Roblox
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
Why people recommend it
“other platforms don't give you unlimited game servers, near-infinite scalability with no initial cost”
“What Roblox provides is a platform to upload experiences to with minimal risk or skill required”
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“we have lots of fun”
Caveats and dissent
“What they love is the rush they get from feeding the gambling addiction the Roblox Child Casino was carefully designed to develop in them.”
“Roblox creates a kids casino, but if you as the parent want a safer, saner experience for your kid you have to navigate endless settings”
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“they have a horrible system where they estimate your age”
“This sucks big time”
Often compared with
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Roblox Is Minting Teen Millionaires 9 mentions
- Roblox devs now need a subscription to share their games freely 4 mentions
- Roblox is a problem but it's a symptom of something worse 4 mentions
- Roblox shares plummet 18% as child safety measures weigh on bookings 2 mentions
- Epic fined €1.1M over manipulating children through in app purchases 2 mentions
- Roblox Requires Age Checks for Communication, Ushering in New Safety Standard 2 mentions
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All comments 35
“What they love is the rush they get from feeding the gambling addiction the Roblox Child Casino was carefully designed to develop in them.”
“Roblox creates a kids casino, but if you as the parent want a safer, saner experience for your kid you have to navigate endless settings”
“Roblox is probably the only other serious US player working on this.”
“Roblox has no native Linux client”
“starting with Roblox”
“they have a horrible system where they estimate your age”
“This sucks big time”
“Roblox: Inflated Key Metrics For Wall Street And A Pedophile Hellscape For Kids”
“many people around me or online really really love roblox”
“There is ZERO chance I’m doing ID verification or paying a subscription.”
“I'm dev games on Roblox.”
Wow they reached Stage 3 of enshittification[1] real quick. Now the slow and painful death begins. [1] https://storage02.forbrukerradet.no/media/2026/02/breaking-free-pathways-to-a-fair-technological-future.pdf
“Robloxhead daughter to test drive some of the games I play on my 5090 box”
“Because it's a big problem that they are generally not interested in truly solving”
“a lot of apps (e.g. Roblox, YouTube Shorts) are made to be as addictive as crack”
“I don't have any reason to believe this is a bad state of affairs”
“I can’t help but wonder what the actual numbers look like if such a lopsided deal is still presented with such weasel wording.”
“so in the grander scheme 12% isn't even that ridiculous”
“Roblox publishes monthly updates on their safety status”
“other platforms don't give you unlimited game servers, near-infinite scalability with no initial cost”
“Suing multiple youtubers who come to you with evidence of child abuse on your platform does not square with "they do"”
“What Roblox provides is a platform to upload experiences to with minimal risk or skill required”
“Some of it has to do with roblox being free.”
“Roblox BedWars averages 36K on weekends”
“truly god-awful pay to win gambling-filled landscape of Roblox”
“Fortnite's user-created modes are essentially an attempt to compete with Roblox”
“gambling of digital assets on Roblox and other casino-like website”
“there would not be a Roblox without effective moderation”
“we have lots of fun”
“just another surface for predators to access underage targets”
“slightly biased as i've made USD from Roblox”
“Roblox, maybe?”
“Oh it keeps getting better...”
“Following years of scandals, we performed our own checks to see if the platform had cleaned up its act.”
“I also vetoed Roblox”