Rivals thought kids on Roblox might like a soccer video game with an anime vibe. It sold a few months later for more than $3 ...

They were already enthusiastic gamers on Roblox and found it easy to start developing their own games. "Anyone can learn, a 10-year-old kid can learn to make a game," says Ben.

Roblox lets anyone and everyone create games, but most of them are of low quality. Here are our picks for the best games in multiple genres you can play now.

It was 2008 and, compared to the era’s hottest games — the violent Gears of War, the vulgar Grand Theft Auto — Roblox was relatively juvenile, with bright colours and janky graphics ...