Roblox turned 20 this year, and it just used its biggest developer event to prove it’s nowhere near slowing down. At the 12th annual Roblox Developers Conference, the company unveiled a wave of updates spanning how players experience games, how creators build them, and how much creators can actually earn — with players having already logged 29 billion hours on the platform last quarter alone across 180+ countries.
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Roblox Big Announcements : Overview
| Category | Key Update | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| Play | Roblox Everywhere | Games become standalone apps on mobile, PC, and consoles |
| Play | Play on the Web | Join games in-browser (Chrome first) with no install needed |
| Play | Play Offline | Single-player campaigns work without a network connection |
| Build | Build Expansion | Prompt-to-publish tool now live in Serbia and Singapore |
| Build | Scene Generator | Text + image prompt creates a ready-to-edit game scene |
| Grow | Roblox Wallet | Creators get real-currency payouts and daily automatic pay |
| Grow | Roblox Card | Spend earned balance directly, rolling out in 2027 |
Why This Matters for Creators
The “Build” tool is arguably the headline story here. Since its alpha launch in New Zealand, creators have published roughly 9,000 games through it — and 71% of those users had never touched Roblox Studio before. That’s a meaningful shift: game creation is becoming accessible to people with zero coding or design background, not just veteran developers.
On the earnings side, creators have collectively made over $5 billion since Roblox’s DevEx program launched in 2013, with $1.7 billion earned in the past year alone. Roblox Wallet and Roblox Card push that further by giving creators faster, more flexible access to real money instead of just in-platform currency — a sign the company is treating top creators more like small business owners.
Discovery is getting smarter too: Roblox’s ranking system now separately optimizes for younger players (who favor short-form games) and older players (who stick with deeper, long-term experiences), while also testing rankings based on how many new players a game brings to the platform.
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FAQs
1. When will Roblox Wallet be available to creators?
Roblox Wallet rolls out later this year to eligible U.S.-based independent creators aged 18 and older, with global expansion planned for next year.
2. Do creators need Roblox Studio experience to use Build?
No — Build is designed for prompt-based game creation. Data from its alpha launch shows 71% of creators who published a game with Build had never used Roblox Studio before.
