Roblox: Game guide for parents and teachers

Roblox can be compared to Netflix or YouTube – but for games! Here kids and young people can log in and access thousands of games created by other users and professional game developers.

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What is Roblox?

  • A platform with millions of games
  • Many types of games such as racing games, shooters, football, restaurant games, obstacle courses, and horror games
  • Free, but with purchasing options
  • Social opportunities with chat (public and private), groups, and friends lists

Age limit: 12+ years from Apple App Store, 7 years from PEGI
Marked with: Mild violence, fear, and buying options.
The game has cartoon graphics.

 Please note:

  • Scary content in some games
  • Violence, shooting
  • Use of real money
  • Chat with strangers
  • Ban, cyberbullying

You can read a detailed review of Roblox here.

What can children and young people learn from Roblox?

  • One can create one’s own games and practice game design
  • Collaboration and communication
  • Some games simulate the use of real-life skills, such as spending money in a restaurant, driving trains
  • Reaction, strategy, and problems solving in certain games

Smart settings:

  • Adults can restrict chat or turn it off
  • Own filter removes inappropriate games
  • Two-step verification – so that others can’t steal your kids’ accounts

 Discussion questions with the children:

  • Which games do you like best at Roblox and why those?
  • Who do you like to play with?
  • Is there something about Roblox that you think is stupid or something that you don’t like that much?

Glossary:

  • Robux – you pay real money for Robux to buy things in the game
  • Avatar – what the character looks like
  • Obby – a type of game designed as obstacle courses or mazes
  • Tycoon – a type of game where you are going to create a business that makes money
  • Account Restrictions – parental controls that close the chat and remove inappropriate games
  • Server – the place where you play with others at Roblox. Can be private or public
  • Roblox Premium – subscription that gives you Robux every month and things for the character
  • Trade – to trade items in the game

(This is part of a series of short articles about popular video games reviewed by ‘Barnevakten’, a Norwegian non-profit foundation that works to ensure safe and conscious media use of children and adolescents.) You can also read:
Game guide for parents and teachers: Fortnite
Game guide for parents and teachers: FIFA 22
Game guide for parents and teachers: Minecraft

(Translated from Norwegian by Ratan Samadder)