Roblox: What Exactly Is It All About?

Since its inception, Roblox has been nothing less than a revolutionary platform in terms of gaming and game development. It has not just been a platform for cool games but has encouraged many aspiring developers to build their games on this platform. Moreover, these devs can even monetize their games, and at the recent Roblox Developers Conference, it was announced that this platform will provide more opportunities for them to earn money from their Roblox games. It is notable, that most of its traffic engages itself with User-Generated content on the platform.

So, what exactly is Roblox and what is the point of it?

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Roblox, one of the greatest game platform and game creation system of our generation

This platform currently has over 150 million monthly users. This huge popularity of the platform owes itself to the rich game catalog of the platform as well as the opportunity it provides to aspiring developers to try their hands at the craft and maybe even earn some money.

So what exactly happens on Roblox is, you get on the game, and you create your character and now you’re ready to choose from a vast collection of games present in the Roblox world.

And to start developing your own game is pretty easy too! Just get on the website and click on the ‘Create’ button in the blue bar at the top of the website. Click on Games in the My Creations tab. Next, hit Create New Game. Now you are almost done, just choose the settings and the template for your game and click Create Game. It’s that easy!

This is also why it is good for would-be developers to try their hand at game creation on this platform.

The huge arsenal of games on the platform

The sheer amount of games that various creators from all around the world have created is simply fascinating. For example, there was one who developed a Roblox version of the classic Half-Life 2. And let us tell you, Half Blox 2 was really good.

In addition to this, there are games that get their ‘visits’ in billions! Quite some famous games on the platform created by game creators include,

• MeepCity — 4.5 billion plays: Play with millions of other MeepCity visitors and chat, enjoy different games, earn coins, or customize your estate. Yes, much like Animal Crossing.
• Jailbreak — 3.1 billion plays: Roblox community voted this as the “Game I’ve spent the most hours playing” at 2019 Bloxy Awards.
• Adopt Me! — 3.0 billion plays: The idea behind this was that encouraging adoption in the virtual world can have an impact on the real world. And this game turned out to be groundbreaking.
• Royale High — 2.4 billion plays: Join tens of thousands of people playing at any given moment, find new friends and places to explore in Royale High. Furthermore, devs keep adding new content on a fairly regular basis.
• Murder Mystery 2 — 2.0 billion plays: There is a murderer who innocents run and hide from. And while doing so, they try to catch him using detective skills. Oh, and there is a Sherrif who is trying to shoot the murderer.

Roblox has a pretty niche user base and some might call it an acquired taste. But the truth is, this may also end up becoming your favorite pastime. It can be a really addictive experience but in a good way. The huge community of the platform speaks for the success and appeal of the game, and we recommend you go and give it a try. Who knows, maybe you’ll get hooked too?