| Roblox | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Roblox Corp. |
| Publisher(s) | Self-published |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | July 2006 |
| Genre(s) | Construction, First Person Shooter, Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Singleplayer, On-line Multiplayer |
Roblox is a freeware casual virtual world. Users build personal places and models with interconnecting LEGO-type bricks. These places can be launched in a multiplayer mode, where the place is hosted on a Roblox server and is open to the public. Roblox also hosts several offical BrickBattle(TM) servers that feature first person shooter combat with whimsical weapons (such as superballs, slingshots, and time bombs). The distinguishing feature of Roblox is it has advanced rigid body physics -- every single brick in a Roblox level is physically simulated -- there is no static geometry.
Roblox ships with a downloaded client application for playing the game and with a Roblox Studio application which allows advanced users to make models using a CAD-like environment and script game entities using Lua.
Roblox has been online in its current alpha-test stage since July 2006. Since then 6,600 users have opened accounts and 4,000+ users have been active online in the past month.
