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Roblox

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Roblox
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Developers
Roblox Corporation
Engines
G3D Innovation Engine
2009-2014 OGRE[1]
Reality Engine[2]
Release dates
Windows 2006
macOS (OS X) 2011
Taxonomy
Monetization Free-to-play, Sponsored, Subscription, Ad-supported
Microtransactions Cosmetic, Currency, Infinite spend, Player trading
Genres MMO
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Roblox on IGDB
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Roblox on MobyGames
Roblox on Wikipedia
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Roblox is a MMO game.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

In-game video settings.
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)
Default FOV for most games is 70°. Some games let you change the FOV.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Labeled as fullscreen in settings.
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. As of April 2023, Hyperion anti-cheat is currently blocking Roblox FPS Unlocker.
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.[3]

Input

Keyboard and mouse, touch State Notes
Remapping
Default controls can not be remapped. Some games may support remapping of their own controls.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Supported by some games.
Touchscreen optimised
Microsoft Store version only.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Some games may not fully support controller.
Controller remapping
Default controls can not be remapped. Some games may support remapping of their own controls.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Supported by some games.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Roblox states they support PlayStation controllers on their Developer Wiki,[4] but many players have reported that PlayStation controllers are not supported.
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Tracked motion controllers
Supported by some games.
Button/gesture prompts
Generic/other controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

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 games contain subtitles.
Closed captions
Some games contain closed captions.
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

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

Network

Multiplayer types

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

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP
Roblox Studio does support IP connection, but it requires a small amount of command-line knowledge and tends to be laggy out of LAN.

VR support

Headsets State Notes
SteamVR
Controllers aren't entirely supported and may not work properly in some games.
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
Windows Mixed Reality
OSVR
Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Supported by some games.
Traditional controller
See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse
Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 10, 11
OpenGL 3.3+
Metal support
Requires macOS 10.11+.[5]
Vulkan 1.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Anti-cheat Hyperion

System requirements

Windows
Minimum[6] Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 10 compatible
Other 4-8 MB/s internet connection
macOS (OS X)
Minimum[6]
Operating system (OS) 10.10 (client)
10.13 (Studio)
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 MB
Other 4-8 MB/s internet connection
A 64-bit operating system is required.

References