The Creator Fund is a monthly pool that Wavedash distributes to developers based on how much players play their games. It's a way to get paid for making games people love, separate from Paid Content sales.
Games are not enrolled automatically: you have to opt in each game manually before its play counts.
How it works
Each calendar month, Wavedash calculates the eligible playtime across every enrolled game. Your game's share of the pool is proportional to its share of that total playtime: if your game accounts for 5% of eligible play, it earns 5% of that month's fund.
Eligible play means real sessions in the live, published version of your game. Play that appears manipulated or fraudulent is excluded.
Opting in
Enrollment is manual and you need to opt in on a per-game basis. Open Developer Portal → your game → Monetization and click Opt in on the Creator Fund card. Eligible play starts counting toward future monthly calculations once you're enrolled.
Playtime calculation does not begin until you've opted in, so do it early. It's free, and it doesn't change anything else about how your game is sold or played.
Getting paid
Payouts are distributed at the end of each month. You'll get an email and a notification with the breakdown per game, and earnings appear under Developer Portal → Earnings → Creator Fund.
Creator Fund earnings pay out alongside your other Wavedash earnings through Stripe Connect — see Getting paid for setup. No marketplace fee applies; you receive the full allocated amount.