Animal Hospital Sweeps 2026 Roblox Innovation Awards — SkimNews
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- "Animal Hospital" by Animal Anomaly won four categories at the 2026 Roblox Innovation Awards: Best Innovation in Creative Direction, Best New Game, People's Choice, and the Builderman Award, the ceremony's capstone honor
- Roblox hosted the RIAs as the closing event of its 12th annual Developer Conference in San Jose, with 319 million votes tallied across 20 categories
- Roblox unveiled "The Hunt: Roblox 20," a 20th anniversary celebration launching September 17
- Nosniy Games took both Best Studio and Best Shooter for its 1v1-to-5v5 FPS RIVALS, while DOORS by LSPLASH won Best Use of Audio and FIFA Super Soccer by Play! Football took Best Sports Game
- Justin Sousa ("JParty"), Roblox's head of developer community, hosted the ceremony and said the winner list reflects that "there isn't one definition of a great Roblox game anymore"
Why it matters: Animal Hospital capturing the Builderman Award — the ceremony's final honor — alongside People's Choice shows the Roblox community gravitating toward atmospheric, narrative-driven horror over the platform's obstacle-course roots. The 319 million votes cast reinforce how large the platform's creator-driven recognition engine has become as Roblox enters its 20th year.
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