'''''Roblox''''' is a [[massively multiplayer online]] and [[game creation system]] platform that allows users to design their own games and play a wide variety of different types of games created by other users through ''Roblox Studio''. The platform hosts [[social network game|social network]] games constructed of [[Lego]]-like virtual blocks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/roblox-a-virtual-world-of-lego-like-blocks/|title=Roblox: A virtual world of Lego-like blocks|last=Needleman|first=Rafe|date=14 June 2011|website=CNET|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20181129030951/https://www.cnet.com/news/roblox-a-virtual-world-of-lego-like-blocks/|archive-date=29 November 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=29 February 2012}}</ref> The game was released by the Roblox Corporation on August 27, 2006.<ref name="robloxblog">{{cite web|url=https://blog.roblox.com/2018/08/happy-12th-birthday-roblox/|title=Happy 12th Birthday, Roblox!|author=Roblox|date=27 August 2018|website=Roblox Blog|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830220218/https://blog.roblox.com/2018/08/happy-12th-birthday-roblox/|archive-date=30 August 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref> As of September 2018, ''Roblox'' has over 70 million monthly active users.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/05/roblox-series-f/|title=Kids’ gaming platform Roblox raises $150M|last=Ha|first=Anthony|date=5 September 2018|website=TechCrunch|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20181120030724/https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/05/roblox-series-f/|archive-date=20 November 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref>