Download ROBLOX
ROBLOX is a free-to-play online gaming and creation platform founded by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel in 2004 and released by Roblox Corporation. The platform was released in 2006 and allowed users to program and play their own games that are built by other users. The platform is known for hosting user-created games which consist of multiple genres coded in Lua programming language. The platform recently a rapid growth in user base due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic and has been in demand since then. The platform has over 164 million monthly active users, out of which half of the users are under the age of 16 in the United States.
Features of ROBLOX
Roblox Studio: The studio in the platform allows users to create their very own games by making use of its proprietary engine present in the studio itself. The studio is built in such a way that the games built by a user can be played by other users too. All games are coded under an object-oriented programming language that utilizes the Lua programming language which helps in manipulating the environment of the game. Users are also able to create in-game purchasable content in the form of passes, which can be used as a one-time purchase feature. Users can also create more in-game content which can be purchased multiple times as microtransactions which are known as products or developer products. The in-game purchase revenue that are generated here is often split between the developer and Roblox corporation, and more than 20 million games are produced every year.
Items and Currency: The platform also allows an in-game currency and items that can be used to decorate the virtual characters which are used as avatars in the game. The players can create, buy and sell these virtual items according to the membership that the player holds. Clothes can be bought by anyone in the game, but only those players who hold a premium membership can only sell them. Roblox Corporation only holds the right to sell specific items like body parts, gear and other packages. There are certain items like virtual hats and accessories that can be published by certain users who have past experience working with Roblox corporation. Many designers have made this as a full-time job with earnings of more than $100,000 a year.
Events: There are regular events that are being hosted by Roblox, which consists of both real-life and virtual events, operating on annual Easter Egg hunts and also promotions for movies like Wonder Woman 1984 and Aquaman.
Installation Requirements for ROBLOX
To install the ROBLOX on PC, make sure that the following requirements are met by the user in the PC desktop.
PC – Make sure that your PC is on Windows 7 or higher with at least 4 GB of RAM.
Compatibility Mode is enabled.
How to Download ROBLOX on Windows
Follow the below steps to download and install the ROBLOX on your PC:
Go to ROBLOX’s website, and go to Downloads.
Click on Download Now.
Select ‘Save’ to download the program. The file will be saved in the Downloads folder.
If you want to save in a specified folder on your desktop, then click on ‘Save As’ and select the folder you want the program to be saved.
After the download is complete click on the .exe file.
The installation process will start.
Run the installation package.
Wait until the update completes
Follow the Windows installation instructions and select options accordingly.
Click on Finish to complete the installation.
The program icon will appear on the desktop.
Select the icon to start the application.