Roblox
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Developers | |
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Roblox Corporation | |
Engines | |
2006-2014 | Ogre[1] |
2014-2017 | ROBLOX Rendering Engine[1] |
2017-present | Reality Engine[2] |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 6, 2006 |
macOS (OS X) | April 6, 2006 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Free-to-play, Sponsored, Subscription[3] |
Microtransactions | Cosmetic, Currency, Infinite spend, Player trading[3] |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website | ||||
Microsoft Store |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Microsoft Store | |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Microsoft Store | |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Xbox Cloud | Roblox account is synced across linked Xbox Live account. |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Scales to user's desktop resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Labeled Full screen. Enable fullscreen mode in the settings to swap between borderless fullscreen window and window mode. Actual fullscreen is activated by using Alt+Enter. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See Force anisotropic filtering. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | True when set on higher settings. Does not have a dedicated option. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Use Roblox FPS Unlocker and cap the FPS to your monitor's refresh rate. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Use Roblox FPS Unlocker. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
- Certain settings can be refined further through Roblox Studio. Open Studio and go to the File menu and click settings to access them.[4]
Input
Keyboard and mouse, touch | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Built-in controls can not be remapped, some games may allow for remapping of their own controls | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Touchscreen optimised | Only for Mobile and Microsoft Store versions. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Some games may not fully support controller | |
Controller remapping | Built-in controls can not be remapped, some games may allow for remapping of their own controls | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | Roblox states they support PlayStation controllers on their Developer Wiki,[5] but many players have reported that PlayStation controllers are not supported. |
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Tracked motion controllers | Select games support this | |
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Button/gesture prompts |
Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Can only change the full volume. | |
Surround sound | Sound will glitch out and be really quiet if set to anything other than Stereo or Mono. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Most games on the platform are only in English. Some Roblox games contain voice acting. | |||
Spanish | The main UI itself is entirely translated. |
VR support
Headsets | State | Notes | |
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SteamVR | |||
Oculus VR (LibOVR) | |||
Windows Mixed Reality | |||
OSVR |
Devices | |||
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Tracked motion controllers | Select games support this | ||
Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
Keyboard/Mouse |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | Roblox Studio start up LAN server PC/MAC ONLY | ||
Online play | 200 | Supports crossplay with Xbox One, iOS, and Android. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11, 9 | |
OpenGL | 2.1, 3.0, 3.3, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 | |
Vulkan | 1.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum[6] | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 8, 8.1, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | 1.6 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2 support | |
Other | 4 mb/s Internet connection |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum[6] | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.7 (client), 10.10 (Roblox Studio) | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.6 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1GB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2 support |
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Other | 4 mb/s Internet connection |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Farewell to the OGRE: The New ROBLOX Rendering Engine is Here - Roblox Blog
- ↑ Technology - Roblox - last accessed on 2020-05-14
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Roblox - MICROTRANSACTION.ZONE - last accessed on 2020-05-14
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csAd_biWudw
- ↑ https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/articles/Gamepad-Input
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Roblox Support - Computer Hardware & Operating System Requirements - last accessed on 2020-10-18
Categories:
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- Windows
- OS X
- Free-to-play
- Sponsored
- Subscription
- Cosmetic
- Currency
- Infinite spend
- Player trading
- Singleplayer
- Multiplayer
- Games
- Invalid template usage (Input)
- VR games
- Invalid section order
- Missing section (Monetization)
- Missing section (Microtransactions)