Roblox (Xbox)

Roblox (Xbox)
Developer	ROBLOX Corporation
Engine	XDK, Lua
Platforms	Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Release	Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S: January 26, 2016
Website	xbox.com/games/roblox
Page last updated on November 2, 2025

Roblox is released on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. It was announced on September 24, 2015, and released on January 26, 2016.

History

On September 24, 2015, it was announced on the Roblox Blog that Roblox would be coming to Xbox as well as confirming that 5 games would be playable once released.

On December 23, 2015, Roblox released an update on the project, revealing that it had passed Microsoft's certification process, with the release date expected to be around the end of January 2016.

On January 26, 2016, the Xbox version of Roblox was released alongside 15 games when it was launched.

On October 30, 2017, cross-platform compatibility was introduced to Xbox version of Roblox. Users could now start playing with users from other platforms.

On September 8, 2022, the Xbox version was rated Teen instead of Everyone 10+ when voice chat entered beta, mostly due to experiences that are not suitable for users under 13.

On March 10, 2025, Roblox announced that chat is now rolling out and is available for everyone on Xbox only for TextChatService.

The games at launch

• Reason 2 Die
• Tiny Tanks!
• COALESCE
• Framed!
• Speed Run 4
• Natural Disaster Survival
• Stop it, Slender!
• Strobe II
• Giant Survival!
• Cube Eat Cube
• Bird Simulator
• ROBLOX DODGEBALL
• Hide and Seek Extreme
• Fisticuffs!
• Super Blocky Ball

Hardware Differences

The Xbox One version of Roblox plays huge experiences like Jailbreak at 15-30 FPS when the graphics quality is at 10, while small experiences play at 60 FPS. Xbox Series X|S plays every experience at 60 FPS, even at max quality, along with faster loading speeds.

Similar differences are in the PlayStation version of Roblox.

Achievements

Image	Title	Description	Gamerscore
	Scout	Play a Roblox game. (Locked) You played a Roblox game! (Unlocked)	10G
	Explorer	Play 5 different Roblox games. (Locked) You played 5 different Roblox games. (Unlocked)	50G
	Trailblazer	Play 15 different Roblox games. (Locked) Played 15 different Roblox games. (Unlocked)	200G
	Pollster	Rate 5 Roblox games. (Locked) You rated 5 Roblox games. (Unlocked)	50G
	Marathon	Play a Roblox game for one hour. (Locked) You played a Roblox game for one hour! (Unlocked)	50G
	One Name, Many Faces	Change your avatar's look. (Locked) You changed your avatar's look! (Unlocked)	50G
	3 Day Roll	Play Roblox 3 days in a row. (Locked) You played Roblox 3 days in a row. (Unlocked)	100G
	10 Day Roll	Play Roblox 10 days in a row. (Locked) You played Roblox 10 days in a row. (Unlocked)	200G
	20 Day Roll	Play Roblox 20 days in a row. (Locked) You played Roblox 20 days in a row. (Unlocked)	200G
	Strength in Numbers	Join an Xbox party and play Roblox. (Locked) You joined an Xbox party and played Roblox. (Unlocked)	45G
	Four's Company	Play a Roblox game with 3 of your friends! (Locked) You played a Roblox game with 3 of your friends! (Unlocked)	45G

Gallery

Avatar section not loading in 2016-2017

Title screen from 2016 to 2017

Title screen from 2017 to 2022

Title screen from 2022 to 2023

Title screen from 2023-present

The Buy Robux menu in the 2023-present version of Roblox on Xbox.

Menu from 2023-present

Trivia

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• Before the official release of Roblox on Xbox, the original slogan underneath the Roblox was "Community Created Gaming. Limitless Possibilities.", this was changed to "Powering Imagination" to follow Roblox's branding at the time.
• Originally, trying to open Roblox on Xbox with a banned Roblox account would show a nondescript error.
• Cross-play (playing with players on different platforms) cannot be disabled for Roblox on Xbox.
• On an unknown date, the title screen was changed so that pressing A will send you to the main menu instead, additionally, pressing X will bring up a "Who are you?" menu which allows the user to use a different user added on the Xbox.
  • On the October 16, 2023 update, the title screen is updated again, featuring the same Avatar Editor background from the PlayStation version, now with two buttons to log into Roblox with the current Xbox user, or switch to a different user.
    • On the other hand, this update removed the music and sound effects in the menus like with the PlayStation version.
      • On the Xbox version, when clicking on a player in the Leaderboard menu, the old main menu sound effects can still be heard. This is not the case in the PlayStation version, as no sound effects play at all times.
• Formerly, when the snap feature was removed on February 8, 2017, in the Friends tab, "Snap Party App" instead brings up the "Parties & chats" section of the guide.
• Despite the logo change on August 26, 2022, the 2017-2022 logo could still be seen on the covers of the game.
• Roblox on Xbox was codenamed Durango internally.
• Text chat was removed and disallowed in 2017 due to the Everyone 10+ rating.
• The 2016-2023 title screen was built by asimo3089 asimo3089 is a notable creator or influencer verified by Roblox Corporation. Learn more. in addition to Tomarty Tomarty is a notable creator or influencer verified by Roblox Corporation. Learn more. animating both the camera and background.