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Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.

Roblox is a singleplayer and multiplayer MMO game.

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website
Microsoft Store

System	Native	Notes
Xbox Cloud		Roblox account is synced across linked Xbox Live account.

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Scales to user's desktop resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Some games let you change the 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)		By making the settings to 8 bars in the graphics settings
Anti-aliasing (AA)		True when set on higher settings. Does not have a dedicated option.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Use Roblox FPS Unlocker. Timing bugs may occur in some games.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)

Certain settings can be refined further through Roblox Studio. Open Studio and go to the File menu and click settings to access them.^[4]

Keyboard and mouse, touch	State	Notes
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		Not all games provide this feature.
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		Not all games provide this feature.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		Roblox states they support PlayStation controllers on their Developer Wiki,^[5] but many players have reported that PlayStation controllers are not supported.

Tracked motion controllers		Select games support this.
Button/gesture prompts

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio feature	State	Notes
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		Some Roblox games contain subtitles.
Closed captions		Some Roblox games contain closed captions.
Mute on focus lost

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Most games on the platform are only in English. Some Roblox games contain voice acting and subtitles.
Spanish				The main UI itself is entirely translated. Some Roblox games contain voice acting, subtitles, and UI translation.

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8	Roblox Studio start up LAN server PC/MAC ONLY
Online play		up to 700.	Supports crossplay with Xbox One, iOS, and Android.

Headsets	Native	Notes
HTC Vive		Controllers aren't entirely supported and may not work properly in some games.
Oculus Rift
OSVR
Windows Mixed Reality
Devices	Native	Notes
Tracked motion controllers		Select games support this.
Traditional controller		See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse
Play area	Native	Notes
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD

Windows
	Minimum^[6]	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	1.6 GHz	3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB (client) 300 MB (Roblox Studio)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 10 compatible Shader model 4.0 support	DirectX 11 compatible Shader model 5.0 support
Other	4 MB/s Internet connection for stable gameplay.

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Developers

	Roblox Corporation
Engines
	G3D Innovation Engine
2009-2014	OGRE^[1]
	Reality Engine^[2]
Release dates
Windows	April 6, 2006
macOS (OS X)	2011
Taxonomy
Monetization	Free-to-play, Sponsored, Subscription^[3]
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Currency, Infinite spend, Player trading^[3]
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Genres	MMO