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After talking about it on the bonus podcast earlier today, it made sense to check back in on Roblox and see what the heck it even is in 2025. With some guidance from the live chat, here's a look at a handful of first-person shooters, "obbys," and a little fashion.

Getting a closer look at the way Roblox experiences monetize across different genres and ideas has been a real eye-opener for me today. Definitely left this session feeling, like, impressed by the variety of things that have been made inside of Roblox and also really dismayed by the ways these different things try to get you to spend money. Some pretty filthy stuff in here. Not to get all "as a parent" about this stuff, but as a parent I'm thinking I'll probably be a little more vigilant when and if the topic of Roblox comes home from school one of these days.

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Roblox: Welcome to the Hellscape

Roblox! Dude, is anyone checking in on these "experiences" to make sure the monetization isn't mega-sleazy? We're like 20 years in, so I'm going to guess no on that one. Let's dig through a few different games and see what's up. SIGN UP FOR FREE ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann HOT LINKS: BlueSky! https://bsky.app/profile/jeffgerstmann.com Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/jeffgerstmann/ Threads! https://www.threads.net/@jeffgerstmann Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/friendsofjeffg/

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National Shoes ‘78

Like others on twitch this was my first time seeing Roblox. I was joking about it but straight-up “pay-to-steal” is nuts. Also, that you’re-not-worthy attitude reeks enough for p*rn ads and we’re pushing it on kids in-game? Several stories low…

Tots

the grow a garden wiki accounts for 9% of our entire site traffic right now. most successful roblox wikis do major traffic in general. typically more than AAA game wikis.

Kevin Davis

It looks like the metaverse

Remaker Ai

The monetization is genuinely predatory in some experiences. My kid burned through $20 in Robux in like 15 minutes on a "spin to win" system that's basically gambling with extra steps. Now we do prepaid cards with fixed amounts only—no credit card linked to the account.

Remaker Ai

It's wild how Roblox https://robloxmoddapk.com/ sits at this intersection of creative playground and monetization laboratory. You've got 13-year-olds building legitimately fun shooters and obbys, but then the economy side feels like mobile game dark patterns cranked to 11. The platform itself is impressive—the business model around it feels like it's teaching kids all the wrong lessons about game design.Claude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.