Alex Balfanz facts for kids

Alex Balfanz (born May 5, 1999) is an American video game developer. He is known online as badcc. Alex is the programmer and co-creator of the very popular Roblox game, Jailbreak.

Alex Balfanz's Early Life and Coding Journey

Alex Balfanz was born in 1999. He started coding games on Roblox when he was just 9 years old. Alex used a tool called Roblox Studio to create his games.

His father was also a programmer. This helped Alex become interested in coding from a young age. He went to high school at the Trinity Preparatory School. Before Jailbreak, Alex made other games on Roblox. He said these games earned him a few thousand dollars.

Alex Balfanz's Career and Jailbreak Success

In January 2016, Alex teamed up with another developer known as "asimo3089". Together, they created a game called Volt. This was an open-world game where players could complete fun minigames.

One year later, in January 2017, Alex and asimo3089 launched Jailbreak. This game is a cops-and-robbers adventure on Roblox. On its very first day, Jailbreak had 70,000 players at the same time. Alex was very surprised by this huge number. The game quickly became one of the most popular games on Roblox. It also helped Alex become a millionaire.

Alex Balfanz's Personal Life and YouTube

Alex Balfanz went to Duke University for college. He used the money he earned from his games to pay for his studies.

Since 2011, Alex has also been a YouTuber. His channel has over 90,000 subscribers. It has also received more than seven million views. On his channel, Alex shares videos about building and scripting in Roblox. He also uploads his own music and shows off new content for Jailbreak.