What is Crayta?
Crayta was a Roblox-like game creation platform developed by Unit 2 Games, a subsidiary of Meta under Facebook Gaming. The Crayta Engine was built using Unreal Engine 4 but was focused on accessibility and shared many similarities with the Unity Engine. Creators could use a voxel-based engine to create their 3D game worlds, similar to Minecraft. They could add game logic by writing Lua scripts or follow a no-code approach by relying on Tools by other developers called Packages. UI elements and logic could be created with Crayta's HTML, CSS and JS based Gameface API.
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It was initially exclusive to Google Stadia (also now shut down). Crayta later became available on PC via the Epic Games Store and through Meta's platforms like Facebook Gaming.
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However, Crayta was officially shut down on all platforms on March 3, 2023. This decision was made due to insufficient growth, as announced by Unit 2 Games. Creators and Players were advised to document their work through screenshots or videos since all created content would become inaccessible post-shutdown.
What did I have to do with it?
I was the youngest developer to be a part of Crayta's Ignition Contract Programme, which was awarded to only the top creators on the platform. After creating several games and tools that became very popular on the platform, I was approached by the Crayta team to be a part of Ignition so I could better enhance Crayta's creator ecosystem and tools. I worked with the Crayta team and other top creators on a contract basis and developed many amazing tools and experiences on the platform.