List of Roblox games facts for kids

A promotional image of Roblox showing different games like Jailbreak and Royale High.

The online video game platform and game creation tool Roblox has tons of games, which are officially called "experiences." These games are made by users with a tool called Roblox Studio. Because Roblox is super popular, many games made on it have also become very popular. Some games have millions of players each month! Over 5,000 games have been visited more than a million times. More and more games are getting huge player counts every year. For example, in 2022 alone, over seventy games reached a billion visits. It took ten years for the first ten games to reach that number!

Awesome Games Made on Roblox

Adopt Me!

Adopt Me! is a huge online game where players can pretend to be parents adopting a child, or children getting adopted. But the main fun is really about adopting and taking care of many different pets! You can even trade pets with other players. As of October 2022, the game had been played over thirty billion times. In June 2020, Adopt Me! had about 600,000 players at the same time, making it the most popular game on Roblox. The team behind the game, Uplift Games, has earned over $16 million, mostly from small in-game purchases. The game won three awards at the 2020 Bloxy Awards.

Bee Swarm Simulator

Bee Swarm Simulator is a game where bees follow you around. These bees help you collect pollen and turn it into honey. They also help you fight bad guys! The game has quests, events, and other cool features to keep players hooked. It was part of a Roblox event called "The Classic" and an Egg Hunt event in 2020.

Doors

Doors is a horror game where you play in first-person. It's like an escape room video game where you open doors and go through hotel rooms. You learn by trying things out to get through the game and escape. You can find items to help you, while scary creatures called "entities" try to stop you or sometimes even help you.

Doors came out on August 10, 2022. By November 2022, it had been visited over 1 billion times! A big update that changed the hotel was released on January 29, 2023. On August 26, 2023, new ways to change your game were added after you beat it. A second floor, called "The Mines," was released on August 30, 2024. The game also joined the first "The Hunt" event, adding a new secret area called "The Backdoor."

Whitney Meers from PCGamesN said the horror in the game was "too much for YouTubers to handle." Carlos Mestre from TheGamer called the game a "spine-chilling adventure." Doors even worked with Makeship to make plush toys of its creatures. It also teamed up with another Roblox game, Tower Heroes, adding one of its entities, El Goblino, as a special character.

Dress to Impress

Dress to Impress is a fun game where players compete to create the best outfit for a certain theme. You get about five minutes to change clothes, hair, makeup, and other fashion items. Then, your outfits are shown in a fashion show, and other players rate them from one to five stars. You can earn in-game money to buy more accessories and get on leaderboards based on how well you do. The game became super popular in mid-2024, reaching 2.7 billion visits. In August 2024, the game worked with music artist Charli XCX to promote her album Brat. The game has won three Innovation Awards and is one of the most popular games on Roblox, with over 250,000 players daily.

Flee the Facility

Flee the Facility is a horror game where players must escape without being caught by the 'Beast'. Up to four players are 'Survivors' who need to hack several computers and then escape through one of two exits. One player is the 'Beast', who must catch the Survivors and put them in cryogenic chambers before they can get away. Flee the Facility had over 3 billion visits by April 16, 2022.

Frontlines

Gameplay of Frontlines, showing off the game's cool graphics.

Frontlines is a first-person shooter game that first came out as a test version in February 2022. The full game was released a year later on February 22, 2023. A team of five people called Maximillian started making the game in 2019. In the game, two teams of seven players fight to get the highest score. You can customize your weapons and skills to help you in the game.

Since it came out, the game has been highly praised, especially for its graphics. People say it "doesn't look like Roblox" and compare it to the Call of Duty games. It has also worked with the metal band Metallica.

Hide and Seek Extreme

Hide and Seek Extreme is a game based on the classic children's game hide-and-seek. One player is randomly chosen as "It" and has to find the others. "It" gets a special ability to help them find players, while hiders can tease "It." The maps are usually in different parts of a house, like a living room, and players are "the size of toys in a toy store." People have praised the game's "creative" level design and how "easy to jump in and play" it is.

Jailbreak

Jailbreak is an action-adventure game that is super popular. It has tens of thousands of players every day and has been played a total of 7 billion times as of August 2024. Released in April 2017, Jailbreak lets players be criminals escaping prison and doing crimes, or police and SWAT officers trying to stop them. Barry Stevens from Entertainment Focus compared it to the Grand Theft Auto series. The game was made to be a bigger and better version of an older Roblox game called Prison Life. It earned over $1 million in its first year!

