How to make a Roblox game

The steps

1. 1Install Roblox StudioIt's Roblox's free editor, for Windows and Mac. Sign in with your Roblox account.
2. 2Pick what players doOne thing, explained in a sentence. The game idea generator gives you ideas to start from.
3. 3Start on a mapA finished map means your first weeks go into the game itself. Open it with File, then Open from File. See how to open a .rbxl.
4. 4Add the scriptsCopy free scripts for the common parts, and ask the script generator for what's particular to your game.
5. 5Test it with peoplePress F5 to try it alone. To run several players at once, pick Server & Clients in the test menu and press Play. You can invite up to 10 friends to preview it before anyone else can play.
6. 6Publish and release itChoose File, then Publish. It stays private until you release it, and releasing it takes an age check. Here's how publishing works now.
7. 7Earn from itSell passes and developer products. You keep 70% of the Robux spent in your game: the tax calculator and the DevEx calculator work out the rest.

Pick the kind of game you're making

What it needs, the map and scripts to start on, and what goes wrong most often.

• How to make a Roblox horror gamePlayers explore a dark place, look for what they need to get out, and hide or run when something comes for them.Read it
• How to make a Roblox obbyPlayers jump through stages, fall, respawn at their last checkpoint, and try again until they reach the end.Read it
• How to make a Roblox roleplay gamePlayers pick a job or a life in a shared town, meet other people, and make up what happens next.Read it
• How to make a Roblox simulatorPlayers click or collect, sell what they've got, buy upgrades, and unlock new areas with bigger numbers.Read it
• How to make a Roblox tycoonPlayers claim a plot, buy droppers that make money, then spend it on buttons that build their base up.Read it
• How to make a Roblox fighting gamePlayers pick a fighter or a weapon, battle in short rounds, win something and go again.Read it
• How to make a Roblox shooterPlayers join a team, shoot it out in short rounds on a map built for it, and earn something to come back for.Read it
• How to make a Roblox survival gamePlayers gather what they can by day, craft what they need, and try to stay alive through the night.Read it
• How to make a Roblox racing gamePlayers pick a car, race around a track against the clock or each other, and spend what they win on faster cars.Read it
• How to make a Roblox adventure gamePlayers explore a world, talk to characters, take on quests and find what's hidden, with new places opening as they go.Read it
• How to make a Roblox puzzle gamePlayers look around a room, find clues, solve locks and puzzles, and race the clock to get out, alone or together.Read it
• How to make a Roblox hangout gamePlayers meet up with friends, chat, show off their looks, and play small games around a place that's nice to be in.Read it

Or make a game like one you love

How Roblox's biggest games work, and what to build first to make your own take on them. See them all.