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Roblox surges past Minecraft to reach 100 million monthly players

The latest figures position Roblox as the most popular block-based game.

www.pcgamesn.com

At 91 million (as of March), Microsoft’s blocky adventure is hardly trailing behind, but for many, it doesn’t have the consistent draw it once had. Though a new wave of YouTubers and Twitch streamers has led to more attention, vanilla Minecraft’s lack of frequent, significant updates means there’s less to be excited about.

Despite this, it still appears to hold the public record for the best-selling video game of all time. Roblox Corporation has yet to reveal how many total copies its title has sold, while Mojang’s had sold 176 million as of March 2019.

“We started Roblox over a decade ago with a vision to bring people from all over the world together through play,” said founder and CEO David Baszucki in a press release. “Roblox began with just 100 players and a handful of creators who inspired one another, unlocking this groundswell of creativity, collaboration, and imagination that continues to grow.”

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Roblox is a case of bottom-tier games slowly working their way up-market. My son started to get into Roblox a few years ago (because of his classmates) and I was shocked by how low-quality it is. Then again, he also thinks fan-made Mario flash games are worth trying so his standard ain't exactly a high bar.

 

[Breakfast at Noon]

Probably to do with the fact that it runs on everything including a Casio calculator.

 

[Ban Puncher]

 

[alabtrosMyster]

This "game" is probably the worst looking one I have seen outside early 3d titles back in the 90s!

Yet kids keep going back to it, I don't even get what they're doing, is seems just like walking around, getting "eggs" (that they can buy with real money) these eggs let you gain more or less rare skins... But nothing seems to make sens, the user generated content is probably the worst quality user generated content ever made.

Does someone know why it hooked so many people? I'm no fan of Minecraft, but I get why it's fun.

 

[Jonirenicus]

Roblox is free to play isn't it? Minecraft is $20+. I'm not sure I'd make that comparison as it's a bit unfair, at least in my opinion.

 

[Snakey125]

Roblox is free to play isn't it? Minecraft is $20+. I'm not sure I'd make that comparison as it's a bit unfair, at least in my opinion.

free to play with *

There a lot of things behind microtransactions. I'm surprised the game is still around considering 10 years ago it barely had any population

 

[Knightime_X]

How long will it's popularity last though?
I bet it goes from 100 million to 30 million in a few months and then nosedive like fidget spinners did.
I mean it's fucking ROBLOX! those games are super trash at best.

 

[A.Romero]

This "game" is probably the worst looking one I have seen outside early 3d titles back in the 90s!

Yet kids keep going back to it, I don't even get what they're doing, is seems just like walking around, getting "eggs" (that they can buy with real money) these eggs let you gain more or less rare skins... But nothing seems to make sens, the user generated content is probably the worst quality user generated content ever made.

Does someone know why it hooked so many people? I'm no fan of Minecraft, but I get why it's fun.

Stuff like this is more effective at making me feel old than gray hair and a reciding hairline. I don't even try it.

 

[Mistershine.]

My daughter loves it, the games are obviously very basic but they're all multiplayer and it's free so all of her friends have it on their xboxes.

 

[Dural]

My 10yo and his friends all love it, probably play it more than Fortnite. I don't understand it, everything I've seen looks like garbage. They'll play knockoff GTA, knockoff Fortnite, shitty racing games and think it's great. I asked my nephew why he would play a knockoff Fortnite in Roblox rather than play the real thing and he just looked at me dumbfounded. They constantly ask for robux too, my son got his first $25 robux card from my mom for his birthday as I won't by that crap for him. They've been playing it since before Fortnite too, so it isn't exactly a fad.

 

[RPS37]

Dude. My now 8 year old niece used to play roblox all the time on my iPad and I never knew what she was doing. I think she was like 6 back then too!

 

[TyphoonStruggle]

A couple of my nephews (around 10 years old) play this. It’s like the shovel ware but the kids love it for some reason. Hell, I remember playing some free-to-play Sony Station Pass games when I was younger that were more impressive than Roblox. I think Goldeneye 64 had more impressive gameplay. Kids these days make the wrong choice.

 

[TeamGhobad]

what happened to the lego minecraft game?

 

[Oddvintagechap]

Makes sense. Its like Dreams(PS4)/Minecraft but wack and free.

 

[JCK75]

My son is addicted to it and while I've seen some well done, genuinely fun experiences on it, the majority of what is played is garbage involving jumping over red blocks until you reach the end.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Roblox Mobile Has Grossed More Than $1 Billion in Lifetime Revenue

The mobile version of gaming platform Roblox has hit the $1 billion milestone, Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data shows.

sensortower.com

 

[demigod]

Sony should buy Roblox

 

[n0razi]

This "game" is probably the worst looking one I have seen outside early 3d titles back in the 90s!

Yet kids keep going back to it, I don't even get what they're doing, is seems just like walking around, getting "eggs" (that they can buy with real money) these eggs let you gain more or less rare skins... But nothing seems to make sens, the user generated content is probably the worst quality user generated content ever made.

Does someone know why it hooked so many people? I'm no fan of Minecraft, but I get why it's fun.

You have to remember back to when you were 10 years old... what kind of stuff did you think was interesting or fun

 

[off duty ninja]

How long will it's popularity last though?
I bet it goes from 100 million to 30 million in a few months and then nosedive like fidget spinners did.
I mean it's fucking ROBLOX! those games are super trash at best.

You have to remember back to when you were 10 years old... what kind of stuff did you think was interesting or fun

 

[DeepEnigma]

Sony should buy Roblox

I wouldn’t be surprised if MS makes them an offer.

 

[Bryank75]

Sony should buy Roblox

Yup, that's what I said last night in davidjaffe 's stream.

They should buy it and make it PS5 and PC only.

 

[Ethereals]

M$ buy em

 

[Woo-Fu]

You have to remember back to when you were 10 years old... what kind of stuff did you think was interesting or fun

Don't be talking shit about Stompers.

 

[GamingKaiju]

My younger son loves Roblox I don’t understand the appeal myself but there are tons of different games to play. He is also messing around with the software to create his own games which I think is great because it gives him a chance to understand code and how it’s used in actual games.

 

[stranno]

When Minecraft looks like Crysis in comparison, you know something is wrong.

 

[alabtrosMyster]

Me

You have to remember back to when you were 10 years old... what kind of stuff did you think was interesting or fun

Metroid and Zelda

 

[Jeeves]

You have to remember back to when you were 10 years old... what kind of stuff did you think was interesting or fun

When I was 10 I was looking forward to Majora's Mask so much that I taught myself HTML and made a (admittedly shitty) fan site for it.

I'm probably just old but damn it feels like kids have shit taste. It's just whatever is cheap/free and gets marketed to them. They'll consume it just because it's there. Look at Flappy Bird.

 

[VertigoOA]

Yea it’s one of those games you’ve never heard of or seen and then find out it’s a juggernaut of the industry.

I’m actually curious to see how many people play Ark. A bit curious about that one and how it’s shaping up but it’s another one of those “shit” games that are extremely popular.

 

[bitbydeath]

Roblox is actually pretty good as it’s very community driven. My daughter plays a whole bunch of different types of games on it. From wearing specific themed costumes and voting on it to building out your own fast food chain. There’s a ton of different stuff and you see people in it everywhere.

 

[beck_]

Just be careful of adult content on there. We had to lock it down for our kids so it only lets them play 'official' stamped levels. There are lots of horror/blood games on there, like running round with a knife killing people etc.

 

[-Arcadia-]

I try not to judge these things until I play them. It’s too easy to be an out-of-touch ‘boomer’ and let fun new things pass you by.

From the outside though... it looks like crap.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

Roblox is actually pretty good as it’s very community driven. My daughter plays a whole bunch of different types of games on it. From wearing specific themed costumes and voting on it to building out your own fast food chain. There’s a ton of different stuff and you see people in it everywhere.

