How to Make a Roblox Game: A Kids' Step-by-Step Guide

Your child plays Roblox for hours and just asked: "How do I make my own game?" The answer is yes, it's free, and easier to start than most parents think.

This guide covers six steps from empty to a game someone else can actually play. Written so a child can follow it alone, and so you understand what they're actually doing — including the part that most often makes kids quit halfway.

What Is Roblox Studio

Roblox Studio is Roblox's official program for building games, not playing them. In it, a child builds a world (map), places objects, then brings it to life with scripts.

Three things to know before starting:

• Completely free. Roblox Studio can be downloaded and used at no cost. No Robux needed at all to make a game — Robux is spent by players, not builders.
• Only runs on a computer. PC or Mac. Tablets and phones aren't enough — a child needs a wide screen and a mouse to arrange the world and write scripts.
• The programming language is Lua. A real text language, not blocks. But for a first game, only a few lines are needed.

For a wider look at whether Roblox is safe and what kids actually learn from it, see Roblox for Kids in Malaysia.