Jailbreak was part of Roblox's Ready Player One event, which was about the movie. Alex Balfanz, one of the creators of Jailbreak, used money from the game to pay for his college education at Duke University.

MeepCity

MeepCity is a huge online game that is similar to Club Penguin and Toontown Online. Besides role-playing, MeepCity also has pets you can customize, called "Meeps." In 2018, the creator, Alex Binello, said he was making enough money from the game to pay two employees and support his family. Binello is known for playing the game on different accounts to see how new players react. MeepCity was the first game on Roblox to reach 1 billion total visits. In July 2018, it had about 100,000 players at the same time. The game had some issues in 2021 because of inappropriate content in its party feature. This led to Roblox temporarily reviewing the game in February 2022, but it was back up a few hours later, and parties were removed.

Murder Mystery 2

Murder Mystery 2 is a social deduction game where players get different roles each round. One player is the murderer and must kill everyone to win. Another player is the sheriff and must kill the murderer to win. All other players are innocents whose goal is to survive. The game's level design has been praised by many.

Natural Disaster Survival

Natural Disaster Survival is a game where players have to survive many different natural disasters. These include earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, fires, thunderstorms, sandstorms and floods. The players who survive until the end of the round win.

Christian Vaz from PCGamesN said it was one of the best Roblox games, comparing it to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

Pet Simulator

The Pet Simulator games are about collecting different pets. The game has over 1,000 pets to find! You can trade pets with other people and hatch new pets from special eggs.

One game in the series, Pet Simulator X, was played over 5 billion times by January 2023. A new game, Pet Simulator 99, came out on December 1, 2023. You can even transfer some pets from Pet Simulator X to the new game. Pet Simulator also had a series of McDonald's Happy Meal toys in November 2024.

Phantom Forces

Phantom Forces is a first-person shooter game that has been compared positively to games like Call of Duty, Battlefield, and Counter-Strike. In the game, you can choose weapons from four military types for each round. Players can also crouch, lie down, sneak around, and jump to hide. Phantom Forces has been praised for its design, controls, and how complex it is for a Roblox game. It has also won three Bloxy Awards. In 2018, it was one of the more popular games, with about 10,000 players daily.

Piggy

Piggy is a horror game series that tells a story in parts. It mixes ideas from Peppa Pig and the indie horror game Granny into a zombie apocalypse world. The way the story unfolds in episodes created a big group of fans before the game's ending on May 25, 2020. Piggy was uploaded in January 2020 by Kohl Couture (also known as MiniToon) and had been played 12 billion times by November 2023. Piggy also worked with Metallica for an event called Metallica x Piggy Event.

A sequel, Piggy: Book 2, came out on September 12, 2020. The last chapter was released on October 23, 2021. On November 24, 2022, MiniToon announced that the main Piggy game was finished. A test version of another game, Piggy: Intercity, which is an open-world survival game, was released on January 28, 2021.

Rainbow Friends

Rainbow Friends is a horror game that tells a story in parts. It was made by Roy & Charcle. In the game, players try to escape from a group of monsters (Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow, and Cyan) by collecting items. You can hide in a box to avoid being seen. Chapter 1 came out on July 1, 2022. Chapter 2, released on June 2, 2023, takes place in Odd World. Jacqueline Zalace from The Gamer described the game as a "horror-themed Miss Frizzle field trip where monsters lure you into a scary theme park to collect items."

Royale High

Royale High (originally called Fairies and Mermaids Winx High School) is a huge online game made by Callmehbob. The game is set in a magical world and takes place in a fantasy school. Players dress up as royalty or supernatural creatures. Launched in 2017, Royale High had over 8.2 billion total visits by October 2022. It often has thousands of players at the same time, making it one of the most popular games on Roblox.

Scuba Diving at Quill Lake

Scuba Diving at Quill Lake is an exploration game where you explore the ocean floor to find different treasures. You can sell the treasures you find to unlock new gear. This new gear lets you explore underwater caves. Robert Earl Wells III from Lifewire said the game is perfect to "play before bed that won't get you too wound up."

