanding to both Algeria and Barcelona on high demand.
The calendar monetizes community loyalty around revived IP beyond gameplay revenue.
What this means
For Investors & VC: Roblox UGC cash flow now funds M&A, making 3AM a legacy-IP roll-up play.
For Publishers & Developers: Dormant .io IP with intact fanbases is acquirable for seven figures.
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