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The platform hosts [[List of Roblox games|millions of user-created games]] (officially referred to as "experiences"), all created using a dialect of the [[programming language]] [[Lua (programming language)|Lua]] and the platform's game engine, Roblox Studio. While Roblox is [[free-to-play]], it features in-game purchases done through its virtual currency known as Robux, and game developers on the platform are able to create items that cost Robux. Furthermore, the platform hosts a large [[virtual economy]] centered around those items and Robux. Using the platform's "Developer Exchange" program, creators on the platform are able to exchange their earned Robux for real-world currency. The platform has also been used to host [[virtual concert]]s and events, as well as [[advergames]].
While Roblox started off small—both in playerbase and as a company—it began to grow rapidly in the second half of the 2010s. This growth was further [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the video game industry|accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic]]. By 2020, over 5,000 games on Roblox had been played over a million times, and over 20 had been played over one billion times. Although critic reviews for Roblox have been positive, it has faced heavy criticism for its [[content moderation]], which in turn has led to a large amount of [[pornography|sexual]] or [[extremism|politically extremist]] material on the platform. It has also been criticized for its alleged [[Child safety on Roblox|exploitative practices toward children]] and [[microtransaction]]s. The platform has been restricted or completely blocked in several countries, including [[China]], [[Turkey]], and [[Jordan]].
== Overview ==
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