Slap Battles

Slap Battles is a fighting game where players are in an arena with a "glove." Players use their gloves to slap other players off the arena. The game also took part in the first "The Hunt" event, with a special in-game quest. Jupiter Hadley, writing for Pocket Gamer, gave the game a good review, calling it "just silly, wacky fun."

Speed Run 4

Speed Run 4 is a fast-paced platformer game made by Vurse. In the game, you need to complete 31 different levels as fast as you can. After you finish the main game, you can unlock different "dimensions." These dimensions change the look and feel of each level. The game's music and quick gameplay have been praised.

Theme Park Tycoon 2

Theme Park Tycoon 2 is a game where you get to build your own theme park with a budget. You need to keep track of many things, like how clean the park is, and make sure you have enough fun things for as many guests as possible. The game also has online leaderboards, so you can compete with players worldwide to see who has the most money and guests. This game also has missions, where you can add a new ride or find guests in the park. The game has been compared to RollerCoaster Tycoon.

The Mimic

The Mimic is a horror game with four different "books" based on Japanese folklore. You play as the main character. The game also took part in the first "The Hunt" event. Allyson Cochran, writing for The Gamer, praised the game's "astonishingly impressive graphics," saying it would "leave you questioning if you've stumbled upon a Roblox game at all." Logan Gilchrist from Dot Esports called the game "interesting because it provides more story than the average Roblox horror game."

Tower of Hell

Tower of Hell is a multiplayer platform game where you have to get past many obstacles to reach the top of a tower. Unlike most Roblox obstacle courses, there are no checkpoints. Tower of Hell has been played about 19.2 billion times by October 2022. The game was nominated for "Best Mobile Game" at the 7th annual Bloxy awards.

Welcome to Bloxburg

Welcome to Bloxburg is a life-simulation and role-playing game created in 2014. It's based on The Sims. It used to cost 25 Robux to play, but it became free on June 15, 2024. The game was bought by Embracer Group in 2023. As of November 2023, the game had been played 8 billion times. Welcome to Bloxburg was even used at a summer camp called the Junior Builder Camp to teach kids about homebuilding.

Work at a Pizza Place

Work at a Pizza Place is a game where players work together to make and deliver pizza orders. This game is considered a classic among Roblox players because it's one of the oldest popular games on the platform, first released on November 3, 2007. The creator says its success comes from how it encourages players to socialize. The game has been praised for how its driving works. Work at a Pizza Place was the first game on Roblox to be played 100 million times, and it has been played over 4 billion times by October 2022.

Games Based on Other Brands

These games are based on popular characters or stories that are not from Roblox. They have special permission from the owners to use these brands.

The Co-Worker Game

The Co-Worker Game is an official IKEA virtual store that opened on June 24, 2024. It's special because it's the first time Roblox offered paid jobs! Ten players were hired and paid to work as employees in the store.

Five Nights at Freddy's: Survival Crew

Five Nights at Freddy's: Survival Crew is a horror game based on the Five Nights at Freddy's video game series by Scott Cawthon. The game description says players become "Fazbear Security's newest team member." It was accidentally released on December 20, 2023, because the team misunderstood instructions. The game was quickly shut down by Cawthon, who said it was "in no way ready to be released to the public" and would get a proper release later in 2024.

Hyundai Mobility Adventure

Hyundai Mobility Adventure is a virtual space that shows off Hyundai Motor Company's cars and ideas for "future ways to get around." It started as a test version on September 1, 2021, and the official game began on October 14, 2021. In Hyundai Mobility Adventure, you can drive cars like the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and experience future transportation like flying cars and robots.

Mechamato Robot Battle

Mechamato Robot Battle is a game based on the Mechamato cartoon series. It's set in the BoBoiBoy universe and was made by Monsta Game. It's an adventure game released on October 15, 2022. In the game, you can level up by defeating bad robots and collect coins by exploring the town of Kota Hilir.

Notoriety

Notoriety is a cooperative first-person shooter game made by Moonstone Games, first released on June 29, 2014. Notoriety was very similar to the 2013 video game Payday 2, even using some of its levels and music without permission. It was quite popular on Roblox, getting about 227 million plays. On September 23, 2023, it was removed from Roblox after the owners of Payday asked for it to be taken down. However, on December 12, 2024, the Payday owners announced they would work with Moonstone Games to bring Notoriety back as an official Payday game! The new licensed version, Notoriety: A PAYDAY® Experience, was released on December 16, 2024.