So it's Second life but for kids?

 

[Spukc]

i smoke thiccc phat vapes with my roblox posse.
boomers be wrong

 

[Kadayi]

I can legitimately say I've never even heard of this game before until reading this thread, however, I suspect a lot of it apparent success comes down to its ubiquity and that all their friends are playing it more than anything else. Plus let's be honest here, young kids are easily pleased and aren't exactly renowned for their taste in things. I might not have any of my own, but as an uncle, I've known the dismay of taking young nephews and nieces to the local toyshop for a birthday treat and them either wanting the most budget-breaking thing you can buy, or the most disposable cringeworthy tat imaginable.

 

[mcz117chief]

So it's Second life but for kids?

I have heard some seriously fucked up shit about Second Life though. I hope Roblox isn't anything like that.

 

[TindalosPup]

I have heard some seriously fucked up shit about Second Life though. I hope Roblox isn't anything like that.

My younger brother has played it since the beginning, he's got some war stories to tell

 

[too much eslim]

Yup, that's what I said last night in davidjaffe 's stream.

They should buy it and make it PS5 and PC only.

Why should Sony do that? MS didn't take Minecraft away from Sony users.

 

[mcz117chief]

My younger brother has played it since the beginning, he's got some war stories to tell

I heard about pedophilia rings and CP circulating around there as well as some occult shit, S&M and whatnot.

 

[bitbydeath]

So it's Second life but for kids?

I haven’t played second life before so not sure.

 

[TindalosPup]

I heard about pedophilia rings and CP circulating around there as well as some occult shit, S&M and whatnot.

I've heard about occult stuff and pedophiles making rounds on Roblox (if kids are there those creeps will always try to be, Internet safety is an essential)

but the other stuff I have not... I hope nothing THAT involved and scummy ever happens there

 

[Three]

 

[Sp3eD]

I remember playing the Xbox one version and having some fun with a death run parkour type game where you have to traverse the entire map with hard jumps with checkpoints. That was the only thing I sunk any time into.

still like Minecraft much better which my daughter still plays like a fiend after all these years

 

[Mass Shift]

You have to remember back to when you were 10 years old... what kind of stuff did you think was interesting or fun

 

[Jack Videogames]

I'm going to play Devil's Advocate as I have been forced to play Roblox by my crotchgoblins and I think it's being misrepresented. Roblox itself is not really a game, but a visual "game development tool" akin to a very low-budget Dreams. When the kids "play" Roblox, they play minigames created by other players.

99.99% of all Roblox games are pure rotten trash that either bombard you with memes, are unmitigated cashgrabs or imitate other more successful games. But there are others which are surprisingly well made that can have a solid half an hour or more. There are "obbys", which are basically 3d platformers, and some of those can be pretty fun. Also there are some Battle Royales, Fortnite-style, which can be worth a laugh.

Unfortunately your children are going to be drawn to the trash "Sams Undertale Creepy Elevator: Despacito Edition"-style games. Roblox is not a bad game for kids, just keep an eye on them to see what the fuck they're doing while playing.

 

[Havoc2049]

Roblox is the go to game for my 7 year old daughter. She is playing it all the time with her friends and cousins. She also watches Roblox streamers on YouTube all the time as well, who are probably making some serious bank.

 

[Javthusiast]

To this day I feel like this whole Roblox thing completely went by me. I remember seeing some memes of a roblox character? But can't recall ever actually seeing the game, lol.

 

[Fbh]

The graphics are truly terrible but I guess I get the appeal.

It's free, multiplayer, looks like it will run ok even on an old laptop with some Intel HD whatever integrated graphics card and it's full of short crappy "games" which I imagine appeal to kids and their short attention spans.

 

[quickwhips]

I had fun with the racing and horror elevators are fun. My son runs through obby rooms and has a blast with the sponge bob squarepants levels. Plus this is free to pay while minecraft cost to play.

 

[WhiskeyDiver]