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Roblox

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Also known as RB, Robot Blox

Roblox (, ) is an online game platform and game creation system developed by Roblox Corporation that allows users to program and play games created by themselves or other users. It was created by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel in 2004, and released to the public in 2006. As of February 2025, the platform has reported an average of 85.3 million daily active users. According to the company, their monthly player base includes half of all American children under the age of 16.

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Roblox is an online platform where users can create and play games that they or other users have designed. With over 85 million daily active users as of early 2025, it has become a major entertainment destination, particularly popular among American children under 16.

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Ratings

IMDb

6.1/10

3,004 votes

Year
2003
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy

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286,163 total

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Key facts

Video game.italic title
no
Video game.caption
Logo used since 2022
Video game.image
Roblox Logo 2022.svgclass=skin-invert
Video game.developer
Roblox Corporation
Video game.genre
Game creation system, massively multiplayer online game
Video game.designer
David BaszuckiErik Cassel
Video game.modes
Single-player, multiplayer
Video game.publisher
Roblox Corporation

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections
Contents
  • Overview
  • Virtual economy
  • Roblox Studio and game design
  • Games
  • Communication and age estimations
  • History and development
  • 2004–2009: Creation and early history
  • 2010–2015: Early growth
  • 2016–2020: Accelerated growth and COVID-19
  • 2021–2025: Public listing and platform
  • 2026–present
  • Community and culture
  • Merchandise
  • Events
  • Licensed and affiliated events
  • Reception
  • Restrictions by country
  • Revenue
  • References
  • External links

Roblox (, ) is an online game platform and game creation system developed by Roblox Corporation that allows users to program and play games created by themselves or other users. It was created by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel in 2004, and released to the public in 2006. As of February 2025, the platform has reported an average of 85.3 million daily active users. According to the company, their monthly player base includes half of all American children under the age of 16.

The platform hosts millions of user-created games (officially referred to as "experiences" since 2021), all created using a dialect of the programming language Lua and the platform's game engine, Roblox Studio. While Roblox is free-to-play, it features in-game purchases done through its virtual currency known as "Robux", and game developers on the platform are able to create items that cost Robux. Furthermore, the platform hosts a large virtual economy centered around those items and Robux. Using the platform's "Developer Exchange" program, creators on the platform are able to exchange their earned Robux for real-world currency. The platform has also been used to host virtual concerts and events, as well as advergames.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roblox” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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