Party!!! at Olivia's Place

Party!!! at Olivia's Place is a virtual hangout game all about Olivia Rodrigo. It has a scavenger hunt based on her second album, Guts, and features three songs from that album.

Sonic Speed Simulator

Sonic Speed Simulator is a Sonic the Hedgehog game made by Gamefam Studios with Sega of America. In the game, you need to level up by moving around and collecting Chaos Orbs to run faster and jump higher. The game first launched on April 13, 2022, as a paid test game, costing 50 Robux. It became free to play three days later. It quickly became super popular, reaching 70 million plays and 275,000 players at the same time in its first week! It broke the record for the biggest launch on Roblox. By August 2024, it became the first game based on a big brand to reach one billion visits.

SpongeBob Simulator

SpongeBob Simulator is a SpongeBob SquarePants game made by Gamefam Studios with Nickelodeon and Paramount Global. A paid test version of the game was released on September 9, 2023. The game was officially launched on February 2, 2024.

Games Inspired by Other Brands (Unofficial)

These games are based on popular characters or stories that are not from Roblox, but they don't have official permission from the owners. These are often made by fans.

3008

3008 is an open-world horror game where players explore an "infinite IKEA." You can find supplies to build a base or for food. But watch out! Hostile IKEA employees attack players at night. The game is based on SCP-3008, which is from the SCP Foundation universe.

Anime Fighting Simulator

Anime Fighting Simulator is a fighting game made by BlockZone. The game has many different characters you can play as, from various manga, anime, and video games like Final Fantasy VIII. It also has a competitive tournament mode and a story mode.

Apeirophobia

Apeirophobia is a horror game that tells a story in parts. It's like an escape room video game based on the Backrooms creepypasta. Players solve puzzles to escape the game's "levels" while trying to avoid scary creatures. The game has been compared to Outlast.

Bedwars

Bedwars is a game made by Easy.gg that is based on the popular Minecraft minigame of the same name. Just like the original, players protect their bed from other teams while trying to destroy other players' beds. Unlike the Minecraft version, this game has more weapons to use. You can collect resources like diamonds and emeralds to upgrade your team. Bedwars was one of the most played Roblox games in 2022.

Blox Fruits

Blox Fruits (formerly called Blox Piece) is an action fighting game created by Gamer Robot. It's inspired by the manga and anime One Piece. In the game, players can choose to be a master swordsman, a powerful fruit user, a martial arts fighter, or a gun user. You sail across the seas alone or with a team, searching for different worlds and secrets. Your goal is to become "the strongest player to ever live." Special items called "fruits" give you different powers in battles against strong enemies and bosses. VG247 described the game as "one of the most content-packed games on Roblox." The game has been played over 31 billion times by March 2024.

Pokémon Brick Bronze

Pokémon Brick Bronze was a role-playing game released in 2015. It was not officially connected to the Pokémon series. Roblox administrators removed it from the platform in April 2018, reportedly because Nintendo had copyright concerns. When it was most popular, the game often had tens of thousands of players at the same time. Pokémon Brick Bronze was one of many Pokémon games on Roblox, but it was thought to be the most detailed. The game's graphics were mostly in a 3D block style, like most Roblox games. However, the Pokémon themselves looked like 3DS models in a pixel art style.

Pokémon Brick Bronze played a lot like a traditional Pokémon handheld game. At the beginning, players chose one of 21 Starter Pokémon from many different games. Brick Bronze had battles similar to real Pokémon games, with a turn-based system and computer-controlled opponents like trainers and other Pokémon enemies.

Luke Binns from Softonic gave Brick Bronze a good review, praising how big it was and saying, "When playing Pokémon Brick Bronze, you may think you're playing the real thing." David Jagneaux, writing in PCMag, also spoke positively about the game, saying it had "enough original ideas to occupy several days of your time."

Ryanair Roblox

Ryanair Roblox is a fan-made game based on the Irish budget airline Ryanair. It was created by an 11-year-old game developer named Sebastian Codling. Just like in real life, players have to buy "tickets" to get on the in-game flights, with "value" tickets being free. Players can also apply for a role-played job in the game. Ryanair Roblox celebrated its millionth flight in October 2023. Richard Currie from The Register said that players who took jobs in the game "seem to take their roles seriously and harbor a strange fondness for Ryanair."