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 only enrolled if you opt in: from the Monetization tab, or by leaving the opt-in switched on when you publish your first build.
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 sessions in the live, published version of your game. Playtime by members of your own team is excluded, and Wavedash reviews each month's report before it's paid.
Opting in
Enrollment is per game. Open Developer Portal → your game → Monetization and click Opt in on the Creator Fund card. The dialog for publishing your first build also includes the opt-in, switched on by default, so untick it there if you want to stay out. A game counts for a whole month as long as it's enrolled when that month's report is calculated.
Opting in is free and can't be undone. It doesn't change anything else about how your game is sold or played.
Getting paid
After a month closes, Wavedash calculates and reviews that month's report, then credits each game's share to your team's earnings. You'll get an email with the per-game breakdown and a notification with your team's total, and the credit appears under Developer Portal → Earnings. It's paid out with your next monthly payout, so the same $20 minimum applies.
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.