Forum:Why do people assume Roblox is entirely a kids game?

It’s just that people assume that the game is entirely for kids. Yes. The game IS suitable for kids, but it does not mean it is FOR kids. Roblox’s audience also has older people and not everyone is a little kid. Most developers and Roblox staff are young adults, so if you are calling Roblox a kids game, you are saying the devs are kids. Idk this was just on my mind for a bit.

Exotixx432 (talk) 19:55, July 15, 2020 (UTC) Exotixx4 Exotixx432 (talk) 19:57, July 15, 2020 (UTC)


 * Mainly:

People calling ROBLOX a "kids' game" aren't exactly wrong. The vast majority of the userbase consists of people under the age of 13. I would reverse your statement: "The game is meant FOR kids, but it's also suitable for older people."
 * It is specifically targeted to and marketed towards children. It advertises itself as a kids game. It's literally designed for children. It's legit FOR kids, no matter what you say. Deciding to comply with COPPA by adding all of the things needed for under 13 players is essentially signing up to be a kid's game. If the game wasn't made specifically for kids, people under 13 would not be able to register.
 * Even though most developers are 18+ as you pointed out, many don't seem to play ROBLOX as much as they develop on it. They aren't here to play, they are here to create content for the platform as a way to make money. To put things simply, they're here as a job, not really as a normal player.

FrostSpell (talk) 23:20, August 6, 2020 (UTC)


 * Roblox is not a game, it's a game creation platform. Also, it is not a kids platform, it is a platform for people of all ages. Because it is for people of all ages, they have to make it safe for those using the platform who are kids. That's where COPPA comes in, it's one of those weird US laws that Roblox has to account for. People who are only on the platform to play games aren't any less or more significant than those who are only on it to develop; every user is equally important on Roblox and to helping it thrive. Just because it has a high amount of under-13 users doesn't mean 13+ users lose their worth on the platform and in terms of how they contribute - Roblox is still a platform for all ages. It is silly to argue about this, but a lot of CowCow fans and old/Roblox purists think that it matters and that any thing they find imperfect is "killing" the platform. Rentcanpay12381288 (talk) 00:04, August 7, 2020 (UTC)


 * Mainly what other people have pointed out previously. It is mainly marketed towards children and a majority of players are children, which may incline people to consider it a "kids game," although users above 13 do play it, too. 0Michael105 (talk · CC talk) 00:27, August 7, 2020 (UTC)